Reliant class

The Reliant-class is a remake of the old Anton-class cruiser. The Reliant-class was one of the first vessel classes to be refit with the new style engines. One interesting note is that the engines on the Reliant are the old Constitution-class engines with the newer styule outer nacelle. The Anton was equipped with phasers (3 banks of 2) as the Constitution-class was. With the refit, however, the main hull phasers were dismantled in some of the vessels and left intact but unpowered in others. The Reliant-class is primarily a research support cruiser, less heavily armed than ships like the Enterprise. The vessels are used in areas where hostiles or unknowns may be encountered but the research being performed does not warrant the use of larger vessels. The Class is equipped with larger research facilities than the Enterprise, however, and has large quarters for civilian research personnel. Note: The class vessel Reliant itself was destroyed in a battle with the Enterprise during the infamous "Wrath of Khan" incident.