Akira class starship

Infobox Fictional Spacecraft
name = "Akira" class

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first = ""
last = "Endgame"
status = Active
affiliation = United Federation Of Planets
launched =
decommissioned =
class =
crew number = 500
maxspeed = 9.8
fighters = 40
auxcraft = 10 Shuttlecraft
armaments = Phasers
Photon torpedoes
defense = Deflector shields
propulsion =
power =
mass =
length = 464.6 Meters
width = 316.7 Meters
height = 87.4 Meters
primeref =The "Akira"-class starship is a class of Starfleet starship in the Star Trek fictional universe, appearing first in ' and subsequently in ' and "".cite book|title=The Star Trek Encyclopedia|author=Okuda, Mike and Denise Okuda, with Debbie Mirek|publisher=Pocket Books|isbn=0-671-53609-5|year=1999] "Akira"-class starships are seen in several Federation battle fleets across the series.

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; the beams attach to an arch that supports two warp nacelles at its ends and a weapons pod that fires photon torpedoes at its zenith. The main bridge, primary dorsal phaser strip and lifeboats are embedded into the saucer. The ventral saucer is occupied with the navigational deflector, a photon torpedo tube and additional lifeboats.

Design

Alex Jaeger of Industrial Light and Magic designed the "Akira" class, which is named for the anime film "Akira"."Star Trek: The Next Generation: Sketchbook: The Movies"] Jaeger commented on the design in an interview with "Star Trek Magazine": "This was my gunship/battlecruiser/aircraft carrier. It has 15 torpedo launchers and two shuttlebays - one in front, with three doors, and one in the back. I really got into it with this one, with the whole idea that the front bay would be the launching bay, and then to return they'd come into the back, because they'd be protected by the rest of the ship."Fact|date=March 2008

Appearances

"Akira"-class ships are seen participating in several battles of the Dominion War depicted in "Deep Space Nine", including Operation Return in "Sacrifice of Angels" and the First Battle of Chin'toka in "Tears of the Prophets". A ship of this class is also seen during the USS "Voyager"'s return to the Alpha Quadrant in the "Voyager" episode "Endgame".

Known "Akira"-class starships

; USS "Thunderchild" (NCC-63549) : The "Thunderchild" fights at the Battle of Sector 001 in "". The ship is named for the fictional HMS "Thunder Child" in H. G. Wells' novel "The War of the Worlds".Fact|date=March 2008

;USS "Spector" (NCC-65549) : The "Spector" is involved in the recovery of the USS "Prometheus" in the "Voyager" episode "Message in a Bottle".

;USS "Rabin" (NCC-62392): This ship fights in the Battle of Sector 001 in "".fact|date=April 2008

;USS "Geronimo" : Appears in "".

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