Mars class

The Mars class was a type of Federation starship operated by Starfleet during the 32nd century into the 33rd century. It featured a diamond-shaped primary hull, with detached chevron-shaped nacelles each to the lower port and starboard.
From its appearance, Commander D. Nhan theorized it was a scout ship. ()
== History ==
In 3189, the fleet at Federation Headquarters included the , a ship of this class. The collective energy of this fleet sustained a distortion field that concealed the headquarters' location. ()
After Osyraa's assault on Federation Headquarters and subsequent escape with the captured , a ship of this class was part of the Federation/Ni'Var fleet that pursued Discovery and the Emerald Chain flagship Viridian. ()
In 3190, a ship of this class was already housed in the Archer Spacedock at the station's unveiling and the re-opening of Starfleet Academy. ()
In the 33rd century, several starships of this class participated in a ceremonial honor-formation at Federation Headquarters for the launch of Zora and the 's Red Directive mission. ()
== Ships commissioned ==
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* Unnamed Mars class starships
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=== Appearances ===
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=== Background information ===
The Mars-class was originally designed as the by Ryan Dening, with the assistance of Frank Yang, a staff member of his own North Front Studio design company. (Star Trek Universe: The Official Starships Collection, issue 15, p. 12) 
The name of this class comes from concept art released by CBS on and .
=== Apocrypha ===
Issue 15 of the Star Trek Universe: The Official Starships Collection states the length of the class as being 573.53 meters or 1,173' as calculated off the CGI model by VFX Art Director William Budge. (pp. 3, 14)
=== Further reading ===
*Star Trek Universe: The Official Starships Collection, issue 15, April 2022
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