Challenger class

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The Challenger-class was a type of Federation starship in use by Starfleet in the 24th century. (ST reference: Star Trek Encyclopedia; TTN novel: Taking Wing)

Contents 1 History 2 Known vessels 3 Appendices 3.1 Connections 3.2 Background 3.2.1 Apocrypha 3.3 External links

[edit] History

The Challenger-class was a 24th century design, consisting of a commonly-used type of saucer section, with a secondary hull attached directly to the aft saucer. Two warp nacelles were attached above and below the stardrive hull extension.

One of the famous members of this starship class was the USS Buran, lost at the Battle of Wolf 359. (TNG episode: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II")

[edit] Known vessels

• USS Armstrong (NCC-57537)
• USS Buran (NCC-57580)
• USS Kearsarge (NCC-57566)

[edit] Appendices

[edit] Connections

Starship classes of the United Federation of Planets
By name	Aakenn • Achernar • Achilles • Advance • Aegian • Aeolus • Aerie • Akira • Akula (destroyer) • Akula (frigate) • Alaska • Ambassador • Andes • Andromeda • Andor • Antares • Anton • Apache • Apollo • Archer • Ariel • Ascendant • Ashanti • Avenger • Babcock • Bader • Baker • Baton Rouge • Bode • Bolarus • Bonaventure • Bonhomme Richard • Bradbury • Brenton • Canada • Canopus • Capella • Centaur • Centaurus • Challenger • Chandley • Charger • Chariot • Chesapeake • Cheyenne • Chimera • Cle Dan • Cochise • Cochrane • Constellation • Constitution • Continent • Copernicus • Curry • Cygnus • Daedalus • Danube • Decatur • Decker • Defender • Defiant • Deneva • Derf • Dollond • Doppler • Dreadnought • Drexler • Durrett • Eagle • Edward • El Dorado • Enterprise (23rd century) • Enterprise (alternate future) • Epoch • Epsilon • Erewon • Excalibur • Excelsior • Federation • Fenlon • Fermi • Fiji • Freedom • Frontier • Gagarin • Galaxy • Geneva • Genser • Graceful • Grayson • Griffon • Hale • Hardin • Hermes (scout) • Hermes (fast cruiser) • Heston • Hogan • Hokule'a • Horizon • Huron • Icarus • Incursion • Indomitable • Intrepid • Iowa • Istanbul • Iwo Jima • Karekh • Keith • Keppler • Kethkin • Kiev • Kitty Hawk • K'Kmarak • Kolm-An • Korolev • Larson • Lauro • Laweya • Legacy • Lenthal • Lexington • Liberty • Loki • Loknar • London (troop transport) • Luna • Mackenzie • Makin • Mann • Marklin • Marshall • M'Benga • Mediterranean • Merced • Midway • Miranda • Mission • Missouri • Mockingbird • MoKal • Monoceros • Moscow • Nebula • Nelson • New Orleans • Newport • Niagara • Noble • Nomad • Northampton • Norway • Nova • Oberon • Oberth • Odin • Odysseus • Okinawa • Olympic • Oppenheimer • Orion • Osaka • Overfield • Paladin (destroyer) • Paladin (24th century) • Philadelphia • Pinnacle • Piper • Polarity • Pollux • Portsmith • Premonition • Prometheus • Proxima • Ptolemy • Pyrenees • Rakota • Ranger (cruiser) • Ranger (scout) • Reliant • Remora • Renaissance • Rickenbacker • Rigel • Royal Sovereign • Saber • Sagan • Saladin • Samson • Santa Fe • Sawyer • Scorpio • Scylla • Sequoia • Sherman • Shi'Kahr • Sierra • Siva • Solar • Sovereign • Soyuz • Springfield • Steamrunner • Surak • Sydney • Venture • Tangent • Thomas Paine • Thucydides • Thufir • Ticonderoga • Tikopai • Tritium • Typhon • Ukora • Ulysses • Ural • Utah • Vesta • Vigilant (scout) • Vigilant (tactical escort) • Voyager • Wambundu • Wilkerson • Wei-Fa • Wellington • Wells • Yeager • Yorkshire • Zodiac • unnamed
By type	Federation cargo ship • Federation colony ship • Federation construction ship • Federation galaxy ship • Federation mining freighter • Federation repair ship

[edit] Background

The Buran model was built for the battle sequence in "The Best of Both Worlds" and later described to Star Trek fans by Michael Okuda's appearances at conventions, where he showed slide with images of the behind-the-scenes models.

[edit] Apocrypha

The RPG The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon, published by Last Unicorn Games after they had lost their Star Trek license lists the USS Veliko (NCC-62503) as a Challenger-class vessel.

[edit] External links

• Challenger class article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Reconstruction of the Challenger Class from production photos, interviews, and on-screen analysis of "The Best of Both Worlds" can be found at Ex Astris Scientia.