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"Dreadnought class: two times the size, three times the speed, advanced weaponry, modified for a minimal crew. Unlike most Federation vessels it's built solely for combat."

– Khan Noonien Singh, 2259 (Star Trek Into Darkness)

The Dreadnought-class was an experimental class of dreadnought warship designed by Section 31 of Starfleet with the help of Khan Noonien Singh. The only known vessel of this class, the USS Vengeance, was launched from a secret facility orbiting Io in 2259. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Design

General overview

USS Enterprise and USS Vengeance face off — The *Enterprise* and *Vengeance*

The Dreadnought-class was roughly twice the size of a Constitution-class starship. This class was designed to be operated by a minimal crew, one person if necessary. It had advanced weapon and propulsion capabilities allowing it to engage other vessels while traveling at warp velocities. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Configuration

Bridge

The bridge of a Dreadnought ship was small and cramped compared to the more spacious bridge of the Constitution-class. Its design utilized highly advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems to reduce the number of crew needed to operate the vessel. Under extreme circumstances, Dreadnought-class vessels could be operated by the captain single-handedly. Use of AI systems allowed for the operation of the starship's navigation and propulsion subsystems via voice commands. Also, in stark contrast to the Enterprise bridge, the Dreadnought's bridge was very dark – in lieu of bright lighting and shining white walls, the bridge was largely black, though still well lit. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Art Director Harry Otto did technical drawings and a construction review of the Vengeance's bridge. [1] [2]

Engineering

Dreadnought class corridor — A corridor aboard the *USS Vengeance*

Engineering was designed so that it could run autonomously if needed. Like the bridge, the engineering section was cramped and painted in shining black. The interior featured a more refined design compared with the engineering section on the USS Enterprise – for example, there were no coolant pipes or mains directly accessible by the crew. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Transporter systems

The transporter system on the Vengeance could be operated from the bridge. The system could be used to site-to-site transport dozens of people or objects at the same time. It could for example transport all 72 photon torpedoes from the Enterprise. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Sensors

This class was also equipped with multidimensional radar and space region observer systems. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Legible graphics of computer screens with these systems labeled from the bridge of the Vengeance were released on the homepage of Jorge Almeida, the lead designer of the user interface elements for the film. [3]

Transport and cargo

Dreadnought class hangar 07 — Hangar 07 aboard the USS *Vengeance*

A ship of this class had several hangars. Hangar 7 was located on Deck 13. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Tactical systems

USS Vengeance drone — A drone launched by the USS *Vengeance*

Khan was involved with designing the weapons for the Dreadnought-class. The weapons were significantly more advanced than contemporary Constitution-class weaponry. While most other Starfleet ships were multirole designs for combat, exploration and research, the Dreadnought-class ships were designed solely for combat. The deflector dish could be covered by protective armor plates while the ship was not traveling at warp speeds to defend the dish from damage during a battle. The ship was extremely durable and could remain intact even after the internal detonation of 72 photon torpedoes and a high speed collision with a city.

The weapon systems included an array of advanced phaser emitters. The powerful discharges from these weapons arced indirectly at the target and could be fired while the ship was at warp. Single hits could penetrate through the shields and cause major hull breaches to a Constitution-class starship.

Dreadnought class weapon — One of the torpedo launchers

The weapon systems also included massive swivel-mounted torpedo launchers that could be deployed from under the saucer section from behind protective armor plating. They could rotate and launch a volley of torpedoes at various firing arcs from aft to forward of the ship. A Dreadnought-class ship could also launch drones that in turn were capable of launching several photon torpedoes before crashing into a target. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Propulsion systems

The Dreadnought-class featured two angular warp drive nacelles, unlike most Starfleet ships that had featured cylindrical nacelles. The Vengeance was described by Khan as having "three times the speed" of the Enterprise. The Dreadnought-class ship had the capability of tracking down and attacking a fleeing enemy ship while at warp speed. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Ships commissioned

