The Nebula-class was a type of Federation starship in use by Starfleet in the 24th century. Officially designated as an explorer, the Nebula ships were also sometimes referred to as exploratory cruisers or cruisers. This class was named for spectacular galactic gas clouds known as nebulae. (DS9 reference: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual; Last Unicorn RPG module: The Price of Freedom; Decipher RPG modules: Starfleet Operations Manual, Starships)

Contents 1 Technical data 1.1 Special configurations 2 Known vessels 2.1 Registry number examples 2.2 Other vessels 3 Appendices 3.1 Connections 3.2 Background 3.2.1 Apocrypha 3.3 External links

Technical dataEdit

The Nebula-class is well-known for being a testbed of modular components, with the vessel's upper outboard structures varying from vessel to vessel. Several configurations—including a tactical pod, sensor pod, cargo pod and probe pod—had been fielded by the 2380s. During the Dominion War, of course, the most common variant was the tactical configuration. (ST reference: Starship Spotter)

Special configurationsEdit

During the Dominion War, Starfleet worked on a key number of tactical upgrades to all types of starship that would be used in combat against Dominion forces. The key aim was to increase their defensive and offensive capabilities so that they could remain in a fire-fight a lot longer. Through this design strategy, the Nebula-class was able to gain an impressive array of specialised weapons and defensive systems. Whilst these tactical upgrades were used sparingly during the Dominion War, the systems were heavily used during the Borg incursions of 2376 and 2377. (ST video games: Armada, Armada II)

The tactical configuration was sometimes referred to as battle cruisers by 2379. (ST video game: Starfleet Command III)

shield disruptor 

This weapon was based on technology adapted from the Breen Energy dampening weapon. It disables the shields of a group of enemy ships for a short time, allowing weapons to damage the hull and systems directly.

Gemini effect 

The Gemini Effect was created as a result of Doctor Paul Manheim's temporal research in 2364. The effect creates a temporal disturbance in the space-time continuum, allowing two of the same ship to exist simultaneously in different locations.

point defense phaser 

The initial concept for this weapon goes back as far as the 20th century, with the Strategic Defense Initiative. Perfected in 2374, the PDP destroys incoming torpedoes before they can do any damage.

engineering team 

Allows this ship to repair a allied ship, restore shields @ 50% capacity. (ST video games: Armada, Armada II)

Known vesselsEdit

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Registry number examplesEdit

Other vesselsEdit

USS Aldebaran • USS Aristotle • USS Arlen • USS Barclay • USS Bell • USS Berthonia • USS Boater • USS Bonhomme Richard • USS Boyle • USS Caddebostan • USS Cousteau • USS Crick • USS Curie • USS Darwin • USS Descartes • USS Douglass • USS Edison • USS Einstein • USS Euclid • USS Faraday • USS Fermi • USS Foucault • USS Galileo • USS Gallant • USS Garuda • USS Gates • USS Godel • USS Haley • USS Hawking • USS Hegel • USS Heisenberg • USS Himori • USS Hubble • USS Iowa • USS Jacobus • USS Jah'tor • USS Kelvin • USS Kerra'don • USS Knoxville • USS Knuth • USS Koerner • USS Lahr • USS Melbourne • USS Narnia • USS Newell • USS Newton • USS Nobel • USS Ockham • USS Oppenheimer • USS Pascal • USS Pasteur • USS Pavlov • USS Pythagoras • USS Ranger • USS Saladin • USS Salk • USS Schrodinger • USS Schweitzer • USS Scott • USS Tesla • USS Tomaselli • USS Tonawanda • USS Whitney • USS Zee-Magnees • USS Zimmerman

AppendicesEdit

ConnectionsEdit

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 • Armitage • Ascendant • Avenger (23rd century) • Avenger (25th century) • Babcock • Bader • Baker • Baton Rouge • Bode • Bolarus • Bonaventure • Bonhomme Richard • Bradbury • Brenton • Canada • Canopus • Capella (23rd century} • Capella • Centaur • Centaurus • Cerberus • Challenger (deep space explorer) • Challenger • Chandley • Charger • Chariot • Chesapeake • Cheyenne • Chimera • Chimera (25th century) • Christopher • Cle Dan • Cochise • Cochrane • Constellation • Constitution • Continent • Copernicus • Cygnus • Daedalus • Danube • Decatur • Decker • Defender • Defiant • Delphi • 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 • Galen • Geneva • Genser • Graceful • Grayson • Griffon • Hale • Hardin • Hephaestus • Hermes (scout) • Hermes (fast cruiser) • Heston • Hogan • Hokule'a • Horizon • Huron • Icarus • Incursion • Indomitable • Intrepid • Iowa • Istanbul • Iwo Jima • Class J • Karekh • Keith • Keppler • Kethkin • Kiev • K'Kmarak • Kolm-An • Korolev • Larson • Lauro • Laweya • Legacy • Lenthal • Lexington • Liberty • Loki • Loknar • London (troop transport) • Luna • Makin • Mann • Marklin • Marshall • M'Benga • Mediterranean • Merced • Mercury • Merian • Messier • Midway • Miranda • Mission • Missouri • Mockingbird • MoKal • Monoceros • Moscow • Mulciber • Nebula • Nelson • New Orleans • Newport • Niagara • Noble • Nomad • Northampton • Norway • Nova • Oberon • Oberth • Odin • Odysseus • Odyssey • Okinawa • Olympic • Oppenheimer • Orion • Osaka • Overfield • Paladin (destroyer) • Paladin (24th century) • Philadelphia • Phoenix • Pinnacle • Piper • Polarity • Pollux • Portsmith • Premonition • Prometheus • Proxima • Ptolemy • Pyrenees • Rakota • Ranger (cruiser) • Ranger (scout) • Reliant • Remora • Renaissance • Rickenbacker • Rigel • Rochester • Royal Sovereign • Saber • Sagan • Saladin • Samson • Santa Fe • Sawyer • Scorpio • Scylla • Sequoia • Shi'Kahr • Sierra • Siva • Solar • Sovereign • Soyuz • Springfield • Steamrunner • Surak • Sydney • Venture • Tangent • Theophrastus • Thomas Paine • Thucydides • Thufir • Ticonderoga • Tikopai • Tritium • Typhon • Typhoon • Ukora • Ulysses • Ural • Utah • Vesta • Vigilant (scout) • Vigilant (tactical escort) • Voyager • Wambundu • Wilkerson • Wei-Fa • Wellington • Wells • Yamato • Yorkshire • Zodiac • unnamed
By type	Federation cargo ship • Federation colony ship • Federation construction ship • Federation galaxy ship • Federation light cruiser (Intrepid-variant) • Federation mining freighter • Federation repair ship

BackgroundEdit

This class first appeared in canon in TNG episode: "The Wounded".

ApocryphaEdit

The ebook The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon, released by Last Unicorn Games after they had lost their Star Trek license listed several other Nebula class starships: USS Osiris (NCC-69903), USS Denali (NCC-70258) and USS Shanghai (NCC-55203).

External linksEdit

• Nebula class article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.