Armstrong class

The Armstrong class was a class of cruiser fielded by the during the 22nd and 23rd centuries.

The Armstrong class entered service in 2197 and along with the was meant to replace the aging  explorer. The Armstrong shared several design features with the Daedalus. The ship was made up of a spherical primary hull, which was more ovoid than that of the Daedalus, connected directly to a cylindrical engineering hull. (})


 * The Armstrong is also said to be one of the first classes to be equipped with ship-based transporters, which were not part of the design of the Daedalus due to been only adapted for such use a in the 2280s. However, this conflicts with the appearance of transporters on the Enterprise.  This conflict can be easily explained due to the fact that the show was aired after the release of the sourcebook.