Ships of 2344-2379

These are the ship classes of the 24th century

## Cheyenne

* Years: 2345-2380
* Dimensions
	+ Length: 362 meters
	+ Width: 262 meters
	+ Height: 100 meters
	+ Decks: 20
* Speed
	+ Cruising: Warp 6
	+ Maximum: Warp 8
	+ Emergency: Warp 9.6 (12 hr)

This is a light cruiser, which can separate the saucer from the warp engines along the clearly visible separation plane, providing an emergency separation ability, and for the saucer to land on a planet if necessary while the engineering section remains in orbit.

## Galaxy

* Years: 2363-2410
* Crew: 1012
* Speed: 9.9 (12 hours)
* Phasers: 12 Type X arrays
* Photon Torpedoes: 3 launcherse

The Galaxy class was intended to bring both advanced technology as well as comfort to Starfleet vessels. They are 641 meters in length, and have 42 decks. Due to the size, six were completed by 2364, with the remaining six spaceframes finished by 2368. They had overall performed well, leading to wider production of the ships. The Mark 2 refit added newer nacelles that removed the harmful subspace damage of earlier nacelles, along with 2 additional Type X phaser arrays. Ships produced in newer eras have more modern aesthetics, notably the bridges and main areas, leading to a clash of styles later rectified in minor system upgrades.

This ship has saucer separation ability, which notably saved the saucer section from destruction in 2371 against the rogue actor Soran.

Mark 1Mark 2/3Dreadnaught MK 5
## Intrepid

* Function: Long-range Explorer
* Years: 2369-2432
* Dimensions:
	+ Length: 344.5 m
	+ Width: 132.1 m
	+ Height: 64.4 m
	+ Decks: 15
	+ Weight: 700,000 metric tons
	+ Crew: 150
* Speed:
	+ Cruise: Warp 6
	+ Max: Warp 8
	+ Emergency: Warp 9.975

The Intrepid-Class was intended to replace a number of older ship classes with more advanced technologies, including a newer warp drive that avoided the damaging effects of regular warp engines on subspace, along with bio-neural gel-packs enhancing the computer processing abilities. The USS Intrepid was launched in 2370, with the USS Voyager launched shortly afterward, being lost for several years in the Delta Quadrant before returning with the Enterprise-E to the Alpha Quadrant.

## Luna

* Years: 2379-2430
* Dimensions:
	+ Length: ~450 m
* Crew: 350

## Mediterranean

* Years: 2344-2374
* Function: Frigate
* Crew: 30
* Decks: 10

The Mediterranean Class is a small transport ship designed to get things to their destinations relatively quickly. It has 5 Type IX phaser arrays, and twin photon torpedo launchers, mostly for defense. Aft, there are two shuttle bays to offload cargo. These ships have since been retired and many were sold into civilian service after all classified information was removed from their computer cores. Approximately 387 were produced.

## Nebula

* Years: 2362-2393
* Function: Cruiser
* Crew: 750
* Maximum speed: 9.3
* Dimensions
	+ Length: 442.23 meters
	+ Width: 318.11 meters
	+ Height: 130.43 meters
	+ Mass: 3,309,000 metric tons
	+ Decks: 21

Designed as a counterpart to the Galaxy Class and using largely the same components, the Nebula Class was released only slightly before the Galaxy Class and is just as sought after as a posting. The ship features a modular mission component, which can be swapped out to allow greater specialization depending on the mission, including the circular sensor module, triangular tactical module, warp speed module to extend the range of the ship when traveling longer distances, and a triangular shuttle or marine module.

Much like the Galaxy Class, the Nebula Class has saucer separation capability in the event of an emergency with the stardrive section.

## New Orleans

* Years: 2344-2399
* Function: Frigate

The New Orleans Class frigate was designed as a smaller counterpart to the Nebula and Galaxy classes, sharing the same design aesthetic, but a much smaller ship, with 18 decks and a length of 345 meters, and a crew of 550. It had 3 separate mission pods that can be outfitted with mission-specific equipment, or even extra crew quarters or colonization supplies. The Class named ship, the USS New Orleans, was finished in 2332, and operated on a test basis for some time before the class was given the go ahead.

## Niagara

* Years: 2349 - 2384
* Function: Fast Cruiser
* Length: 450.5 m
* Beam: 263.79 m
* Draft: 156.44 m
* Crew: 400; 530 in later refits
* Speed: warp 9.6 (6 hours)

Unique in Starfleet for having 3 nacelles, as typical design balances nacelles in pairs, the Niagara class was one of the last designs coming from the Centauran shipyards, that also produced the Ambassador Class ship. It has 6 type IX phaer arrays and 2 photon torpedo launchers. The triple nacelle design does allow the ship to reach higher warp speeds faster, and reduce wear on the twin nacelles, though later advancements in warp drive technology that came to fruition in the Galaxy class rendered the advantages of the three nacelles moot. These ships continued to serve in the fleet until they were retired in the 2380s when newer ships came online and the ships came to the end of their service lifetimes, often earlier than expected due to the three nacelles causing unique structural stresses on the ships not found on paired ships.

