The USS Thunderchild (NCC-63549), an Akira class starship

In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Akira-class is a type of starship used by Starfleet. Akira-class starships served during the Dominion War; several Akira-class starships were destroyed by Cardassian orbital defense platforms in the Chin'toka system in 2374. The Akira-class also served during the Battle of Sector 001 in 2373. Download high resolution version (1087x774, 104 KB)The Akira class USS Thunderchild from the Star Trek universe (fair use; this image is copyright Paramount Pictures). ... Download high resolution version (1087x774, 104 KB)The Akira class USS Thunderchild from the Star Trek universe (fair use; this image is copyright Paramount Pictures). ... Star Trek collectively refers to a science-fiction franchise spanning six unique television series, 726 episodes and ten motion pictures in addition to hundreds of novels, video games, fan stories and other works of fiction all set within the same fictional universe created by Gene Roddenberry in the mid-1960s. ... A fictional universe is a cohesive imaginary world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction. ... This article is about the vehicle for interstellar travel. ... Starfleet Command In the Star Trek fictional universe, Starfleet is the defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets (UFP), with hundreds of advanced starships of various class and size at its disposal. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Dominion War is a war between the Dominion, Cardassians and Breen on one side, and the Alpha Quadrant alliance of the United Federation of Planets, Klingon Empire, and the Romulans. ... In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Battle of Sector 001 was the Federations second major battle against the Borg Collective. ...

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, which supports two warp nacelles at its ends and a weapons pod that fires photon torpedoes at its zenith. Like the Steamrunner class, the main bridge, primary dorsal phaser strip and lifeboats are embedded into the saucer to provide for better protection from enemy fire by blocking against attacks. The ventral saucer is occupied with the navigational deflector, a photon torpedo tube and additional lifeboats. The design of the Akira-class superficially resembles a catamaran and the old NX-class, particularly from the dorsal profile. This similarity led some fans to dub the later designed Enterprise (NX-01) the "Akiraprise". A circle, in Euclidean geometry, is the set of all points at a fixed distance, called the radius, from a fixed point, the centre. ... The blue navigational deflector is seen here on the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C), an Ambassador class starship. ... In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the warp drive is a form of faster-than-light (FTL) propulsion. ... The USS Appalachia (NCC-52136), a Steamrunner class starship In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Steamrunner class is a rarely seen type of starship produced and used by Starfleet. ... For the 1944 movie, see Lifeboat (movie). ... A traditional Tamil catamaran on a Chennai beach. ... Enterprise (NX-01) In the Star Trek fictional universe, the NX class was a variety of starship produced by Earth Starfleet prior to the United Federation of Planets. ... The Enterprise (NX-01) is a starship in the Star Trek fictional universe commanded by Captain Jonathan Archer. ...

In the real world, the Akira-class was designed by Alex Jaeger of Industrial Light and Magic and first appeared on Star Trek: First Contact. Jaeger said of the design in an interview with the 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." 15 torpedo tubes is a notably large number compared to other featured starship designs - in particular the larger Galaxy-class starship had only three torpedo launchers, capable of firing spreads of torpedoes in a single burst. Industrial Light + Magic (ILM) is a motion picture special visual effects company, founded in July 1975 by George Lucas and owned by Lucasfilm Ltd. ... Star Trek: First Contact (Paramount Pictures, 1996; see also 1996 in film), is the eighth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... Star Trek Magazine is an authorized periodical published bi-monthly by Titan UK in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, devoted to the Star Trek franchise. ... The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), a Galaxy class starship. ...

The Star Trek: The Next Generation: Sketchbook: The Movies states that the class is named for the anime movie Akira. Anime (アニメ) is a style of animation originating in Japan. ... Akira (Japanese: アキラ) is a 1988 anime movie by Katsuhiro Otomo. ...

Known Akira class cruisers

• USS Akira (NCC-62497, ex-NX-62497)
  • The starship Akira is the pathfinder of its class. In the real world, the ship was named for Katsuhiro Otomo's classic cyberpunk anime and manga Akira. This vessel has never been seen or mentioned onscreen, however fans assume its existence given the implied Starfleet tradition of the first vessel of a class sharing its name with the class.
• USS Rabin (NCC-63574)
  • Named for Yitzhak Rabin, the starship Rabin fought against the Borg at the Battle of Sector 001 circa stardate 50893.5 in 2373 (see Star Trek: First Contact).
• USS Spector (NCC-65549)
  • The starship Spector was sent to recapture the USS Prometheus (NX-74913) from the Romulans in 2374 (see Star Trek: Voyager episode "Message in a Bottle").
• USS Thunderchild (NCC-63549)
  • Named for the fictional HMS Thunder Child in the H. G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds. The starship Thunderchild fought at the Battle of Sector 001 (see Star Trek: First Contact).
• (Name unknown) (NCC-63646)
  • This starship is believed to exist according to the Star Trek Fact Files. Its name is unknown at this time.

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External links

• "Akira class" at Memory Alpha
• "Size of the Akira Class" by Bernd Schneider
• "Akira class" by Stephen Pugh
• "Akira class" at the Neutral Zone Starship Database
• "Designing the Akira-class" by Alex Jaeger.