Ringship

The Starliner Enterprise.

In starship classification, a ringship was a spacecraft whose hull incorporated a circular section, or ring, as a significant component. In the 32nd century, the Angelou-class starship USS Maathai was a ringship. (DSC episode: "Die Trying", subtitles)

History and specifics

Vulcan starships, including the ringship Ni'Var.

The coleopteric warp drive was a common component in Vulcan starships. Humans based the Starliner spacecraft on this warp drive design on Vulcan ringships. (DTI novel: Watching the Clock)

In the time before and after the Burn, Starfleet's Angelou- and Saturn-class ringships were based around circular saucer sections. (DSC episode: "Die Trying")

A Saturn-class ringship.

The Sol-based engineers who built the Saturn class named it after planet Saturn's ring system. (STO website: Reflections: Voyage to Saturn and Beyond)

Known ringship types

Suurok-class, Kelvin timeline.

• ring as any hull section:
  • Angelou-class
  • Saturn-class
• vessels with coleopteric warp drive:
  • Protectorate ringship
  • Starliner