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}}The '''''Duderstadt''-class fast cruiser''' is a versatile starship capable of being configured for specific
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| type = fast cruiser
| role = *Fast Response
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...de explorers, emissaries, light explorers, exploratory cruisers, and heavy cruisers.
* ''[[Vesta Class|Vesta]]'' (2390s) - ''Vesta''-class starships fast, highly-advanced vessels developed as technological testbeds. Their role is
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...idge has been configured similar to old-style ''Constitution''-class heavy cruisers, with a single command chair and duty stations ringing a central command-he
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...ite true science vessels, but they have more science labs than other light cruisers. They were designed to serve as a more combat-hardened version of the ''Spr
...lies for complicated experiments. These vessels are bread-and-butter light cruisers that tend to spend most of their lives tasked to Starfleet Science and run
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...ore capable successor to the [[Constellation Class|''Constellation''-class fast cruiser]], its current configuration shows commonality with both the [[Amba
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...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
...e'', ''Soyuz'', and ''Centaur''-types. While ''Constellation''-class heavy cruisers were able to carve out a niche for themselves between the ''Miranda'' and '
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...etween facilities without a crew, while the ''Intrepid'' was meant to be a fast, sleek exploratory vessel. Indeed, the idea for this class came about when
...er''-class starships allowed other Starfleet vessels to effectively target fast-moving Cardassian and Dominion vessels. They were also extremely useful in
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...arp coils derived from the advanced ''Excelsior-''class, and they remain a fast design, though their endurance is severely lacking due to a lack of storage
...At the time, they were built with the latest technologies, resulting in a fast, highly-maneuverable scout that could go toe-to-toe with her Klingon and Ro
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...of explorers in the early 2360s. By the 2380s, they were considered heavy cruisers, and in 2400 Starfleet moved to transfer them to [[Starfleet Auxiliary]] in
...er an ''Excelsior'', and she remains significantly more capable than light cruisers and smaller, more modern-exploratory vessels.
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...boosters and repeaters spread across Federation space that allows for the fast and efficient transmission of messages across long distances. The SRN inclu
...rd ''Nebula''-class exploratory cruisers and ''Sutherland''-class research cruisers. ''Manticore''-class heavy escorts can also use a smaller relay pod, though
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They are built for fast strikes and their weapons are entirely forward facing. The primary energy w
}}The ''Plesh Tral'' Heavy Raider is a fast and sturdy [[Breen Confederacy|Breen]] warship, and the vessel most often e
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...follow up on discoveries made by more modern ships. They remain relatively fast and as fewer of them are devoted to front-line duties, they make excellent
...gains in speed, the ''Excelsior''-class ended up being only three times as fast as her predecessor, and this was only after extensive calibrations and expe
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...ships are better equipped for independent exploration than other types of cruisers. They have good endurance, as well as a large enough crew to provide the wi
...ited to leading a group of ''California'' and ''Parliament''-class utility cruisers during large-scale logistical missions. Their internal volume can also be u
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...follow up on discoveries made by more modern ships. They remain relatively fast and as fewer of them are devoted to front-line duties, they make excellent
...gains in speed, the ''Excelsior''-class ended up being only three times as fast as her predecessor, and this was only after extensive calibrations and expe
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}}The '''''Inquiry''-class exploratory cruiser''' is a fast, well-armed starship deployed in large numbers near the Federation’s bord
...ld dynamics and to minimize the vessel’s target profile. Compared to other cruisers, the ''Inquiry'' class, like the ''Nebula'' class, is much larger and is ne
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}}The '''''Intrepid''-class science vessel''' is a fast and highly-capable independent research and exploration platform. First dev
...board ''Galaxy''-class explorers and [[Nebula Class|''Nebula''-class heavy cruisers]], limited only by the smaller number of actual pallets it could mount. One
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...can bring into the field with low personnel overhead. Compared to research cruisers or vessels with multiple labs, ''Protostar''-class vessels are better at da
Fast but spartan, ''Protostar''-class starships can serve as diplomatic couriers
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...ere tensions are already high, they do make excellent escorts for emissary cruisers, as their tactical systems leave no question that Starfleet is willing to d
*While not slow by any real definition of that word, it is not as fast as some of the most modern starships in the fleet. It's also something of a
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...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
...e platform or planetary bombardment weapon, rather than a tip-of-the-spear fast battleship.
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