Changes: Venatic class

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The Venatic class was a type of hunting starship employed by the Hirogen during 2370s.

This class of vessel, manned by a crew of fifteen or twenty Hirogen hunters, was considerably larger than both the standard Hirogen warship and the Starfleet Intrepid-class starship. The design also had a major flaw in its sensor system whereby its engines created a "blind spot" in the ship's aft section, in which smaller ships could hide and avoid sensor detection.

In 2377, the USS Voyager exploited the blind spot weakness to secretly follow two Venatic-class ships that were pursuing a third ship crewed by Hirogen prey holograms into a nebula. They were later disabled by Voyager. (VOY: "Flesh and Blood")

In Star Trek Online, vessels with this appearance are referred to as "Apex battleships" or "Apex Heavy Battlecruisers".

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+{{Sidebar starship class|
-[[Image:Venatic class ship.JPG|thumb|''Venatic''-class starship]]
+|Name      = ''Venatic''-class
-The '''''Venatic''-class''' was a type of hunting [[starship]] used by the [[Hirogen]] during [[2370s]].
+|image     = Venatic class.jpg
+|imagecap  = Forward quarter view
+|owner     = [[Hirogen]]
+|Active    = [[2370s]]
+|Defenses  = [[Deflector shield]]s
+|image2    = Hirogen venatic side view.jpg
+|imagecap2 = Side view
+}}
+The '''''Venatic'' class''' was a type of hunting [[starship]] employed by the [[Hirogen]] during [[2370s]].
-Although these ships appeared to be quite large (some 1,000 [[meter]]s, compared to the {{USS|Voyager}} at ~300 meters), they were manned by only fifteen or twenty hunters. The design also had a major flaw in its [[sensor]] system: its engines created a "blind spot" in the ships' [[aft]] end, where smaller ships could hide and avoid sensor detection by the hunters. The USS ''Voyager'' exploited this weakness to secretly follow two ''Venatic''-class ships in [[2377]]. These vessels pursued a third ship crewed by Hirogen [[Iden's Rebellion|prey holograms]] into a [[nebula]] and were later disabled by ''Voyager''. ({{VOY|Flesh and Blood}})
+This class of vessel, manned by a crew of fifteen or twenty Hirogen hunters, was considerably larger than both the standard [[Hirogen warship]] and the [[Starfleet]] {{class|Intrepid}} starship. The design also had a major flaw in its [[sensor]] system whereby its engines created a "blind spot" in the ship's [[aft]] section, in which smaller ships could hide and avoid sensor detection.
+In [[2377]], the {{USS|Voyager}} exploited the blind spot weakness to secretly follow two ''Venatic''-class ships that were pursuing a third ship crewed by Hirogen [[Iden's Rebellion|prey holograms]] into a [[nebula]]. They were later disabled by ''Voyager''. ({{VOY|Flesh and Blood}})
-[[Category:Starship classes]]
+<gallery>
+File:Hirogen venatic aft view 2.jpg|Comparison with ''Intrepid''-class starship
+</gallery>
+{{bginfo|In ''[[Star Trek Online]]'', vessels with this appearance are referred to as "Apex battleships" or "Apex Heavy Battlecruisers".}}
+[[Category:Hirogen starship classes]]