Changes: Escort vessel

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A Peliar Zel escort vessel

In starship classification, an escort vessel was a starship whose primary purpose is to accompany other vessels as a means of protection. Escorts typically protected lesser armed vessels, or vessels carrying an important cargo.

In 2154, Degra's ship was protected by two Xindi-Reptilian warships, which served as escort ships, during the proving ground Xindi superweapon prototype test mission in the Calindra system. (ENT: "Proving Ground")

In 2368, a radical faction based on the Beta moon of Peliar Zel intercepted the Federation shuttlecraft Hawking claiming to be an escort vessel. (TNG: "The Host")

The Defiant-class, originally developed to counter the Borg, was officially classified as an escort vessel, but was unofficially a warship. (DS9: "The Search, Part I").

Despite its euphemistic designation, the Defiant-class escort was the most advanced warship design in Starfleet in the 2370s. In Star Trek: First Contact, Worf protested Riker's statement that the Defiant was "little."

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+[[File:Peliar Zel escort vessel.jpg|thumb|A [[Peliar Zel escort vessel]]]]
-In [[starship classification]], an '''escort''' is a heavily armored, limited-role [[starship]].
+In [[starship classification]], an '''escort vessel''' was a [[starship]] whose primary purpose is to accompany other vessels as a means of protection.  Escorts typically protected lesser armed vessels, or vessels carrying an important cargo.
+In [[2154]], [[Degra's ship]] was protected by two [[Xindi-Reptilian warship]]s, which served as escort ships, during the [[proving ground]] [[Xindi superweapon]] [[prototype]] test mission in the [[Calindra system]]. ({{ENT|Proving Ground}})
-Despite its euphemistic name, escorts are the only true dedicated [[warship]] type employed by [[Starfleet]]. The [[Defiant class|''Defiant'' class]] is an escort type.  ([[DS9]]: "[[The Search, Part I]]")
+In [[2368]], a radical faction based on the [[Beta moon]] of [[Peliar Zel]] intercepted the [[Federation shuttlecraft]] ''[[Hawking (2367)|Hawking]]'' claiming to be an [[Peliar Zel escort vessel|escort vessel]]. ({{TNG|The Host}})
+The {{class|Defiant}}, originally developed to counter the [[Borg]], was officially classified as an escort vessel, but was unofficially a [[warship]]. ({{DS9|The Search, Part I}}).
+{{bginfo|Despite its euphemistic designation, the ''Defiant''-class escort was the most advanced warship design in [[Starfleet]] in the [[2370s]].  In {{film|8}}, [[Worf]] protested [[William T. Riker|Riker]]'s  statement that the ''Defiant'' was "little."}}
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