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This is a list of Federation starships from the fictional Star Trek universe. The list is organized first by ship class, then registration number, name, and finally where that vessel was referenced. These vessels appear or are mentioned in the original Star Trek series (TOS), Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9), Star Trek: Voyager (VOY), Star Trek: Enterprise (ENT), Star Trek: Discovery (DSC), the Star Trek films, Star Trek games, and Star Trek literature. This list tries to avoid using information found in Star Trek fan fiction. Many of the sources for this list are considered non-canon and the list relies heavily on the non-canon The Star Trek Encyclopedia.[1]
Starships
Akira class

Ambassador class

Andromeda class
Named for Greek mythological figure and nearby Andromeda galaxy.

Antares class
Named for star Antares.

Apollo class
Named for the ancient Greek solar deity and the American Apollo program (NASA).

Archer class
Scout ship introduced in the Star Trek: The Original Series tie-in novel series Star Trek: Vanguard and its follow-up Star Trek: Seekers. Retroactively named after Captain Jonathan Archer from Star Trek: Enterprise.

Bradbury  class
Name honors science fiction author Ray Bradbury.

Centaur class

Challenger class

Cheyenne class

Chimera class
Named for the mythical chimaera.

Columbia class

Constellation class
In the script of the TNG Episode "The Battle," Geordi La Forge identified the Stargazer as a Constitution Class, but it was dubbed to Constellation after the script was changed.

Constitution class
Named for the USS Constitution. (the TOS USS Enterprise dedication plaque refers to this ship class as the "Starship Class".)


Constitution class refit
Ostensibly a refit of the Constitution class, this ship is referred to as "Enterprise class" in Andrew G. Probert's non-canon Star Trek The Motion Picture: 14 Official Blueprints[52][53]

Crossfield class
Class presumably named for American test pilot Albert Scott Crossfield.

Daedalus class
Class named for an iconic figure from Greek mythology.

Defiant class

Deneva class
Named for the fictional planet in the TOS Episode "Operation: Annihilate!"

Dreadnought class

Einstein class
Named for Albert Einstein

Erewhon class

Excelsior class

Freedom class
The name may have been supposed to honor the space station that was later simply called ISS.

Galaxy class

Galen class

Hokule‘a class
Presumably named for the Polynesian waʻa kaulua replica

Intrepid class

Istanbul class
Named for the most populous city in Turkey.

Korolev class
Named for spacecraft designer Sergey Korolyov.

Luna class
Featured in the Star Trek: Titan novels.

Magee class

Malachowski class

Mediterranean class

Merced class

Merian class

Miranda class
Named for character in play The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Also the name of a moon.

Mulciber class

Nebula class
Name (in universe) denotes astronomical phenomenon and (real world) pays tribute to the Nebula Award for science fiction writing.

New Orleans class
Named for the City of New Orleans. Designated as frigates.

Niagara class

Nimitz class

Norway class

Nova class

NX class
Ships are named for the NASA Space Shuttle orbiters

Oberth class
Named after the rocket scientist Hermann Oberth.

Odyssey class
Introduced in Star Trek Online.

Olympic class
This class is sometimes erroneously named "Hope class" from an early version of the dedication plaque from the USS Pasteur.[1]

Prometheus class

Renaissance class

Rigel class
Named for the star Rigel.

Saber class

Sequoia class

Sovereign class

Soyuz class
Named for the Soviet spacecraft

Springfield class

Starship class

Steamrunner class

Surak class
Named for Vulcan philosopher Surak.

Sydney class

Theophrastus class

Universe class

Vesta class
Introduced in Star Trek: Destiny and first visualized in Star Trek Online.

Walker class
The class was named for NASA test pilot Joe Walker.

Wambundu class

Wells class
Named in honor of science fiction author H. G. Wells.

Yorkshire class

Zodiac class



Undetermined class

Non-starships and support vessels
Danube class


Peregrine class

Yellowstone class


Shuttlecraft