Cruiser

A Cruiser is a designation for a broad class of starship used by Starfleet, and often used with the stellar navies of other powers, such as Klingons and Romulans, for the primary warship of their stellar navies.

Starfleet's cruisers come in several sub-types, such as heavy cruisers, light cruisers, battlecruisers, flight deck cruiser, and torpedo cruiser. Cruisers have a range of missions - independent scouting, commerce protection, raiding, research, escort duty - that can be fulfilled by more specialized ships, but may require more protection for special staff on a per-mission basis.

After the end of the Dominion War, the line between cruisers and destroyers has been blurred due to the heavy armament and defensive capabilities of cruisers built and armed during that period of time.

22nd-century cruisers

 * Daedelus Class

23rd-century cruisers

 * Andor Class
 * Anton Class
 * Apollo Class
 * Ashanti Class
 * Constellation Class
 * Constitution Class
 * Excelsior Class
 * Midway Class
 * Miranda Class
 * Pegasus Class
 * Richthofen Class
 * Ticonderoga Class
 * Tyrannis Class
 * Brenton Class
 * Durrett Class

24th-century cruisers

 * Ambassador Class
 * Nebula Class