24th Century Classes Part 1


Deneva class

This class is probably a freighter. Certainly the U.S.S. Arcos was serving in that capacity at the time of her loss. The LUG RPG supplement The Price of Freedom calls this class a Light Transport (210m long, 11 decks, in service from 2318) and also lists U.S.S. Eridani and U.S.S. Indi in addition to those below. [Dorsal View] [Dorsal and Starboard views]

NCC-6203 U.S.S. La Salle
History: Still in service in 2367.
Notes: TNG "Reunion" ref
NCC-6237 U.S.S. Arcos
History: Destroyed by warp core breach in 2367.
Notes: TNG "Legacy" ref

Antares class

NCC-10376 U.S.S. Hermes
History: Still in service in 2368
Notes: TNG "Redemption, Part II" ref

There are a lot of contradictory references to Antares class vessels. See Problems and Oddities.


Apollo class

The LUG RPG supplement The Price of Freedom calls this class a Light Cruiser (315m long, 16 decks, in service from 2325) and also lists U.S.S. Chronos and U.S.S. McHenry in addition to those below. [Dorsal View] [Dorsal and Starboard views]

The later supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet has retconned much of the material from the earlier supplement and now supports the theory that the Vulcan ships seen in "Unification" were Apollo class vessels. Another vessel, U.S.S. Chengdai NCC-32759 is also mentioned.

NCC-11574 U.S.S. Ajax
History: In service by 2327.
Still in service in 2364.
Notes: TNG "Tapestry" his/ref, TNG "Where No One Has Gone Before" ref.
NCC-11638 U.S.S. Agamemnon
History: Still in service in 2369.
Notes: TNG "Descent" ref.
NCC-11672 U.S.S. Gage
History: Destroyed by Borg at Wolf 359 in 2366.
Notes: TNG "Best of Both Worlds" ref; DS9 "Emissary" app?
NCC-12537 U.S.S. Clement
History: Still in service in 2370.
Notes: TNG "Lower Decks" ref.
NSP-17938 T'Pau
History: Stolen from depot by Romulans in 2368.
Notes: TNG "Unification" ref.
This ship was probably not seen in "Unification", parts of it were used to outfit the Vulcan ships seen at the end but personally I do not belive that the T'Pau herself was shown.

Hokule'a class cruiser

The LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet calls this class a Scout (137m long, 6 decks, in service from 2314), and mentions the U.S.S. Sakai NCC-19794. The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon mentions the U.S.S. Deseado NCC-63118.

NCC-19386 U.S.S. Tripoli
History: In service in 2338.
Decomissioned and in depot by 2368.
Notes: TNG "Datalore" his; TNG "Unification" ref/(app?).

Wambunda class light cruiser

The U.S.S. Drake was unarguably a light cruiser, but the U.S.S. Fleming was described as a medical transport. As the latter is a mission description and the latter a true ship designation, I have called this class light cruisers.

The LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet calls this class a Heavy Cruiser (426m long, 27 decks, in service from 2328), and describes it as something like a smaller, three nacelled Nebula predecessor. Also listed are the U.S.S. Ogun NCC-24752, U.S.S. V'torrekh NCC-27943 and the U.S.S. Doyle NCC-31649. The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon mentions the U.S.S. Senanga NCC-62711.

NCC-20316 U.S.S. Fleming
History: Presumed destroyed, 2370.
Notes: TNG "Force of Nature" ref.
NCC-20381 U.S.S. Drake
History: Destroyed in 2364.
Notes: TNG "The Arsenal of Freedom" ref.

Niagara class

 [Side view of a Niagara class] There is a false rumour that this class is visible in the matte painting of the starbase interior from "11001001" and/or "Remember Me". (This rumour predates either of the two designs presented here.) Andy Probert, who created the painting categorically states that there isn't (though that painting does contain a type of shuttle craft never seen anywhere else).

