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[[File:Ship Requisitions.jpg|thumb|Federation Ship Requisitions Screen on PC]]
:''For an overview of non-playable starships within Star Trek Online, see the [[Non-playable starship]] article''
'''Playable [[Starship]]s''' in ''[[Star Trek Online]]'' are as much a part of a player's avatar as their [[Captain]].

Players are granted ships by [[Playable faction|their faction]] as they progress in [[rank]]. At each new rank between [[rank|Level 10]] and [[rank|Level 40]], players are given a [[Rank#Ship Requisitions|free starship token]] for the respective [[starship tier|tier]]. The last token they get, at [[rank|Level 61]], is for a [[Tier 5]] ship which can be made [[Tier 5-U]]. 

After this, any new Tier 5 ([[fleet]], T5-U) or [[Tier 6]] (fleet) ships must be bought with [[dilithium]] {{dil}}, [[Lobi Crystal|Lobi Crystal]] {{LC}}, [[energy credit]]s {{EC}}, [[Zen]] {{zen}}, or from a fleet, for [[Fleet Credit|Fleet Credits]] {{FC}} and [[Fleet Ship Module|Fleet Ship Modules]] {{FSM}}, or lastly, won from a [[Lock Box]] {{LB}} or a promotion or event.

The [[Ship abilities|abilities]] and stats of a starship are determined by the starship's tier, type, the [[equipment]] loadout, [[trait]]s, [[bridge officer]]s and [[Starship (Power and Subsystems)|power system management]]. 

==List==
{{playable ship nav}}

==Operation==
[[File:Space Controls.jpg|thumb|Starship control UI on PC]]
The operation of a starship covers various key mechanics. Notably, the innate stats of your starship, your subsystem power allocation and your loadout.

===Stats===
The following basic stats outline the innate combat strength of a starship:
*'''Hull:''' This is the overall health of your starship, and refers to the actual body of the ship itself. Once the shields have been drained from a certain area, any damage to that area results in damage to the hull. Most shields have a "Bleedthrough" percentage, which is the amount of damage from any enemy's weapons that cause damage to the hull instead of the shields.
* '''Fore/Rear/Right/Left Shields:''' These are the first line of defense for your starship. Shields are energy barriers placed around your ship to repel enemy fire and take the brunt of the damage initially. Once your shields are down around a certain area, any damage there will directly affect the Hull. Shields also have a "Bleedthrough" rating; if the Bleedthrough rate is 10%, then 100 Phaser Damage to your shields will result in 10 Phaser Damage directly to your Hull.
* '''Crit Chance:''' This is the chance that each shot you take has of critically damaging the target. The modifier for Crit Chance is [CrtH].
* '''Crit Severity:''' This is the amount of damage that a Crit shot does. If the Crit Chance is 5% and Crit Severity is 75%, then you have a 5% chance, with each shot, of doing 175% total damage to the enemy vessel. The modifier for Crit Severity is [CrtD]. It should be noted that this damage bonus applies at the same time as other bonuses, which may lead to you not seeing the full increase noted.
* '''Inertia:''' This is a number that determines how sluggish your ship is to respond, for example, while turning. The lower your Inertia rating, the slower your ship is while turning. [[Cruiser]]s, for example, have low Inertia ratings, which make for low turn rates, and low maneuverability. [[Escort]]s on the other hand, have high Inertia ratings, making for high turn rates and maneuverability. [[Science Vessel]]s typically fall somewhere in the middle.
* '''Resist:''' Your starship has a number of resistance types, which indicates how resistant it is to certain types of damage (e.g. Physical, Kinetic, Phaser, Tetryon).

The following stats were removed in 2015:
* '''Crew Complement:''' This is the maximum number of crewmembers (non-Bridge Officers) that can serve aboard your vessel. Your Crew count affects hull and subsystem repair rate, as well as the effectiveness of boarding parties, the engineering team and crew-based skills your captain may have. Certain types of damage will temporarily injure Crew. Your current Crew count is indicated by a row of white figures below your Shields/Hull UI (injured crew are yellow-orange, disabled crew are grey).
* '''Crew Recovery Rate:''' This is the number of Crew that will recover per second.
* '''Alive Crew:''' This is the number of Crew members that are currently alive.

===Slots===
[[File:Starship Loadout.jpg|thumb|An example starship loadout screen]]
Similar to Bridge Officer stations, different ships have varying room for special modifications that can be added to the ship to increase its effectiveness. Similar to slotted gems in other games, mods provide small passive bonuses that affect game play and can be interchanged at will.

The differentiation isn't just between the Escort/Cruiser/Science categories; each individual configuration offers disparate settings for players to choose between.

