Dervish class

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

Class development project patch (Thomas Marrone).

The ***Dervish*-class** was a type of spacecraft developed by Starfleet after the Dominion War. It remained in service, and spawned several subclasses, well into the 25th century.

## History

During a tumultuous decade, which included the Dominion War and the several Borg Collective incursions, Starfleet Command renewed the Perimeter Defense Directive and tasked the Advanced Starship Design Bureau with developing a new design that could serve to bolster and support the territorial boundaries of the United Federation of Planets. Once a basic frame was decided upon, ASDB teams from three different shipyards pursued designs that would meet the admiralty's criteria.

The design that would become the *Dervish*-class was developed by the team at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, while its companions, the *Gryphon* and *Hermes*-classes, were created by teams at the Laikan Starfleet Shipyards and Beta Antares Ship Yards respectively.

The USS *Dervish*, lead vessel of the class, was launched in 2379. Successful trials led to the order of thirty space frames, a small amount compared to Starfleet's need due to the approval of a matching number of *Gryphon* and *Hermes* vessels.

## Technical information

The *Dervish* class had a traditional saucer section, with a large deflector nose. It had four reaction control thrusters and protruding impulse thrusters at the back of the saucer. The large nacelles, connected to swept-back pylons, featured wide-angle Bussard collectors at the front. It had a length of 390 meters, a beam of 306 meters, and a draft of 70 meters.

### Tactical systems

The class had a durianium-tritanium composite hull with ablative armor over critical compartments.

## Derivatives

#### *Tempest*

After the initial success of the Yard 39 Project, Starfleet Command ordered additional refits of aging designs. The *Tempest*-class was developed as a refit of the *Dervish*-class under the auspices of this need.

## Appendices

### Connections

**Project groups:** **Union Station** (*Geneva* • *Concorde* • *Presidio*) • **Century Cruiser** (*Springfield* • *New Orleans* • *Challenger* • *Niagara* • *Freedom II* • *Galaxy* • *Nebula* • *Cheyenne*) • **Multi-Mission explorers** (*Brigid* • *Esquiline* • *Palatine*) • **Deep Shadow** (*Eclipse* • *Phantom* • *Scryer*) • **Miracle Worker** (*Scott* • *Daystrom* • *Tucker* • *Gagarin*) • **Aeronaut** (*Mercury* • *Ajax* • *Icarus* • *Shran*)

**Other named classes:** *Aegian* • *Aerie* • *Akula* • *Atlas* • *California* • *Centaur* • *Challenger* • *Cheyenne* • *Constellation* • *Constitution III* • *Crossfield* • *Curry* • *Daedalus* • *Dauntless* • *Excelsior II* • *Freedom II* • *Gemini* • *Glenn* • *Guardian* • *Inquiry* • *Iwo Jima* • *Jupiter* • *Lexington* • *Niagara* • *Obena* • *Okinawa* • *Parliament* • *Perseus* • *Pioneer* • *Ranger* • *Sagan* • *Solanae* • *Springfield* • *Turing* • *Ulysses*

**Auxiliary craft:** *Aero* • Class C • Class F • *Danube* • *Flyer* • *Gondola* • *Kodai* • *Mollard* • *Peregrine* • *Selenic* • Type 4 • Type 5 • Type 6 (Type 6A • Type 6S) • Type 7 • Type 8 • Type 9 (Type 9A) • Type 10 • Type 11 • Type 14 • Type 17 • Type 19 • *Valkyrie* • *Venture* • *Waverider* • *Yellowstone*

**Leadership:** Commander-in-chief • Joint Chiefs • Chief of Starfleet External Affairs • Chief of Starfleet Operations • Chief of Starfleet Research and Exploration • Chief of Starfleet Tactical

**Agencies:** Operations (Engineering • Judicial • Materiel Supply • Mission Operations • Personnel Management • Records Service • Shipyards Operations • Starbase Operations) • Research & Exploration (Science • Medical) • External Affairs • Tactical (Intelligence • Security • MACO)

**Notable units:** Ktarn Fleet • Task Force 77

**Facilities:** Deep Space K-7 • Deep Space K-13 • Deep Space 9 • Masamichi Array • Starbase 45-Keepsake • Starbase 82-Maat • Starbase 234-Beskerm • Starbase 247-Vershina

**Agencies:** Starfleet • Diplomatic Corps • Department of Temporal Investigations • Federation Security Agency

**Facilities:** 40 Eridani A Starfleet Construction Yards • Antares Ship Yards • Beta Antares Ship Yards • Copernicus Ship Yards • Laikan Starfleet Shipyards • McKinley Station • Memory Project • New Aberdeen Shipyards • Proxima Maintenance Yards • Salazaar Shipyards • San Francisco Fleet Yards • TL-9139 Starfleet Maintenance Yards • Tranquility Base • Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards

### Sources consulted

* Dervish class article at *Memory Beta*.
* Hermes Patrol Escort article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.
* Dervish-class Starship article at the 26th Fleet Wiki.

### Footnotes

1. ↑ "Ship Name Winners" article at the official *Star Trek Online* website.