USS Vengeance

Appendices

Background information

The voice for the Dreadnought-class computer was provided by former Saturday Night Live cast member Bill Hader. [4]

Screenwriter of Star Trek Into Darkness Roberto Orci suggested on Twitter that the USS Vengeance had a countermeasure against transwarp beaming. Hence, Harrison fled to Qo'noS instead of commandeering the Vengeance directly. [5]

Before Khan fired a barrage of the red arcing bursts of energy from the Vengeance, Sulu stated that the ship was locking phasers on the Enterprise. Before the two large cannons were deployed in Star Trek Into Darkness, Admiral Marcus ordered the targeting of all aft torpedoes at the bridge of the Enterprise. According to the novelization of Star Trek Into Darkness, the two cannons were in fact massive banks of photon torpedoes, each holding an arsenal of more torpedoes than several ships the size of the Enterprise had combined.

According to the novelization of Star Trek Into Darkness, the advanced warp capabilities were called "Mark IV capabilities". They included special modifications to the warp drive and nacelles, that allowed a Dreadnought-class ship to momentarily exceed all accepted warp factors and catch up with a starship it was following inside its warp tunnel. According to a dossier of the Enterprise on the homepage of the previous film, the three times slower Constitution-class was capable of reaching speeds up to warp factor 8. [6] The terms "advanced warp capabilities" and "Mark IV" are similar to the prime universe classification "advanced fourth generation warp drive", that was according to the Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology (p. 180) attributed to the new warp drive and angular nacelles installed to the USS Enterprise in its refit for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, that according to the reference book also made the Enterprise more than three times faster compared to warp factor 8, in the warp scale, with a maximum velocity of warp factor 12.

Designing the Dreadnought-class

J.J. Abrams, who invented the *Dreadnought*-class, on the set for the *Vengeance*'s Bridge

To devise the layout of the USS Vengeance for Star Trek Into Darkness, the movie's production unit conducted extensive studies of spacecraft designs, ultimately conceptualizing the vessel as an angular black-hulled leviathan depicted by Concept Artist James Clyne. "One of the first images that popped into my head," said Director J.J. Abrams, "was the idea of a big, terrifying stealth-like version of the Enterprise [...] It began as a visual concept of having a black ship." Abrams also conceived the Vengeance as a militaristic Starfleet craft, more than twice the size of the Enterprise. (Cinefex, No. 134, pp. 74-75 & 84)

USS Vengeance promo — Promotional image of the USS *Vengeance*

The Vengeance went on to be built by a team at Industrial Light & Magic, which included Digital Model Supervisor Bruce Holcomb. They constructed the ship, one of multiple intricate CGI models in the film, to far outdo the capabilities of other Federation crafts. The Vengeance wound up being, noted ILM Senior Visual Effects Supervisor Roger Guyett, "about two-and-a-half times the size of the Enterprise." Guyett further remarked, "It was approximately 4,500 feet long, but we sometimes cheated that for dramatic needs." As could be expected, the Vengeance became in Guyett's words, "another enormous model with a huge amount of detail." (Cinefex, No. 134, pp. 84 & 75)

Combined with the darkness of space, the configuration of the Dreadnought-class vessel caused ILM difficulty with lighting the Vengeance. "The Vengeance design didn't lend itself to a lot of lights," explained ILM Lighting Technical Director Robert Weaver, "so we played with rim-light and specular values. We gave the ship 'Aztec' textures, similar to the Enterprise; so, anytime a light raked across the hull, it created interesting colors in the surface panels. We controlled those effects in specular mapping. We created different channels for different panel lights, the shaders wrote that information into EXR data files, and we could create as many channels as we needed. The Vengeance averaged three levels of specular, which compositors could adjust." (Cinefex, No. 134, p. 75)

Apocrypha

According to a 1987 comic book Who's Who in Star Trek, Issue 2, a class of Federation starships called the Dreadnought-class (β) also existed in the prime universe.

