Saber class

The Saber-class was a type of Federation light cruiser starship in service in the late 24th century. One of the smaller starship designs in service, the Saber had a crew complement of approximately 40 people, with a maximum evacuation limit of 200. Produced at Starbase 1, in orbit around Earth, the Saber-class was another project that began after the Federation made its disastrous first contact with the Borg.

Four Saber class vessels were assigned to the Starfleet Corps of Engineers in 2370.

Many Saber class vessels fought in the Dominion War.

Notwithstanding the Technical Manual, Visual Effects Supervisor David Stipes stated to length of 190.5 is generally used onscreen. Some RPG sources put the length at 160 to 170 metres, with the beam being the same as the length. With a crew of 40m the lower size would be consistent with simliar sized Birds of Prey and Defiant class escorts. The discrepancy most likely results from an editing error in the DS9 TM

Known ships
USS Anansi •USS Amstrong • USS Anderson (Saber class) • USS Arian (Saber class) • USS Asama • USS Bardabunga • USS Bayuda • USS Bellingham • USS Chaka (Saber class) • USS da Vinci • USS Degrasse (Saber class) • USS Denmark (Saber class) • USS Doolittle (Saber class) • USS Dosalnar • USS Du Bois • USS Falchion • USS Falcon Island • USS Gagarin (Saber class) • USS Garvey • USS Gleaves • USS Grimsvotn • USS Halsey (Saber class) • USS Haruj • USS Hekla • USS Hosegawa (Saber class) • USS Hrisal • USS Hughes • USS Ischia • USS Jan Mayen • USS Jones (Saber class) • USS Kal'Hris • USS Katana • USS Khwarizmi • USS Kilauea • USS Koro • USS Krafga • USS Kverkfjoll • USS Labo • USS Lacona • USS Lagafell • USS Larderrilo • USS Larue • USS Longongi • USS Lu'ghara • USS Luxembourg (Saber class) • USS Manarunu • USS Manengouba • USS Marco Polo (Saber class) • USS Maroa • USS Marsabit • USS Mauna Kea • USS McClusky (Saber class) • USS Mek'leth • USS Menengai • USS Mercury • USS Metis Shoal • USS Musgrave • USS Nimitz (Saber class) • USS Oku • USS Pele • USS Randolph • USS Reynolds (Saber class) • USS Richard I. Bong • USS Rotorua • USS Saber (prototype) • USS San Carlos • USS Schirra • USS Scimitar (Saber class) • USS Senyavin (Saber class) • USS Sharpes • USS Shasqa • USS Shepard (Saber class) • USS Sixx • USS Spruance • USS Storta • USS Suswa • USS Tambora • USS Tarso Voon • USS Taupo • USS Taveuni • USS Thomas B. McGuire, Jr. • USS Tofua • USS Tongariro • USS Towers • USS T'Pora • USS Triumph (Saber class) • USS Tulwar • USS Veldar • USS Vesuvius • USS Villeneuve (Saber class) • USS Vulsini • USS Wallis Island • USS Whitetree • USS Yeager (NCC-61947)