- For other uses, see Shiva.
The Shiva class[2] was a 23rd century Federation starship, a stealth[2] mothership[3] in Starfleet's covert ops organization Section 31 service in the 2250s decade. (DSC episode: "Such Sweet Sorrow")
History and specifications[]
Technical specifications[]
In the 2250s decade, capital Section 31 stealth ships shared a design lineage that was based on the smaller intel science destroyer. Apart from a size difference, the S31 ship classes shared the design for warp nacelles, nacelle pylons, bridge module and deflector dish.
Additionally, four capital ships shared the same arrowhead-shaped saucer section with a characteristic negative space between bridge and bow. The hull material was typically black. (DSC Issue 32: "Section 31 Hou-Yi-class")
The standard configuration of the Shiva class consisted of a saucer section placed directly atop a flat, narrow secondary hull.
On the trailing edge of the saucer, a warp nacelle was suspended from short nacelle pylons connected to the port and starboard edges of the hull's underside. The bussard collectors and warp plasma in the nacelles were of the same shade of blue. All windows were blue and could be switched to white light, while the bridge dome remained white.
Rear-facing red impulse engines were attached to the saucer section. The shuttlebay was located at the aft end. A rollbar spanned across the dorsal hull.
Overall, the configuration mirrored the contemporary,[6] smaller Reliant-class[7] used by Starfleet. (DSC Issue 30: "Section 31 Shiva-class")
The Shiva-class starship's overall length was 645.26 meters (DSC Issue 30: "Section 31 Shiva-class")
The orientation of the nacelles, rising up from atop the pylons, contrasted the flat orientation of the smaller intel science destroyer.
The ship's widest points were either side of the saucer, measuring 421 meters from port to starboard. The total height of the Shiva was 140.9 meters, including the rollbar. A variant of the design was the Hou-Yi-class, which carried an extra set of nacelles. (DSC Issue 32: "Section 31 Hou-Yi-class")
When the Shiva entered a cloak-like stealth mode called "dark mode", the pylons and nacelles folded inward, making the ship smaller. In dark mode, light sources were also eliminated. (DSC Issue 30: "Section 31 Shiva-class")
A key tactical advantage was the ability to deploy scores of Section 31 drone swarms that normally filled the skeletal saucer section wings on either side of the central spine. They were unpiloted craft armed with phasers. (DSC episode: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2")
Service history and disposition[]
In the 2250s decade, the secretive Federation intelligence branch Section 31 operated a fleet that included Shiva-class motherships. They could deploy Section 31 drone ships in a swarm. One of the ships in service at the time was the NI-0064. (DSC Issue 30: "Section 31 Shiva-class")
NI-0047 releases its Section 31 drones.
In the year 2257, the artificial intelligence Control assimilated Captain Leland and assumed command over the entire Section 31 fleet.
At the Battle near Xahea in 2258[8], Control's fleet engaged the USS Discovery and USS Enterprise in combat in a bid to seize the Sphere data. (DSC episode: "Such Sweet Sorrow")
An intel dreadnought cruiser in 2411.
The NI-0047 was one of the Shiva-class stealth ships joining the battle with its swarm ships. (DSC Issue 28: "Section 31 Nimrod-class")
Control, in the body of Leland, was temporarily defeated and its fleet destroyed. The Discovery was guided by the Red Angel through a rift into the 32nd century. (DSC episode: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2")
Known ships[]
- NI-0047
- unnamed:
- Control's fleet at Xahea (2258)
- intel dreadnought cruiser (2411)
Appendices[]
Connections[]
| Starship classes of Section 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| By name | Constellation • Deimos • Dreadnought • Hou-Yi • Miranda • Nimrod • Shiva • Turing • Vengeance | 
|
| By type | command heavy battlecruiser • dreadnought • drone • hybrid drone ship • intel dreadnought cruiser • intel science destroyer • scout ship | |
| Unnamed | crescent-shaped starship | |
Appearances and references[]
Appearances[]
- DSC episode: "Such Sweet Sorrow" (first appearance)
- DSC episode: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2"
- DSC Collection Issue 30: "Section 31 Shiva-class" (class name established)
- DSC Collection Issue 32: "Section 31 Hou-Yi-class" (Section 31 fleet breakdown)
- STO website: Shadow's Advance: Command a Section 31 Dreadnought!
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 DSC episode: "Such Sweet Sorrow"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 DSC Issue 30: "Section 31 Shiva-class"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 DSC Issue 28: "Section 31 Nimrod-class"
- ↑ Star Trek Adventures module: Discovery (2256-2258) Campaign Guide.
- ↑ DSC episode: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2"
- ↑ DSC Issue 32: "Section 31 Hou-Yi-class"
- ↑ The Official Starships Collection Issue 11: "USS Reliant"
- ↑ DSC episode: "People of Earth"
External link[]
- Shiva class article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Section 31 Intel Dreadnought Cruiser article at Star Trek Online Wiki.