* '''Fore Weapons''' - These weapons fire from the front, usually within a certain arc width. For example, 45&deg;-arc fore weapons fire in a 45-degree cone area in front of your ship. All [[:Category:Ship Weapons|Ship Weapons]] other than mines can be placed here. Turrets were originally excluded, but are now allowed to be placed in the fore weapons slots.
* '''Deflector''' - [[:Category:Ship Deflector Dishes|Ship Deflector Dishes]] can be inserted here.
* '''Secondary Deflector''' - Most Science vessels (those that have both Sensor Analysis and Subsystem Targeting) can install a [[Secondary Deflector]]; other ship types do not have this slot.
* '''Shields''' - [[:Category:Ship Shields|Ship Shields]] go here.
* '''Warp Core''' - a [[Warp Core]] (on Federation or Klingon Ships) or Singularity Core (on Warbirds) goes here.
* '''Impulse''' - Any one of a number of [[:Category:Impulse Engines|Impulse Engines]] can go here.
* '''Aft Weapons''' - These weapons fire from the aft, or rear, of your starship.  Any weapon other than cannons and dual beam banks can be placed here.
* '''Experimental Weapons''' - [[Experimental Weapon|Experimental Weapons]] are available to Tier 5-6 Raiders and those with a Tactical Commander seat, 7 weapons, and 1 or fewer Hangar Bays.
* '''Devices''' - Any [[:Category:Ship Devices|Ship Devices]] can be inserted here. To use them, drag them to your shortcut bar while in space.
* '''Engineering Consoles''' - [[Engineering Consoles]] go here.
* '''Science Consoles''' - [[Science Consoles]] go here.
* '''Tactical Consoles''' - [[Tactical Consoles]] go here.
* '''Hangar Bay''' - [[Hangar pet]]s go here.

Tier 5, Tier 6 and many [[Zen Store]] Tier 1-4 ships come with a unique [[Universal Console]] (which can be put in any console slot). These consoles can sometimes be used on any ship, or often only ships of the same type. Typically, consoles from similar ships have synergies granting bonuses when the player slots them together.

===Bridge Officer Stations===
[[File:Status Window Stations.png|thumb|Bridge officers assigned to stations]]
:''Main article: [[Bridge officer#Space]]''
All starships have a number of bridge officer stations permitting each officer to use 1 to 4 of their abilities. The higher tier starships offer more seats with higher ranking abilities than lower tier starships. The starship has access to the space traits of any bridge officer who is slotted, regardless of how many slots they have.

Tier 1-5 starships have seats classified as Engineering, Science, Tactical and Universal; the latter being a seat that can sit an officer of any of the main three [[career]]s. Tier 6 starships have access to [[Captain Specialization|specializations]]: namely that some seats on each ship will be combined of one of the four main options listed above and a specialization such as Intelligence Officer and Miracle Worker. An Engineer/Intelligence Bridge Officer Seat can seat an Engineer, but if that officer has been trained in the Intelligence specialization then they may use Intelligence powers in place of some or all of their standard Engineering powers.

===Subsystems===
:''Main article: [[Starship (Power and Subsystems)]]''

Subsystems for a starship are split into four sections: Weapons, Engines, Shields and Auxiliary. These subsystems share an overall basic amount of 200 subsystem power that all starships have, and increasing the power level of one subsystem will reduce it in another. Players are able to use presets to quickly reconfigure the ships power levels to focus on specific areas or balance power between more than one subsystem, even whilst in combat.

The highest a player can manually set any of their subsystems is 100. The lowest a player can set these systems is 15. The exception to this rule is running at Full Impulse which will lower all systems except engines to 5.

===Starship Mastery===
[[File:Starship Mastery science.png|thumb|The Mastery progress bar for a [[Science Vessel]]]]
:''Main article: [[Starship Mastery]]''
Each Tier 5-U or Tier 6 starship has its own "levels", called Mastery. Starship Mastery progresses as a character earns [[skill point]]s while using a specific ship in combat (end-of-mission rewards do not apply). Levels 1 through 4 each unlock a passive bonus which is only active while flying that specific ship. The bonuses are specific for each ship type, e.g., [[Science Vessel]]s, [[Warbird]]s, [[Raider|Birds-of-Prey]]. Tier 6 non-fleet ships also have a 5th mastery level which unlocks a [[Starship Trait]]. Different ships unlock different traits, of which 4 to 5 can be used at any one time by the player, regardless of the ship they are flying.{{clear}}

==Tiers==
[[File:Tactical Escort Refit quad cannons.jpg|thumb|A Tier 4 Tactical Escort ''Refit'']]
:''Main article: [[Starship tier]].''
A ship's capabilities are largely defined by its tier, which determines the number of bridge officer stations, the rank of those stations, the number of console slots, and other factors. Except for Tier 6, that can be played from tutorial through to endgame, specific tiers are intended to be played at a particular rank and cease to become competitive beyond it.

===Tiers 1-4===
While levelling, lower level ships ranging from Tier 1 to Tier 4 are available at the faction's [[shipyard]]s. One starship is granted each tier as the character levels via a Rank-Up Ship Token given at levels 10, 20, and 30. Further ships can be purchased for Dilithium {{dil}}.

===Tier 5===
[[File:Klingon Negh'Var Warship.png|thumb|A T5 [[Fleet Negh'Var Heavy Battle Cruiser]], which can be upgraded to T5-U.]]
Tier 5 (T5) starships are the first endgame-capable starships available from Rear Admiral (or equivalent) rank onwards. The majority of them have 5 Bridge Officer seats, and it is at Tier 5 when far more [[#Types|starship types]] are first represented. At level 40, the player may choose a free T5 ship, and at level 61 the player can choose an upgradeable T5-U ship using the [[Vice Admiral Ship Token]]. Further ships can be purchased for Dilithium {{dil}}. 

Prior to the release of Tier 6 starships, Tier 5 were the sole endgame ships available. To allow them to remain competitive with the newly released Tier 6 ships, it is possible upgrade a Tier 5 to a Tier 5-U (T5-U) using an [[Starship Upgrade Requisition|starship upgrade token]], which costs 700 {{zen}} but can also be found on the Exchange. T5-U ships can be further upgraded to T5-X using an {{item|Experimental Ship Upgrade Token}}, which gives the ship an additional [[ship device|device]] slot, universal [[console]] slot, and the ability to slot an extra [[starship trait]].

