Changes: Light cruiser

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In starship classification, a light cruiser is a small- to medium-sized multi-purpose starship.

The 24th century starship USS Drake was designated a light cruiser. (TNG: "The Arsenal of Freedom")

According to the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual, the Saber-class was also classified as a light cruiser, as was the Intrepid-class. During the Dominion War a variant type of light cruiser was built from an Intrepid-class primary hull. Another type of light cruiser used in the Dominion War was a variant of the Constitution-class of starship, a saucer with two warp nacelles.

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 The [[24th century]] [[starship]] {{USS|Drake|2364}} was designated a light cruiser. ({{TNG|The Arsenal of Freedom}})
+{{bginfo|According to the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual]]'', the {{class|Saber}} was also classified as a light cruiser, as was the {{class|Intrepid}}. During the [[Dominion War]] a [[Yeager type|variant type]] of light cruiser was built from an ''Intrepid''-class [[primary hull]]. Another type of light cruiser used in the Dominion War was a variant of the {{class|Constitution}} of [[starship]], a saucer with two warp [[nacelle]]s.}}
-== Background ==
-According to the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual]]'', the {{ShipClass|Saber}} was also classified as a light cruiser, as was the {{ShipClass|Intrepid}}. During the [[Dominion War]] a [[Yeager type|variant type]] of light cruiser was built from an ''Intrepid''-class [[primary hull]]. Another type of light cruiser used in the Dominion War was a variant of the {{ShipClass|Constitution}} of [[starship]], a saucer with two warp [[nacelle]]s.
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-While the ''Technical Manual'' itself is not [[canon]], it is a Memory Alpha [[Memory Alpha:Canon policy|permitted resource]].
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