A model of this class was built for the Wolf 359 graveyard scenes in "Best of Both Worlds, Part 2". It seems to be a three nacelled ship though the nacelles are possibly mounted differently to the Fact Files depiction pictured here.

Issue 109 of the Star Trek Fact Files publication include illustrations of this class. This version is shown above and more scans are also available: [Starboard] [Dorsal] [Ventral] [Fore and Aft].

The LUG RPG supplement The Price of Freedom calls this class a Fast Cruiser (530m long, 16 decks, in service from 2349) and also lists U.S.S. Fairfax NCC-39643, U.S.S. Joshua Tree NCC-56676, U.S.S. Thims NCC-59015, U.S.S. Raleigh NCC-51378, U.S.S. Wells NCC-39217 and U.S.S. T'Pavis NCC-60023 in addition to those below. [Dorsal View]

The later LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet retcons the above depiction and goes with the three nacelled design (450m long, 33 decks, in service from 2349), and adds the above listed registry numbers to the names.

The LUG RPG supplement The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon mentions the U.S.S. Hamra NCC-58279.

NCC-28473 U.S.S. Wellington
History: Still in service in 2367.
Notes: TNG "11001001" ref; TNG "Remember Me" ref; TNG "Ensign Ro" his.
NCC-59804 U.S.S. Princetown
History: Destroyed by the Borg at Wolf 359 in 2366.
Notes: TNG "Best of Both Worlds" ref.

Surak class

The LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet calls this class an Escort (118m long, 5 decks, in service from 2355), and mentions the U.S.S. Gha'tal NCC-35892.

NCC-33184 U.S.S. Zapata
History: In service in 2366.
Notes: TNG "Ménage À Troi" ref.

Istanbul class transport

The LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet calls this class a Fast Cruiser (355m long, 15 decks, in service from 2346), and describes it as something like a smaller, three nacelled Nebula predecessor. Also listed are the U.S.S. Chicagov NCC-34055 and the U.S.S. Kiev NCC-34123. The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon mentions the U.S.S. Oaxaca NCC-68429.

NCC-34043 U.S.S. Havana
History: In service in 2369.
Notes: TNG "Lessons" ref.
NCC-34852 U.S.S. Constantinople
History: in service in 2366.
Notes: TNG "The Schizoid Man" ref.
NCC-38529 U.S.S. Sarajevo
History: Lost in the gamma quadrant in or prior to 2373.
Notes: DS9 "In Purgatory's Shadow" his.

Merced class

The LUG RPG supplements The Price of Freedom and Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet call this class a Light Escort (187m long, 9 decks, in service from 2312) and also lists U.S.S. Calypso, U.S.S. Pumori (PofF only) and U.S.S. Oberon (SRM1 only) in addition to those below. [Dorsal View] [Dorsal and Starboard views]

NCC-37124 U.S.S. Trieste
History: In service in early 2360s.
Notes: TNG "11001001" his; TNG "Clues" his.
Mentioned in dialogue as being "too small, too slow" to catch the stolen U.S.S. Enterprise.

Mediterranean class

The LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet calls this class a Frigate (385m long, 9 decks, in service from 2339) and also mentions the U.S.S. Aegean NCC-44454. The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon mentions the U.S.S. Carstairs NCC-66225.

NCC-43730 U.S.S. Wyoming
History: In service in 2340s.
Notes: VOY "Flashback" his.
NCC-43837 U.S.S. Lalo
History: Lost, presumed destroyed by Borg, in 2366.
Notes: TNG "We'll Always Have Paris" ref; TNG "Best of Both Worlds, Part II" ref.

Renaissance class

This class has been shown in the comics, and while I haven't seen a decent picture myself, I have had them described as an "Ambassador/Excelsior hybrid with galaxy nacelles".

The LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet calls this class a Cruiser (315m long, 12 decks, in service from 2303), gives a description that makes this class a member of the Excelsior 'family' and lists the U.S.S. Fascenelli NCC-46612 and the U.S.S. Schiavona NCC-46735. The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon mentions the U.S.S. Gryphon NCC-25471.

