Most were assigned to units on the outer Federation territories, performing patrol and presence missions as well as the normal mapping and exploration duties which any Starfleet vessel is expected to handle. The USS Akira entered service in 2363, and a rapid production run put nearly a hundred others into the fleet over the next twelve years. During the Dominion War the ships often serve as fighter carriers in this role they can carry up to one hundred attack fighters, although a load of thirty six fighters and a dozen utility craft is more usual. During peacetime this allows the Akira to evacuate large numbers of small survey craft, or ferry evacuees on board at a high rate. These are linked together through the center of the ship, allowing large numbers of launch and landing operations to be handled simultaneously. There are two large shuttle bays in the saucer section, one at the forward edge of the saucer section and one at the rear. Seven of these are mounted in the large roll bar pod, all facing forwards the remaining eight are located in the saucer section, two of which face directly out to port and starboard - an unusual feature in a Starfleet vessel.Īnother unusual feature of the Akira class is the hangar bay arrangements. The ships carry an extremely heavy torpedo armament of no less than 15 photon torpedo tubes. The USS Akira is one of the very few Starfleet vessels which is heavily biased toward the combat role.
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