Cheyenne class
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| STARSHIP CLASS | |
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| Cheyenne-class | |
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| Affiliation: | Federation, Starfleet |
| Type: | cruiser |
| Service period: | 24th century |
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| Defences: | deflector shields |
| Auxiliary craft: | Federation shuttlecraft |
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The Cheyenne-class was a type of Federation starship in use by Starfleet in the 24th century. (ST reference: Star Trek Encyclopedia)
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History
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The Cheyenne-class was a 24th century design of light cruiser, consisting of a saucer section derived from the Galaxy-class project with four warp nacelles attached by branching pylons to the aft saucer.
One of the more famous ships of this class was the USS Ahwahnee, which was lost at the Battle of Wolf 359. (TNG episode: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II")
In the 25th century, the Cheyenne-class would continue in Starfleet service as a modernized heavy cruiser, generally commanded by an officer with the rank of commander. By this time the Cheyenne, like it's parent design, had been the basis for several other starships. most notably the Dakota-class and the Stargazer-class. (STO video game: Star Trek Online)
Known vessels
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- USS Corinth
- USS Ahwahnee (NCC-73620)
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Background
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The Ahwahnee 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 slides with images of the behind-the-scenes models.
Apocrypha
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The ebook The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon, published by Last Unicorn Games after they had lost their Star Trek license lists the USS Periyar and USS Utrecht as Challenger-class vessels. LUG's Ship Recognition Manual also lists the USS Paiute and USS Haida.
External links
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- Cheyenne class article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Reconstruction of the Cheyenne Class from production photos, interviews, and on-screen analysis of "The Best of Both Worlds" can be found at Ex Astris Scientia.
