Prospero class

Prospero-class was a type of Federation starship constructed during the 23rd century. 

Technology
This class was one of the first production starships using linear warp drive. 
 * It is a speculative predecessor to the . Miranda is Prospero's daughter in Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

Layout
Like many Starfleet vessels, the ships have a saucer-shaped primary hull, a secondary hull and twin warp nacelles. It is unusual in that the engineering hull is very small, containing little more than the warp core and power generators. Other systems, including the shuttlebays, are crammed in to the saucer section. This reflects the newness of the linear warp drive technology: it allowed for the drive section to be jettisoned in an emergency.

Ships commissioned

 * USS Prospero (NCC-1820)

Appearances

 * In the webcomic