Shran class

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

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The ***Shran*-class**, named for an Andorian clan with a long history of Starfleet service, was a type of spacecraft launched by Starfleet in the early 25th century. It was derived from the *Magee*-class as part of the Yard 39 Project and incorporated elements from Project Aeronaut.

## Description

After the Iconian War, Starfleet Command implemented a "Sword and Shield Doctrine" at the fringes of Federation space. This tactic called for the deployment of a small, fast vessel paired with a larger cruiser to safeguard remote colonies and outposts. The *Shran*-class was developed as the "sword" to the *Edison*-class "shield."

## History

A number of *Magee*-class hulls were recovered in the 25th century from Yard 39. Starfleet, still recovering from the Iconian War, directed its Engineering Division to repurpose the recovered starships. Members of the Corps, located at the Laikan Starfleet Shipyards, shortly thereafter produced the *Shran*-class light cruiser, which applied 25th century technology and aesthetics to the 150-years-old hulls.

## Technical information

### Deck plan

The following was the standard internal layout of *Shran*-class vessels.

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### Tactical systems

The *Shran*-class was heavily armed for its size. It mounted four Type-XII phasers, nine Annular Confinement Beam-jacketed Type-X phasers, four Type-VII phasers, and six variable-payload launch tubes.

### Utility systems

Facing aft, beneath the shuttlebay, were two compartments for the design's Modular Rapid Deployment System.

### Auxiliary systems

The *Shran*-class carried ten emitter pads for its transporter system.

### Auxiliary craft systems

The *Shran*-class had a single, aft-facing shuttlebay. It also had a small afterdeck that allowed for the docking of additional auxiliary craft. Forty-two ejection berths housed the frigate's evacution pods.

## Derivatives

### Block II - *Cabot*

The launch of the USS *Cabot*, under construction at the Antares Ship Yards, was postponed when the Klingon Empire descended into civil war in early 2411. The design was reassessed and updates were suggested to improve the *Shran*'s tactical capabilities. Two inboard pylons were attached to the main hull and connected to two small mission pods that carried additional variable-payload launch tubes. The new *Cabot*-class, as the Block II design was named, entered service in mid-2411 and many of the original *Shran*-class frigates were refit to these specifications over the next two years.

## Ships commissioned

 USS *Shirgat* | NCC-91413
 USS *Shran* | NX/NCC-91410

## 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

* Shran Light Pilot Escort article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.
* Shran class (escort) article at *Memory Beta*.
* *Star Trek Online Starships Collection* - Issue 14: "U.S.S. Shran NCC-91413."

### Footnotes

1. ↑ *STO Starships Collection*, issue 17 "USS *Edison*," page 7.
2. ↑ *Star Trek Online* -  *Age of Discovery* short story: "Utopia Planetia: The Mystery of Yard 39."
3. ↑ *Star Trek Online* -  *Mirror of Discovery* short story: "Jayce's Interstellar: Around the Galaxy."
4. ↑ Derived from MSD created by BuzaNorbi.
5. ↑ *Star Trek Online* blog post - "Remastering 25th Century Starships."