Dreadnought class

For other uses, see dreadnought.

This page details Dreadnought class in the primary universe; for the Dreadnought class in the Kelvin timeline created by Nero's temporal incursion see Dreadnought class (Kelvin timeline).

Dreadnought-class
Affiliation:	Federation, Starfleet
Type:	dreadnought
Service period	late 23rd century
Dimensions
Length:	~320 meters
Width:	141 meters
Height:	~90 meters
Mass:	~300,000 metric tons
Specifications
Decks:	~20
Crew:	~400
Speed:	~warp factor 10 (OCU)
Armaments:	phaser banks, photon torpedo launchers
Defences:	deflector shields
Auxiliary craft:	Federation shuttlecraft

The Dreadnought-class was a series of Federation dreadnought starships in Starfleet service around the time of the late 23rd century.

History and specifications

The basic design and specifications of the Dreadnought vessels is quite similar to that of contemporary Decatur-class cruisers and earlier Federation-class dreadnoughts. (ST comic: "Who's Who in Star Trek, Issue 2")

This ship appeared only as a drawing in a comic book appearance, although the design was lifted from the unlicensed Starship Design: Interstellar Forum for Naval Power and other publications, where it was sometimes referred to as the Ascension-class. The various fan fiction publications provide much more detailed specifications than the approximations noted here. These approximate specifications are based on the vessels' use of Constitution-class components, which have known measurements in licensed publications.

While it may seem odd that a ship and ship class are named after their general type, this name in particular is an homage to the origin of the term "dreadnought", the HMS Dreadnought, which was a class prototype as well. Presumably, this starship class would be led by a prototype USS Dreadnought, but no such vessel was ever mentioned.

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Appearances and references

References

• ST comic: "Who's Who in Star Trek, Issue 2"