NCC-45109 U.S.S. Maryland
History: Lost in gamma quadrant in or prior to 2373.
Notes: DS9 "In Purgatory's Shadow" ref.
NCC-45167 U.S.S. Aries
History: Still in service in 2367
Notes: TNG "The Icarus Factor" ref, TNG "Identity Crisis" ref, TNG "Second Chances" ref.
NCC-45231 U.S.S. Hornet
History: Still in service in 2368
Notes: TNG "Redemption, Part II " ref
Some sources give the registry as NCC-45231
NCC-????? U.S.S. Hokkaido
History: last ship of this class to be built, 2337.
Notes: TNG Technical Manual, ref

Steamrunner class

 [Side view of Steamrunner class] The LUG RPG supplements The Price of Freedom and Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet call this class a Heavy Frigate (375m long, 18 decks, in service from 2369) and also lists U.S.S. Great Smokey NCC-51967, U.S.S. Matewan NCC-53446, U.S.S. Sutter NCC-63749, U.S.S. Wanderer NCC-64590, U.S.S. Circassia NCC-65203, U.S.S. Adirondack NCC-63678 and U.S.S. Shenandoah (but see the Danube class) in addition to those below.

The LUG RPG supplement The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon mentions the U.S.S. Persepolis NCC-70364, U.S.S. Nath'qu NCC-71115, U.S.S. Orobouros NCC-72405, U.S.S. Koral NCC-72631 and the U.S.S. Cutasi NCC-73815.

NCC-52136 U.S.S. Appalachia
History: In service in 2373.
Notes: "ST: First Contact" app.
NCC-????? U.S.S. Hiroshima
History: In service in 2373.
Notes: "ST: First Contact" app.

Springfield class

A model of this ship was built for the Wolf 359 graveyard scene in "Best of Both Worlds, Part 2". It consisted of a scaled down Galaxy class saucer attached directly to a wedge shaped secondary hull with two nacelles mounted above.

A U.S.S. Springfield NCC-1963 was listed in "ST VI: The Undiscovered Country", in light of the above description it is unlikely that that vessel is the class vessel of this class.

The LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet calls this class a Light Frigate (396m long, 11 decks, in service from 2342), and mentions the U.S.S. Stoneman NCC-55376, U.S.S. Richmond NCC-64275 and the U.S.S. Hur'gaas NCC-59261. The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon mentions the U.S.S. Star Uzor NCC-61794.

NCC-53702 U.S.S. Chekov
History: Destroyed by the Borg at Wolf 359 in 2366.
Notes: TNG "Best of Both Worlds" ref.

Yorkshire class transport

The LUG RPG supplement Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet calls this class an Armured Transport (90m long, 3 decks, in service from 2365), describes its appearance as an enlarged shuttlecraft and mentions the U.S.S. Cornwall NCC-55938.

NCC-54927 U.S.S. Denver
History: Damaged, possibly abandoned in 2368.
Notes: TNG "Ethics" ref.

Olympic class

 [Side view of Olympic class] The LUG RPG supplements The Price of Freedom and Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet call the ship a Medical Vessel (330m, 27 decks, in service from 2361) and list U.S.S. Hope NCC-54368, U.S.S. Peace NCC-55135, U.S.S. Hippocrates NCC-68468, U.S.S. Mayo NCC-59137, U.S.S. Moore NCC-54216 and U.S.S. Tranquility NCC-53742 in addition to those below.

NCC-55012 U.S.S. Nobel
History: In service in 2370.
Notes: TNG "Interface" ref.
NCC-58925 U.S.S. Pasteur
History: Hope class hospital ship
In an alternative time line, stil in service in 2395.
Notes: TNG "All Good Things..." app.
Encyclopedia and dedication plaque list registry as NCC-58928.
Dedication plaque lists class as Hope.
"I swear by Apollo, the healer, by Ausculapius, by Health and all the powers of healing ..."


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