Atrox class

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

The ***Atrox*-class** was a type of spacecraft developed by the Caitian Defense Force in the late 24th century. It was named after the atroxic, a large, aquatic animal native to Cait.

## History

### Design

After the Dominion War, many member worlds of the United Federation of Planets sought to bolster their defense fleets. Some saw this as a lack of confidence in Starfleet, but Starfleet Command welcomed the endeavor as it would provide less of a strain on fleet resources if such a conflict were to again occur.

Long without anything but small patrol craft, the Caitian Defense Force put tremendous effort into designing and constructing vessels that would be a more viable defense force for Cait. Designed by Carnassial Engineering, the resulting starship was something truly unique in the Federation: a large carrier bearing stealth fighter craft. The new carrier, name the *Atrox*-class, was a massive vessel with space for a dozen squadrons of the new *Stalker*-class starfighers.

After the prototype completed its initial trials in 2377, construction quickly began on two additional carriers at the Cait Orbital Shipyard. The CDS *Atrox* continued to undergo fine-tuning and tests and was formally commissioned with its sibling ships in 2380.

The first of the class to be retired was the CDS *Patronus* in 2410. During the Battle of Gemulon, it was crippled as it engaged Tzenkethi Coalition forces in defense of a Cardassian colony. The vessel was tractored to Caitian Republic space and decommissioned, though the spaceframe was retained and used as the basis for the *Aspero*-class prototype.

## Technical specifications

### Tactical systems

The exterior hull of the design bore a sensor-refractive coating that provided basic stealth capabilities to the carriers. Underneath the layer was ablative armor.

*Atrox*-class vessels were armed with fourteen beam emitters and twelve point-defense turrets, all of which were all tetryon-based. They also carried two variable-payload launch tubes, one facing fore and one aft. These weapons systems were intended primarily for defense of the carrier, as it relied on its vast complement of starfighters for offensive actions.

## Ships commissioned

 CDS *Patronus* | CRS-14001
 CDS *Robor* | CRS-14002

## Appendices

### Connections

**Starship classes:** *Aspero* • ***Atrox*** • *Shikaris* • *Stalker*

**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

* Atrox class article at *Memory Beta*.
* Caitian Atrox Carrier article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.
* Atrox class article at the *22nd Mobile Daedalus Fleet Wiki*.
* *Preliminary Report on Caitian Species* by Matt Tierney.

### Footnotes

1. ↑ *Preliminary Report on Caitian Species*, 15.