A Dreadnought-class is briefly mentioned by William T. Riker in the novel Dark Mirror as a starship class that is the closest analog the prime universe Starfleet in the 24th century has to the heavily-armed and armored version of the Galaxy-class from the mirror universe.

The Dreadnought-class makes an appearance in Star Trek Online as a playable ship, released alongside the "Agents of Yesterday" expansion pack. However, as the term "dreadnought" in the game refers to a specific type of ship (as contrasted to "cruiser" or "science vessel"), the ship is referred to as a "Kelvin Timeline Intel Dreadnought Cruiser" (referring to its temporal origin, unique traits, and performance characteristics), and more specifically the Vengeance-class. The ship possesses rapid-fire broadside phaser batteries and can launch automated assault drones to act as fighters. Unlike the on-screen version, the in-game version of the ship is also equipped with a cloaking device. A later update also allowed for a visible name and registry number to be displayed on the hull, with the baseline model displaying the name USS Vengeance and the registry NCC-1987.

External link

Dreadnought class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+{{aquote|Dreadnought class: two times the size, three times the speed, advanced weaponry, modified for a minimal crew. Unlike most Federation vessels it's built solely for combat.|{{alt|Khan Noonien Singh}}|2259|12}}
-{{aquote|If you think you're safe at warp, you're wrong.|[[John Harrison]]|2259|12}}
-The '''''Dreadnought''-class''' was an experimental class of [[dreadnought]] [[warship]]s designed by [[Section 31]] of [[Starfleet]] with the help of {{alt|Khan Noonien Singh}}. The only known vessel of this class, the {{USS|Vengeance}}, was launched from a [[Io Facility|secret facility]] orbiting [[Io]] in [[2259]]. ({{film|12}})
+The '''''Dreadnought''-class''' was an experimental class of [[dreadnought]] [[warship]] designed by [[Section 31]] of [[Starfleet]] with the help of {{alt|Khan Noonien Singh}}. The only known vessel of this class, the {{USS|Vengeance}}, was launched from a [[Io Facility|secret facility]] orbiting [[Io]] in [[2259]]. ({{film|12}})
 == Design ==
 ===General overview===
-[[File:Enterprise and Vengeance face off.jpg|thumb|''Enterprise'' and ''Vengeance'']]
+[[File:USS Enterprise and USS Vengeance face off.jpg|thumb|The ''Enterprise'' and ''Vengeance'']]
-''Dreadnought''-class starships were roughly twice the size of a {{class|Constitution|alternate reality}} starship. Ships of this class were designed to be operated by a minimal crew, one person if necessary. This class had advanced weapon and propulsion capabilities allowing it to engage other vessels while traveling at warp velocities. ({{film|12}})
+The ''Dreadnought''-class was roughly twice the size of a {{class|Constitution|alternate reality}} starship. This class was designed to be operated by a minimal crew, one person if necessary. It had advanced weapon and propulsion capabilities allowing it to engage other vessels while traveling at warp velocities. ({{film|12}})
-{{bginfo|In [[Cinefex#Notable issues|Cinefex 134]], visual effects artist [[Roger Guyett]] remarked that ''"The ''Vengeance'' is about two-and-a-half times the size of the ''Enterprise.''"'' He added: ''"It was approximately 4,500 feet long, but we sometimes cheated that for dramatic needs, as we did with the ''Enterprise.''"'' This converts to 1,400 meters. According to QMx, their [[Quantum Mechanix#USS Vengeance Artisan Replica|36-inch replica]] was developed at a scale of 1:1600, which works out to roughly 4,800 feet (1,500 meters). Finally, designer [[Ted Kadonaga]] had created a size chart for the film, showing the vessel at 4,790 feet (1,460 meters) and the ''Enterprise'' at half that length. [http://www.thetrekcollective.com/2013/09/into-darkness-deleted-scenes-displays.html]}}
 ===Configuration===
 ====Bridge====
 [[File:Dreadnought class bridge.jpg|thumb|The bridge]]
