For other uses, see Gagarin.

The Gagarin class was a 25th century Federation starship class, a miracle worker battlecruiser and variant subclass of the 23rd century Shepard-class battlecruiser, in Starfleet service from the 2410s decade. (STO Collection Issue 01: "USS Gagarin")

The class was conceived when the Advanced Starship Design Bureau (ASDB) recovered the 150-year abandoned Yard 39 and its Shepard-class technology. (STO website: Age of Discovery: The Stats of the Europa Class!)

Service history and specifications[]

The Shepard-class USS Gagarin was active in the 2250s decade. Six months after the Battle of the Binary Stars on 11 May 2256, the Gagarin was lost in the Federation-Klingon War of 2256-2257. (DSC episode: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum")

In 2401, the USS Gagarin was part of the Starfleet armada led by the USS Stargazer to investigate the Borg spatial anomaly discovered by the USS Avalon. When a massive Borg ship emerged, the Collective briefly seized control of all present ships. (PIC episode: "The Star Gazer")

Star Trek Online continuity[]

150 years after the Klingon War, in 2410, Ensign Elyos and Lieutenant Whetu of the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards discussed the recovery of Yard 39 and several hulks of Starfleet ships hastily abandoned there when the star TL-9139 erupted and flooded its system with baryon radiation in 2259. This included the second USS Gagarin, another Shepard-class starship. With the radiation suddenly diminishing, Starfleet was able to recover Yard 39 and its assets. (STO - Age of Discovery short story: "Utopia Planetia: The Mystery of Yard 39")

The new Gagarin was designed as a battlecruiser that incorporated the miracle worker ship capabilities of the much larger Daystrom-, Scott and Tucker-class miracle worker cruisers. (STO Issue 01: "USS Gagarin")

Construction was undertaken by the San Francisco Fleet Yards at Earth. At the time, the ship carried the experimental registry number NX-97930. (STO website: Mirror of Discovery: Jayce's Interstellar: Around the Galaxy)

In 2411, soon after the shattering of the Klingon Empire, the Gagarin-class USS Tereshkova was one of several ships listed on a docking chart at Earth Spacedock. (STO - House Shattered mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

Livery[]

In the 25th century, the design of the Gagarin-class miracle worker battlecruiser allowed its commanding officer to choose from different designs of hull materials, which could be modified further at shipyards. (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

Furthermore, the installation of deflector shields from specific factions modified the hull appearance, including shields from the Reman Resistance, the Breen Confederacy and the Dominion. (STO missions: "Coliseum", "Cold Storage", "Boldly They Rode")

Known vessels[]

This article or subsection has an associated category.	Gagarin class battlecruisers

ship name	registry	ship commissioning	disposition	namesake
USS Gagarin	NX-/NCC-97930[4]	2398[5], 2410[6]	active (2411)[7]	Yuri Gagarin[5]
USS Christopher	NCC-97936[8]	25th century	active (2401)[8]	Shaun Geoffrey Christopher
USS Tereshkova	NCC-97936[7]	25th century	active (2411)[7]	Valentina Tereshkova
USS Resnik	NCC-97945[9]	25th century	active (2401)[9]	Judith Resnik
USS Cunningham	NCC-97949[9]	25th century	active (2401)[9]	Walter CunninghamWP
USS Empyrean	NCC-97949[5]	2410[5]	active (2411)[5]	EmpyreanWP
USS Gotana-Retz	NCC-97951[10]	25th century	active (2401)[10]	Gotana-Retz
USS Passaro	NCC-97955[11]	25th century	active (2401)[11]	Fabio Passaro
	NCC-97999[5]

Mirror universe vessels[]

ship name	registry	ship commissioning	disposition
ISS Gagarin	NCC-97930[12]	25th century	active (2411)[12]

Appendices[]

Connections[]

Shepard-class starships
Federation Starfleet (primary universe)	standard configuration	Abdulaziz • Gagarin • Gagarin (II) • Kerala • Laika • Novak • Ride • Sebrova • Shepard • unnamed: NCC-1325
	variant configurations	Gagarin-subclass: Christopher • Cunningham • Empyrean • Gagarin • Gotana-Retz • Kennedy • McKinley • Passaro • Resnik • Tereshkova • unnamed: NCC-97999
Terran Imperial Starfleet (mirror universe)	standard configuration	ISS Gagarin • Gagarin-subclass: ISS Gagarin

