Arbiter class

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

The ***Arbiter*-class** was a type of spacecraft developed by Starfleet in the early 25th century. It was derived from the *Avenger*-class.

## History

Unlike with the *Avenger*-class, where an arms race with the Klingon Empire prompted its development, the *Arbiter-*class was designed in cooperation with other members of the burgeoning Khitomer Alliance. This led to the *Arbiter*, *Kurak*, and *Morrigu*-classes entering service in 2410 in time to participate in the Iconian War.

In developing the design, Starfleet engineers took the basic *Avenger* profile and applied all of the technological developments the Alliance had achieved since 2406. This allowed for the new vessels to be just as fast and maneuverable as the original *Avenger*-class, but with a bit more durability.

## Technical specifications

### Propulsion systems

In early 2411, the Corps of Engineers began to refit some *Arbiter*-class vessels with the Skywalker Division 1138 Cyclical Quantum Slipstream Field Projector used on the *Gagarin*-class. This gave greater range to the vessels as they could then travel at transwarp speeds for up to 90 seconds, a vast improvement over their original standard slipstream drives.

### Tactical systems

An ablative hazard shielding system, developed by a team of engineers from the Federation, Klingon Empire, and Romulan Republic, was implemented in the *Arbiter*-subclass to help with its durability. When activated, the system generated a temporary secondary shield around the vessel. Upon expiration, energy absorbed by the shielding was shunted to the starship's shields and structural integrity field.

## 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

* Arbiter class (battlecruiser) article at *Memory Beta*.
* Arbiter Battlecruiser article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.