===Tier 6===
[[File:Flambard Warbird.png|thumb|A [[Flambard Science Dreadnought Warbird (T6)]] from the Zen Store]]
The current highest tier in the game, Tier 6 ships are a moderate improvement over Tier 5 starships, featuring additional console slots, bridge officer abilities, and scaling hull strength. They also come with a unique ship costume, a unique [[Universal Console]], and can be played from [[Ensign|level 1]] (with its capabilities scaling up as the player increases in rank).

Compared to a Tier 5-U version of the same hull, the Tier 6 version will have the same hull strength and other hull-related stats, and console slots, but one more bridge officer ability, one or more bridge officer [[Captain_Specialization|specialization]] seatings, and a Starship Trait as its fifth Starship Mastery level. Like T5-U ships, T6 ships can be upgraded to T6-X with an {{item|Experimental Ship Upgrade Token}}, which grants them the same additional benefits.

These starships are typically found in the [[Zen Store]] for 3,000 Zen {{Zen}}. Outside the Zen Store, they can be found in [[lockbox]]es, [[event]]s and other promotions.

==Types==
:''See also: [[Ship abilities]]''
Each faction has unique types of ships that favor different styles of gameplay. Generally, there is one type of ship for each type of career, but a player character can captain any type of vessel, regardless of their career choice. Below is a list of each type of ship, and their (endgame) capabilities, though there are a few ships that don't follow this template exactly. A ship's type also dictates its [[Starship Mastery|Starship Mastery package]]. Many ship designs come in different versions. While their outward appearance might be mostly identical, they may vary substantially in combat strength according to their Tier.
* '''[[Cruiser]]s''' have a Commander Engineering [[Bridge Officer]] slot, access to {{ability|Cruiser Commands}}, and are generally more durable and less maneuverable than other types of ship. Endgame Cruisers can equip eight weapons, most often evenly distributed between Fore and Aft.
* '''[[Escort]]s''' and '''[[Raptor]]s''' have a Commander Tactical Bridge Officer slot, the ability to use [[Dual Cannons]], and are generally more fragile but the most maneuverable vessels available to you. Endgame Escorts can equip seven weapons, more Fore than Aft, and can also equip an [[Experimental Weapon]].
* '''[[Science Vessel]]s''' have a Commander Science Bridge Officer slot, the ability to equip a [[Secondary Deflector]], and access to {{ability|Sensor Analysis}} and some built-in {{ability|Subsystem Targeting}} abilities to help provide support. Endgame Science Vessels can equip six weapons, most often evenly distributed between Fore and Aft.
* '''[[Carrier]]s''' are exclusively available at the endgame level, and have two hangar bays from which they may launch fighters, shuttles, runabouts or even frigates to combat their enemies. These large and slow vessels can come in Engineering, Tactical or Science Varieties, which determine their Commander Bridge Officer slot and weapon hardpoints.
* '''[[Dreadnought]]s''' are also exclusively available at the endgame level, and have a hangar bay (or two). Like Carriers, they tend to be larger and slower and come in different varieties; see below for specific examples.
* '''[[Warbird]]s''' They equip [[Singularity Core]]s instead of matter-antimatter warp cores, and all have access to [[Singularity Core abilities]]. All warbirds may equip dual cannons.
While there are are many varieties of the above classes available at the endgame, there are also several variations on these basic ship classifications, some available more early on:
* Variants of the '''Cruiser''', which may all equip dual cannons include:
**'''[[Battle Cruiser]]s''', which lose the ability to {{ability|Attract Fire}} and often a device slot in exchange for the ability to equip Dual Cannons.
** '''[[Dreadnought#Dreadnought Cruiser|Dreadnought Cruisers]]''', which have both a hangar bay and the ability to equip Dual Cannons, but again only two Cruiser Commands.
** '''[[Flight Deck Carrier]]s''', Cruiser-Carrier hybrids with two hangar bays, but only two Cruiser Commands.
** '''Heavy Dreadnought Cruisers''', a variant of Dreadnought Cruisers with a second hangar bay, bringing them up to Carrier-tier capabilities.
**'''[[Frigate]]''', an Engineering-focused variant of the Raider.
* Variants of the '''Escort''' and '''Raptor''', which may all equip dual cannons, include:
** '''[[Strike Wing Escort]]s''' and '''[[Flight Deck Raptor]]s''', which are enhanced with a hangar bay.
** '''[[Destroyer]]s''', which are more durable and gain an extra device slot in exchange for the loss of some maneuverability.
** '''[[Warship]]s''', a subset of Destroyers which exchange the Experimental Weapon slot for an eighth standard weapon.
** '''[[Destroyer#Juggernauts|Juggernauts]]''' also have eight standard weapons, and are even more bulky and durable while sacrificing much maneuverability.
** '''[[Raider]]s''', which exchange a weapon&mdash;bringing them down to six&mdash;for {{ability|Raider Flanking}}, the ability to deal more damage to enemies along their rear shield facing. They also have mostly (or all) Universal Bridge Officer seating, allowing extreme flexibility. Raiders are maneuverable but fragile vessels that require experienced pilots to be effective.
* Variants of the '''Science Vessel''', which may all equip dual cannons, include:
** '''[[Science Vessel#Multi-Mission Science Vessels and Science Dreadnoughts|Multi-Mission Science Vessel]]s''', which are enhanced with a hangar bay.
** '''[[Science Vessel#Multi-Mission Science Vessels and Science Dreadnoughts|Science Dreadnought]]s''', larger vessels with a hangar bay comparable to Dreadnought Cruisers, but with a Science focus.
** '''Science Spearheads''', which are effectively Science Dreadnoughts without the hangar bay.
** '''[[Scout Ship]]s''', a Science-focused variant of the Raider.
* Variants of the '''[[Warbird]]''', which may all equip dual cannons, include:
** '''Tactical Warbirds''' have a Tactical commander bridge officer.
*** '''Tactical Carrier Warbirds''', which also have a hangar bay.
** '''Engineering Warbirds''', also known as '''Warbird Battle Cruisers''', have an Engineering commander bridge officer.
** '''Dreadnought Warbirds''' have either a Tactical or Engineering bridge officer and a hangar bay.
*** A '''Heavy Dreadnought Warbird''', the [[Valkis Temporal Heavy Dreadnought Warbird|Valkis]], has two hangar bays.
** '''Warbird Science Vessels''' have a Science commander bridge officer.
*** '''Explorer Warbirds''', which also have a hangar bay.
*** '''Science Carrier Warbirds''', which have two hangar bays.
===Summary===
Ships can be broadly categorized by their Commander seating, and how many hangar slots they have.
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
! Commander !! No Hangar !! 1 Hangar !! 2 Hangars !! Flanking
|-
! Engineer
| Cruiser<br>Battle Cruiser<br>Warbird Battle Cruiser || Dreadnought Cruiser<br>Dreadnought Warbird || Engineering Carrier<br>Flight Deck Carrier<br>Heavy Dreadnought Cruiser<br>Heavy Dreadnought Battle Cruiser<br>Heavy Dreadnought Warbird || Frigate
|-
! Science
| Science Vessel<br>Science Spearhead<br>Warbird Science Vessel || Multi-Mission Science Vessel<br>Science Dreadnought<br>Explorer Warbird || Science Carrier<br>Science Carrier Warbird || Scout Ship
|-
! Tactical
| Escort / Raptor<br>Destroyer<br>Warship<br>Juggernaut<br>Tactical Warbird || Strike Wing Escort / Flight Deck Raptor<br>Siege Destroyer<br>Tactical Carrier Warbirds<br>Dreadnought Warbird || Dreadnought Carrier || Raider
|}

