The Soyuz-class was a type of starship in service to the Federation in the mid-23rd century, until being retired from service in the late 2280s. (TNG episode: "Cause and Effect")
History and specifications
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23rd centuryEdit
When all of the Soyuz class were being retired from service, several of their components were removed and installed on other ships. The parts taken from them included phaser strips and subspace transceivers. (DS9 reference: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual)
The Soyuz-class vessels "could barely exceed warp six," according to Captain Morgan Bateson, who commanded the Soyuz-class USS Bozeman. (TNG comic: "Out of Time")
- It is unclear from the context if this was literally a limit of the Soyuzes, whether Bateson was speaking facetiously, or both.
25th centuryEdit
In the 2400s and 2410s decades, the Miranda was built the size of a Miranda-class starship and crewed 200 officers. Federation Starfleet rated its Soyuz-class a tier 1 light cruiser. The Klingon Defense Force and the Romulan Republican Force regarded them as frigates. (STO - "Klingon War" missions: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock", "Welcoming the Federation")
The Soyuz was built to be modular. Components like saucer, nacelle pylon, and nacelles were interchangeable with those of the Centaur-, Miranda-, Reliant (25th century)- and ShiKahr-class light cruisers. This allowed for a high degree of customization at the commanding officer's discretion. Components could be exchanged at Federation shipyards like Earth Spacedock and Deep Space Station K-7. The deflector was no longer hidden but visible beneath the secondary hull.
Like all ships of the Alpha Quadrant Alliance, the Soyuz was able to sustain a maximum warp factor beyond 9.9 and received access to the AQA transwarp network. When an officer ranked vice admiral or higher took command of a Centaur, a quantum slipstream drive was installed.
The standard armament were two phaser beam arrays and one photon torpedo launcher. The minimum rank to command a Soyuz was lieutenant. The bridge was crewed by one tactical officer, science officer and engineer each, ranked ensign. (STO - "Klingon War" mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")
LiveryEdit
By 2409, a number of basic livery designs was available to choose from, which could be modified further. These options were known as: Types, Upgrade, Veteran, Fleet and Fleet 2. (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 vesselsEdit
| Soyuz-class starships | ||
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| Bozeman • Collins • Gagarin | 
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ConnectionsEdit
BackgroundEdit
- The Soyuz model seen on screen was a redesign of the Miranda-class vessel. However, since the Miranda-class was seen in use well into the 24th century, it may be speculated that it, in fact, was a redesign of the Soyuz. Some parts of the Enterprise Phase II Model were used to create the Bozeman; a clear visible part is the different bridge module.
References and notesEdit
- ↑ LUG reference: The Price of Freedom (RPG)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Official Starships Collection Issue {{{2}}}: "{{{3}}}"
- ↑ Star Trek Online reference:
- ↑ TNG comic: "Out of Time"
External linkEdit
- Soyuz class article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
