Reliant class

Reliant class
Owner:	United Federation of Planets
Operator:	Starfleet
Active:	2400s
Armament:	Phaser arrays Photon torpedoes
Defenses:	Deflector shields

The Reliant class was a type of Federation starship that was in operation with Starfleet in the early 25th century.

History

The Reliant-class is a successor to the older Miranda-class of the 23rd century. Both classes feature the same layout, and design principles.

In 2401, several ships of this class were present in the fleet assembled to confront the Borg vessel Singularity, and in conjunction with the Borg vessel, were able to defend against a large burst of energy that had threatened the sector. (PIC: "The Star Gazer")

Two ships of this class, the USS Sarahd and the USS T'Jan were orbiting M'talas Prime following the attack on District Seven. (PIC: "Disengage")

Later that same year, twenty-four ships were assembled for the Frontier Day celebrations over Earth, and were hijacked by their younger crews after they came under the direct control of the Borg Collective. (PIC: "Võx", "The Last Generation")

Interior design

Command and control systems

By 2401, the computer systems on board the class had been built to include the Fleet formation mode, also known as Starfleet emergency protocol NX12.11, designed to place all Federation starships within a fleet under the automated control of the Starfleet mainframe. (PIC: "Võx")

Ships commissioned

Named

Name	Registry	Notes	Status	Date
USS Azetbur	NCC-90232		Active	2401
USS Clark	NCC-90206		Active	2401
USS Enkidu	NCC-90205		Active	2401
USS Maha Naree	NCC-90221		Active	2402
USS Ni'Var	NCC-90237		Active	2402
USS Reliant	NCC-90200	Reliant-class prototype	Active	2401
USS Sarahd	NCC-90227		Active	2401
USS Shallash	NCC-90235		Active	2401
USS Shras	NCC-90211		Active	2401
USS T'Jan	NCC-90213		Active	2401
USS Thy'lek Shran	NCC-90225		Active	2401
USS Tiro	NCC-90216		Active	2401
USS Uhura	NCC-90214		Active	2401

Uncertain

Name	Registry	Notes	Status	Date
USS Cobb	NCC-90219		Active	2401

Unnamed

• Unnamed Reliant-class starships

Appendices

Appearances

• PIC:
  • "The Star Gazer"
  • "Farewell"
  • "The Next Generation"
  • "Disengage"
  • "Võx"
  • "The Last Generation"

Background information

Promotional image of the Reliant-class Reliant

This class of ship was first seen in Star Trek Online, designed by Hector Ortiz and modeled by Thomas Marrone, where it was identified as a 25th century variation of the 23rd century Miranda-class and named for the Miranda-class USS Reliant which appeared in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. In a unique collaboration between Cryptic Studios, the game's developer, and the creative minds behind Star Trek: Picard, this ship class was introduced to the canonical world of Star Trek. [1] It was done as a cost-saving measure, while meeting the demands of different parties to add variety to the ranks of Starfleet. [2]

Dave Blass once jokingly stated that the ship with the registry NCC-90210, which would fall within this class, would be named USS Beverly Hills. [3]

The total number of Reliant-class vessels present at Frontier Day was established by former Picard Research Assistant Jörg Hillebrand. [4]

External links

• Reliant class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• Reliant Advanced Light Cruiser at the Star Trek Online Wiki