Centaur-class

The Centaur Class is a Federation anti-strike craft destroyer.

Description
In the same line as the Miranda was to the Constitution, the Centaur was to the Excelsior. Also much like her Miranda Class counterpart, she was due in to be decommissioned shortly before first Contact with the Dominion occurred. With Starfleet's lack of true fighter craft, and for that matter anti-fighter defenses, becoming increasingly apparent, Starfleet began the process of re-fitting existing Centaurs and also commissioning new ones, given that parts were readily available from decommissioned Excelsiors. Given this lack of fighter protection, the Centaur was re-purposed as an anti-strike craft vessel, able to take out enemy fighters while still maintaining the maneuverability and speed necessary to keep up with them.