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The Akira class was a class of Federation starship that was in service with Starfleet by the early 2370s. Along with the Defiant Class and Steamrunner class‎ the Akira was the result of Starfleets new generation of ships built as a response to the Borg threat in the late 2360's which came into service just in time for the 2373 Dominion War. The Akira Class would replace the Excelsior Class in Starfleet after 2376.

A newly refitted version of the Akira class came into service as heavy escorts during the turn of the 25th Century assigned to officers of Commander rank.

Specifications

Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards was one of the sites this class was constructed at in 2371.

Akira-class starships were featured prominently in the Battle of Sector 001 and the Dominion War.

Several Akira-class ships were stationed near Deep Space 9 during the war.

As well, several were involved in most of the major battles of the war. In 2374, they saw action during Operation Return and the First Battle of Chin'toka, where at least one ship of the class was destroyed by an orbital weapon platform. In 2375, they were involved in the Second Battle of Chin'toka and the Battle of Cardassia.

The USS Akira is one of the very few Starfleet vessels which is heavily biased toward the combat role. The ships carry an extremely heavy torpedo armament of no less than 15 photon torpedo tubes. Seven of these are mounted in the large roll bar pod, all facing forwards; the remaining eight are located in the saucer section, two of which face directly out to port and starboard - an unusual feature in a Starfleet vessel.

Another unusual feature of the Akira class is the hangar bay arrangements. There are two large shuttle bays in the saucer section, one at the forward edge of the saucer section and one at the rear.These are linked together through the centre of the ship, allowing large numbers of launch and landing operations to be handled simultaneously. During peacetime this allows the Akira class to evacuate large numbers of small survey craft, or ferry evacuees on board at a high rate. During the Dominion war the ships often serve as fighter carriers; in this role they can carry up to one hundred attack fighters, although a load of thirty six fighters and a dozen utility craft is more usual.

The USS Akira entered service in 2363, and a rapid production run put nearly a hundred others into the fleet over the next twelve years. Most were assigned to units on the outer Federation territories, performing patrol and presence missions as well as the normal mapping and exploration duties which any Starfleet vessel is expected to handle.

More recently the escalation of tensions at the Federations core over the last few years has led to almost all of the Akiras being recalled to operate nearer to Earth; thirty five where assigned to the Typhon Sector Fleet in 2370, the remainder being assigned to the areas adjacent to the Cardassian, Klingon and Romulan borders. Akira-class vessels featured prominently in the 2373 Borg attack on Earth; the Typhon Fleet, together with several reinforcement squadrons, fought a running battle with the Borg vessel from the Typhon sector to Earth. Many of the ships were destroyed during this battle. A notable participant was the USS Thunderchild, NCC 63549, which participated in the final assault which destroyed the Borg cube.

The Akira class had been due to cease production in 2373, but with the disastrous contact with the Dominion Starfleet decided to continue production at an increased rate. When the Dominion war began, production of the Akira class was boosted to eighteen per year as the Federation converted its economy to a war footing. Akira class starships have now become a common sight on the front lines, participating in most of the major battles.

Specs for the Akira Class Starship.
Faction: United Federation Of Planets
Fleet Affiliation: Starfleet
Operational Status: Active status since 2370s
Design Specifications
Type: Heavy Escort
Length Overall: 464 meters
Beam: 316 meters
Height: 87 meters
Decks: 19
Designed Capacities
Crew Compliment: 460
Auxiliary Craft: 40 fighters
10 Shuttlecraft
Tactical Systems
Armament: Six type-10 phaser emitters
Two photon torpedo launchers
Defenses: 6-Axis Shield Grid (fore, aft, dorsal, ventral, starboard and port)
Ablative Hull Armor
Engineering Specifications
Warp Engines: Warp engine nacelles designed to not break sub-space fabric
Sublight Engines: Two impulse engines located on the back of the warp pylons
Cruising Speed: Warp 6
Maximum Speed: Warp 9.8 (12 hours sustained)

Like all vessels in the fleet, the Akira class have been updated with most recent technologies, including:
Slipstream engines and power source.
Transphazic Torpedos.
Ablative Hull Armour.
Multi Adaptive Shielding.
Mobile Holo Emitters.
Captains Yacht & Delta Flyer Type Shuttle.

Vessels in this class, their service status and crew manifest are below.

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USS Akira NX-62497

Prototype vessel of its class.

Current Status:
After having her upgrades completed the USS Akira is in drydock awaiting command and crew.

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USS Atlantis 4 NCC-67781

Current Status:
After having her upgrades completed the USS Atlantis 4 is in drydock awaiting command and crew.

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USS Inspiration NCC-63673

Current Status:
After having her upgrades completed the USS Inspiration is in drydock awaiting command and crew.

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USS Babylonian NCC-64626

Current Status:
After having her upgrades completed the USS Babylonian is in drydock awaiting command and crew.

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USS Titan NCC- 65110

Current Status:
After having her upgrades completed the USS Titan is in drydock awaiting command and crew.

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USS Rabin NCC-63292

Current Status:
After having her upgrades completed the USS Rabin is in drydock awaiting command and crew.

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USS Tiger 2 NCC-71759

Current Status:
After having her upgrades completed the USS Tiger 2 is in drydock awaiting command and crew.

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USS Kobe NCC-65269

Current Status:
After having her upgrades completed the USS Kobe is in drydock awaiting command and crew.

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USS Admirable NCC-63651

Current Status:
After having her upgrades completed the USS Admirable is in drydock awaiting command and crew.

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USS Charybdis 2 NCC-64021

Current Status:
After having her upgrades completed the USS Charybdis is in drydock awaiting command and crew.

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USS Gettysburg 2 NCC-65612

Current Status:
After having her upgrades completed the USS Gettysburg is in drydock awaiting command and crew.

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USS Tenacious NCC-65607

Current Status:
After having her upgrades completed the USS Tenacious is in drydock awaiting command and crew.

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USS Euphrosyne NCC-65178

Current Status:
After having her upgrades completed the USS Euphrosyne is in drydock awaiting command and crew.

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USS Spector NCC-65549

Current Status:
After having her upgrades completed the USS Spector is in drydock awaiting command and crew.