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The Soyuz-class was a type of Federation starship that was in service with Starfleet during the late 23rd century. The class was retired by the late 2280s. (TNG: "Cause And Effect")

External design[]

The class design was based on the single hull configuration that was employed by the Miranda-class. Mounted on the underside of the primary hull were two nacelle pylons connected to the warp nacelles. The aft section featured an enlarged tail section that protruded out behind the ship, surrounded on either side by its dual shuttlebays. Above either nacelle were mounted outboard sensor pods. (TNG: "Cause And Effect")

Internal design[]

Main bridge[]

Soyuz bridge

Main bridge

The Soyuz-class bridge shared a similar floor plan with contemporary Federation starships of its era.

Located in the front was the ship's viewscreen, with the captain's chair located near the center of the bridge. A stand-up console is located on the rear starboard side between the captain and the handrail that separates the center of the bridge from the rear wall, which has various systems stations located along it. (TNG: "Cause And Effect")

The bridge of the Bozeman was a redress of the USS Enterprise-D battle bridge, which was, in turn, a redress of the refit USS Enterprise bridge. One unique detail of this redress is the inclusion of the specially created MSDs designed especially for this class.

Ships commissioned[]

USS Bozeman

USS Bozeman

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Appearances[]

Background information[]

According to the script, the design for the Soyuz-class was simply described as "clearly an older style starship."

It was noted in several reference books, including the Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed., p. 457), the Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (2nd ed., p. 195), and the Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission, that it was originally hoped that a new design could be developed for the Soyuz-class Bozeman, and it was also suggested to make the ship a 1960s-era, pre-movie Constitution-class vessel. Unfortunately, budget demands put an end to that when the costs of creating and filming ships, props and costumes began to add up.

As a result, the art department was asked to modify the already existing USS Reliant miniature from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, minus the roll bar and with new sensor turrets, docking port and bridge. A preliminary idea for this "new" Soyuz design, was a modification of the Reliant, dated 14 February 1992, drawn by Mike Okuda on an image of the Miranda-class USS Courageous (NCC-1861), photocopied from the fan publication, Ships of the Star Fleet, Volume One. The final modifications were made by Okuda and Greg Jein.

This design change of the ship also changed the era from which USS Bozeman originated. Instead of pre-movie TOS era ship it became a movie era ship which got lost in the anomaly between Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed., p. 457), "the class was named for the Russian spacecraft that shuttled cosmonauts up to the Salyut space station." The name "Soyuz" (Союз) means "union" in the Russian language.

For further information on the studio model, see: Miranda-class studio model

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