===Detailed table===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Ship type !! Power bonus !! Cmdr
! width="16px" | {{iconlink|Shields Battery|16px|||Ship device}} !! width="192px" | Innate abilities !! colspan="2" | Weapon slots !! Example (T6)
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Cruiser]]
| rowspan="2" | +5-10 Any
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Boff_cmdr_eng.png|16px]]
| rowspan="2" | 4
| rowspan="2" | {{abilityicon|Strategic Maneuvering|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Shield Frequency Modulation|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Weapon System Efficiency|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Attract Fire|Federation|24px}}
| rowspan="2" width="1en" | 8 || 4 Fore, 4 Aft || [[Guardian Cruiser]]
|-
| 5 Fore, 3 Aft || [[Temporal Light Cruiser]]
|-
| [[Science Vessel]]
| +10 to 15 Auxiliary<br>+5 to 10 Other
| [[File:Boff_cmdr_sci.png|16px]]
| 3
| {{iconlink|Deteriorating Secondary Deflector|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Auxiliary Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Engines Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Shields Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Weapons Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Sensor Analysis|Federation|24px}}
| 6 || 3 Fore, 3 Aft || [[Pathfinder Long Range Science Vessel]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Escort]]<br>[[Raptor]]
| rowspan="2" | +10 to 15 Weapons<br>+5 to 10 Other
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Boff_cmdr_tac.png|16px]]
| rowspan="2" | 2
| rowspan="2" | {{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}{{iconlink|Experimental Hyperexcited Ion Stream Projector|24px}}
| rowspan="2" | 7 || 4 Fore, 3 Aft
| [[Tactical Escort (T6)]]
|-
| 5 Fore, 2 Aft
| [[NX Escort Refit]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Battle Cruiser]]
| rowspan="2" | +5 to 10 Any
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Boff_cmdr_eng.png|16px]]
| rowspan="2" | 3
| rowspan="2" | {{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}{{abilityicon|Strategic Maneuvering|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Shield Frequency Modulation|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Weapon System Efficiency|Federation|24px}}
| rowspan="2" | 8 || 4 Fore, 4 Aft || [[Negh'Tev Heavy Battlecruiser]]
|-
| 5 Fore, 3 Aft || [[Arbiter Battlecruiser]] 
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Flight Deck Carrier]]
| rowspan="2" | +5 to 10 Any
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Boff_cmdr_eng.png|16px]] 
| rowspan="2" | 4
| rowspan="2" | {{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}{{abilityicon|Shield Frequency Modulation|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Attract Fire|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}
| rowspan="2" | 8 || 4 Fore, 4 Aft
| [[Herald Quas Flight Deck Carrier]]
|-
| 5 Fore, 3 Aft
| [[Suliban Silik Flight-Deck Assault Cruiser]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Dreadnought|Dreadnought Cruiser]]<br>[[Dreadnought|Dreadnought Battle Cruiser]]
| rowspan="2" | +5 to 10 Any
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Boff_cmdr_eng.png|16px]]
| rowspan="2" | 4
| rowspan="2" | {{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}{{abilityicon|Weapon System Efficiency|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Attract Fire|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}
| rowspan="2" | 8 || 4 Fore, 4 Aft || [[Dreadnought Cruiser (T6)]]
|-
| 5 Fore, 3 Aft || [[Prototype Dreadnought Cruiser]]
|-
| [[Dreadnought|Heavy Dreadnought Cruiser]]<br>[[Dreadnought|Heavy Dreadnought Battle Cruiser]] || +5 All || [[File:Boff_cmdr_eng.png|16px]] || 3 || {{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}{{abilityicon|Weapon System Efficiency|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Strategic Maneuvering|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}} || 8 || 4 Fore, 4 Aft || [[Universe Temporal Heavy Dreadnought Cruiser]]
|-
| Science Spearhead
| +10 Weapons<br>+10 Auxiliary
| [[File:Boff_cmdr_sci.png|16px]]
| 3
| {{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}{{iconlink|Deteriorating Secondary Deflector|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Auxiliary Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Engines Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Shields Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Weapons Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Sensor Analysis|Federation|24px}}
| 7
| 4 Fore, 3 Aft
| [[Crossfield-class Science Spearhead]]
|-
| [[Science Vessel#Multi-Mission Science Vessels and Science Dreadnoughts|Science Dreadnought]]
| +10 to 15 Auxiliary<br>+5 to 10 Other
| [[File:Boff_cmdr_sci.png|16px]]
| 3
| {{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}{{iconlink|Deteriorating Secondary Deflector|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Auxiliary Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Engines Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Shields Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Weapons Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Sensor Analysis|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}
