Science Ships

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ASDB Technical Database Starfleet Ship Classes Explorers Cruisers Escorts Science Ships Support Ships Small Craft Space Stations Historical Starship Database Non-Federation Starships Registry Number Ship Registry Reference Starship Components Advanced Starship Design Bureau Starfleet Vessel Register Starfleet Corps of Engineers Engineering Systems Academy Library Edit this nav SUPPORT SHIPS Medical • Carriers • Search & Rescue • Transports Couriers and Surveyors Couriers and Surveyors are, in essence, highly specialized Scout and Explorer ships. Couriers, of course, are ships designed for high speeds which Starfleet uses to transport important messages and personnel. At present Starfleet fields only two types of Couriers, the Loki- and Mercury-class ships. Except for those vessels designed specifically for ferrying important dignitaries, Couriers tend to be spartan. Surveyors, on the other hand, come in a variety of designs, including the venerable Oberth-class general science vessel, the Korolev- and Sagan-class Deep Space Surveyors and the smaller Copernicus-class ship. The former are designed for long-term deep survey missions; the latter for astronomic surveys which are quicker or cover a smaller area. Classes Antares Class (Surveyor) Copernicus Class (Surveyor) Korolev Class (Surveyor) Oberth Class (Surveyor) Sagan Class (Surveyor) Research/Laboratory Vessels Scientific pursuits remain at the forefront of Starfleet's agenda, and it is justly proud of its Research and Laboratory vessels. Ranging from the smaller Fermi-class "flying laboratory" which conducts experiments in zero-g and other space environments, to the large Nova-class planetary surveyor, they tend to be highly specialized. Many are modular, allowing different laboratory modules to be swapped in and out to reconfigure the ship for a specific mission with relatively little effort. Class Type Fermi class Luna class Noble class Nova class Oppenheimer class

Black-and-white ship illustrations by Tim Davies unless otherwise noted. Used with permission. All other images are copyright to their respective owners.

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