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. The Steamrunner class served during the Dominion War and Borg incursions; at least one Steamrunner was lost in the explosion of the Borg cube during the Battle of Sector 001. The USS Appalachia (NCC-52136), a Steamrunner class starship (fair use; image owned by Paramount Pictures) This work is copyrighted. ... The USS Appalachia (NCC-52136), a Steamrunner class starship (fair use; image owned by Paramount Pictures) This work is copyrighted. ... Star Trek collectively refers to six science fiction television series spanning 726 episodes, ten motion pictures, and hundreds of novels, video games, and other works of fiction, all set within the same fictional universe created by Gene Roddenberry in the early- to mid-1960s. ... A fictional universe is a cohesive fictional world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction. ... Starfleet Command In the Star Trek fictional universe, Starfleet is the defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets. ... 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. ... The Borg are a race of cyborgs in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Battle of Sector 001 was the Federations second major battle against the Borg Collective. ...

This unconventional ship has an angular saucer-shaped hull, and like the Saber class, the Steamrunner has two warp nacelles embedded in the saucer. The USS Yeager (NCC-61947), a Saber class starship In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Saber class is a variety of starship produced and used by Starfleet. ... The Enterprise-D goes into warp. ...

Instead of an engineering hull, an underslung secondary hull with a blue navigational deflector at the forefront is attached to the nacelles by a pylon running downward and inward at the aft end of each. The main bridge and the dorsal phaser array are embedded into the saucer to provide for better protection from enemy fire by blocking against attacks from the side. The primary hull's ventral side is dominated by the ship's ventral phaser array and lifeboats. Two impulse engines are located between the nacelles with one on each side of the ship. The blue navigational deflector is seen here on the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C), an Ambassador class starship. ... The Star Trek fictional universe contains a very large number of weapons. ... For the 1944 movie, see Lifeboat (movie). ...

In real life, the Steamrunner class was designed by Alex Jaeger at Industrial Light and Magic and rendered as a computer-generated visual effect. It was originally called the Streamrunner, named for the song "Streamrunner" by Fold Zandura but for some unknown reason the first 'r' had been dropped. Industrial Light + Magic (ILM) is a motion picture special visual effects company, founded in July 1975 by George Lucas and owned by Lucasfilm Ltd. ... Fold Zandura is an alternative rock band from California. ...

It is also featured as a usable Federation unit in the Star Trek: Armada series of computer games. The Steamrunner filled the role of Artillery Ship in the game, as it wields long range tri-cobalt weaponry. This is totally non-canon since the Federation prohibits the use of tri-cobalt weapons, except under special conditions. Star Trek: Armada is a computer game published by Activision, based upon the Star Trek universe. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ...

Known Steamrunner class cruisers

• USS Appalachia (NCC-52136)
  • Named for the Appalachian mountain range, the starship Appalachia fought against the Borg in the Battle of Sector 001 circa stardate 50893.5 in 2373.
• USS Hiroshima (Registry unknown)
  • Named for the city of Hiroshima, Japan, no information is known about this starship.
• USS Steamrunner (Registry unknown)
  • The starship Steamrunner is the pathfinder of its class.

The Appalachian Mountains are a system of North American mountains running from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada to Alabama in the United States, although the northernmost mainland portion ends at the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec. ... In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Battle of Sector 001 was the Federations second major battle against the Borg Collective. ... Main keep of Hiroshima Castle The city of Hiroshima (広島市; -shi) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest of Japans islands. ... For the Star Trek: Voyager episode, see Pathfinder (Voyager episode). ...

External links

• Steamrunner class at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek WikiWiki
• Steamrunner class at LCARScom.Net
• "Steamrunner class" at the Neutral Zone Starship Database