Magee class
The Magee class was a type of 23rd century Federation science vessel in use during the 2250s. At least two ships of this class remained in service through the 2380s.

History 
The Magee-class was introduced sometime prior to 2256. One ship of this class, the , participated in the Battle of the Binary Stars with the Klingons in that same year. ()

Another ship of this class, the , was given to Lynne Lucero when she was promoted to commanding officer sometime in the 2250s or early 2260s. Her first mission brought her and the Cabot to Pragine 63, a planet on the edge of Klingon space which was facing starvation. The Cabot was destroyed, however, when Lieutenant Edward Larkin went against orders and genetically modified tribbles in order to increase their reproductive rate for use as a food source. ()

In 2385, on First Contact Day, two ships of this class were docked in a drydock at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards above Mars. ()

Physical arrangement 

The Magee-class broke from the traditional Starfleet primary hull / secondary hull configuration, and instead incorporated everything into a compact form, consisting of a saucer with two nacelles housed in large cowlings that swept back along the length of the ship. Each nacelle contained a Bussard collector in the front and the warp field grille in the back. The bow of the ship housed an escape pod.

Described as a "little research ship", especially compared to the , the Magee-class had at least six decks. ()

Interior design  
The Magee-class interior design was nearly identical to contemporary Federation starships like the Crossfield and Hoover classes. Featuring the same style corridor and mess hall as the Crossfield-class, the Magee-class was distinguished by a blue color scheme, with powder blue panels in each compartment. 

The starship class featured a conference room with viewports into space on at least two sides, and a captain's office with viewports into space from at least three sides.

The mess hall food synthesizers aboard a Magee-class were divided into functions, marked with icons such as a beverage, a bowl of soup (which could prepare salads), an ice cream cone, and a burger.

A science lab aboard the Magee-class was located at the junction between two standard corridors and featured a wall of computer monitors and scientific equipment. ()

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Ships commissioned
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 Unnamed Magee-class starships

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Background information 
The Magee class was identified via the Shran by designer John Eaves, who later confirmed the designation after being revealed on StarTrek.com.  

In the article "DISCOVERY's 'Battle of the Binary Stars' Armada Identified" by Ken Reilly at Trekcore.com, this class was "possibly named for Canadian pilot , author of famed aviation poem "High Flight" – most notably used by president Ronald Reagan when addressing the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986." 

Eaves early concept art and CGI models of this class were designated as the USS Hoover (NCC-2422), and later, the USS Aldrin (NCC-1166). (Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection issue 11, p. 10,  Star Trek: The Art of John Eaves, p. 195)

Eaglemoss Collections released the USS Europa display model as part of their Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection model/magazine combo partwork publication on , featuring input from designer John Eaves, and listing the ship as 225.5 meters in length. The article was republished as part of Star Trek: Discovery Designing Starships in September 2019.

Apocrypha
The Magee-class appears in the 25th-century-set game Star Trek Online, as a cosmetic "skin" for the playable  starship, and has as such likewise been released by Eaglemoss in their non-canon Star Trek Online Starships Collection sister partwork publication in April 2021.

In both instances it was Fabio Passaro's  that provided the CGI model conversions from the original production software packages ( in Discoverys case), into , Eaglemoss' software package of choice, to make the models suitable for both print publications, as well as for turning them into the  files needed as templates for the display model manufacturing.   

Further ReadingStar Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection, issue 11, February 2019Star Trek Online Starships Collection'', issue 14, April 2021

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Federation starship classes
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