Heavy cruiser

In starship classification, a heavy cruiser was a large multi-purpose starship. 
While the Federation considered their starships to be a Class I heavy cruiser in their heyday, the Klingons referred to the , in their terms, as a battle cruiser. ()
 starships were also classified as heavy cruisers. () 
In an alternate timeline, the Ambassador-class was simply referred to as a cruiser. ()
 starships were identified as heavy cruisers. ()
The Emerald Chain flagship Viridian was identified as a heavy cruiser-class starship in 3189. ()
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=== Background information ===
The term "heavy cruiser" was first used in the for for describing the Klingon starships. 
It was used later for an on-screen display of the Constitution-class, which was from the Star Fleet Technical Manual, and it was spoken in reference to the Ambassador-class. 
According to the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual, the , , Jem'Hadar battle cruiser, and es were all referred to as "heavy cruisers".
In a dossier for the alternate reality , her class, the , was classified as heavy cruisers. 
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