With rising tensions within the Federation caused by the Founder Scare in 2372 engineers at Utopia Planitia started work on the Achilles Class.
Officially, she would be classed as a heavy cruiser however unofficially she will be a battle cruiser designed to fight and defeat the Borg, the Dominion and any other threat that attacked the Federation. Starfleet Command wanted a heavy cruiser equivalent of the Defiant Class starship. The Achilles Class arose from the threats from the Borg, the Dominion, and the Cardassians in the late 2360's. Tritanium composite with micro-fiber reinforced ablative armor.Ĥ10 person crew compliment (50 officers + 320 crew + 40 marines)įour personnel, four cargo, two emergency Its primary mission objectives typically include border patrol and threat interception along the Federation border, carrying out unsupported raids and strikes behind enemy lines, and providing support during large fleet actions, as well as serving as a frontline support vehicle during times of war and emergencies. Designed during the relatively turbulent end to the 2360s, the Achilles class became the first battle cruiser design fielded by Starfleet in over 50 years.