| 7
| 4 Fore, 3 Aft
| [[Cardassian Intel Science Dreadnought]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Science Vessel#Multi-Mission Science Vessels and Science Dreadnoughts|Multi-Mission Science Vessel]]<br>Multi-Mission Science Explorer
| rowspan="2" | +10 to 15 Auxiliary<br>+5 to 10 Other
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Boff_cmdr_sci.png|16px]]
| rowspan="2" | 3
| rowspan="2" | {{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}{{iconlink|Deteriorating Secondary Deflector|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Auxiliary Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Engines Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Shields Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Weapons Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Sensor Analysis|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}
| rowspan="2" | 6
| 3 Fore, 3 Aft || [[Eternal Temporal Multi-Mission Science Vessel]]
|-
| 4 Fore, 2 Aft || [[Sphere Builder Edoulg Science Vessel]]
|-
| [[Scout Ship]] || +10 Weapons<br>+10 Auxiliary
| [[File:Boff_cmdr_sci.png|16px]]
| 2
| {{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}{{iconlink|Deteriorating Secondary Deflector|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Auxiliary Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Engines Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Shields Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Weapons Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Sensor Analysis|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Raider Flanking|Federation|24px}}
| 6 || 3 Fore, 3 Aft
| [[Lukari Dranuur Scout Ship]]
|-
| [[Strike Wing Escort]]<br>[[Flight-Deck Raptor]]
| +10 to 15 Weapons<br>+5 to 10 Other
| [[File:Boff_cmdr_tac.png|16px]]
| 2
| {{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}{{iconlink|Experimental Hyperexcited Ion Stream Projector|24px}} {{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}
| 7 || 4 Fore, 3 Aft
| [[Qa'Tel Flight Deck Raptor]]
|-
| [[Destroyer]]
| +10 to 15 Weapons<br>+5 to 10 Other
| [[File:Boff_cmdr_tac.png|16px]]
| 3
| {{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}{{iconlink|Experimental Hyperexcited Ion Stream Projector|24px}}
| 7 || 4 Fore, 3 Aft || [[Tal'aura Temporal Destroyer]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Raider]]
| rowspan="2" | +15 Weapons<br>+5 Other
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Boff_cmdr_tac.png|16px]] or [[File:Boff_cmdr_univ.png|16px]]
| rowspan="2" | 2
| rowspan="2" | {{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}{{iconlink|Experimental Hyperexcited Ion Stream Projector|24px}}{{abilityicon|Raider Flanking|Federation|24px}}
| rowspan="2" | 6 || 4 Fore, 2 Aft || [[Kor Bird-of-Prey]]
|-
| 5 Fore, 1 Aft || [[Kelvin Timeline D4x Pilot Bird-of-Prey]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Destroyer|Warship]]
| rowspan="2" | +10 to 15 Weapons<br>+5 to 10 Other
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Boff_cmdr_tac.png|16px]]
| rowspan="2" | 3
| rowspan="2" | {{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}
| rowspan="2" | 8 || 4 Fore, 4 Aft || [[Breen Chel Boalg Warship]]
|-
| 5 Fore, 3 Aft || [[Husnock Warship]]
|-
| [[Destroyer#Juggernauts|Juggernaut]]
| no pattern yet
| [[File:Boff_cmdr_tac.png|16px]]
| 3
| {{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}
| 8 || 5 Fore, 3 Aft || [[Vaadwaur Miracle Worker Juggernaut]]
|-
| Engineering [[Carrier]]
| +10 Shields<br>+10 Auxiliary
| [[File:Boff_cmdr_eng.png|16px]] 
| 4
| {{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Auxiliary Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Engines Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Shields Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Weapons Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}
| 6 || 3 Fore, 3 Aft || [[Vorgon Ryn'kodan Carrier]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | Science [[Carrier]]
| rowspan="2" | +10 Shields<br>+10 Auxiliary
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Boff_cmdr_sci.png|16px]]
| rowspan="2" | 3
| rowspan="2" | {{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Auxiliary Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Engines Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Shields Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Weapons Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}
| rowspan="2" | 6 || 3 Fore, 3 Aft || [[Jupiter Class Carrier]]
|-
| 4 Fore, 2 Aft || [[Jem'Hadar Vanguard Carrier]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | Dreadnought [[Carrier]]
| rowspan="2" | +10 Weapons<br>+10 Other
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Boff_cmdr_tac.png|16px]]
| rowspan="2" | 3
| rowspan="2" | {{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Auxiliary Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Engines Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Shields Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Weapons Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}
| rowspan="2" | 7 || 4 Fore, 3 Aft || [[Herald Vonph Dreadnought Carrier]]
|-
