Star Trek Online character ranks and ship classes list

5 January 2010

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Posted by:Josh

In Star Trek Online, the classes and rank system are best envisioned by thinking of it like a triangle. You start at the wide section with skills that are broader, and then get much more specific as you progress.

You level up by gaining experience from completing missions and “episodes” which are awarded to you as “Skill Points”. These can in turn be used to directly improve whatever skills you like that are available to you at that time. What is available differentiates based on your current rank.

For the early part of the game, you are given blanket bonuses depending on the items and abilities that you use, with more refined skills giving more specific bonuses to items and abilities.

Here is a list of the ranks and classes in Star Trek Online:

1. Ensign
2. Lieutenant
3. Lieutenant Commander
4. Commander
5. Captain
6. Admiral

In addition to the Ground skills, there are also Space skills which determine which ships you can pilot.

To quote developer Cryptic Studios, “Space skills are generally broader than ground skills. They’re designed to augment your Bridge Officers’ abilities, as well as your own. Therefore, even if you’re a Tactical officer, you can take Engineering skills, which will help your Engineering Bridge Officers become more effective. This has a lot of influence on the way your ships behave. If you’re a Tactical officer flying an Escort ship, which usually doesn’t offer much in the way of Engineering bridge stations, having a lot of skill points invested in Engineering could significantly improve your Engineer’s performance, even though the ship has limited capabilities in that area.

The skill points you invest in space also determine which ships you can fly. You’ll need to have invested skill points in the Heavy Cruiser skill to be able to fly a second-tier Cruiser, for example. Certain skills also increase different items’ performance, so if you increase your Phaser Cannon skill, Phaser Cannons will be more effective in combat.”

Here is a list of the ships that you can pilot in the game for the two confirmed factions: Federation (United Federation of Planets) and Klingon.

FEDERATION SHIPS

1. Miranda (Light Cruiser under Lieutenant)
2. Centaur (Light Cruiser under Lieutenant)
3. Soyuz (Light Cruiser under Lieutenant)

4. Nova (Science Vessel under Lieutenant Commander)
5. Aurora (Science Vessel under Lieutenant Commander)
6. Quasar (Science Vessel under Lieutenant Commander)

7. Saber (Escort Ship under Lieutenant Commander)
8. Rapier (Escort Ship under Lieutenant Commander)
9. Ushaan (Escort Ship under Lieutenant Commander)

10. Constitution (Cruiser Ship under Lieutenant Commander)
11. Excalibur (Cruiser Ship under Lieutenant Commander)
12. Vesper (Cruiser Ship under Lieutenant Commander)

13. Olympic (Research Science Vessel under Commander)
14. Hope (Research Science Vessel under Commander)
15. Horizon (Research Science Vessel under Commander)

16. Akira (Heavy Escort Ship under Commander)
17. Zephyr (Heavy Escort Ship under Commander)
18. Norway (Oslo re-fit) (Heavy Escort Ship under Commander)

19. Constellation (Heavy Cruiser Ship under Commander)
20. Stargazer (Heavy Cruiser Ship under Commander)
21. Dakota (Heavy Cruiser Ship under Commander)

22. Intrepid (Long Range Science Vessel under Captain)
23. Cochrane (Long Range Science Vessel under Captain)
24. Discovery (Long Range Science Vessel under Captain)

25. Defiant (Tactical Escort Ship under Captain)
26. Vigilant (Tactical Escort Ship under Captain)
27. Gallant (Tactical Escort Ship under Captain)

28. Galaxy (Exploration Cruiser under Captain)
29. Celestial (Exploration Cruiser under Captain)
30. Envoy (Exploration Cruiser under Captain)

31. Luna (Deep Space Science Vessel under Admiral)
32. Sol (Deep Space Science Vessel under Admiral)
33. Polaris (Deep Space Science Vessel under Admiral)

34. Prometheus (Fleet Escort Ship under Admiral)
35. Phoenix (Fleet Escort Ship under Admiral)
36. Cerberus (Fleet Escort Ship under Admiral)

37. Sovereign (Battle Cruiser under Admiral)
38. Noble (Battle Cruiser under Admiral)
39. Majestic (Battle Cruiser under Admiral)

KLINGON SHIPS

40. Raptor-class
41. Vo’Quv-class

Here is a trailer showing some space battling in Star Trek Online.