Centaur type
The Centaur-type was a Federation starship design operated by Starfleet during the 24th century.

History 
A vessel of this class saw action during the Dominion War, and was represented in Starfleet's Operation Return, assisting in the retaking of Deep Space 9 from Dominion forces. ()

Specifications 
Similar in design to the older , this class featuring only a saucer section connected directly to a small secondary weapons pod, which housed photon torpedo tubes. The ships's nacelles were connected directly to the pod. The weapons pod was of the same configuration as the pod on the  line of vessels. It did not feature a visible deflector dish or large engineering hull as was common on Federation ship configurations. The shuttlebay was housed directly forward of the bridge on the saucer, and faced fore, rather than aft. 

This class was equipped with phasers and photon torpedoes, and had a maximum warp speed equal to a Jem'Hadar fighter, of at least warp 7. ()

Ships commissioned 
  (NCC-42043)

Appendices

Appearances

Background information 
The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual describes this vessel as an  starship variant, describing it as being among the ships "constructed from salvaged components, components in work, and custom assemblies fabricated by the individual fleet yards."

Studio model 
The Centaur was a "kitbashed" scale model created from the saucer section and warp nacelles of two AMT/Ertl  model kits and the torpedo rollbar and bridge from an Ertl  kit. It was listed as " starship variant" in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual due to the use of the Excelsior saucer section. However, it has now been established that the original scale of the shooting model was much smaller and was based on the bridge section and other details from the  Reliant model, not the saucer section.  No further name was known; it was generally referred to as "Centaur-class" or , and was considered a prototype. Whatever its formal class designation, dialogue from "Sacrifice of Angels" suggests that it was considered a "destroyer"-type starship.

For further information on the studio models, see Centaur-type models.

Technical manual 
The following specifications were given in the DS9 Technical Manual: 

 Production Base: ASDB Integration Facility, Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars
 Type: Medium cruiser
 Accommodation: 315 officers and crew
 Power Plant: One 1,500 plus  warp core feeding two nacelles; two impulse systems
 Dimensions: Length, 381.87 meters; beam, 320.16 meters; height, 78.54 meters
 Mass: 870,000 metric tonnes
 Performance: Warp 9.6 for twelve hours
 Armament: Nine type-9 phaser emitters; two photon torpedo launchers

Apocrypha 
According to the  , this type is the Centaur-class, making the USS Centaur the first of its type.

In Star Trek: Legacy both the USS Centaur and the  appear as playable ships of this type, available in the TOS and TNG parts of the game.

The Centaur is also playable in Star Trek Online, where it is one of the three starting designs for Federation players' starships. It is on the same tier as (and interchangeable with) the Miranda and .

The USS Resolute, the main setting of the video game Star Trek: Resurgence, is a Centaur-class ship.

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Federation starship classes