| 5 Fore, 2 Aft || [[Tzenkethi Tzen-tar Dreadnought Carrier]]
|-
|Frigate
| +10 Weapons
+10 Engines
|[[File:Boff_cmdr_eng.png|16px]]
|3
|{{iconlink|Phaser Dual Cannons|24px}}{{abilityicon|Strategic Maneuvering|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Weapon System Efficiency|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Raider Flanking|Federation|24px}}
|8
|5 Fore, 3 Aft
|[[Elachi Qulash Frigate]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Warbirds 
|-
! Ship type !! Power bonus !! Cmdr
! width="16px" | {{iconlink|Shields Battery|16px|||Ship device}} !! width="264px" | Innate abilities !! colspan="2" | Weapon slots !! Example (T6)
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Warbird]] (Tactical)
| rowspan="2" | Varies
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Boff_cmdr_tac.png|16px]]
| rowspan="2" | 2
| rowspan="2" | {{abilityicon|Romulan Battle Cloak|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Plasma Shockwave|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Quantum Absorption|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Warp Shadows|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Singularity Jump|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Singularity Overcharge|Romulan|24px}}
| rowspan="2" | 7 || 4 Fore, 3 Aft) || [[Hathos Warbird]]
|-
| 5 Fore, 2 Aft || [[T’liss Temporal Warbird]]
|-
| [[Warbird#Warbird Battle Cruisers|Warbird Battle Cruiser]]
| +10 Weapons, +10 Engines
| [[File:Boff_cmdr_eng.png|16px]]
| 4 || {{abilityicon|Romulan Battle Cloak|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Plasma Shockwave|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Quantum Absorption|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Warp Shadows|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Singularity Jump|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Singularity Overcharge|Romulan|24px}}
| 8 || 4 Fore, 4 Aft
| [[D'Khellra Warbird Battlecruiser]]
|-
| [[Warbird#Warbird_Science_Vessels|Warbird Science Vessel]]
| +15 Auxiliary
| [[File:Boff_cmdr_sci.png|16px]]
| 3 || {{abilityicon|Romulan Battle Cloak|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Plasma Shockwave|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Quantum Absorption|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Warp Shadows|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Singularity Jump|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Singularity Overcharge|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Auxiliary Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Engines Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Shields Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Target Weapons Subsystems|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Sensor Analysis|Federation|24px}}
| 6 || 3 Fore, 3 Aft || [[Laeosa Research Warbird]]
|-
| [[Warbird|Tactical Carrier Warbird]]
| +10 Weapons, +10 Engines
| [[File:Boff_cmdr_tac.png|16px]]
| 2 || {{abilityicon|Romulan Battle Cloak|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Plasma Shockwave|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Quantum Absorption|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Warp Shadows|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Singularity Jump|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Singularity Overcharge|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}
| 7 || 4 Fore, 3 Aft || [[Jhu'ael Tactical Carrier Warbird]]
|-
| [[Warbird#Dreadnought Warbirds|Dreadnought Warbird]]
| Varies
| [[File:Boff_cmdr_tac.png|16px]] or [[File:Boff_cmdr_eng.png|16px]]
| 4 || {{abilityicon|Romulan Battle Cloak|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Plasma Shockwave|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Quantum Absorption|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Warp Shadows|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Singularity Jump|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Singularity Overcharge|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}
| 8 || 5 Fore, 3 Aft || [[Thrai Dreadnought Warbird]]
|-
| [[Warbird#Heavy Dreadnought Warbirds|Heavy Dreadnought Warbird]]
| +5 All
| [[File:Boff_cmdr_eng.png|16px]]
| 3 || {{abilityicon|Romulan Battle Cloak|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Plasma Shockwave|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Quantum Absorption|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Warp Shadows|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Singularity Jump|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Singularity Overcharge|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}
| 8 || 4 Fore, 4 Aft || [[Valkis Temporal Heavy Dreadnought Warbird]]
|-
| Science [[Warbird|Carrier Warbird]]
| +10 Shields, +10 Auxiliary
| [[File:Boff_cmdr_sci.png|16px]]
| 2 || {{abilityicon|Romulan Battle Cloak|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Plasma Shockwave|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Quantum Absorption|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Warp Shadows|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Singularity Jump|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Singularity Overcharge|Romulan|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}{{abilityicon|Carrier Commands|Federation|24px}}
