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Miranda Class

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Universe : Prime Timeline
Affiliation : Federation
Class Name : Miranda Class
Type : Destroyer
Unit Run :
USS Miranda - Upgraded
NCC-1926 USS Bombay - Destroyed [1]
plus 278 others built in total. 80 have been lost in all. 200 have been retired from service.
Commissioned : 2243 - 2269, class remains in service
Dimensions : Length : 230 m [2]
Beam : 127.1 m
Height : 51 m
Decks : 8
Mass : 520,000 metric tons
Crew : 210
Armament : 6 x Type VII phaser bank, total output 3,000 TeraWatts
2 x 2nd class photon torpedo tube with 40 rounds
Defence Systems : Standard shield system, total capacity 270,000 TeraJoules
Standard Monotanium Single hull.
Standard level Structural Integrity Field
Warp Speeds
(TOS scale) :
Normal Cruise : 4
Maximum Cruise : 5
Maximum Rated : 7 for 12 hours.
Strength Indices :
(Galaxy class = 1,000)
Beam Firepower : 60
Torpedo Firepower : 125
Weapon Range and Accuracy : 185
Shield Strength : 100
Hull Armour : 5
Speed : 179
Combat Manoeuvrability : 5,880
Overall Strength Index : 120
Diplomatic Capability : 3
Expected Hull Life : 120
Refit Cycle : Minor : 5 year
Standard : 5 years
Major : 30 years

Notes

Designed to be a smaller and less capable counterpart to the Constitution class, the USS Miranda entered service one year before its larger cousin. There was a very high degree of commonality between the two classes, with the nacelles and most of the primary hull being almost identical.

The smaller size of these ships was largely accounted for by a lower level of habitability for the crew and a reduction in the number of science labs from fourteen to ten. Even so the Miranda's were full Explorer type ships, fully capable of conducting long duration research missions. Their considerable armament also made them an important addition to the defence of the Federation.

The Miranda class USS Bombay served in the Taurus Reach under the command of Captain Gannon in 2265, based on Starbase 47 (Vanguard). During that year the ship took on a mission to Ravanar IV to provide a vital replacement part to the colony there. The ship was attacked by six Tholian vessels and destroyed with all hands, though thanks to skillful and aggressive action by her Captain, the Tholians lost four of their six ships in the engagement. [1]

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Canon source Backstage source Novel source DITL speculation

References

# Series Season Source Comment
1 Star Trek : Vanguard, Book 1 - Harbinger
2 Speculative Assumed to have been scaled up in its refit by the same amount as the Constitution.
Novel : Star Trek : Vanguard, Book 1 - Harbinger
Source : Speculative
Comment : Assumed to have been scaled up in its refit by the same amount as the Constitution.

Comments

Of course, the Miranda is probably the most often-used class in the whole of Trek - whatever Paramount paid to have this ship designed, they certainly got their money's worth! Even so, we actually know remarkably little about these ships. The specs I've created are intended to reflect a ship that was originally a light cruiser to complement the heavy cruiser Constitutions, but has gradually become relegated to a variety of roles as newer designs take over. In combat the Miranda seems to act in support of the modern ships, as when two Mirandas ran interference for the Defiant during "Sacrifice of Angels". Mirandas seem to suffer heavily in combat, which is understandable, but there always seem to be more around. That's why I suggested such a big production run in the first place. With the appearance of the First Contact designs and the move to more CGI in Trek, I suspect we're going to see less and less Mirandas over the next few years. But then again, who knows...
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