The term cruiser is a starship classification that is applied to starships that are designed as medium sized multi-purpose vessels. (ST reference: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual)
Variants of the cruiser classification include:
- By magnitude:
- light cruiser
- commando light cruiser
- medium cruiser
- medium command cruiser
- heavy cruiser
- light cruiser
- By function:
- assault cruiser
- attack cruiser
- battle cruiser
- fast battle cruiser
- heavy battle cruiser
- combat cruiser
- command cruiser
- medium command cruiser
- heavy command cruiser
- fleet command cruiser
- tactical command cruiser
- exploratory cruiser
- flight-deck cruiser
- generation cruiser
- incursion cruiser
- patrol cruiser
- research cruiser
- strike cruiser
- survey cruiser
- tactical cruiser
- By complement:
- commando cruiser
- commando light cruiser
- drone cruiser
- flight-deck cruiser
- missile cruiser
- commando cruiser
- By capability:
- swift cruiser
- fast cruiser
- fast battle cruiser
Cruiser classes
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- Borg
- Federation, Starfleet
- Achernar-class (also classified as heavy cruiser) • Andor-class • Anton-class (also classified as research cruiser) • Baton Rouge-class • Brenton-class • Chesapeake-class • Constitution-class (also classified as heavy cruiser) • Durrett-class • Enterprise-class (also classified as heavy cruiser) • Galaxy-class (also classified as an explorer)• Guardian-class • Heston-class • Tikopai-class (also classified as heavy cruiser) • Reliant-class (also classified as Miranda-class light cruiser) • Renaissance-class • Norway-class
- Gorn
- Klingon Empire
- D'ama-class • K't'agga-class • K't'kara-class • K't'alla-class • K't'inga-class (also classified as battle cruiser) • K't'mara-class (also classified as battle cruiser) • Z'gal-class • Riskadh-class • Death Rite-class • Z'gavva-class
- Romulan Star Empire
- Centurion-class • Vadaso Stelri-class • Hathos-class • Vastam Cl'vangas-class • Ralaaram Ocala-class • S'ten Vastam-class • Aye Mosaram-class • Vas Hatham-class (also classified as fast attack ship) • Temar Vastaram-class • Vas'Kalabam-class • Galan Stelri-class • Takara Morlatta-class • Vas'deletham-class
- Terran Federation, Mirror Universe
- Cardassian Union
- Tholian Assembly
Cruisers by name
Cruisers of unspecified class by name.
Appendices
Connections
External links
- Cruiser article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Cruiser article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Translation articles from wIqImu'ghom: cruiser (Federation Standard) - qughDuj (tlhIngan Hol)