Editing Miranda class

{{title|''Miranda'' class}}
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| class name = Miranda
| image = Miranda Class.jpg
| type = [[cruiser]]
| length = 277.76
| beam = 173.98
| draft = 65.23
| warp# = 9.2
| weapons = 8 [[phaser|phaser banks]],<br>4 [[photon torpedo]] [[torpedo launcher|launchers]]
| defense = [[deflector shield]]s
| image2 =Reliant.jpg
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The '''''Miranda'' class''' was a class of [[starship]] that saw service in [[Starfleet]] during the [[23rd century|23rd]] and [[24th century|24th centuries]]. A versatile vessel they saw service as combatants (usually classified as [[light cruiser]]s, [[transport]]s, [[supply ship]]s and [[science vessel]]s).

==Nomenclature==
There were several noted Starfleet officers from a family with the surname of ''Miranda''. The ship class and the lead vessel was named after this family. ({{novel|TNG|The Best and the Brightest}})

===Alternate nomenclature===
The class and lead ship were named after a character in {{w|William Shakespeare}}'s play ''{{w|The Tempest}}'', though possibly also after one of the numerous satellites of {{w|Uranus}}, in the [[Sol system]].

==Fanon==
==={{srmv4}}===
The ''Miranda'' was designed during the late-[[2260s]] as part of Starfleet's [[Exploratory Vessel Initiative]] to take advantage of the new technologies that had been developed for the {{class1|Constitution}} [[refit]] program. It was designed as a highly adaptable vessel that could fill any role from [[surveyor]] to combat [[cruiser]].

Entering service in [[2274]], the ''Mirandas'' adaptability along with its ease of construction saw Starfleet construct large numbers of these vessels. ({{srmv4}})

===''[[Star Fleet Battles]]''===
As wartime began to loom on the horizon, the [[Federation]] took a serious look at their shipbuilding program. It was noted that the excellent [[command cruiser]] took too long to build and that the [[destroyer]] design had severe limitations on its combat capability. Famed designer Ray Olesen was tasked to produce an improved design. The result was the "new" light cruiser.

The ''Miranda'' class used the primary hull section of the {{class1|Saladin}}, with some modifications, and it used a pair of more efficient [[warp nacelle]]s. The ''Mirandas'' replaced ''Saladins'' in the production program on a one-for-one basis. The design was so successful that the ''Miranda'' was used for many variants. There existed at least three variants of this class.

====New drone cruiser====
Impressed with the ability of the Klingon missile bombardment ships to provide an additional concentration of firepower, the Federation designed this long-range [[missile]] bombardment ship using the ''Miranda'' hull as a basis. Technical problems delayed its introduction into Starfleet service. ({{sfb}})

====Commando variant====
With the supply of old hulls dwindling rapidly during wartime, the Federation developed this design to replace the Commando Cruiser. While it lacked the Commando Cruiser's ability to land directly on planets and was not as well armed, it had better shielding, was able to operate with other ''Miranda'' hulls, and had a larger [[shuttlebay]]. ({{sfb}})

====Light [[command cruiser]]====
This ship was intended as a substitute for command cruisers. Proven inadequate in that role, it was used as a command cruiser for ''Miranda'' squadrons. ({{sfb}})

====New [[heavy cruiser]] (NCA)====
Faced with the shortage of heavy cruiser hulls, the Federation (like many other interstellar governments) looked to its war cruiser design and created a "new heavy cruiser" that could be assembled in shipyards that were building [[light cruiser]]s (leaving the {{class|Constitution}} shipyards free to build {{class|Gettysburg}} ships). The addition of the rear hull and the small center engine increased power, versatility, and range. ({{sfb}})

====New heavy command cruiser (NCC)====
A variant of the NCA, the NCC added command, communication and control abilities, and a small increase in firepower. It wasn't considered a very successful class, as it was too expensive to produce in meaningful numbers and was too easily destroyed in combat. ({{sfb}})

==={{Museum}}===
The ''Miranda'' and her sister ships, the first Federation starship class to have the [[warp drive|warp]] [[nacelle]]s directly attached to a command hull, were first built in [[2265]].

==={{Avenger}}/{{Shadowstar}}===
In these continuities, some {{class|Surya}} vessels were upgraded to {{class|Avenger|frigate}} [[heavy frigate]]s in the [[2250s]].

The ''Mirandas'' were new-build ships based on the ''Avenger'' spaceframe and first commissioned c. [[2283]]. (''{{mb|Starship Spotter}}'')

==''[[FASA]]''==
There were ''eight'' iterations of the ''Miranda'' class between [[2271]] and [[2363]]. (''Star Trek Starship Tactical Combat Simulator'': Miranda'' Class XI Cruiser'')

==Variants==
<gallery>
File:Miranda Class.jpg|''Miranda'' class with rollbar
File:Miranda Class Variant 1.jpg|''Miranda'' minus rollbar
File:Miranda Class Variant 2.jpg|''Miranda'' without rollbar and with port and starboard sensor pods
</gallery>

{{Miranda class starships}}

==See also==
*{{class1|Soyuz}}

==Background information==
*Specifications in sidebar from the {{srmv1}}.

{{alphabeta}}
* [https://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/miranda-class-cruiser.php ''Federation Frontiers'': Miranda'' Class Cruiser General Plans'']
* [https://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/sd-miranda-nx-1833.php ''Strategic Design'': Miranda'' Class NX-1833 Starship Prototype'']
* [http://fasaststcs.com/index.php/thefleets/united-federation-of-planets/star-fleet/miranda-class-xi-cruiser/ ''Star Trek Starship Tactical Combat Simulator'': Miranda'' Class XI Cruiser'']

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