Changes: Light cruiser

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A light cruiser was a type of cruiser utilized by Starfleet, capable of sustained independent operation like other cruiser types, but more lightly-armed and not necessarily intended for front-line combat.

The 24th century starship USS Drake was an example of a light cruiser. (TNG: "The Arsenal of Freedom")

Starship types

attack vessel • attack fighter • battle cruiser • battleship • bird-of-prey • carrier vessel • colony ship • combat cruiser • corsair • corvette • cruiser • destroyer • diplomatic vessel • dreadnought • escort vessel • exploration vessel • flagship • freighter • frigate • garbage scow • geo-terraforming vessel • heavy cruiser • holding vessel • interceptor • light cruiser • medical ship • military vessel • mining vessel • patrol ship • pilot vessel • prison ship • raider • reconnaissance ship • robot ship • runabout • science vessel • scout ship • star cruiser • starliner • starship • supply ship • support ship • survey ship • tanker • timeship • trading vessel • training ship • transport ship • troop transport • tug • warbird • warship

Appendices

Background information

According to the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual, the Saber-class was classified as a light cruiser, as was the Intrepid-class.

During the Dominion War the Yeager-type was a light cruiser variant built from an Intrepid-class primary hull.

Another type of light cruiser used in the Dominion War was a variant of the Constitution II-class of starship, a saucer with two warp nacelles.

External links

Light cruiser at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Light cruiser at Wikipedia

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+A '''light cruiser''' was a type of [[cruiser]] utilized by [[Starfleet]], capable of sustained independent operation like other cruiser types, but more lightly-armed and not necessarily intended for front-line combat.
-In [[starship classification]], a '''light cruiser''' is a small- to medium-sized multi-purpose [[starship]].
-The [[24th century]] [[starship]] {{USS|Drake|2364}} was designated a light cruiser. ({{TNG|The Arsenal of Freedom}})
+The [[24th century]] [[starship]] {{USS|Drake|2364}} was an example of a light cruiser. ({{TNG|The Arsenal of Freedom}})
+{{starship types}}
-{{bginfo|According to the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual]]'', the {{class|Saber}} was also classified as a light cruiser, as was the {{class|Intrepid}}. During the [[Dominion War]] a [[Yeager type|variant type]] of light cruiser was built from an ''Intrepid''-class [[primary hull]]. Another type of light cruiser used in the Dominion War was a variant of the {{class|Constitution}} of [[starship]], a saucer with two warp [[nacelle]]s.}}
+== Appendices ==
-{{Ship types}}
+=== Background information ===
+According to the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual]]'', the {{class|Saber}} was classified as a light cruiser, as was the {{class|Intrepid}}.
+During the [[Dominion War]] the {{type|Yeager}} was a light cruiser variant built from an ''Intrepid''-class [[primary hull]].
+Another type of light cruiser used in the Dominion War was a variant of the {{class|Constitution II}} of starship, a saucer with two warp [[nacelle]]s.
+===External links===
+*{{mbeta}}
+*{{wikipedia}}
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-[[Category:Starship classifications]]
+[[Category:Spacecraft classifications]]