-The [[bridge]] of a ''Dreadnought'' ship was small and cramped compared to the more spacious bridge of the {{class|Constitution|alternate reality}}. Its design utilized highly advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems to reduce the number of crew needed to operate the vessel.  Under extreme circumstances, ''Dreadnought''-class vessels could be operated by the captain single-handedly.  Use of AI systems allowed for the operation of the starships [[navigation]] and [[propulsion]] subsystems via voice commands. Also, in stark contrast to the ''Enterprise'' bridge, the ''Dreadnought''{{'}}s bridge was very dark - in lieu of bright lighting and shining white walls, the bridge was largely black, though still well lit. ({{film|12}})
+The [[bridge]] of a ''Dreadnought'' ship was small and cramped compared to the more spacious bridge of the {{class|Constitution|alternate reality}}. Its design utilized highly advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems to reduce the number of crew needed to operate the vessel. Under extreme circumstances, ''Dreadnought''-class vessels could be operated by the captain single-handedly. Use of AI systems allowed for the operation of the starship's [[navigation]] and [[propulsion]] subsystems via voice commands. Also, in stark contrast to the ''Enterprise'' bridge, the ''Dreadnought''{{'}}s bridge was very dark &ndash; in lieu of bright lighting and shining white walls, the bridge was largely black, though still well lit. ({{film|12}})
+{{bginfo|Art Director [[Harry Otto]] did technical drawings and a construction review of the ''Vengeance''{{'}}s bridge. ''{{el|harryottodesign.com/sets.html}}'' ''{{el|harryottodesign.com/uploads/3/4/4/9/34497467/6092006_orig.jpg}}''}}
+{{Clear}}
-{{bginfo|Art Director [[Harry Otto]] did technical drawings and a construction review of the ''Vengeance''{{'}}s bridge, at one point posing for a photograph on the set for that room. ''[http://www.harryottodesign.com/sets.html] [http://www.harryottodesign.com/uploads/3/1/9/9/3199514/8330774_orig.jpg]''}}
 ====Engineering====
+[[File:Dreadnought class corridor.jpg|thumb|A corridor aboard the ''USS Vengeance'']]
-[[Engineering]] was designed so that it could run autonomously if needed. Like the bridge, the engineering section was cramped and painted in shining black. The interior featured a more refined design compared with the engineering section on the {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}} - for example, there were no coolant pipes or mains directly accessible by the crew. ({{film|12}})
+[[Engineering]] was designed so that it could run autonomously if needed. Like the bridge, the engineering section was cramped and painted in shining black. The interior featured a more refined design compared with the engineering section on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701 alternate reality}} &ndash; for example, there were no coolant pipes or mains directly accessible by the crew. ({{film|12}})
+{{Clear}}
 ====Transporter systems====
-The [[transporter]] system on the {{USS|Vengeance}} could be operated from the bridge. The system could be used to [[site-to-site transport]] dozens of people or objects at the same time. It could for example transport all 72 [[photon torpedo]]es from the ''Enterprise''. ({{film|12}})
+The [[transporter system]] on the ''Vengeance'' could be operated from the bridge. The system could be used to [[site-to-site transport]] dozens of people or objects at the same time. It could for example transport all 72 [[photon torpedo]]es from the ''Enterprise''. ({{film|12}})
+{{Clear}}
 ====Sensors====
-Ships of this class were equipped with [[multidimensional radar]] and [[space region observer]] systems. ({{film|12}})
+This class was also equipped with [[multidimensional radar]] and [[space region observer]] systems. ({{film|12}})
-{{bginfo|Legible graphics of computer screens with these systems labeled from the bridge of the ''Vengeance'' were released on the homepage of [[Jorge Almeida]], the lead designer of the user interface elements for the film. ''[http://www.jorgeonline.me/portfolio/star-trek-into-darkness-2/]''}}
+{{bginfo|Legible graphics of computer screens with these systems labeled from the bridge of the ''Vengeance'' were released on the homepage of [[Jorge Almeida]], the lead designer of the user interface elements for the film. ''{{el|jorgeonline.me/portfolio/star-trek-into-darkness-2/}}''}}
