Star Trek: Every Starfleet Starship Class Ranked Worst To Best

11. Saber

Star Trek Sabre Class
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The Saber class was designed by Alex Jager for Star Trek: First Contact, as one of the several new classes of ships that took part in the Battle of Sector 001. The ship was unusual in that the warp nacelles attached directly to the saucer section, separated from a central engineering hull.

The design allowed the ship to be a small target, sleek and fast, making it one of Starfleet's more successful warship types. While warships were, at a time, antithetical to what Starfleet stood for, they were increasingly called for with the rising threat by the Borg - and the Dominion.

They continued to see service in the Dominion War, taking part in Operation Return, The First (and Second) Battles of Chin'toka and the invasion of Cardassia.

A Saber class vessel was also present for the return of the USS Voyager from the Delta Quadrant, showing that they remained in service beyond the end of the war.

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