Charal class

The Charal-class was a Federation starship type, an Andorian tier 5-rated escort in Starfleet and Andorian Imperial Guard service from the 2400s decade. The design was, together with the Khyzon and Kumari-classes, part of the Kumari Line of escorts. These ships were derived from the 22nd century Kumari-class. Their role was between that of offensive firepower and defensive staying power. In addition, these vessels were equipped with a pair of wing cannon platforms that attacked their parent ship's targets.^[1] (STO website: Kumari Line)

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The hull of the Charal-class escort allowed its commanding officer to choose from different designs of livery, which could be modified further. The options were designated Andorian, Andorian Type 2, Charal, Khyzon and Kumari. In addition to the standard hull patterns available for Starfleet ships, the escort's components could be patterned in Kumari A and Kumari B, for example. (STO - The Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

Furthermore, the installation of deflector shields from specific factions modified the hull appearance, including shields from the Reman Resistance, the Breen Confederacy and the Dominion. (STO missions: "Coliseum", "Cold Storage", "Boldly They Rode")

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Known vessels[edit | edit source]

USS Charal (also IGV Charal, prototype)

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Andorian starship classes
By name	Atlira • Atlirith • *Charal* • Chimesh • (D3) • Ilthirin • Khyzon • Kumari • Kuthar • Omtil • Shran • Sevaijen • Spirit • Taholsin • Tanathooef • Thofsin • Thozyn • Thris • Umarev • Yravas
By type	attack ship • courier • escape pod • escort (2370s-80s) • *escort (2400s onwards, Charal-class)* • cruiser • destroyer • escort (2400s onwards, Khyzon-class) • escort (2400s onwards,Kumari-class) • battlecruiser (2140s-2260s) • battlecruiser (Interstellar Union, 2290s) • battlecruiser (2380s) • fighter • freighter • frigate • light cruiser (2150s-2160s) • light escort (2400s) • pilot escort (engineering variant) • pilot escort (science variant) • pilot escort (tactical variant) • science vessel • shuttle • surveyor • warship (2140s-2150s) • warship (2360s)
translated names in parentheses

