Melbourne-class

The Melbourne class is a Federation Fast Battlecruiser.

Description
A variant of the versatile Nebula Class, the Melbourne is geared as a fast-response vessel in comparison to it's counterparts in the Phoenix and Nebula Classes. As such, it possesses an additional pair of warp nacelles designed to give it greater acceleration. While the Melbourne Class has never been put into full production, some vessels of the class still serve the Federation, and some of those are but a distress call away...