Nebula Class Science Vessel


 * For the playable version, see Advanced Research Vessel and Advanced Research Vessel Retrofit.

The Nebula-class Science Vessel is a Starfleet vessel. Science vessels are not as hard-hitting as escorts or cruisers, but perform excellently in a support role. They have the strongest shields of any cruiser-level ship.

Nebula-class starships are similar to Federation Science Vessels, however they come with a, which detects cloaked ships.

This is the NPC version of the Advanced Research Vessel Retrofit.

Named

 * : The USS Columbia helps battle the True Way in the Orias System.
 * : The USS Fletcher and USS Phinda are attacked by a rogue Dominion fleet at Deep Space 9.
 * : The player assists the USS Massachusetts in a salvage operation.

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s can spawn in almost any encounter involving one or more random cruiser-level Federation ships. Each one is labeled USS Nebula by default.
 * : A Federation task force is hiding in the Kahless Expanse. Some of the starships are s.
 * : Numerous Science Vessels try to hold the Yov'bot System against a Klingon attack force.
 * : s battle the True Way Alliance and the Klingon Empire in the Donatu System.
 * : A Starfleet task force is sent to engage the Planet Killer in the Imaga System.
 * : Science Vessels are part of a Federation fleet fighting the Romulan Star Empire in the Rator System.
 * : A number of Science Vessels help drive off an Undine force in the Draylon System.
 * : A number of Federation ships fight with the USS Belfast in the Ayala System.
 * : A combined Starfleet/KDF fleet retakes Deep Space 9.
 * (KDF): s are part of a Federation fleet raiding a Klingon starbase.
 * (KDF): s attack freighters trying to dock at a Klingon starbase.
 * (KDF): An armada of Starfleet ships attack a Klingon starbase, among them s.
 * (KDF): In Combat Simulation 347, s are among hundreds of Starfleet ships attacking a Civilian Transport.