14.4 Starfleet Strategic Forces

Starfleet Ship Types Involved in Station-Related Combat

Eight major classes of warp-capable starship were instrumental in bringing about the victory at Deep Space 9 during Operation Return, the first extended military action involving multiple fleet groups since the Battle of Wolf 359. Four other classes saw limited numbers of vessels diverted from Beta Quadrant patrol duty to augment the Seventh and Ninth Fleets in Bajor Sector combat. In the months leading up to the military action, Starfleet made a number of alterations to its shipbuilding schedules across all fleet yards, including the three undisclosed assembly bases outside the Federation Defense Perimeter.

In addition to the following classes, rapid prototyping and refurbishment was initiated on at least 178 partial builds, salvaged hulls, and spaceworthy warp engine systems. The ships that could be structurally mated and outfitted were hastily launched and flight-tested, more often than not given no formal name or registry number. Some temporary designations for surviving vessels have passed through the formal review process since the operation and may be added to the official ship inventory. As an example of the expedited assembly procedures applied to some of the existing classes, a number of Galaxy-class hulls were pulled from the internal structures work path, equipped with additional weapons, and launched with 65 percent of their spaceframe volumes empty.

The accompanying silhouettes, data blocks, and elevation views provide general starship specifications and external configurations. All values are derived from vessel class baseline designs and may not represent all possible variants, yard changes, or field modifications.

Galaxy-Class Starship

PRODUCTION BASE: ASDB Integration Facility, Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars. TYPE: Explorer. ACCOMMODATION: 1,012 officers and crew; 200 visiting personnel; 15,000 person evacuation limit. POWER PLANT: One 1500 plus cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles; one impulse system in stardrive section, two impulse systems in saucer section. DIMENSIONS: Length, 642.51 meters; beam, 463.73 meters; height, 195.26 meters. MASS: 4,500,000 metric tonnes. PERFORMANCE: Warp 9.6 for 12 hours (STD); warp 9.9 for 12 hours Uprated (UPRTD). ARMAMENT: Eleven type-10 phaser emitters; two photon torpedo launchers.

Nebula-Class Starship

PRODUCTION BASE: ASDB Integration Facility, Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars. TYPE: Explorer. ACCOMMODATION: 750 officers and crew; 130 visiting personnel; 9,800 person evacuation limit. POWER PLANT: One 1500 plus Cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles; one impulse system. DIMENSIONS: Length, 442.23 meters; beam, 318.11 meters; height, 130.43 meters. MASS: 3,309,000 metric tonnes. PERFORMANCE: Warp 9.6 for 12 hours (STD); warp 9.9 for 12 hours (UPRTD). ARMAMENT: Eight type-10 phaser emitters; two photon torpedo launchers.

Excelsior-Class Starship

PRODUCTION BASE: ASDB Integration Facility, Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars. TYPE: Explorer. ACCOMMODATION: 750 officers and crew; 130 visiting personnel; 9,800 person evacuation limit. POWER PLANT: One 1500 plus Cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles; one impulse system. DIMENSIONS: Length, 511.25 meters; beam, 195.64 meters; height, 86.76 meters. MASS: 2,350,000 metric tonnes.

Defiant-Class Starship (Prototype)

PRODUCTION BASE: ASDB Integration Facility, Antares Fleet Yards, Antares IV. TYPE: Escort. ACCOMMODATION: 40 officers and crew; 150 personal evacuation limit. POWER PLANT: One 1500 plus Cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles; two impulse modules. DIMENSIONS: Length, 170.68 meters; beam, 134.11 meters; height, 30.1 meters. MASS: 355,000 metric tonnes. PERFORMANCE: Warp 9.982 for 12 hours. ARMAMENT: Four pulse phaser cannons, two torpedo launchers.

Akira-Class Starship

PRODUCTION BASE: ASDB Integration Facility, Antares Fleet Yards, Antares IV. TYPE: Heavy Cruiser. ACCOMMODATION: 500 officers and crew; 4,500 personal evacuation limit. POWER PLANT: One 1500 plus Cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles; one impulse system. DIMENSIONS: Length, 464.43 meters; beam, 316.67 meters; height, 87.43 meters. MASS: 3,055,000 metric tonnes. PERFORMANCE: Warp 9.8 for 12 hours. ARMAMENT: Six type-10 phaser emitters; two photon torpedo launchers.

Miranda-Class Starship

PRODUCTION BASE: ASDB Integration Section, Starbase 134 Integration Facility, Rigel VI. TYPE: Medium Cruiser. ACCOMMODATION: 220 officers and crew; 500 personal evacuation limit. POWER PLANT: One 1500 plus Cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles; one impulse system. DIMENSIONS: Length, 277.76 meters; beam, 173.98 meters; height, 65.23 meters. MASS: 655,000 metric tonnes. PERFORMANCE: Warp 9.2 for 12 hours. ARMAMENT: Six type-7 phaser emitters; two pulse phaser cannons; two photon torpedo launchers.

