Gagarin class
The Gagarin class was a type of Federation starship that was in operation with Starfleet in the early 25th century. It bore a strong resemblance to the  but featured components and technology from more recent designs.

In 2401, the , a ship of this class, was sent by Starfleet to join an armada opposing an unknown Borg vessel. The Borg liaison sent to the  briefly commandeered this vessel and others, before the crew managed to engage their auto-destruct system. ()

Ships commissioned 
  (NCC-97936)
  (NCC-97930)

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Background information 

This ship class was first seen in apocryphal Star Trek Online game, designed by Hector Ortiz and modeled by Donny Versiga, where it was identified as a 25th century variation of the 23rd century . 

In a unique collaboration between Cryptic Studios, the game's developer, and the creative minds behind , this ship class was introduced to the canonical world of Star Trek by way of the . It was done as a cost-saving measure, while meeting the demands of different parties to add variety to the ranks of Starfleet. 

The class was presumably named for Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first Human in space.

The class vessel USS Gagarin had purely by chance become the June 2020 debut entry of the non-canon Star Trek Online Starships Collection display model/magazine combo partwork publication from Eaglemoss Collections, long before it was even considered for elevation into canon. Had Eaglemoss managed to continue its existence, it stands to reason to have expected that the design would have eventually seen an additional entry in Eaglemoss' sister (canon) partwork publication Star Trek Universe: The Official Starships Collection in its onscreen livery.

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Further Reading
Star Trek Online Starships Collection, issue 1, June 2020

Federation starship classes
Memory Alpha articles named from supplementary resources