From the Jargon File (aka Hacker's Dictionary):
ASCII art: n. The fine art of drawing diagrams using the ASCII character set (mainly `|', `-', `/', `\', and `+'). Also known as `character graphics' or `ASCII graphics'
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June 9, 2011

Fan Design: U.S.S. Rickover


Newsgroups: alt.startrek.creative
Subject: NOTNG: Rickover Design
From: martin.richardson@delta.com (Martin Richardson)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 94 17:41:00 -0500

SUB-GALAXY CLASS (Rickover NCC-709)

Maximum Warp: 7.3952237+06 (Safe speed: Warp 5)
Compliment: 75 (20 command)
Weapons: 2 phaser banks fore, 1 aft

1 shuttle craft
Top Loading
,----------------------------,--, Cargo Bay
(]========== NCC-709 ===>>====I==[) / __,--.___ Bridge
'----------------------------^--' ______ ,/^---------^\_ /
/ / ______/___________'\___ / .. . ... [_|_)
/ / / . . .. ... . .. . .. \-| .. .. . .. ...o|
/ /----,' . ... . .. .... . ... || . .. ... . _|
(_______(_____|___________________________>\ . ... . [ )
''--,,__ .. .... . . ... / `\___________[/
''--,,__ .. . . / '\____/' \
''--,,__/ Shuttle
Bay
+SIDE+

_____________ _ ____ ____
(_____________I_) _,----,_ (____) _,----,_ (____)
/ / ______________ ,' ,----, ', || ,'________', ||
( '--/' ________ '\/' ,'\____/', -_ |/' [__|__|__] '\|
| /\ | ,/|_______|] ( | | ( ] | | | |. . o||o .. |
| \/ | '\|_______|] ( | | (____] | |_| | .. /--,,--\ |
( ,--\,______________,'\, ',/ \,' - \, | || | ,/
__\___\______ _ '._'----'_.' |\.\__||__/./|
(_____________I_) '----' \ '----' /
`\______/'

+TOP+ +FRONT+

Size in proportion to Galaxy Class:


______----______
___---~~~~. . ... .. ... .~~~~~---___
/'=========================================
_______________________ __ , '.. .. _--~~~~------____------~~~~~
(_______________________I__) ... -
/ /______---~~.. . . .. ,~ ======-= __
(______(_______________________| / /_/~~~~~~,' o,
~~-----__ ___-' \---_------',__O'
~~~~~~~~~~ '--,/'