Space control ship

The space control ship was a type of starship that combined aspects of the command cruiser and carrier.

In the late 2270s, a class of up to five space control ships was planned by Starfleet. One became the prototype transwarp vessel USS and was reclassified as a heavy cruiser, another became the one space control ship actually built, USS. () Historical accounts differ as to what happened to the remaining spaceframes at Spacedock.

In the late 24th century, interest in the space control ship concept resurged and some explorers were refit to this type.