Athena class

"This isn’t a Daedalus class ship. No it’s not; it’s a BC-305, the first in the new line."

- Samantha Carter and Typhuss James Kira

The BC/DSC-305, also known as the Athena-class battlecruiser, is a class of deep space carrier developed by the Federation in the aftermath of the Federation-Der'kal War to reaffirm Earth's military power. Utilising many advances from the Asgard the Athena-class represents a major leap-forward in ship design