+{{Clear}}
 ====Transport and cargo====
+[[File:Dreadnought class hangar 07.jpg|thumb|Hangar 07 aboard the USS ''Vengeance'']]
 A ship of this class had several [[hangar]]s. Hangar 7 was located on Deck 13. ({{film|12}})
+{{Clear}}
 ===Tactical systems===
-[[File:Vengeance drone.jpg|thumb|A drone launched by the USS ''Vengeance'']]
+[[File:USS Vengeance drone.jpg|thumb|A drone launched by the USS ''Vengeance'']]
-Khan was involved with designing the weapons for the ''Dreadnought''-class. The weapons were significantly more advanced than contemporary ''Constitution''-class weaponry. While most other Starfleet ships were designed for exploration and research, the ''Dreadnought''-class ships were designed solely for combat. The [[deflector dish]] could be covered by protective armor plates while the ship was not traveling at [[warp speed]]s to defend the dish from damage during a battle. The ship was extremely durable and could remain intact even after the internal detonation of 72 [[photon torpedo]]es and a high speed collision with a city.
+Khan was involved with designing the weapons for the ''Dreadnought''-class. The weapons were significantly more advanced than contemporary ''Constitution''-class weaponry. While most other Starfleet ships were multirole designs for combat, exploration and research, the ''Dreadnought''-class ships were designed solely for combat. The [[deflector dish]] could be covered by protective armor plates while the ship was not traveling at [[warp speed]]s to defend the dish from damage during a battle. The ship was extremely durable and could remain intact even after the internal detonation of 72 photon torpedoes and a high speed collision with a city.
+The weapon systems included an array of advanced [[phaser emitter]]s. The powerful discharges from these weapons arced indirectly at the target and could be fired while the ship was at warp. Single hits could penetrate through the shields and cause major [[hull breach]]es to a ''Constitution''-class starship.
-[[File:USS Vengeance fires on the USS Enterprise.jpg|thumb|The USS ''Vengeance'' fires phasers on the USS ''Enterprise'']]
-The weapon systems included an array of advanced [[phaser]] emitters. The powerful discharges from these weapons arced indirectly at the target and could be fired while the ship was at warp. Single hits could penetrate through the shields and cause major [[hull breach]]es to a ''Constitution''-class starship.
 [[File:Dreadnought class weapon.jpg|thumb|left|One of the torpedo launchers]]
-The weapon systems also included two massive swivel-mounted torpedo launchers that could be deployed from under the [[saucer section]] from behind protective armor plating. They could rotate and launch a volley of torpedoes at various firing arcs from aft to forward of the ship. A ''Dreadnought''-class ship could also launch [[target drone|drones]] that in turn were capable of launching several photon torpedoes before crashing into a target. ({{film|12}})
+The weapon systems also included massive swivel-mounted torpedo launchers that could be deployed from under the [[saucer section]] from behind protective armor plating. They could rotate and launch a volley of torpedoes at various firing arcs from aft to forward of the ship. A ''Dreadnought''-class ship could also launch [[target drone|drones]] that in turn were capable of launching several photon torpedoes before crashing into a target. ({{film|12}})
+{{Clear}}
 ===Propulsion systems===
 The ''Dreadnought''-class featured two angular warp drive nacelles, unlike most Starfleet ships that had featured cylindrical nacelles. The ''Vengeance'' was described by Khan as having "three times the speed" of the ''Enterprise''. The ''Dreadnought''-class ship had the capability of tracking down and attacking a fleeing enemy ship while at warp speed. ({{film|12}})
+{{Clear}}
 ==Ships commissioned==
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 === Background information ===
-The voice for the ''Dreadnought''-class [[computer]] was provided by former ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member [[Bill Hader]]. [http://trekmovie.com/2013/05/18/snls-bill-hader-has-star-trek-into-darkness-voice-cameo-more-tidbits-from-cast-credits/]
