Akira Class Starship

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Akira class

Background & History

The Akira is one of the fleet's most heavily armed starships. The Akira was designed during the Cardassian war featuring a weapons pod located at the aft section of the ship that is armed with torpedoes launchers and phasers. Akira-class ships have since become one of the fleet's most active battleships, used during both Borg and Dominion conflicts.

Like the Steamrunner Class, ships of the Akira Class are large vessels composed of a circular, saucer-shaped primary hull, with a low-slung navigational deflector and two beams rising from the top heading aft. These beams attach to an arch that supports two warp nacelles at its ends and a Tactical Information Center and Weapons Pod at the top.

The Akira-class was a class of Federation starship that was in service with Starfleet by the early 2370s. Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards was one of the primary construction sites used for this class in 2371. (VOY: "Relativity")

Akira-class starships were featured prominently in the Battle of Sector 001 (Star Trek: First Contact) and the Dominion War(DS9:"Call to Arms", et al.). Several Akira-class ships were stationed near Deep Space 9 during the war. (DS9: "The Magnificent Ferengi", "Afterimage")

In 2374, the Akira saw action during Operation Return and the First Battle of Chin'toka, where at least one ship of the class was destroyed by an orbital weapon platform. (DS9: "Favor the Bold", "Sacrifice of Angels", "Tears of the Prophets") In 2375, they were involved in the Second Battle of Chin'toka and the Battle of Cardassia. (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil", "What You Leave Behind")

Akira-Class Construction Facilities:

Antares Fleet Yards, Antares IV New Aberdeen Fleet Yard, Aldebaran Utopia Planitia Fleet Yard, Mars

Copernicus Fleet Yard, Luna Atlas V Fleet Yard, Deneb V Balkinur Kosmodrome, Earth

Specifications:

Categories:Carrier/Heavy Cruiser Maximum speed 9.8 Fighters: 40 Auxiliary craft: 10 Shuttlecraft Armaments: Phasers 6 Type X Omnidirectional Torpedoes: Photon & Quantum Launchers: 3 (5 Tubes Each) .

Defenses: Deflector shields Length: 464.6 Meters Width: 316.7 Meters Height: 87.4 Meters Decks: Main Ship: 18 Pod (TIC): 4 Deck 12 - "Fly-Through" Hangar Bay Crew: 460 (Total: Officer & Crew)

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Ships Of The Akira Class

U.S.S. Scimitar - NCC-80826 U.S.S. Arondight - NCC-80477 U.S.S. Tal-War - NCC-80872 U.S.S. Claymore - NCC-80820

U.S.S. Broadsword - NCC-80864 U.S.S. Gladius - NCC-80899 U.S.S. Katana - NCC-80764 .

Resources

Memory Alpha-Akira Class Wikipedia-Akira Class TrekMania-Akira Class Advanced Starship Design Bureau - Akira

Akira Class Tech Manual Ex-Astris Scientia Memory Beta-Akira Class Star Trek:DS9 Technical Manual

Rob Johnson, FADM(ret)
23 Dec 08

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