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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] IIRC, the DS9TM uses the various naval terms as well -- and they label the Akira as a heavy cruiser. (I know, I know... the DS9TM's appendix is a PoS. ;) ) One other potentially interesting idea is that Starfleet may use the frigate classification as a heavier type than the destroyer. Taking the (conjectural) New Orleans-class ships that were mentioned-but-not-seen in TNG's "Consipiracy," it seems that those ships would be heavier than the Defiant- and Saber-class types, which, although called "escorts" in episode dialogue, best fit into the destroyer category, since escorting is a destroyer's role. At least in today's navy, that is. One other confusion (at least for me) is the use of the term "explorer." That's certainly logical, but it's also a bit less descriptive of the size and capability of the ship (compared to "heavy cruiser" or "destroyer"), since an explorer could be really big (like a Galaxy) or relatively small (like an Intrepid). I've wondered if Starfleet has introduced a sort of "meta-classification" system, where they've got explorers (for any sort of exploration or survey platform), cruisers (large combat/patrol types), and escorts (small combat/patrol types) -- and this in [i]addition[/i] to the traditional cruiser/frigate/destroyer nomenclature. Complicated, I know... [/QB][/QUOTE]
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