Cardenas class

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

The ***Cardenas*-class**, named for Human pilot Robert Cardenas, was a type of spacecraft developed by Starfleet in the early 23rd century.

## History

As Starfleet worked to solidify its starship design philosophy, engineers would incorporate various elements and styles from the principles of Federation members. Designers of the *Cardenas*-class took heavy inspiration from Tellaraite designs for the cruiser's primary hull and command systems locations.

## Technical specifications

### Physical arrangement

While the cruiser had a height of 119 meters, its primary hull was only 50.08 meters. This provided for 15 decks, excluding access and service areas within the nacelles and their support pylons.

#### Deck plan

The following was the standard internal layout of *Cardenas*-class starships.

## Derivatives

#### *Buran*

A number of *Cardenas*-class hulls were recovered in the 25th century from Yard 39. Starfleet, still recovering from the Iconian War, directed its its engineers to repurpose the recovered starships. The Corps shortly thereafter produced the *Buran*-class dreadnought cruiser, named after a *Cardenas*-class vessel lost in the First Federation-Klingon War.

## 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

* Cardenas class article at *Memory Alpha*.
* Cardenas class article at *Memory Beta*.
* Cardenas-class article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.
* Fleet Cardenas Command Dreadnought Cruiser article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.
* *Star Trek Adventures - Star Trek: Discovery (2256-2258) Campaign Guide* by Modiphiüs Entertainment.
* *Star Trek Adventures - Utopia Planitia Starfleet Sourcebook* by Modiphius Entertainment.

### Footnotes

1. ↑ Derived from MSD created by BuzaNorbi.
2. ↑ *STO* -  *Age of Discovery* short story: "Utopia Planetia: The Mystery of Yard 39."