Exploration cruiser

Exploration cruiser or exploratory cruiser is a starship classification term used to describe a type of cruiser starship in relation to other less-exploration-oriented starship types in similar fleets.

History and specifics[]

In the 23rd and 24th centuries, the Excelsior-class starship was considered to be a exploration cruiser by the Federation Starfleet. (Decipher RPG module: Starships)

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Starship classification

By type

argosy • assault cruiser • assault ship • attack cruiser • attack fighter • battlecruiser • battle frigate • battleship • bird-of-prey • bomber • cargo transport • carrier • colony ship • combat support tender • command battlecruiser • construction ship • corsair • corvette • courier • cruiser • cutter • destroyer • dreadnought • escort • explorer • fast attack ship • fast cruiser • flagship • freighter • frigate • fuel ship • gunboat • heavy cruiser • heavy destroyer • heavy escort • hospital ship • in-system courier • liaison cutter • light cruiser • light frigate • medical frigate • medium cruiser • mining freighter • missile cruiser • monitor • multi-mission explorer • passenger liner • patrol cruiser • personnel carrier • pilot escort • prison barge • repair tender • research vessel • research cruiser • runabout • science vessel • science spearhead • scout • sleeper ship • star battleship • star cruiser • strike cruiser • super carrier • super-heavy cruiser • support frigate • surveyor • tanker • tender • timeship • transport • tug • warbird • warpshuttle • weapon ship

Alphanumeric

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References[]

FASA RPG module: Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual
Decipher RPG module: Starships

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