Visually, the most distinctive feature of this class of ship is the catamaran like hull ridges on the engineering or secondary hull. These connect the warp nacelle pylons with the primary hull, or saucer section, and, in effect, form a central 'valley' between them - a low, protected area featuring the main bridge, which is located atop the saucer's section.

Designed at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards on Mars, the class was intended to fulfill carrier missions for Starfleet. More so than almost any other Starfleet vessel, the Akira's primary hull is dominated by a huge through-deck flight deck complex.

The Akira Class features interchangeable modules that can be fitted within a matter of hours at a Starbase Facility which keeps a standard 10 modules ready to be fitted to each vessel.

When the project became active all of the latest Federation Technology was used in the construction of the ships. As a warship the craft is extremely well equipped. The ship is also fitted with state of the art defensive systems. Many times, the Akira Class is used to test experimental technology.


Akira Class Overview
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