Norway class

The Norway class was a type of Federation starship in service during the latter half of the 24th century.


 * The authorized reference work  designated this class a medium cruiser, while Ships of the Star Fleet designated this class a frigate and the call it a fast frigate.

Crew
The Norway-class vessel was designed to operate with a crew of one hundred and ninety. It also has a maximum evacuation capacity of five hundred beings. ()

Armaments
Norways were equipped with six Type-X phaser arrays. One of the phaser emplacements was located in the same area as the main deflector. (; )

The ship was also equipped with two torpedo launchers. ()

Naming schema
The naming schema for one block of Norway-class starships was derived from cities in the country of Norway, on Earth. (' ebook: ')

The naming schema for another block was apparently derived from the historical names of Terran nation-states in, Central Europe and Eastern Europe and their respective capital cities. 

Background information

 * Specifications from the .