Cardenas class

The Cardenas-class was a type of 23rd century Federation starship in use during the 2250s.
==History ==
The participated in Battle of the Binary Stars with the Klingons in 2256. ()
At least two ships of the class orbited Hunhau in 3189 amid ships destroyed by the Burn. ()
== Design ==
This type was noted for being one of the small number of Federation classes that had more than two nacelles. 
Its bridge was located along the forward edge of the saucer and had two shuttlebays facing aft. ()
==Ships commisisoned==
;Certain
* (NCC-1422)
* (NCC-1437)
;Alternate
* (NCC-1422)
;Unnamed
* Unnamed Cardenas class starships
== Appendices ==
===Appearances===
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===Background information ===
The Cardenas-class was identified via the Yeager by designer John Eaves. Eaves also named the class, which was later confirmed after being revealed on StarTrek.com. 
The class name came from a list of test pilots and space pioneers compiled by the art department. Eaves found that US Air Force brigadier general had piloted the B-29 plane that launched Chuck Yeager's first manned supersonic flight aboard a Bell X-1. (Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection, issue 7, p. 14)
====Studio model====
 	
Eaves' concept art 	Eaves' concept art
 	
Passaro's CGI models of the design on the cover of their own dedicated magazine covers in their canon (r) and apocryphal (l) livery appearances	Passaro's CGI models of the design on the cover of their own dedicated magazine covers in their canon (r) and apocryphal (l) livery appearances
The design that would become the Cardenas-class started as one of John Eaves' concepts for the in mid-July 2016. Early drawings were labeled "USS Stewart, Hitchcock-class", "USS Haise (NCC-8077), Fullerton-class", and later "USS Stewart (NCC-1597), Liberator-class, launched stardate 242.141", before finally being approved as the USS Yeager. Stewart was a reference to 's experience as a bomber pilot in World War II. (Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection, issue 7, pp. 8-13)
From early in the design process, placing the bridge at the front-end of the ship rather than the top-center of the saucer was meant to convey designs built prior to the era of . (Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection, issue 7, pp. 10-11)
Eaglemoss Collections released the USS Buran display model as part of their Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection model/magazine combo partwork publication on , featuring input from designer John Eaves, and listing the ship as 441 meters in length. The article was republished as part of Star Trek: Discovery Designing Starships in September 2019.
The Cardenas-class appears in the 25th century set game Star Trek Online, as a cosmetic "skin" for the playable starship and has as such likewise been released by Eaglemoss in their non-canon Star Trek Online Starships Collection sister partwork publication in July 2020.
In both instances it was Fabio Passaro's that provided the CGI model conversions from the original production software packages ( in Discoverys case), into , Eaglemoss' software package of choice, to make the models suitable for both print publications, as well as for turning them into the files needed as templates for the display model manufacturing. 
===Apocrypha===
Star Trek Online has given an in-universe explanation why the 23rd century Cardenas-class and 25th century Buran-classes resembled each other so much. See: here
===Further Reading===
*Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection, issue 7, November 2019
*Star Trek Online Starships Collection, issue 5, July 2020
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