## Norway

* Years: 2369-2395
* Function: Heavy Escort
* Dimensions
	+ Length: 364.77 m
	+ Beam: 225.61 m
	+ Draft: 52.48 m
	+ Crew: 190
	+ Decks: 12
	+ Deck Height: 3.6m
* Speed:
	+ Cruising: 6
	+ Maximum: 8
	+ Emergency: 9.7 (12 hrs)
* Arms:
	+ Photon Torpedo Launchers: 2 fore, 1 aft; 225 photon torpedoes
	+ Phasers: 8 type X
* Mass: 622,000 metric tons

Much like the Steamrunner, Akira, Sabre, and Sovereign, the Norway Class was designed to have a low forward profile along with the latest offensive and defensive systems. It is larger and more comfortable to crews than the Sabre class.

## Nova Class

* Years: 2368-2420
* Function: Scout - Science
* Dimensions
	+ Length: 181 m
	+ Width: 110 m
	+ Height: 41 m
	+ Decks: 8
	+ Crew: 80
* Speed
	+ Cruise: Warp 6
	+ Maximum: Warp 8

## Prometheus

* Role: Long-range tactical cruiser
* Years: 2374-26th century
* Crew: 140
* Dimensions
	+ Length: 415 m
	+ Width: 170 m
	+ Height: 113 m
	+ Decks: 16
* Speed:
	+ Cruise: Warp 6
	+ Max: Warp 9.99

The Prometheus Class ship is unique amongst Starfleet in that it is designed to separate into three separate, independent, self-sustaining modules to increase the tactical capabilities of a fleet. Each section is capable of warp flight, and has impressive automation abilities to help coordinate their tactical assaults.

## Sabre

* Years: 2368-2395
* Function: Frigate
* Dimensions
	+ Length: 190 m
	+ Beam: 193 m
	+ Draft: 49 m
	+ Crew: 60
	+ Decks: 8
	+ Deck Height: 3.6m
* Speed:
	+ Cruising: 6
	+ Maximum: 8
	+ Emergency: 9.7 (12 hrs)
* Arms:
	+ Photon Torpedo Launchers: 2
	+ Phasers: 4 type X
* Mass: 310,000 metric tons

After the disastrous first contact with the Borg by the Enterprise-D, Starfleet fasttracked several designs with more efficient warp fields, lower forward profiles, more maneuverability, and higher power output. This series of ships included the Saber Class ship, a light cruiser of 60 people with a forward shuttlebay and an integrated primary/secondary hull. The nacelles were integrated into the saucer similar to the Defiant, but could eject from the saucer in an emergency.

## Sovereign

* Years: 2370-2440
* Function: Explorer
* Dimensions:
	+ Length: 685.3 meters
	+ Width: 250.6 meters
	+ Height: 88.2 meters
	+ Mass: 3,205,000 metric tons
	+ Decks: 29
* Crew: 855

Bearing new advancements in warp technology, warp field dynamics, and newer weapons, the Sovereign Class was designed to be the newest and most powerful ship in Starfleet. The second ship of the class was renamed the Enterprise-E in honor of the ship that had been destroyed over Veridian III, only the saucer section being put into a ship museum after the crew was rescued. Like its predecessor, it can separate the saucer and use both modules to attack or allow part of the crew to escape in the saucer while the engineering hull engages an enemy.

## Springfield

* Years: 2350-2380
* Function: Frigate
* Arms
	+ 8 Type X phaser arrays
	+ two photon torpedo launchers

The Springfield class, produced a few short years after the Cheyenne, was constructed to meet the Starfleet request for a ship that was capable of supporting mission-specific modules, allowing for greater flexibility in certain exploration scenarios. The larger Nebula Class came from the Utopia Planitia shipyards, while this and the Cheyenne both came from the Rigel shipyards, utilizing the same nacelle design from the same supplier. It is a very efficient engine system, but it has a maximum warp speed of 9.6 in emergencies, and becomes dangerously unstable past that (theoretically it can reach 9.8 in an overload capacity).

## Out-of-Service

The Oberth class is now out of service, having passed on into civilian service, so it is possible to see them manned by civilians, as are a number of Miranda-Class ships and ships originally launched in the 2230s-2260s.