- For other uses, see Buran.
The Buran class was a 25th century Federation starship class, a command dreadnought cruiser and variant subclass of the 23rd century Cardenas-class cruiser, in Starfleet service from the 2410s decade. The class was conceived when the Advanced Starship Design Bureau (ASDB) recovered the 150-year abandoned Yard 39 and its Cardenas-class technology. It was equipped with an ion storm generator. (STO website: Mirror of Discovery: The Command Dreadnought Cruiser Bundle!, The Official Starships Collection Issue 05: "USS Buran")
Service history and specifications[]
The Buran-class USS Yeager was active in the Beta Quadrant in the 2250s decade. It was lost with almost the entire crew during a battle with Klingons at Priors 5d in 2256. (STO - Age of Discovery mission: "The Plausibility of the Possible")
150 years later, in 2410, Ensign Elyos and Lieutenant Whetu of the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards discussed the recovery of Yard 39 and several hulks of Starfleet ships hastily abandoned there when the star TL-9139 erupted and flooded its system with baryon radiation in 2259. With the radiation suddenly diminishing, Starfleet was able to recover Yard 39 and its assets. (STO - Age of Discovery short story: "Utopia Planetia: The Mystery of Yard 39")
This included a Cardenas-class starship. (The Official Starships Collection Issue STO 01: "U.S.S. Gagarin NCC-97930")
Vice Admiral S.J. Hemphill spearheaded the ASDB project to develop the new starship classes based on the 2259 vessels. On stardate 87751.8, the Utopia Planitia Starfleet Yard hosted the commissioning ceremony of the USS Europa (NCC-97640), first of its class. (STO - Age of Discovery short story: "The Past Reborn")
The commanding officer of the newly-launched USS Buran was Th'Pev, a descendant of Ensign Th'Pev of the Buran destroyed in the Federation-Klingon War of 2256-2257. That ship's history with an ion storm and an unexpected technical innovation aboard the Buran-class prototype led to ships of the class being fitted with the new ion storm generator. (STO - Mirror of Discovery short story: "First Impressions")
Livery[]
In the 25th century, the design of the Buran-class command dreadnought cruiser allowed its commanding officer to choose from different designs of hull materials, which could be modified further at shipyards. (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")
Furthermore, the installation of deflector shields from specific factions modified the hull appearance, including shields from the Reman Resistance, the Breen Confederacy and the Dominion. (STO missions: "Coliseum", "Cold Storage", "Boldly They Rode")
Known vessels[]
Appendices[]
Connections[]
| Cardenas-class starships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Federation Starfleet (primary universe) |
standard configuration | Buran • Revelations • Yeager |  
|
| variant configurations | Buran-subclass: Buran | ||
| Terran Empire Starfleet (mirror universe) |
standard configuration | Buran • Yeager | 
|
References[]