Exploration Cruiser

Exploration Cruiser

Rank:

Tier:

4

Type:

Cruiser

Admiralty stats:

36 12 12

Hull:

32,500

Shield modifier:

1

Weapons:

4 3

Bridge Officers:

   

Device slots:

4

Consoles:

2 3 2

Turn rate:

6

Impulse modifier:

0.15

Inertia rating:

20

Bonus Power:

+5 all power levels

Cost:

40,000

Abilities:

Strategic Maneuvering
Shield Frequency Modulation
Weapon System Efficiency
Attract Fire

Galaxy class

 ^{~Exploration Cruiser}

Tier 4 Variants

• Exploration Cruiser
• Exploration Cruiser Refit

Tier 5 Variants

• Exploration Cruiser Retrofit
• Fleet Exploration Cruiser Retrofit

Tier 6 Variants

• Exploration Cruiser (T6)
• Fleet Exploration Cruiser (T6)

Related

• U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)
• Enhanced Engineering Systems Set
• Galaxy Class Cruiser (Mob)
• Terran Galaxy Class Cruiser

The Exploration Cruiser is a Captain level (Tier 4) Federation Cruiser. The most prominent Exploration Cruiser variant is the Galaxy class, which was the flagship of the fleet when it was first introduced in the late 2350s. The most well known Galaxy class vessel was the USS Enterprise-D, commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

Variants

Galaxy class

Galaxy class

Starfleet's top-of-the-line vessel in the mid-24th century. The Galaxy class was made popular by the multiple-award winning series, Star Trek: The Next Generation where the most notable ship of its type was the Enterprise-D. This is the shortest Exploration Cruiser variant, but the most iconic.

Celestial class

Celestial class

The design of the Celestial-class has components reminiscent of the Ambassador-class line of Starfleet cruisers. (One such starship was the Enterprise-C, commanded by Rachel Garrett.) Distinguishing differences between the Celestial- and Ambassador-class designs are the straight pylons, conical warp nacelles and engineering hull, and the thicker saucer.

To recreate the look of the Ambassador-class ships, most players prefer using this costume, along with the Galaxy-class pylons. However as of Season 7 the Support Cruiser renders this method moot.

Envoy class

Envoy class

The Envoy variant is the longest of the three. The saucer and and neck are also the largest. The pylons are slightly banked and are forked toward the nacelle area. The ship is significantly bulkier than the other variants which feature smooth hulls. Its nacelles are less armored than the others with a field grille covering the bottom end of the nacelle.

Admiralty Ship

Admiralty Ship
	36	12	12
	+8 ENG per SciShip or TacShip

Abilities

Cruiser Commands

As a cruiser, this ship supports the following cruiser commands

• Ability: Strategic Maneuvering
• Ability: Shield Frequency Modulation
• Ability: Weapon System Efficiency
• Ability: Attract Fire

Standard Configuration

Federation starships come with standard equipment and weapons of the lowest mark available at the ship's minimum rank. The items provided are appropriate to the type of vessel and its related playing style.

Equipment

• 

  
  [Shield Array Mk VI]
  
• 

  
  [Deflector Array Mk VI]
  
• 

  
  [Impulse Engines Mk VI]
  
• 

  
  [Matter Anti-Matter Warp Core Mk VI]
  

Fore Weapons

• 

  
  [Phaser Beam Array Mk VI]
  
• 

  
  [Photon Torpedo Launcher Mk VI]
  
• 

  
  [Phaser Beam Array Mk VI]
  
• 

  
  [Photon Torpedo Launcher Mk VI]
  

Aft Weapons

• 

  
  [Phaser Beam Array Mk VI]
  
• 

  
  [Photon Torpedo Launcher Mk VI]
  
• 

  
  [Phaser Beam Array Mk VI]
  

Comparison with Refit variant

	Standard	Refit
Bridge Officers
Consoles	2 3 2	2 3 3
Universal Console		[Console - Universal - Antimatter Spread]

Gallery

• 

  Three differently customized exploration cruisers

• 

  In game screenshot of a Galaxy Class Starship at Deep Space 9

• 

  Galaxy class ship in a micronebula

Notes

• 

  The redacted Exploration Cruiser variant as shown on IGN.com
  According to an interview with Adam Williams on Priority One, there was a variant for this ship class during production which had to be replaced. However, a preview screenshot was released on IGN.com. At the time of the interview he used the ship as his forums avatar, a nod to the fact that the ship "pissed off" Daniel Stahl, who ordered the ship to be redone. The variant that replaced this design was probably the Envoy class, as Williams described it as "the type 3, it's really blocky".
• The Galaxy-class Exploration Cruiser was remodeled in April 2015 to more closely match her canon appearance in Star Trek: The Next Generation.