Norway-Class Starship

PRODUCTION BASE: ASDB Integration Section, Spacedock 1, Earth. TYPE: Medium Cruiser. ACCOMMODATION: 190 officers and crew; 500 personal evacuation limit. POWER PLANT: One 1500 plus Cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles; one impulse system. DIMENSIONS: Length, 364.77 meters; beam, 225.61 meters; height, 52.48 meters. MASS: 622,000 metric tonnes. PERFORMANCE: Warp 9.7 for 12 hours. ARMAMENT: Six type-10 phaser emitters; two photon torpedo launchers.

Saber-Class Starship

PRODUCTION BASE: ASDB Integration Section, Spacedock 1, Earth. TYPE: Light Cruiser. ACCOMMODATION: 40 officers and crew; 200 personal evacuation limit. POWER PLANT: One 1500 plus Cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles; two impulse systems. DIMENSIONS: Length, 364.77 meters; beam, 225.61 meters; height, 52.48 meters. MASS: 310,000 metric tonnes. PERFORMANCE: Warp 9.7 for 12 hours. ARMAMENT: Four type-10 phaser emitters; two photon torpedo launchers.

The following spacecrafts were constructed from salvaged components, components in work, and custom assemblies fabricated by the individual fleet yards. Those vessels not destroyed or damaged beyond salvageability were returned to Starfleet bases and yards for rework back to their respective major classes or repaired and returned to service.

Intrepid/Constitution-Class Starship Variant

PRODUCTION BASE: ASDB Integration Facility, McKinley Orbital Spacedock, Earth. TYPE: Medium Cruiser. ACCOMMODATION: 225 officers and crew. POWER PLANT: One 1500 plus Cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles; two impulse modules. DIMENSIONS: Length, 444.39 meters; beam, 155.44 meters; height, 87.78 meters. MASS: 1,300,000 metric tonnes.

Excelsior-Class Starship Variant

PRODUCTION BASE: ASDB Integration Facility, Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars. TYPE: Medium Cruiser. ACCOMMODATION: 315 officers and crew. POWER PLANT: One 1500 plus Cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles; two impulse systems. DIMENSIONS: Length, 381.87 meters; beam, 320.16 meters; height, 78.54 meters. MASS: 870,000 metric tonnes. PERFORMANCE: Warp 9.6 for 12 hours. ARMAMENT: Nine type-9 phaser emitters; two photon torpedo launchers.

Excelsior/Constitution-Class Starship Variant

PRODUCTION BASE: ASDB Integration Facility, Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars. TYPE: Medium Cruiser. ACCOMMODATION: 290 officers and crew. POWER PLANT: Two 1500 plus Cochrane warp cores feeding two nacelles; four impulse systems. DIMENSIONS: Length, 383.41 meters; beam, 195.64 meters; height, 148.50 meters. MASS: 1,270,000 metric tonnes. PERFORMANCE: Warp 9.75 for 12 hours. ARMAMENT: Ten type-9 phaser emitters; two photon torpedo launchers.

Excelsior-Class Starship Variant

PRODUCTION BASE: ASDB Integration Facility, Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars. TYPE: Medium Cruiser. ACCOMMODATION: 275 officers and crew. POWER PLANT: One 1500 plus Cochrane warp core feeding three nacelles; one impulse system. DIMENSIONS: Length, 288.33 meters; beam, 173.98 meters; height, 74.85 meters. MASS: 660,000 metric tonnes. PERFORMANCE: Warp 9.6 for 12 hours. ARMAMENT: Eight type-9 phaser emitters; two photon torpedo launchers.

Constitution-Class Starship Variant

PRODUCTION BASE: ASDB Integration Facility, McKinley Orbital Spacedock, Earth. TYPE: Light Cruiser. ACCOMMODATION: 115 officers and crew. POWER PLANT: One 1500 plus Cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles; two impulse modules. DIMENSIONS: Length, 364.84 meters; beam, 155.44 meters; height, 93.26 meters. MASS: 650,000 metric tonnes. PERFORMANCE: Warp 9.75 for 12 hours. ARMAMENT: Eleven type-10 phaser emitters; four photon torpedo launchers.

Intrepid-Class Starship Variant

PRODUCTION BASE: ASDB Integration Facility, Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars. TYPE: Light Cruiser. ACCOMMODATION: 204 officers and crew. POWER PLANT: One 1500 plus Cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles; one impulse system. DIMENSIONS: Length, 402.11 meters; beam, 195.64 meters; height, 58.69 meters. MASS: 550,000 metric tonnes. PERFORMANCE: Warp 9.55 for 12 hours. ARMAMENT: Seven type-8 phaser emitters; one photon torpedo launcher.