Starship classes of the Federation Starfleet
subclass groups	*Akira* (Alita • Armitage • Thunderchild) • *Ambassador* (Alaska • Yamaguchi) • *Apollo* (Akula frigate / light cruiser) • *Chesapeake* (Mongrel) • *Cheyenne* (Dakota • Stargazer) • *Concorde* (Geneva battlecruiser • Presidio) • *Constellation* (Challenger deep space explorer) • Chimera heavy destroyer (Manticore) • *Constitution* (Achernar • Bonhomme Richard • Tikopai • Enterprise • Exeter • Excalibur • Vesper) • *Danube* (Yellowstone) • *Decatur* (Dreadnought) • *Defiant* (Gallant • Incursion • Sao Paulo • Vigilant escort) • *Dervish* (Gryphon • Hermes escort • Maelstrom • Tempest) • *Destiny* (Nimbus • Oracle • Trident) • *Excelsior* (Bismarck • Kirov • New Jersey • Resolute) • *Galaxy* (Andromeda (25th century) • Celestial • Envoy • Galaxy X • Monarch cruiser • Venture cruiser • Yamato dreadnought) • Hermes scout (Cygnus • Monoceros) • *Inquiry* (Avenger battlecruiser • Arbiter) • *Intrepid* (Bellerophon • Cochrane science vessel • Discovery (Federation) • Pathfinder) • *Kumari* (*Charal* • Khyzon) • *Luna* (Comet • Polaris • Sol) • *Miranda* (Anton • Reliant • Soyuz) • *Nebula* (Magellan) • *Norway* (Oslo) • *Nova* (Aurora • Quasar • Rhode Island) • NX (Columbia • Poseidon) • *Oberth* (Gagarin (23rd century) • Sagan) • *Olympic* (Hope • Horizon science vessel) • *Prometheus* (Cerberus • Hephaestus • Hestia • Phoenix) • *Ptolemy* (Dollond • Doppler • Keppler) • *Remora* (Charger) • *Saladin* (Cochise • Siva) • *Santa Fe* (Newport) • *Saber* (Gladius • Rapier • Ushaan) • *Sentinel* (Emissary • Nomad cruiser • Vanguard) • *Solanae* (Helios • Montgomery • Omega) • *Sovereign* (Imperial • Regent • Majestic • Noble cruiser) • *Steamrunner* (Zephyr) • *Vesta* (Aventine • Rademaker) • *Walker* (Georgiou) • *Wells* (Polarity)
other named classes	AA class • Aakenn • Achilles • Advance • Aegian • Aeolus • Aerie • Akula destroyer / escort • Ambassador Hardin • Andes • Andor • Andromeda (24th century) • Antares • Apache • Aquarius • Archer • Archimedes • Ariel • Ascendant • Atrox • Avenger (scout) • Babcock • Bader • Baker • Baton Rouge • Bode • Bolarus • Bonaventure • Bradbury • Brenton • California • Canada • Canopus • Capella (23rd century) • Capella (24th century) • Castor • Centaur • Centaurus • Ceres • Challenger • Chandley • Chariot • Chimera fast frigate • Christopher • Cle Dan • Cochrane transport • Columbia • Continent • Contortrix • Copernicus • Crossfield • Daedalus • Dauntless • Decker • Defender • Delta • D'Kyr • Deneva • Derf • Drexler • Durrett • Eagle • Eclipse • Edward • Einstein • El Dorado • future Enterprise • Epoch • Epsilon • Erewon • Eternal • Federation • Fenlon • Fermi • Fiji • Freedom • Frontier • Gagarin (24th century) • Galen • Ganges • Geneva • Genser • Graceful • Grayson • Griffon • Guardian • Gemini • Hale • Hermes fast cruiser • Heston • Hogan • Hokule'a • Hoover • Horizon cruiser • Icarus • Ilthirin • Indomitable • Intrepid (light cruiser) • Iowa • Istanbul • Iwo Jima • Class J • Jupiter • Karekh • Keith • Kethkin • Kiev • K'Kmarak • Kolm-An • Korolev • Larson • Lauro • Laweya • Legacy • Lenthal • Lexington • Liberty • Loki • Loknar • London • Madison • Makin • Mann • Marklin • Marshall • M'Benga • Mediterranean • Merced • Mercury (courier) • Mercury (escort) • Merian • Messier • Meteor • Midway • Mission • Missouri • Mobulai • MoKal • Moscow • Mulciber • Nachthexen • Narcine • Nautilus • Nelson • New Orleans • Niagara • Noble laboratory vessel • Nomad escort • Northampton • Oberon • Odin • Odysseus • Odyssey • Okinawa • Oppenheimer • Orion • Osaka • Ouroboros • Overfield • Paladin battlecruiser • Paladin destroyer • Paladin (24th century) • Perseus • Pioneer • Phalanx • Phantom • Philadelphia • Pinnacle • Piper • Pollux • Portsmith • Pralim • Premonition • Proxima • Pyotr Velikiy • Pyrenees • Rakota • Ranger battlecruiser • Ranger explorer • Ranger scout • Renaissance • Rickenbacker • Rigel • Rochester • Royal Sovereign • Sagittarius • Samson • Sawyer • Scorpio • Scryer • Scylla • Sequoia • Sevaijen • Shepard • ShiKahr • Sierra • Solar • Springfield • Sulek • Surak • Sydney • Tangent • Tempest • Theophrastus • Thomas Paine • Thucydides • Thufir • Tiberius • Ticonderoga • Theseus • Tripper • Tritium • Typhon • Typhoon • Ukora • Ulysses • Ural • Utah • Venture scout • Vigilant scout • Voyager • Wallenberg • Wambundu • Wilkerson • Wei-Fa • Wellington • Yamato • Yorkshire • Yorktown • Zodiac • unnamed
general type	Defiant pathfinder • Raging Queen • Sun Tzu • Valley Forge • Federation assault ship • Federation cargo ship • Federation colony ship • Federation construction ship • Federation cruiser • deep galaxy ship • Federation freighter • Federation frigate • Federation galaxy ship • Federation holoship • Federation heavy cruiser (2380s heavy cruiser) • Federation light cruiser (Constitution-variant light cruiser • Intrepid-variant light cruiser) • Federation medium cruiser (Excelsior-variant medium cruiser) • Federation mining freighter • Federation repair ship • Starfleet tanker