The Dreadnought-class was a type of starship operated by the Federation's Section 31 program as a warship in the 2250s of the alternate reality created by the temporal displacement of the Narada. The lead ship of the class was the USS Vengeance, under the command of Admiral Alexander Marcus in 2259.
Specifications
The Dreadnought-class starship was a class of vessel designed by Section 31 in preparation for hostilities against the Klingon Empire. The design borrowed heavily from contemporary starships in Starfleet service and featured a saucer section and secondary hull. The vessel was two times larger than the Constitution-class of the era and was three times stronger. Automation was common aboard the ship and was enhanced so as few as one person could command the vessel via voice commands.
The vessel was similar to those of other ships of the era and was armed with phaser arrays capable of firing while at warp, multiple torpedo launchers, and other experimental weaponry including attack drones that could be launched toward an enemy vessel and fire upon a target before impacting it. She was heavily armored and was designed with protective armor plates that could slide into place to protect vital components of the vessel during combat. It was also capable of withstanding extreme damage that could destroy other vessels, such as when 72 photon torpedoes detonated on her hangar deck.
She was faster than other ships of the era and was capable of interfacing with their warp bubble due to modifications to its engines. Its bridge was smaller than contemporary vessels and it featured an expansive shuttle bay and, at minimum, nine hangar bays. In contrast to other Federation vessels, the interior of the Dreadnought Class starships were very dark.(TOS movie: Star Trek Into Darkness)
History
Designed by Khan Noonien Singh, the Dreadnought - class was built in secret in orbit of Jupiter and the prototype was completed in roughly one year. After a terrorist attack upon Earth and the dispatching of the USS Enterprise to apprehend the culprit on Qo'Nos, the prototype Vengeance was taken by Admiral Alexander Marcus to intercept the Enterprise and eliminate the threat before his origins and the Admiral's actions in them were exposed. The Vengeance overtook Enterprise near the Neutral Zone; however, she escaped destruction with the Vengeance pursuing and intercepting them in orbit of Luna. The Vengeance would later be destroyed after being captured by Khan and piloted into the city of San Francisco.
The fate of the ships of this class has not be revealed.
Known vessels
- USS Vengeance
Appendices
Appearances
Connections
| Starfleet starship classes (Kelvin timeline) | ||
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| Federation Starfleet | Aegis • Antares • Arbiter • Armstrong • Constitution • Defender • Dreadnought • Einstein • Freedom • Guardian • Heisenberg-type • Hermes • Interceptor • Intrepid • Loknar • Mayflower • Newton • neutronic fuel carrier • NX • Realta • Saladin • Salcombe-type • Turas |  
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| Imperial Starfleet (mirror universe) |
Constitution (mirror) (Constitution (Kelvin timeline) • Enterprise (Kelvin timeline)) | 
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External link
- Dreadnought class (Kelvin timeline) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.