+The voice for the ''Dreadnought''-class [[computer]] was provided by former ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member [[Bill Hader]]. {{TrekMovie.com|2013/05/18/snls-bill-hader-has-star-trek-into-darkness-voice-cameo-more-tidbits-from-cast-credits/}}
-Screenwriter of ''Star Trek Into Darkness'' [[Roberto Orci]] suggested on Twitter that the USS ''Vengeance'' had a countermeasure against [[transwarp beaming]]. Hence, Harrison fled to Qo'noS instead of commandeering the ''Vengeance'' directly. [https://twitter.com/boborci/status/340657705213636609]
+Screenwriter of ''Star Trek Into Darkness'' [[Roberto Orci]] suggested on Twitter that the USS ''Vengeance'' had a countermeasure against [[transwarp beaming]]. Hence, Harrison fled to Qo'noS instead of commandeering the ''Vengeance'' directly. {{twitter|boborci/status/340657705213636609}}
-Before Khan fired a barrage of the red arcing bursts of energy from the ''Vengeance'', Sulu stated that the ship was locking phasers on the ''Enterprise''. Before the two large cannons were deployed in ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', Admiral Marcus ordered the targeting of all aft torpedoes at the bridge of the ''Enterprise''. According to the [[Star Trek Into Darkness (novel)|novelization of the film]], the two cannons were in fact massive banks of photon torpedoes, each holding an arsenal of more torpedoes than several ships the size of the ''Enterprise'' had combined.
+Before Khan fired a barrage of the red arcing bursts of energy from the ''Vengeance'', Sulu stated that the ship was locking phasers on the ''Enterprise''. Before the two large cannons were deployed in ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', Admiral Marcus ordered the targeting of all aft torpedoes at the bridge of the ''Enterprise''. According to the {{novel}}ization of ''{{dis|Star Trek Into Darkness|novel}}'', the two cannons were in fact massive banks of photon torpedoes, each holding an arsenal of more torpedoes than several ships the size of the ''Enterprise'' had combined.
-According to the novelization of ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', the advanced warp capabilities were called "Mark IV capabilities". They included special modifications to the warp drive and nacelles, that allowed a ''Dreadnought''-class ship to momentarily exceed all accepted [[warp factor]]s and catch up with a starship it was following inside its warp tunnel. According to a dossier of the ''Enterprise'' on the homepage of the previous film, the three times slower ''Constitution''-class was capable of reaching speeds up to warp factor 8. [http://trekmovie.com/2009/05/01/official-star-trek-site-updated-with-final-dossiers-new-info-section-more/] The terms "advanced warp capabilities" and "Mark IV" are similar to the prime universe classification "advanced fourth generation warp drive", that was according to the ''[[Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology]]'' (p. 180) attributed to the new warp drive and angular nacelles installed to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in its refit for {{film|1}}, that according to the reference book also made the ''Enterprise'' more than three times faster compared to warp factor 8, in the [[Warp factor#Star Trek: The Original Series|warp scale]], with a [[Maximum warp|maximum velocity]] of [[Warp factor#Multiwarp speeds|warp factor 12]].
+According to the novelization of ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', the advanced warp capabilities were called "Mark IV capabilities". They included special modifications to the warp drive and nacelles, that allowed a ''Dreadnought''-class ship to momentarily exceed all accepted [[warp factor]]s and catch up with a starship it was following inside its warp tunnel. According to a dossier of the ''Enterprise'' on the homepage of the previous film, the three times slower ''Constitution''-class was capable of reaching speeds up to warp factor 8. {{TrekMovie.com|2009/05/01/official-star-trek-site-updated-with-final-dossiers-new-info-section-more/}} The terms "advanced warp capabilities" and "Mark IV" are similar to the prime universe classification "advanced fourth generation warp drive", that was according to the ''[[Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology]]'' (p. 180) attributed to the new warp drive and angular nacelles installed to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in its refit for {{film|1}}, that according to the reference book also made the ''Enterprise'' more than three times faster compared to warp factor 8, in the [[Warp factor#Star Trek: The Original Series|warp scale]], with a [[Maximum warp|maximum velocity]] of [[Warp factor#Multiwarp speeds|warp factor 12]].
