Trek DB:Notes

Ship types

• Carrier
  • Vessel meant to deploy/recover large numbers of auxiliary vessels (often fighters or shuttles)
  • Heavy Carrier
  • Medium Carrier
  • Light Carrier
• Cruiser
  • Multipurpose ship
  • Light Cruiser
    • Intrepid (DS9TM)
    • Saber (DS9TM)
    • Wambundu (TNG: "The Arsenal of Freedom"; Encyc)
  • Medium Cruiser
    • Centaur (DS9TM - Excelsior variant)
    • Miranda (DS9TM)
    • Norway (DS9TM)
  • Heavy Cruiser
    • Akira (DS9TM)
    • Ambassador (TNG: "Conspiracy")
    • Constitution (TMP)
    • Sovereign (Sternbach interview)
• Courier
  • Smaller, high-speed vessels meant for supply runs, quick transport, diplomatic ferrying, etc.
    • Ilthirin (ENT: Uncertain Logic)
    • Peregrine (DS9; STO)
• Escort (a.k.a. destroyer)
  • Small combat-focused ship used to protect larger, less-armed ships
    • Apollo (Legacy)
    • Defiant (DS9TM)
    • Saladin (SFTM)
• Explorer
  • Meant for exploring uncharted space away from Federation territory and without easy access to supply lines
    • Excelsior (DS9TM)
    • Galaxy (DS9TM)
    • Nebula (DS9TM)
• Frigate
  • Fast, medium-sized ship intended to protect larger vessels
    • New Orleans (TNG: "Conspiracy")
    • Steamrunner
• Strike Fighter
  • Very small, quick, heavily-armed vessel meant for use in large groups, often held in larger carriers

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• Freighter
  • Cargo carriers
• Hospital ship
  • Ship meant for large-scale medical treatment; combat support, planetary medical disaster, etc.
    • Olympic (TNG: "All Good Things")
• Runabout
  • Larger auxiliary vessel used as support for starbases or other fixed locations
    • Danube (DS9)
    • Yellowstone (VOY; SCE)
• Survey (a.k.a. science vessel, scout)
  • Ships meant for short-term analysis and observation, often related to intelligence-gathering or scientific study
    • Antares (TOS)
    • Archer (VAN)
    • Hermes (SFTM)
    • Nova (VOY)
    • Oberth (TSFS)
• Transport
  • Personnel carriers