Interceptor class

The Interceptor-class was a type of starship operated by the  as a fighter in the 2250s of the  created by the temporal displacement of the Narada.

Overview
The class was designed with a shallow profile; the small saucer section was connected to a rear engineering hull directly behind the primary hull and a similar size to the saucer. Two warp nacelles were connected to the secondary hull via pylons on either side which swept upwards. The Interceptor-class was armed with both directed energy weapons and missiles

Like its contemporaries, the, , , and , the Interceptor-class could, in addition to its standard systems, be armed with quantum torpedoes, and the ability to temporal shift. Also in common with other classes, the Interceptor-class had at least one military shuttle, which could be used as an escape pod.

In the 2250s members of the Interceptor-class vessels were part of the Starfleet force that battled starships of the. 

Known vessels

 * USS Arlington (Interceptor class)
 * USS Aurora (Interceptor class)
 * USS Constellation (Interceptor class)
 * USS Cutlass (Interceptor class)
 * USS Excalibur (Interceptor class)
 * USS Exultant (Interceptor class)
 * USS Nebula (Interceptor class)
 * USS Paladin (Interceptor class)
 * USS Ranger (Interceptor class)
 * USS Sentinel (Interceptor class)
 * USS Vanguard (Interceptor class)

Background

 * In D-A-C starship names are selected and allocated at random. The game features eleven Federation starship names which are assigned randomly to all classes of ships in the game. All known Interceptor-class names are therefore also known as the names of vessels of the four other Starfleet classes in the game.