| 6 || 4 Fore, 2 Aft || [[Kelvin Timeline T'laru Intel Carrier Warbird]]
|}
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===Type notes===
* Power bonuses vary considerably. For a given type of ship, every single member may have a different power configuration, such as with Warships and Multi-Mission Science Explorers. There are too many to enumerate here. See individual ship type pages and ship pages to compare them.
* Most Klingon vessels, including all their Battlecruisers, Raptors, Flight Deck Raptors and Raiders, have access to either {{abilityicon|Cloak|Klingon|16px}} {{ability|Cloak}} or {{abilityicon|Battle Cloak|Klingon|16px}} {{ability|Battle Cloak}}; see the [[Cloak]] page for an exhaustive list.
* Federation Raiders are known as "Light Escorts", such as the T6 [[Shran Light Pilot Escort]] and [[Fleet Magee Light Pilot Escort|its fleet variant]].
Anomalous bridge officer or console layouts:
* Some starships with a Commander Engineering bridge officer seat have 5 Tactical console slots despite this normally being restricted to starships with a Commander Tactical seat.
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* Likewise, some starships with a Commander Tactical bridge officer seat have 5 Engineering console slots despite this normally being restricted to starships with a Commander Engineering seat. This includes the [[Jem'Hadar Dreadnought Carrier]] when upgraded to T5-U.
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* The T6 [[Flambard Science Dreadnought Warbird]] and [[Tulwar Dreadnought Warbird|its T5 version]] have 5 Science console slots despite having a Commander Tactical bridge officer.
* The T6 [[Khlinae Tal Shiar Adapted Battlecruiser]] and [[Tholian Jorogumo Carrier]] have a Commander Universal seating, but the usual stats of their class, including their Starship Mastery package. The same is true of their now-retired T5 versions. The Tholian Carriers' [[Admiralty System|Admiralty cards]] are Engineering rather than Science, also.
* Some T6 starships have two Commander bridge officer seats, including:<!-- automate this -->
** [[Jem'Hadar Light Battlecruiser]]
** [[Kelvin Einstein Heavy Destroyer]]
** [[Kelvin D7 Heavy Destroyer]]
** [[La Sirena Heavy Raider]]
** [[Mirror Constitution Warship]]
** [[United Earth Defense Force Vessel]]
Exceptions and unique cases:
* Starfleet [[Tutorial Starship]]s may equip dual cannons despite being Cruisers, though they lack the corresponding [[cruiser commands]]. This is likely to simplify the initial experience.
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* The T1 [[Oberth Light Science Vessel|''Oberth''-class Light Science Vessel]] does not possess the built-in [[Subsystem Targeting]] abilities possessed by other Science Vessels.
* Some T6 pure Science Vessels have the ability to equip dual cannons, which most others lack:<!-- currently checks for 'pure science vessels' that have 3 forward weapon slots -->
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* The T6 [[Eclipse Intel Cruiser]] and [[Fleet Eclipse Intel Cruiser|its fleet variant]] are [[Battlecruiser]]s, despite their names.
* The T6 [[Hur'q Vedcrid Hive Dreadnought Carrier]] has all the characteristics of a [[Carrier#Dreadnought Carriers|Dreadnought Carrier]] except its Commander bridge officer seat is Engineering instead of Tacical
* The T6 [[Sphere Builder Edoulg Science Vessel]] is a Multi-Mission Science Vessel rather than a standard Science Vessel.
* The T5 [[Fek'Ihri Kar'Fi Battle Carrier]] and [[Fek'Ihri Gok'tad Carrier|Gok'tad Carrier]] have 7 weapon slots, one more than other Science Carriers.
* The T5 [[Patrol Escort Refit]] has a fourth rear weapon slot with a fused weapon in lieu of an Experimental Weapon slot.
* The T6 [[Science Star Cruiser (T6)|Science Star Cruiser]], [[Gorkon Science Battlecruiser]] and [[Tal Shiar Khlinae Adapted Battlecruiser]] possess the Sensor Analysis ability innately despite not being Science Vessels, but have neither subsystem targeting nor a secondary deflector.
* The T5 [[Fleet Scourge Destroyer Retrofit]], [[Sphere Builder Arehbes Destroyer]] and the T5 and T6 Mirror Universe Temporal Destroyers have the Starship Mastery package of a Destroyer, but only have two device slots, one fewer than other Destroyers, technically making them Escorts.
** Likewise, the T6 [[Ketha Recon Raptor]] and its [[Fleet Ketha Recon Raptor|Fleet variant]] are Raptors, but with the Starship Mastery package of a Destroyer.
* The T6 [[Kara Advanced Warbird]] and Command Battlecruiser Warbirds have a hangar bay, but are otherwise Warbird Battlecruisers.
** Likewise, the T5 and T6 variants of the [[Guramba Siege Destroyer]] gain a hangar bay and loses a device slot compared to other Destroyers.
** The Federation and Klingon Empire T6 Command Battlecruisers (eg. [[Concorde Command Battlecruiser]]) have the cruiser commands, device slots, weapon layout and ability to equip dual cannons of [[Flight Deck Carrier]]s, but only a single hangar bay and the Starship Mastery package of a Battlecruiser. Thus, they could be considered a separate hybrid "Flight Deck Battlecruiser" type.

