Orion scout ship

The scout ship was an Orion scout starship class in service to the Orion Syndicate and Orion pirates in the mid-23rd century. This class was first encountered by the Federation in 2268, when the Syndicate attempted to derail a Babel Conference. 

History and specifications
The Syndicate dispatched such a scout ship to derail the conference on Babel about the admission of Coridan Prime to the United Federation of Planets. When the Federation Starfleet starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) blew the Orion ruse, the hitherto unidentified intruder vessel engaged the Enterprise in combat at high warp. At these velocities, the scout ship was much more maneuverable and evaded Enterprise's phasers and photon torpedoes. When the Enterprise succeeded in disabling the scout ship, its crew chose to self destruct rather than be captured. 

Starfleet encountered numerous Orion scout ships in the sectors of the Trexelian Expanse. They competed with the USS Trexelprise (TRX-1701) and USS Trexelprise (TRX-1701-D) for resources but were no match for the - and starships.