Akira class The " Akira " - class was a class of Federation starship that was in service with Starfleet by the early 2370 s . Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards was one of the sites this class was constructed at in 2371 . ( ) History . " Akira " - class starships were featured prominently in the Battle of Sector 001 and the Dominion War . ( ; , et al . ) Several " Akira " - class ships were stationed near Deep Space 9 during the war . ( ) As well , several were involved in most of the major battles of the war . In 2374 , they saw action during Operation Return and the First Battle of Chin ' toka , where at least two ships of the class were destroyed by orbital weapon platform s . ( ) In 2375 , they were involved in the Second Battle of Chin ' toka and the Battle of Cardassia . ( ) At least one member of the class was within a light year of Earth in 2378 . ( ) Appendices . Background information . The name of the ship class was never mentioned on screen but is derived from production sources . According to the , the " Akira " - class was named after the anime fantasy film . " " Along with the , the " Akira " - class starship helped to inspire Doug Drexler ' s design of the " Enterprise " from . " " A design sketch of the USS " Akira " shown the vessel bearing the registry NCC - 2497 . In an unpublished interview with author Larry Nemecek , designer Jaeger said he simply used the four - digit number of his then - phone extension for that registry ; to conform to Starfleet practice , the number " 6 " was added by Mike Okuda and the film ' s art department to make " 62497 , " a number then approved by producer Rick Berman . At the same time , Jaeger said , two other ship names and registries were approved as back - ups , if needed , to the USS " Thunderchild " actually seen on film as NCC - 63549 : the USS " Rabin " ( named after former Israeli Prime Minister ) as NCC - 63293 , and the USS " Spector " ( NCC - 63549 ) . The ship scale sheet showing the back - up names and registries can be found on . Neither of the latter ships ever appeared on screen , although the CGI file used for the " Akira " - class seen in the " Voyager " episode was ostensibly the " Spector " , and was used by the " Star Trek Fact Files " . The ship allegedly appeared in one of the battle scenes from the sixth and seventh seasons of , but this has not been verified . Size . The scale of the CGI mesh , according to a January 20 , 1998 post in the newsgroup alt . tv . star - trek . ds9 , by DS9 Visual Effects Supervisor David Stipes , was 860 feet or 262 . 13 meters , the length used when he blocked shots in DS9 . However , the measurement used by Visual Effects Supervisor Gary Hutzel , according to an in - house chart dated 5 / 15 / 98 , was 840 feet . According to a size chart of Alex Jaeger , the " Akira " - class would be roughly 500 meters ( 1640 . 4 ft ) in length . " Technical Manual " . The following information of specifications and defenses comes exclusively from the " " : Apocrypha . Novels . The " novel " Behind Enemy Lines " features the " Akira " - class starships USS " Carla Romney " and the USS " Sharansky " . " The " " novel " The Fall of Terok Nor " mentions two " Akira " - class starships , the USS " Bondar " and the USS " Garneau " , both named after Canadian astronauts . The " Akira " - class starship USS " Gryphon " features heavily in the DS9 novels set after . The " Gryphon " was commanded by Elaine Mello . In " Lesser Evil " , Kira Nerys is given command by Captain Mello when the " Gryphon " is sabotaged . The mentioned in is described as an " Akira " - class starship that Lt . Commander Sonya Gomez served on during the Dominion War , according to : " War Stories , Book 1 " . The " " novel " Gods of Night " features the " Akira " - class USS " Constant " . The short story " On the Spot " in " The Sky ' s the Limit " features the " Akira " - class USS " Korolev " . Games . The Decipher role - playing games supplement " " lists several " Akira " - class starships , including USS " Geronimo " ( NCC - 62501 ) , USS " Osceola " ( NCC - 62743 ) , USS " Black Elk " ( NCC - 62878 ) , USS " Nez Perce " ( NCC - 62891 ) , USS " Mateo " ( NCC - 63002 ) , USS " Red Cloud " ( NCC - 63306 ) , and USS " Susquehanna " ( NCC - 63419 ) . The Activision PC game " " includes the USS " Devore " ( NCC - 64088 ) , USS " Geronimo " ( NCC - 69302 ) , and USS " Kali " . The Activision PC game " " includes the USS " Jupiter " ( NCC - 71267 ) and USS " Templar " , as well as many others . In both this game and the sequel , " " , these vessels have an advanced weapon called the " chain reaction pulsar " which bounces a bolt of energy off of enemy shields , damaging several ships consecutively . The " Jupiter " was also a promotional card for the " Star Trek Customizable Card Game " , where it was listed as being " under the command of Captain Satelk . " " " includes the USS " Singh " . " " includes the USS " Leyte Gulf " ( NCC - 71427 ) . The " Akira " - class is featured in the game " " , where it is classified as a heavy cruiser . The Xbox 360 / PC game " " allows control of " Akira " - class ships as cruisers with names such as USS " Akira " , USS " Spector " , USS " Rabin " , and USS " Thunderchild " . The " Akira " - class is featured in " Star Trek Online " as a Commander level heavy escort . A slightly more powerful " refit " version is available as the " Thunderchild " - class which includes a point defense system . A second refit version , the " Armitage " - class is available at the Vice Admiral rank and is meant to pay homage to the designer ' s plans for the ship with a torpedo point defense system , and a fighter bay . The " Armitage " is significantly larger than the " Akira " , but the parts from both , and other sister classes , can be combined on the same vessel .