Starship classes of the Federation Starfleet
subclass groups	Akira (Alita • Armitage • Thunderchild) • Ambassador (Alaska • Narendra • Yamaguchi) • Apollo (Akula frigate / light cruiser) • Cardenas (Buran) • Chesapeake (Mongrel) • Cheyenne (Dakota • Stargazer) • Concorde (Geneva battlecruiser • Presidio) • Constellation (Challenger deep space explorer) • Chimera heavy destroyer (Manticore) • Constitution (Achernar • Bonhomme Richard • Tikopai • Enterprise • Exeter • Excalibur • Vesper • Kirk • Crossfield (Glenn • 32nd century refit) • Danube (Yellowstone) • Decatur (Dreadnought) • Defiant (Gallant • Incursion • Nachthexen • Sao Paulo • Valiant • Vigilant escort) • Dervish (Gryphon • Hermes escort • Maelstrom • Tempest) • Destiny (Nimbus • Oracle • Trident) • Engle (Earhart) • Excelsior (Bismarck • Curry • Kirov • New Jersey • Resolute) • Galaxy (Andromeda (25th century) • Celestial • Envoy • Galaxy X • Monarch cruiser • Ross • Venture cruiser • Yamato dreadnought) • Hermes scout (Cygnus • Monoceros) • Inquiry (Avenger battlecruiser • Arbiter) • Hoover (Edison) • Intrepid (Bellerophon • Cochrane science vessel • Discovery (25th century) • Janeway • Pathfinder • Trailblazer • Yeager) • Kumari (Charal • Khyzon) • Luna (Comet • Polaris • Sol • Titan) • Magee (Shran (escort)) • Malachowski (Helios (tug)) • Miranda (Anton • Reliant • Soyuz) • Merian (Merian (dreadnought)) • Nebula (Magellan) • New Orleans (Lafayette) • Nimitz (Europa) • Norway (Oslo) • Nova (Aurora • Quasar • Rhode Island) • NX (Columbia • Poseidon) • Oberth (Clarke • Gagarin (23rd century) • Grissom • Sagan) • Odyssey (Verity • Yorktown (cruiser)) • Olympic (Hope • Horizon science vessel) • Prometheus (Cerberus • Hephaestus • Hestia • Phoenix) • Ptolemy (Dollond • Doppler • Keppler) • Remora (Charger) • Saladin (Cochise • Siva) • Santa Fe (Newport) • Saber (Gladius • Rapier • Ushaan) • Sentinel (Emissary • Nomad cruiser • Vanguard) • Shepard (Gagarin (25th century)) • Solanae (Helios • Montgomery • Omega) • Sovereign (Archon • Imperial • Majestic • Noble cruiser • Regent) • Steamrunner (Appalachia • Zephyr) • Vesta (Aventine • Rademaker) • Walker (Georgiou • Shenzhou ) • Wells (Eternal • Ouroboros • Verne)
other named classes	AA class • Aakenn • Achilles • Advance • Aegian • Aeolus • Aerie • Akula destroyer / escort • Ambassador Hardin • Andes • Andor • Andromeda (24th century) • Angelou • Antares • Apache • Aquarius • Archer • Archimedes • Ark Royal • Ariel • Ascendant • Atrox • Avenger (scout) • Babcock • Bader • Baker • Baton Rouge • Berena • Bode • Bolarus • Bonaventure • Bradbury • Brenton • California • Canada • Canopus • Capella • Castor • Centaur • Centaurus • Ceres • Cestus • Challenger • Chandley • Chariot • Chimer • Chimera fast frigate • Christopher • Clarke (25th century) • Cle Dan • Cochrane transport • Columbia • Condor (raider) • Continent • Contortrix • Copernicus • Courage • Daedalus • Dauntless • Decker • Defender • Delta • D'Kyr • Deneva • Derf • Drexler • Durrett • Eagle • Eclipse • Edward • Einstein • Eisenberg • El Dorado • future Enterprise • Epoch • Epsilon • Erewon • Eternal • Federation • Fenlon • Fermi • Fiji • Freedom • Friendship • Frontier • Gagarin (24th century) • Galen • Gallant • Ganges • Geneva • Genser • Graceful • Grayson • Griffon • Guardian • Gemini • Hale • Hermes fast cruiser • Heston • Hogan • Hokule'a • Horizon cruiser • Icarus • Ilthirin • Indomitable • Intrepid (22nd century) • Iowa • Istanbul • Iwo Jima • Class J • Jupiter • Karekh • Keith • Kethkin • Kiev • K'Kmarak • Kolm-An • Korolev • Larson • Lauro • Laweya • Legacy • Lenthal • Lexington • Liberty • Loki • Loknar • London • Madison • Makin • Mann • Marklin • Mars • Marshall • M'Benga • Mediterranean • Merced • Mercury (courier) • Mercury (escort) • Mercury (scout) • Merian • Merian (dreadnought) • Messier • Meteor • Midway • Mission • Missouri • Mobulai • MoKal • Moscow • Mulciber• Narcine • Nautilus • Nelson • Niagara • Noble laboratory vessel • Nomad escort • Northampton • Oberon • Odin • Odysseus • Okinawa • Oppenheimer • Orion • Osaka • Overfield • Paladin battlecruiser • Paladin destroyer • Parliament • Paladin (24th century) • Perseus • Pioneer • Phalanx • Phantom • Philadelphia • Pinnacle • Piper • Pollux • Portsmith • Pralim • Premonition • Protostar • Proxima • Pyotr Velikiy • Pyrenees • Rakota • Ranger battlecruiser • Ranger explorer • Ranger scout • Renaissance • Rickenbacker • Rigel • Rochester • Royal Sovereign • Sagittarius • Samson • Saturn • Sawyer • Scorpio • Scryer • Scylla • Sequoia • Sevaijen • ShiKahr • Sierra • Solar • Springfield • Sulek • Surak • Sydney • Tangent • Theophrastus • Thomas Paine • Thucydides • Thufir • Tiberius • Ticonderoga • Universe •Theseus • Tripper • Tritium • Typhon • Typhoon • Ukora • Ulysses • Ural • Utah • Venture scout • Vigilant scout • Voyager • Wallenberg • Wambundu • Wei-Fa • Wellington • Wilkerson • Wizard • Yamato • Yorkshire • Yorktown • Zodiac • unnamed
general type	Defiant pathfinder • Raging Queen • Sun Tzu • Valley Forge • Federation assault ship • Federation battleship • Federation cargo ship • Federation colony ship • Federation construction ship • Federation cruiser • deep galaxy ship • Federation dreadnought • Federation freighter • Federation frigate • Federation galaxy ship • Federation holoship • Federation heavy cruiser (2380s heavy cruiser) • Federation light cruiser (Constitution-variant light cruiser • Intrepid-variant light cruiser) • Federation medium cruiser (Excelsior-variant medium cruiser) • Federation mining freighter • Federation repair ship • Starfleet tanker

References[]

External links[]

• Gagarin-class article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Gagarin Miracle Worker Battlecruiser article at The Star Trek Online Wiki.

• Equal and Opposite dev blog at the ARC website.