Centaur type

The Centaur-type was a Federation starship design operated by Starfleet during the 24th century.

Its overall design was compact, featuring only a saucer section connected directly to a small secondary weapons pod, which housed four photon torpedo tubes. The ships's nacelles were connected directly to the pod. The weapons pod was of the same configuration as the pod on the Miranda-class line of vessels. This class appeared very similar to the much older Walker-class.

The design did not feature a visible deflector dish or large engineering hull as was common on Federation ship configurations.

The shuttlebay was housed directly forward of the bridge on the saucer, and faced fore, rather than aft. (DS9: "A Time to Stand")

A vessel of this class saw action during the Dominion War, and was represented in Starfleet's Operation Return, assisting in the retaking of Deep Space 9 from Dominion forces. (DS9: "Sacrifice of Angels")

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Ships commissioned Edit

Named

USS Centaur (NCC-42043)

Appendices Edit

Appearances Edit

DS9:

Background information Edit

The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual describes this vessel as an Excelsior-class starship variant, describing it as being among the ships "constructed from salvaged components, components in work, and custom assemblies fabricated by the individual fleet yards."

For further information on the studio models, see: Centaur-type models

Technical manual Edit

The following specifications were given in the DS9 Technical Manual:

Production Base: ASDB Integration Facility, Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars
Type: Medium Cruiser
Accommodation: 315 officers and crew
Power Plant: One 1,500 plus cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles; two impulse systems
Dimensions: Length, 381.87 meters; beam, 320.16 meters; height, 78.54 meters
Mass: 870,000 metric tonnes
Performance: Warp 9.6 for twelve hours
Armament: Nine type-9 phaser emitters; two photon torpedo launchers

Apocrypha Edit

According to the novel Articles of the Federation, this type is the Centaur-class, making the USS Centaur the first of its type.
In Star Trek: Legacy both the USS Centaur and the USS Carolina appear as playable ships of this type, available in the TOS and TNG parts of the game.
The Centaur is also playable in Star Trek Online, where it is one of the three starting designs for Federation players' starships. It is on the same tier as (and interchangeable with) the Miranda and ShiKahr classes.

External link Edit

Centaur class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works