==Purchasing Starships==
Starships can be purchased with a number of different currencies, and several ships can be obtained for free. Extra ship and [[Dry Dock]] slots can be bought in the Zen Store. A single character can have a maximum of 50 ships but many more dry dock slots are obtainable.

===Free starships===
[[File:Kobali Samsar Cruiser.png|thumb|The [[Kobali Samsar Cruiser]] was originally an event giveaway, and is now available via the Phoenix Prize Pack.]]
:''See also: [[Player rank#Ship Requisitions]]
Characters are assigned a tier 1 ship to command after completing the tutorial mission. At levels 20, 30 and 40 (players gain one rank for every ten character levels) players receive a token for a free ship of successively increasing tier, up to Tier 5.

At Tier 5 and 6, further free ships can still be found during special [[events]], such as the summer [[Lohlunat Festival]] and [[Q's Winter Wonderland]]. Some may also be part of special giveaways.

===Dilithium and Zen===
Additional ships cost Dilithium or Zen from the shipyard or Zen Store. Tier 5 and 6 ships become available from level 50. Tier 5 ships can sometimes be upgraded to Tier 5U. These special upgradable T5 ships can then be upgraded using an upgrade token purchased with Zen from the Zen Store. 

===Fleet Credits===
Fleet ships require Fleet Credits and Fleet Ship Modules; these are available for cash from the Zen Store or for EC on the Exchange. Active subscribers who have received the 600 day [[Veteran Rewards|Veteran Reward]], including all lifetime subscribers, receive a 'VA Token' that allows them to purchase a single RA/BG or VA/LG ship for free. 

===Lock and Promotional Boxes===
[[Lock Box]]es, [[Promotion! - Research & Development Pack]]s and [[Phoenix Prize Pack]]s all contain a chance to win a free starship. However it is important to understand the low chances of success when buying these packs and keys with Zen or Dilithium.

===Lobi===
[[File:NX Escort Refit.png|thumb|The [[NX Escort Refit]] from the Lobi store]]
[[Lobi Crystal]], from lock boxes, can be used to buy some starships such as the [[Kelvin Timeline Intel Dreadnought Cruiser|Kelvin Timeline Intel Dreadnought]] or the [[NX Escort Refit]]. T6 Lobi ships typically cost 900 {{LC}}.

===Exchange===
Many ships mentioned above which are no bind-on-pickup can be found on the [[Exchange]] for varying prices in Energy Credits.

==Customization==
[[File:Ship Customization.jpg|thumb|Ship Customization Screen]]
They are highly customizable, both cosmetically and functionally. Visiting [[shipyard]]s will allow players to change all aspects of their ships. Each ship tier includes multiple classes of ships. Players can choose different parts (saucer, hull, nacelles etc.) of each class making a custom model, or stick with a set design. Along with the model the player can also adjust the color, windows, decals, registry number and prefix, which gives the player a custom feel to his/her ship.

Each time a player acquires a new ship they are allowed to edit aspects of the ship once for free. Each subsequent change will cost Energy Credits, depending on the change made. This includes exterior appearance, bridge and corridors.

To make changes to their ship, players must visit a shipyard. There are multiple shipyards in-game and they are found at all the major hubs such as [[Qo'noS]] for the [[Klingon Defense Force]] and the [[Earth Spacedock]] for [[Starfleet]]. A common list of items that can be edited on a ship are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! Design
! Naming
! Other
|-
|
* Saucer
* Hull
* Nacelles
* Pylons
* Secondary Array (Science Tier 5 only)
* Mission Pod (Science Tier 5 only)
|
*[[List of ship interiors|Interior - Bridge and Size]] 
*Material Plating
* Windows
*Pattern Decal and Colors
*Fleet Logo
|
* Ship name
* Registry number
* Registry prefix
* Registry suffix
|
*[[Visual Slots|Visuals]]
|}

For certain starships, if the character owns a different version of a similar starship then they can use parts of both when customizing a ship. For example, if the player owned the [[Scimitar Dreadnought Warbird]] (T5) and the [[Shamshir Operations Dreadnought Warbird (T6)]], then they could use some or all of the parts from the Scimitar in customizing the look of the Shamshir.

=== Material Types ===
:''Main article: [[Hull Material]]''
Materials were usually designated "Ship Name" or "Type <number>". In addition to a ship's default material options, other materials could become available when the player gets access to other, specific ships. For example, the ''Epoch''-class ''Aeon'' material became available to the commanding officer of a ''Wells''-class ship if they owned both vessels.

===Visual Slots===
[[File:Assimilatedodyssey.png|thumb|Visuals from the [[Assimilated Borg Technology]] set while equipped]]
:''Main article: [[Visual Slots]]''
Certain starship equipment, such as shields or impulse engines, can alter the appearance of a starship. Aside from equipping them in the usual slots, they can also be put into visual slots to override any visuals from the standard equipment. Alternatively, the visuals of slotted equipment can be disabled from the right click menu of that equipment.

== See also ==
* [[Space combat]]
* [[Admiralty System]]

== External links ==
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-5Nmp_vycD2VpLbuqWnnQL1Lvx-nPy-cGYLPIckGRLk/edit#gid=1266955810 Fleffle's Sortable/Filterable T6 Ship List spreadsheet]
*[http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/1029800-season-6-dev-blog-%2316 Season 6 Dev Blog #16]
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/sto/comments/8ntske/level_65_hull/dzyqs2u r/sto: Borticus on calculating Level 65 ship Hull Capacity] <small>(June 02, 2018)</small>
*https://memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/Material_(hull)

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