Aegian class

The ***Aegian*-class** was a type of spacecraft developed by Starfleet in the mid 24th century. It was intended to serve in an escort and unit support role.

## History

Development of the *Aegian*-class began during the exodus period of the Cardassian War as Starfleet scrambled to defend vast amounts of evacuation convoys. An experimental technology at the time provided a starship with the ability to extend its shields to bolster those around it operating on a similar system. The starship project did not come to fruition due to the shield system not operating as needed and the completion of the evacuation of Federation citizens along the border with the Cardassian Union.

The concept was revisited twenty years later under the Perimeter Defense Directive as Starfleet sought various methods to defend the Federation frontiers. By this time, the shield extension technology had been perfected. Progress was slow going on the *Aegian*-class, as resources were devoted to designs such as the *Akira*, *Norway*, and *Steamrunner*.

As tensions rose with the Dominion, Starfleet Command realized the need for a defensive escort and prioritized the *Aegian*. Successful tests in 2371 led to several of the class entering service the next year.

## Technical information

### Propulsion systems

The reaction control system was comprised of six Version 3 Magneto-Hydrodynamic Gas-Fusion thrusters.

### Tactical systems

The *Aegian*-class sported ablative armor over its duranium-tritanium composite hull.

The class mounted six Annular Confinement Beam-jacketed Type-X phasers and four variable-payload launch tubes.

The *Aegian* was designed as a convoy escort and was designed around Hycor Planetary Shield Generators adapted to the class' space frame. With a range of 2 kilometers from the generator, the system served as a protective screen for vessels under escort without their own shield systems but could also boost the shields of nearby vessels by feeding field energies directly into compatible deflector grids.

### Auxiliary systems

To facilitate its design goal of convoy escort, the class mounted six Multi-phase Graviton Polarity Sources tractor beam arrays.

### Auxiliary craft systems

A single shuttlebay, located astern of the secondary hull, could accommodate up to eight auxiliary craft. The typical complement of the starship was six, two shuttlepods, two shuttlecraft, and two workpods.

## 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

* Aegian class article at *Memory Beta*.
* Aegian Class Starship article at the UFStarfleet Wiki.
* *Hobbyist's Guide to the UFP Starfleet*.
* Aegean class article at the 118Wiki.

### Footnotes

1. ↑ *Hobbyist's Guide to the UFP Starfleet*, vol. 1B p. 329.