Raven type
Forward view
Owner:	United Federation of Planets
Operator:	Starfleet Civilian Scientists
Type:	Exploration Vessel
Active:	24th century
Decks:	5
Defenses:	Deflector shields
Aft view
Master systems display

The Raven-type starships were small, modular long-range Federation exploration vessels used both by Starfleet and non-Starfleet organizations. They mildly resembled the Danube-class runabouts. They were designed to be operated by a minimum crew. According to the MSD of the USS Raven, this class also had a shuttlebay in the aft section.

The USS Raven was operated by two scientists – Erin and Magnus Hansen – for an extended period of time while in close proximity to a Borg cube. (VOY: "Dark Frontier")

Ships commissionedEdit

• USS Raven (NAR-32450)

AppendicesEdit

AppearancesEdit

• VOY:
  • "The Raven"
  • "Dark Frontier"
• ENT: "Future Tense" (database image)

BackgroundEdit

• The CGI model of the Raven was a new design that was apparently never reused or modified.

• The circular helm console of the ship was the same console used for USS Pasteur set, simply repainted. ^{(citation needed • edit)}

ApocryphaEdit

• This vessel is listed in the Starships expansion volume of Decipher's Star Trek Roleplaying Game as an Aerie-class surveyor.

• A very similar ship is used as a colony ship in the Activision video game Star Trek: Armada II.

External linkEdit

• Aerie-class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works