The Centaur type was a Federation starship design operated by Starfleet during the 24th century.
History[]
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")
In 2384, at least sixteen ships of this class intercepted the USS Protostar in a restricted sector near the star Gamma Serpentis. They were part of an armada which included Akira-class, Defiant-class, and Sovereign-class starships. (PRO: "Mindwalk")
Specifications[]
Similar in design to the older Walker-class ship, this class featuring only a saucer section connected directly to a small secondary weapons pod, which housed photon torpedo tubes. The ship'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. It 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.
This class was equipped with phasers and photon torpedoes and had a maximum warp speed equal to a Jem'Hadar fighter, at least warp 7. (DS9: "A Time to Stand")
Ships in class[]
- Named
- Unnamed
Appendices[]
Appearances[]
Background information[]
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."
Studio model[]
The Centaur was a "kitbashed" scale model created from the saucer section and warp nacelles of two AMT/Ertl USS Excelsior model kits and the torpedo roll bar and bridge from an Ertl USS Reliant kit. It was listed as "Excelsior-class starship variant" in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual due to the use of the Excelsior saucer section. However, it has now been established that the original scale of the shooting model was much smaller and was based on the bridge section and other details from the Miranda-class Reliant model, not the saucer section. [1] No further name was known; it was generally referred to as a "Centaur-class" or Centaur-type ship and was considered a prototype. Whatever its formal class designation, dialogue from "Sacrifice of Angels" suggests that it was considered a "destroyer"-type starship.
For further information on the studio models, see Centaur-type models.
Technical manual[]
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[]
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 (β).
The USS Resolute in Star Trek: Resurgence
The USS Resolute (NCC-92317) (β), the main setting of the video game Star Trek: Resurgence and its tie-in prequel comic, is a Centaur-class ship commanded by Captain Zachary Solano. It appears as a standard Centaur-class ship in the prequel comic but has been through a six-month refit by the timeframe of the game with a newer, larger engineering hull and visible deflector dish. [2] [3]
External link[]
- Centaur class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works