Escort

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An escort is a small, limited-role starship built to serve as escorts for transports, cargo convoys and other larger vessels. Escorts usual are relatively well armed and fast so to act as a deterrent against threats. (LUG RPG: Spacedock: The Advanced Starship and Construction Manual)

The Cardassians tended to lump escorts and scouts together as they were very similar in capabilities. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 2: Starships of the Cardassian Union)

Klingons preferred the heavier armed heavy escort and destroyer escort over standard escorts as they felt they were not equipped with enough weapons. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 3: Ships of the Klingon Empire)

The Romulan Bird-of-Prey and Swift Bird-of-Prey were their escort equivalents. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 5: Starships of the Romulan Star Empire)

Despite its euphemistic name, the Defiant class was the result of Starfleet's first attempt to create a true warship-type vessel. In canon, Starfleet escorts were originally developed to counter the Borg. (DS9: "The Search, Part I")

[edit] Types of escort

• destroyer escort
• light escort
• heavy escort

[edit] Escort classes

• Breen escorts
  • Resh Klerd-class
• Cardassian escorts
  • Sulor-class
• Federation escorts
  • Baton Rouge-class
  • Bolarus-class
  • Capella-class
  • Defiant-class
  • Pollux-class
  • Surak-class
• Klingon escorts
  • Drenok-class

starship classification

armed courier • armed scout • assault cruiser • assault gunship • assault ship • attack cruiser • attack fighter • attack frigate • auxiliary craft • battle cruiser • battleship • bird-of-prey • border cutter • cargo transport • carrier • clipper • colony ship • combat support tender • command cruiser • construction ship • corsair • corvette • courier • cruiser • cutter • destroyer • destroyer escort • dreadnought • dropship • escort • exploratory cruiser • explorer • far courier • far scout • far starbird • fast attack ship • fast cruiser • fast frigate • freighter • frigate • fuel transport • generation ship • gunboat • gunship • heavy courier • heavy cruiser • heavy destroyer • heavy escort • heavy explorer • heavy frigate • heavy gunship • heavy scout • heavy starbird • heavy warbird • heavy warship • hospital ship • incursion frigate • incursion cruiser • interceptor • light cruiser • light escort • light explorer • light frigate • light starbird • light warbird • long range tactical cruiser • medium cruiser • monitor • passenger liner • patrol ship • perimeter action ship • personnel carrier • picket ship • probe • raider • repair tender • research vessel • research cruiser • runabout • science vessel • scout • shuttlecraft • shuttlepod • sleeper ship • space control ship • starbird • starliner • starship • strategic frigate • strategic heavy cruiser • strike frigate • strike cruiser • strike warbird • strike warship • sublight gunship • super carrier • superscout • surveyor • swift bird-of-prey • swift courier • swift cruiser • swift frigate • swift warbird • tactical cruiser • tactical frigate • tanker • tender • timeship • transport • tug • warbird • warship

[edit] External links

• Escort article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
• Escort article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.