Fort Wayne Class

The Fort Wayne class starship was a 24th century exploration vessel in service with the United Federation of Planets.

Overview
The Fort Wayne Class was an exploration vessel with the firepower of a destroyer vessel. It was smaller than the Galaxy class model. Even though it performed the functions of both exploration vessels and destroyer vessels, the Fort Wayne class had exploration-grade shields and hull armor, meaning it was not designed to take heavy hits. Therefore, it was only be used as an exploration vessel first and a destroyer vessel second.

Appearance
The Fort Wayne class starships had a saucer section that was wider than it was long, much like the Galaxy model. It had a proportionately long body. It had nacelle pylons that angled diagonally away from the saucer, which, at the end, became straight and parallel to the saucer section, forming an obtuse angle. The 2 nacelles sat on top of the pylons.