Federation scout ship
A Federation scout ship was a type of small Federation-built one-man scout ship of common design, utilized during the latter half of the 23rd century by Federation citizens. The ships of this class were not capable of outrunning a Klingon  battle cruiser for long periods of time.

In 2269, Cyrano Jones operated a Federation scout ship during his parole from starbase Deep Space Station K-7. The ship was detected by , when Jones was escaping from the Klingons. The  commanded by Koloth violated Federation space in pursuit of Jones and destroyed the scout ship moments after Jones was beamed to safety aboard the Enterprise. ()

de:Ein-Mann-Aufklärer
Scout ship