
USS Akira - USS Avenger - USS Black Elk - USS Bondar - USS Cedar - USS Dawnstar - USS Dominator-A - USS Endeavor-A - USS Garneau - USS Geronimo - USS Hijinx - USS Icicle - USS Independence - USS Ixion - USS Kitty Hawk - USS Landal - USS Macross - USS Madrid - USS Martel - USS Masamune - USS Mateo - USS Monitor - USS Rabin - USS Sentinel - USS Spector - USS Starlight - USS Striker - USS Susquehanna - USS Swiftfire-A - USS Takeda Shingen - USS Thunderchild - USS Ticonderoga (I) Note: The Last Unicorn Games RPG supplement, The Price of Freedom, lists the Susquehanna 's registry as NCC-62797. ( Last Unicorn RPG: Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet).


In 2371, the Susquehanna participated in the successful Draconis IX Perimeter Action against Tholian forces. The USS Susquehanna (NCC-63419) was an Akira-class Federation heavy cruiser starship in service in the late 24th century. Launch a special torpedo that can successively hit multiple targets, gaining energy with each hitĮach ship has a attack type and an armor type (some have 2 attack types) which determine what ships it deals a lot of damage against and which ships it takes a lot of damage from.Please add content relating to fanon sources to this page. This upgrades refits the Akira-class to have a faster phaser fire rate to compensate for its lack of coverage The high construction cost means the Akiras in a fleet is usually in a smaller number than the cheaper Excelsior, but when used in numbers the Akira can turn the tide in any battle. This makes the Akira a good candidate for engaging tougher opponents and even capital ships.

This also has a drawback, because it has a lesser amount of phasers its re-fire rate is lower then more rounded out cruisers like the Excelsior.Īnother important feature of the Akira is her high survival rate. Its mainly focused on torpedo attacks, sweeping in for the kill with its forward torpedo tubes delivering a deadly blow to an enemy vessel. The Akira serves as the most powerful cruiser in the federations arsenal. The Akira, just as all post-Wolf-359 designs, is designed to combat Borg vessels, hence her more combat-oriented design. With the war over production has slowed to ten a year, and project build time was extended through 2382 to help recover losses Starfleet suffered. The Akiras have now become a common sight on the front lines, participating in most of the major battles. When the Dominion War began, production of the Akira was boosted to eighteen per year as the Federation converted its economy to a war footing. The Akira Class was due to cease production in 2373, but with the disastrous contact with the Dominion Starfleet decided to continue production at an increased rate. A notable participant was the USS Thunderchild, NCC 63549 under the command of Captain Paul MacLeod, which participated in the final assault that destroyed the Borg cube. Many of the ships were destroyed during this battle. Akira class vessels featured prominently in the 2372 Borg attack on Earth, the Typhon Fleet, together with several reinforcement squadrons, fought a running battle with the Borg from the Typhon Sector to Earth. More recently the escalation of tensions at the Federations core has led to almost all of the Akiras being recalled to operate closer to Earth thirty five were assigned to the Typhon Sector fleet in 2370, the remainder being assigned to the areas adjacent to the Cardassian, Klingon and Romulan borders. 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. The USS Akira entered service in 2363, and a rapid production run put nearly a hundred others into the fleet over the next few years. Seven of these are mounted in the large roll bar pod, 5 facing forwards the remaining eight are located in the saucer section, two of which face directly out to port and starboard, a unique feature in a Starfleet vessel. The ships carry an extremely heavy torpedo armament of 15 torpedo launchers.

The USS Akira is one of the few Starfleet vessels which is heavily biased toward the combat role. The ship features a unique catamaran nacelle design and no less than 15 torpedo launchers. The ship was to carry more firepower then anything before her, yet still remain fast and maneuverable. In 2363 a new class of ship entered service.
