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The Belknap-class strike cruiser was a type of starship on active duty in Starfleet during the 23rd century. An initial block of the class was commissioned ca. 2279. (Ships of the Star Fleet, vol. 1 [revised])

The first ship of this class was actually the lead ship and prototype of the Decatur class, USS Decatur. Decatur was the first United Federation of Planets ship-of-the-line to have linear warp drive and was prototyped ca. 2270. Modifications to various ship's systems after trials resulted in a strike cruiser class named after USS Belknap. (Decatur would, after some refit, would be included in the inventory of the Belknap class.)