}}The '''''Sagan''-class light explorer''' is a cutting-edge exploratory vessel designed for missions outside of Federation space. Originally develo
...l replicators. This also allows her to support science vessels and smaller cruisers in a similar but more limited fashion than the ''[[Odyssey Class|Odyssey]]'
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..., this class manages to deliver explorer-grade scientific, diplomatic, and exploratory capabilities with half the crew complement of the long-serving ''Galaxy''-c
...an explorer, the ''Constitution III'' is capable of sustained, independent exploratory missions beyond Federation space. The intent has been that they will undert
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...modifications were designed to increase the ''Excelsior''’s already robust exploratory capabilities to include missions of even greater durations, with additional
...d sensors. It is rare to have an ''Excelsior''-class ship posted on a true exploratory mission in the present era, but they’re often dispatched on scientific su
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...board ''Galaxy''-class explorers and [[Nebula Class|''Nebula''-class heavy cruisers]], limited only by the smaller number of actual pallets it could mount. One
...irs in the field that would otherwise require a spacedock (to increase her exploratory range), and also allows for easier transfer of equipment and personnel for
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...d sensors. It is rare to have an ''Excelsior''-class ship posted on a true exploratory mission in the present era, but they’re often dispatched on scientific su
...used aboard this craft led to speeds up to triple those of previous heavy cruisers, but this fell far short of the projections of speeds coming ten or twenty
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...e rim of the station, where there are a dozen extendable docking ports for cruisers and explorers.
...the civilians on stations of this class in deep space are the families of exploratory vessels' crews, as this allows them to be in contact with their loved ones
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*Exploratory Support
...ies all around the Federation to supplement Starfleet's inventory of light cruisers and escorts, which had grown significantly in both size and complexity over
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...ities without a crew, while the ''Intrepid'' was meant to be a fast, sleek exploratory vessel. Indeed, the idea for this class came about when an ''Intrepid''-typ
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...the engine systems for the ''Galaxy''-class explorer and ''Nebula''-class exploratory cruiser. Her engine designs revolutionized shipbuilding and laid the founda
...''Inquiry''-class exploratory cruiser. These bays can each service a dozen cruisers and twice that many smaller starships. Unlike the main bay, these facilitie
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...g mass production of the new [[Inquiry Class|''Inquiry''-class exploratory cruisers]]. Based on the prototype's service history, refinements were made to the i
...393 and has been in service ever since then, with units being split across exploratory, medical, and transport duties.
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...ur''-type design shared the overall arrangement of typical Starfleet light cruisers, though at a smaller scale, more suitable as a replacement for the ''Akula'
...cientist would be equally as bored here, given that it’s not used for many exploratory missions other than drive-bys of planets and it’s typically ordered to st
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...durance of only six months without support, the ''Hutet'' is not suited to exploratory missions of any kind. It does have a handful of science labs, but even a ''
...eet of at least twelve ''Galor''-class destroyers and six ''Keldon''-class cruisers escorting them, because the only real danger a ''Hutet''-class vessel would
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''California''-class ships are used for follow-up exploratory missions after the large explorers have passed through a region, usually to
...ortant function in Starfleet, but they are second-rate vessels. As utility cruisers, they get the missions that aren’t important enough for more advanced shi
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...ine design. These vessels were intended to handle general patrol and light exploratory duties, while also supplementing the larger ''California''-class utility cr
''New Orleans''-class vessels are often tasked with surveys and other exploratory tasks within the Federation's vast interior. Like other frigates, she has w
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...not assigned to do. On occasion, these ships are still used as first-line exploratory scouts, where they provide initial scans of a region before explorers perfo
Envisioned as early as the 2330s, when the first ''Ambassador''-class heavy cruisers were rolling off of the assembly lines as a complement to the larger ship w
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