Narcine class

STARSHIP CLASS
Narcine-class
A Narcine-class vessel in 2154
Affiliation:	Federation, Xindi Council, Xindi-Aquatics
Type:	Carrier, cruiser, dreadnought
Service period:	22nd century onwards
Dimensions
Length:	~ 1125 meters
Specifications
Crew:	1,800
Armaments:	2150s: Particle beam weapons 2410s: Phased biomatter arrays, cascade resonance catalyst
Defences:	Deflector shields
Auxiliary craft:	4 Mobulai class frigates
A Narcine-class vessel in 2410

The Narcine-class is a type of cruiser used by the Xindi-Aquatic species from the 22nd century onwards. When the Xindi Council emerged from self-imposed exile in 2410 following the Undine attacks on Earth Spacedock and Qo'noS, the ship was reclassified as a dreadnought carrier.

History

In 2154 a Narcine-class starship allied with the United Earth Starfleet and Andorian Imperial Guard to stop the Xindi superweapon after it was commandeered by the Xindi-Reptilians, and carried the Enterprise into the fray. It was disabled by interference from a nearby sphere. Another carried the Enterprise back to Earth after the superweapon was eliminated. Narcine class starships fought in the Xindi War against the Federation and the Xindi, these ships were not seen again until 2388 and 2389 after the war.

The Xindi largely went into self-imposed exile in the Delphic Expanse for over two centuries, but following a massive uptick in Undine activity in late 2409 and early 2410 they emerged and joined the war effort, sending Narcine- and Contortrix class ships into the battle against the Undine and the Iconians manipulating interstellar events from the shadows.

Technical data

A Narcine class

The Narcine-class was in the kilometer-plus size range, five times the size of a United Earth NX class starship. It featured a large hangar bay in the primary section that could carry other ships within. In the early 25th century its complement included a quartet of Mobulai-class frigates.

The overall structure of the Narcine-class remained essentially unchanged from the 22nd century to the 25th century but the class went through a number of refit cycles to keep it competitive with current designs. By 2410 the ship was armed with a cascade resonance catalyst device in addition to its conventional weapons, which was able to damage enemy vessels and weaken their defenses for further attacks.

Interior design

Narcine-ships had at least one small room where oxygen-breathing humanoids could come aboard and communicate with the Aquatic crew. A round window was located between this room and the Aquatics' domain.