Thunderchild class

The Thunderchild-class was a class of Federation heavy escort carrier starships in Starfleet service during the late 24th century and in the 25th century.

History and specifications
The Thunderchild-class of ships entered service in the year 2392.

This class was based on the heavy escort. Having a modular spaceframe, its sections (saucer, hull, pylons and nacelles) could be exchanged with their counterparts from the other Akira-based (sub-) classes: Akira-class, Alita-class and Armitage-class, as well as the  subclass  and the  subclass.

primary universe

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mirror universe

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Background
The name of the Thunderchild class Heavy Escort is a tribute to the U.S.S. Thunderchild (NCC-63549) which engaged the Borg in Sector 001.