| STARSHIP CLASS | |
| Emperor | |
| |
| Type: | Explorer |
| Max. warp: | warp 9.97 |
| Armaments: | 14 type XII phaser arrays 5 forward torpedo launchers 6 aft torpedo launchers photon torpedoes quantum torpedoes |
| Defenses: | deflector shields |
Starfleet began developing the Emperor-class starship in 2375, as a smaller version of a Sovereign-class starship. (Star Trek: Pioneer)
Development
Starfleet researchers took the best attributes of the Sovereign-class starship and made a "smaller" version. Admiral Dustin McCloud called the Emperor-class the "24th century's NX-class." Though development began in 2375, the first starship was not completed until 2380, by which time the class had been upgraded to fulfill requirements for combat as a result of the rising tensions between the United Federation of Planets and the So'ja Coalition, which eventually sparked into the Coalition War in 2381.
Deployment
As of stardate 59531.62, six Emperor-class starships where on active duty: USS Amerigo (NCC-19018), USS Emperor (NX-18910), USS Stefansson (NCC-2818), USS Horizon (NCC-91901), USS Tacitus (NCC-10198), and the USS Octavian (NCC-12892). ("For Better or Worse")