Steamrunner class
From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference
| Steamrunner class | |
|---|---|
 Forward view | |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Active: | 2370s |
| Armament: | Phasers |
 Port dorsal profile | |
 Wreckage of a Steamrunner-class vessel | |
The Steamrunner class was a type of Federation starship in service with Starfleet during the late 24th century.
Ships of this class saw action at the Battle of Sector 001 in 2373, where several were lost. Several other Steamrunner-class starships were involved in the Dominion War, and participated in Operation Return in 2374 and the second Battle of Chin'toka in 2375. Several ships of the class were stationed near Deep Space 9 during the war. (DS9: "Favor the Bold", "Sacrifice of Angels", "The Changing Face of Evil")
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[edit] Ships of the class
- Named
- USS Appalachia (NCC-52136)
- Unnamed
[edit] Appendices
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Background
The Steamrunner-class starship was designed by Alex Jaeger at ILM, and was rendered as a computer-generated model.
Visual Effects Supervisor David Stipes said that an overall length of 800 feet (243.8 meters) was generally used onscreen. [1]
The original name was apparently intended to be "Streamrunner," based on the name appearing in Jaeger's sketch of the revamped "USS Streamrunner," dated 4 April 1996. This name was a homage to a song by the band Fold Zandura. The reasoning for the name change to Steamrunner is unknown, and would be subsequently adapted (or adopted) by the Star Trek Encyclopedia and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual.
According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, a USS Hiroshima was a Steamrunner-class vessel, but such a ship was never mentioned on screen. This ship name referenced in the Encyclopedia II is from behind-the-scenes source from ILM by John Eaves and Alex Jaeger. The original ship scale with alternate names can be found on John Eaves' blog. Nevertheless, the reference to the vessel was removed from the third version of the Encyclopedia.
[edit] Apocrypha
The Steamrunner appeared in Activision's Star Trek: Armada and Star Trek: Armada II as a long-range artillery ship.
The following specifications are given in the Starfleet Operations Manual supplement for Decipher's Star Trek RPG:
- Type: Heavy Frigate
- Dimensions: Length, 375 meters; beam, 270.9 meters; height, 79.5 meters.
- Complement: 200 officers and crew
- Performance: Warp 9.6 for 12 hours .
- Armament: Four type-10 phaser emitters, two photon torpedo launchers.
