Saber class

For other uses, seeSaber.

Saber class
Sabre class

Affiliation:

FederationStarfleet;Khitomer Alliance;TerranImperial Starfleet
(mirror universe)

Type:

light cruiser^[1][2][3],escort^[4]

Service period

2370^[2]-2410s^[4]

Dimensions

Length:

160meters^[2][3], approx. 223meters^[5]

Width:

111.8meters^[2][3]

Height:

62.6meters^[2][3]

Specifications

Decks:

6^[2][3]

Crew:

40^[2][3][1]; 200 (evac limit)^[1]

Speed:

warp 9.7 for 12hours (2370s)^[1]

Maximum speed:

quantum slipstream andtranswarp velocities (2410s)^[4]

Cruising speed:

warp 9.9+ (2410s)^[4]

Armaments:

4type-Xphaser arrays; 2photon torpedolaunchers^[1]

Defences:

deflector shields

Auxiliary craft:

2Federation shuttlecraft (2370s);Type-8 shuttlecraft andworkbees (25th century)^[4]

TheSaber class, alternately theSabre class, was a24thcenturyFederationstarship type, alight cruiser class inStarfleet service from the2370sdecade. It was one of the ship classescommissioned in response to theBattle of Wolf 359 and the threat posed by theBorg Collective. (TOSC Issue 56: "Saber Class")

History and specifications[]

One of the smaller starship designs in service, theSaber had a crew complement of approximately 40 people, with a maximum evacuation limit of 200. (DS9reference:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual)

Produced atStarbase 1, in orbit aroundEarth, theSaber-class was one of a number of ship construction projects that were expedited after the Federation made disastrousfirst contact with theBorg.^{[citation needed]}

FiveSaber class vessels were assigned to theStarfleet Corps of Engineers in the2370s and2380sdecades. (SCEeBooks:The Belly of the Beast,Interphase, Part One,War Stories, Book 2,STnovels:Articles of the Federation,A Singular Destiny,TNGnovels:Losing the Peace,Takedown)

ManySaber class vessels fought in theDominion War. (DS9reference:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual)

Known ships[]

Saber-classstarships
FederationStarfleet (primary universe)	standardlight cruiser configuration	Arian •Bellingham •Bhutto •Borealis •Chaka •Cutlass •da Vinci •Denmark •Dosalnar •Endurance •Falchion •Gagarin •Garza •Hrisal •Kal'Hris •Katana •Khwarizmi •Laplace •Larue •Lu'ghara •Luxembourg •Marco Polo •Mek'leth •Mercury •Montgolfier •Musgrave •NCC-63201 •Peterson •Saber •Sanders •Schirra •Scimitar •Sentry •Sharpes •Shasqa •Shepard •Storta •T'Pora •Triumph •Tulwar •Veldar •Yeager
	destroyer configuration	Asama •Bardabunga •Bayuda •Falcon Island •Grimsvotn •Haruj •Hekla •Ischia •Jan Mayen •Kilauea •Koro •Krafga •Kverkfjoll •Labo •Lacona •Lagafell •Larderrilo •Longongi •Manarunu •Manengouba •Maroa •Marsabit •Mauna Kea •Menengai •Metis Shoal •Oku •Pele •Rotorua •San Carlos •Sixx •Suswa •Tambora •Tarso Voon •Taupo •Taveuni •Tofua •Tongariro •Vesuvius •Vulsini •Wallis Island
	frigate configuration	Amstrong •Anderson •Chaka •Degrasse •Doolittle •Du Bois •Garvey •Gleaves •Halsey •Hosegawa •Hughes •Jones •McClusky •Nimitz •Randolph •Reynolds •Richard I. Bong •Saber •Senyavin •Spruance •Thomas B. McGuire, Jr. •Towers •Villeneuve •Whitetree •Yeager
	other variant configurations	Gladius-subclass:Armstrong •Gladius •Hawkwing •Rapier-subclass:Rapier •Ushaan-subclass:Ushaan
TerranImperialStarfleet (mirror universe)		Saber

Appendices[]

Connections[]

Starship classes of theFederationStarfleet
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 •futureEnterprise •Epoch •Epsilon •Erewon •Eternal •Federation •Fenlon •Fermi •Fiji •Freedom •Friendship •Frontier •Gagarin (24th century) •Galen •Gallant •Ganges •Geneva •Genser •Graceful •Gral •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 •Rubin •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 II •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

Background[]

In theDS9 Technical Manual, a typo caused the stats of theNorway-class to be posted again under theSaber listing. Notwithstanding theTechnical Manual, Visual Effects Supervisor David Stipes stated^{[citation needed]} the length of 190.5 is generally used onscreen.Decipher andLast Unicorn Games RPG sources put the length at 160 to 170meters.

References[]

External link[]

• Saber class article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.