A star cruiser was a type of large interstellar spaceship with offensive/defensive armament. This descriptive term was applied to Federation starships and was a synonym for cruiser.
Both the starships USS Valiant and USS Enterprise were classified by the Eminian High Council in 2267 as star cruisers. (TOS: "A Taste of Armageddon")
Less than a century later, the Zakdorn strategist Sirna Kolrami called the USS Hathaway a star cruiser. (TNG: "Peak Performance")
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attack vessel • attack fighter • battle cruiser • battleship • bird-of-prey • carrier vessel • colony ship • combat cruiser • corsair • corvette • cruiser • destroyer • diplomatic vessel • dreadnought • escort vessel • exploration vessel • flagship • freighter • frigate • garbage scow • geo-terraforming vessel • heavy cruiser • holding vessel • interceptor • light cruiser • medical ship • military vessel • mining vessel • patrol ship • pilot vessel • prison ship • raider • reconnaissance ship • robot ship • runabout • science vessel • scout ship • star cruiser • starliner • starship • supply ship • support ship • survey ship • tanker • timeship • trading vessel • training ship • transport ship • troop transport • tug • warbird • warship |
External link
- Star cruiser at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works