Lafayette class

For other uses, see Lafayette.

The Lafayette-class was a Federation starship class, a tier 6 recon destroyer in Starfleet service from the 25th century. The class prototype was the USS Lafayette. (STO - Victory is Life mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

Service history

Following the resolution of the Hur'q crisis in 2411, Federation Starfleet and the Klingon Defense Force cooperated to launch a new tier-6 recon destroyer for themselves. In the shipyards' starship selection screen, the Lafayette class was represented by its new prototype, the USS Lafayette. (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

Specifications

As part of joint Alpha Quadrant Alliance starship development efforts, the Federation and Klingon Empire launched the tier 6-rated recon destroyer classes, with the Klingon Defense Force building the Ketha-class raptor escort, and Starfleet redeveloping the New Orleans-class and launching the Lafayette class.

The design of the Lafayette class combined the design aesthetics of the Andromeda-class exploration cruiser with the New Orleans spaceframe, the same way the Sutherland-class was developed from the Nebula-class spaceframe. ARC website: Recon Destroyer Bundle Stats!)

Just like it's predecessor, the Lafayette-class sports three external mission pod modules, two on the saucer and one dorsally, mounted on top of the engineering section. These pods supposedly house long-range sensor arrays, able to deploy hyper-focussing Trinary beams which converge on a target and dissect sensitive quantum data, irreparably damaging it in the process. While the destructive nature of this deep-scanning device was considered undesirable for scientific studies, the now weaponized trinary beam emitters found a new home in the Recon Destroyer starship defence project. ARC website: Recon Destroyer Bundle Stats!)

Livery

In the 25th century, the design of the Lafayette-class recon destroyer allowed its commanding officer to choose from different designs of livery, which could be modified further at starbases. These included the options Type 1-7, Upgrade and Veteran. (STO - 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")

Known vessels

USS Lafayette

Appendices

Connections

Starship classes of the Federation Starfleet
subclass groups	*Akira* (Alita • Armitage • Thunderchild) • *Ambassador* (Alaska • Narendra • Yamaguchi) • *Apollo* (Akula frigate / light cruiser) • *Cardenas* (Buran) • *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 • Kirk • *Crossfield* (Glenn • 32nd century refit) • *Danube* (Yellowstone) • *Decatur* (Dreadnought) • *Defiant* (Gallant • Incursion • Nachthexen • Sao Paulo • Valiant • Vigilant escort) • *Dervish* (Gryphon • Hermes escort • Maelstrom • Tempest) • *Destiny* (Nimbus • Oracle • Trident) • *Engle* (Earhart) • *Excelsior* (Bismarck • Curry • Kirov • New Jersey • Resolute) • *Galaxy* (Andromeda (25th century) • Celestial • Envoy • Galaxy X • Monarch cruiser • Ross • Venture cruiser • Yamato dreadnought) • Hermes scout (Cygnus • Monoceros) • *Inquiry* (Avenger battlecruiser • Arbiter) • *Hoover* (Edison) • *Intrepid* (Bellerophon • Cochrane science vessel • Discovery (25th century) • Janeway • Pathfinder • Trailblazer • Yeager) • *Kumari* (Charal • Khyzon) • *Luna* (Comet • Polaris • Sol • Titan) • *Magee* (Shran (escort)) • *Malachowski* (Helios (tug)) • *Miranda* (Anton • Reliant • Soyuz) • *Merian* (Merian (dreadnought)) • *Nebula* (Magellan) • *New Orleans* (*Lafayette) • Nimitz* (Europa) • *Norway* (Oslo) • *Nova* (Aurora • Quasar • Rhode Island) • NX (Columbia • Poseidon) • *Oberth* (Clarke • Gagarin (23rd century) • Grissom • Sagan) • *Odyssey* (Verity • Yorktown (cruiser)) • *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) • *Shepard* (Gagarin (25th century)) • *Solanae* (Helios • Montgomery • Omega) • *Sovereign* (Archon • Imperial • Majestic • Noble cruiser • Regent) • *Steamrunner* (Appalachia • Zephyr) • *Vesta* (Aventine • Rademaker) • *Walker* (Georgiou • Shenzhou ) • *Wells* (Eternal • Ouroboros • Verne)
other named classes	AA class • Aakenn • Achilles • Advance • Aegian • Aeolus • Aerie • Akula destroyer / escort • Ambassador Hardin • Andes • Andor • Andromeda (24th century) • Angelou • Antares • Apache • Aquarius • Archer • Archimedes • Ark Royal • Ariel • Ascendant • Atrox • Avenger (scout) • Babcock • Bader • Baker • Baton Rouge • Berena • Bode • Bolarus • Bonaventure • Bradbury • Brenton • California • Canada • Canopus • Capella • Castor • Centaur • Centaurus • Ceres • Cestus • Challenger • Chandley • Chariot • Chimer • Chimera fast frigate • Christopher • Clarke (25th century) • Cle Dan • Cochrane transport • Columbia • Condor (raider) • Continent • Contortrix • Copernicus • Courage • Daedalus • Dauntless • Decker • Defender • Delta • D'Kyr • Deneva • Derf • Drexler • Durrett • Eagle • Eclipse • Edward • Einstein • Eisenberg • El Dorado • future Enterprise • Epoch • Epsilon • Erewon • Eternal • Federation • Fenlon • Fermi • Fiji • Freedom • Friendship • Frontier • Gagarin (24th century) • Galen • Gallant • Ganges • Geneva • Genser • Graceful • Grayson • Griffon • Guardian • Gemini • Hale • Hermes fast cruiser • Heston • Hogan • Hokule'a • Horizon cruiser • Icarus • Ilthirin • Indomitable • Intrepid (22nd century) • 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 • Mars • Marshall • M'Benga • Mediterranean • Merced • Mercury (courier) • Mercury (escort) • Mercury (scout) • Merian • Merian (dreadnought) • Messier • Meteor • Midway • Mission • Missouri • Mobulai • MoKal • Moscow • Mulciber• Narcine • Nautilus • Nelson • Niagara • Noble laboratory vessel • Nomad escort • Northampton • Oberon • Odin • Odysseus • Okinawa • Oppenheimer • Orion • Osaka • Overfield • Paladin battlecruiser • Paladin destroyer • Parliament • Paladin (24th century) • Perseus • Pioneer • Phalanx • Phantom • Philadelphia • Pinnacle • Piper • Pollux • Portsmith • Pralim • Premonition • Protostar • Proxima • Pyotr Velikiy • Pyrenees • Rakota • Ranger battlecruiser • Ranger explorer • Ranger scout • Renaissance • Rickenbacker • Rigel • Rochester • Royal Sovereign • Sagittarius • Samson • Saturn • Sawyer • Scorpio • Scryer • Scylla • Sequoia • Sevaijen • ShiKahr • Sierra • Solar • Springfield • Sulek • Surak • Sydney • Tangent • Theophrastus • Thomas Paine • Thucydides • Thufir • Tiberius • Ticonderoga • Universe •Theseus • Tripper • Tritium • Typhon • Typhoon • Ukora • Ulysses • Ural • Utah • Venture scout • Vigilant scout • Voyager • Wallenberg • Wambundu • Wei-Fa • Wellington • Wilkerson • Wizard • Yamato • Yorkshire • Yorktown • Zodiac • unnamed
general type	Defiant pathfinder • Raging Queen • Sun Tzu • Valley Forge • Federation assault ship • Federation battleship • Federation cargo ship • Federation colony ship • Federation construction ship • Federation cruiser • deep galaxy ship • Federation dreadnought • 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

External link

STO website blog at ARC: Recon Destroyer Bundle Stats!

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