Command cruiser

A command cruiser was a type of starship apparently particular to the inventory of the. Command cruisers were vessels of 150,000-175,000 tonnes that were purpose-built to serve as flagships for Starfleet task forces. In wartime, these often took the place of more expensive vessels such as dreadnoughts or supercarriers.

As such, command cruisers had enhanced communications suites enabling them to coordinate task force activity.

Examples of purpose-built command cruisers included ships of the Osiris- and Vincennes classes.