Buckingham class

The Buckingham-class was a United Federal Fleet vessel class first introduced in 3006. They were Star Vanguards, the first of its kind in the Federation fleet. Buckingham-class ships were designed as exploration and intelligence ships dreadnought cruisers, fast, manoeuvrable and had more scientific and engineering functions than tactical. These ships were also very combat capable- they showed a very high combat performance, and so could be used in combat-heavy operations, also in part as a intelligence vessel. The Buckingham-class was the UIFN's first ship-class that specialised in espionage.

The Buckingham-class is one of the few Federation ships that have 4 warp nacelles and a saucer.

The lead ship of the class, the UFS Buckingham, was constructed and launched in the same year, a few months after the launch of a Nautical-class starship.

Design Specifics
The Buckingham-class was the one of the few Federation ships with saucers. However it only had one saucer, compared to other ship classes with 2 saucers, like the Trafalgar and Resilience-class.

The saucer was a rectangular design, instead of the curved design, and was considerably wider than most saucer designs. The launch bays for auxiliary craft were located at the bottom side of the saucer.

The Buckingham class had 4 warp nacelles, which were slender and extremely long, contributing to the long length of the ships: two at the sides connected by long pylons that merge at the back, and two at the top, connected to the ship's "tail".

Buckingham-class starships did not have a separate engineering hull, like most Federation starships.

The Buckingham-class was designed to be versatile, in terms of flight environment. It can fully operate in aquatic environments.

The Buckingham-class had the most streamlined design in the Federation fleet. The height of the ship is comparatively small compared to other ships of similar sizes.