 ====Designing the ''Dreadnought''-class====
+[[File:J.J. Abrams on Vengeance Bridge.jpg|thumb|J.J. Abrams, who invented the ''Dreadnought''-class, on the set for the ''Vengeance''{{'}}s Bridge]]
-To devise the layout of the USS ''Vengeance'' for {{film|12}}, the movie's production unit conducted extensive studies of spacecraft designs, ultimately conceptualizing the vessel as an angular black-hulled leviathan depicted by Concept Artist [[James Clyne]]. "''One of the first images that popped into my head, said Director [[J.J. Abrams]], "''was the idea of a big, terrifying stealth-like version of the ''Enterprise'' [...] It began as a visual concept of having a black ship.''" Abrams also conceived the ''Vengeance'' as a militaristic Starfleet craft, more than twice the size of the ''Enterprise''. (''[[Cinefex]]'', No. 134, pp. 74-75 & 84)
+To devise the layout of the USS ''Vengeance'' for {{film|12}}, the movie's production unit conducted extensive studies of spacecraft designs, ultimately conceptualizing the vessel as an angular black-hulled leviathan depicted by Concept Artist [[James Clyne]]. "''One of the first images that popped into my head,''" said Director [[J.J. Abrams]], "''was the idea of a big, terrifying stealth-like version of the ''Enterprise'' [...] It began as a visual concept of having a black ship.''" Abrams also conceived the ''Vengeance'' as a militaristic Starfleet craft, more than twice the size of the ''Enterprise''. (''[[Cinefex]]'', No. 134, pp. 74-75 & 84)
 [[File:USS Vengeance promo.jpg|thumb|Promotional image of the USS ''Vengeance'']]
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 === Apocrypha ===
-According to a {{y|1987}} comic book ''[[Who's Who in Star Trek 2|Who's Who in Star Trek, Issue 2]]'', a class of Federation starships called the {{mbeta|Dreadnought class|''Dreadnought''-class}} also existed in the prime universe.
+According to a {{y|1987}} comic book ''[[Who's Who in Star Trek 2|Who's Who in Star Trek, Issue 2]]'', a class of Federation starships called the {{mb|Dreadnought class|''Dreadnought''-class}} also existed in the prime universe.
 A ''Dreadnought''-class is briefly mentioned by [[William T. Riker]] in the novel ''[[Dark Mirror]]'' as a starship class that is the closest analog the prime universe Starfleet in the 24th century has to the heavily-armed and armored version of the {{Class|Galaxy}} from the [[mirror universe]].
+The ''Dreadnought''-class makes an appearance in ''[[Star Trek Online]]'' as a playable ship, released alongside the "Agents of Yesterday" expansion pack. However, as the term "dreadnought" in the game refers to a specific type of ship (as contrasted to "cruiser" or "science vessel"), the ship is referred to as a "Kelvin Timeline Intel Dreadnought Cruiser" (referring to its temporal origin, unique traits, and performance characteristics), and more specifically the ''Vengeance''-class. The ship possesses rapid-fire broadside phaser batteries and can launch automated assault drones to act as fighters. Unlike the on-screen version, the in-game version of the ship is also equipped with a [[cloaking device]]. A later update also allowed for a visible name and registry number to be displayed on the hull, with the baseline model displaying the name USS ''Vengeance'' and the registry NCC-1987.
 ===External link===
-*{{NCwiki|Dreadnought class (alternate reality)|''Dreadnought''-class}}
+*{{mbeta|Dreadnought class (Kelvin timeline)|''Dreadnought'' class}}
+[[cs:Třída Dreadnought]]
 [[de:Dreadnought-Klasse]]
-[[Category:Federation starship classes]]
+[[Category:Federation starship classes (alternate reality)]]
-[[Category:Alternate reality]]