Escorts are primarily used for escorting cargo ships, transports and other types of vessels.
Good speed and offensive firepower are key on escorts of any type. Often they will fill in for frigates.
Light Escorts, such as the Merced, often escort troop and personnel transport vessels through potentially dangerous areas of space.
Heavy escorts, like the Frontiers with their heavy armaments, often serve as part of perimeter defense and patrol forces, augmenting the vessels specifically designed for the role.
The constant battles of the late 24th century saw a distinct rise in Starfleet's production of escorts.
Andorian Imperial Guard[]
Keltic Militia[]
Klingon Defense Force[]
E-4 * Bla'koth * DorHub * Drenok * Qlj'tagh * Vel'taS * Ver'graH
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Mularr * Praex
Starfleet[]
Black Swan * Capella * Defiant * Frontier * Merced * Pollux * Saber * Surak * Bolarus (proposed) * Umbria (proposed)
Tholian[]
Feldspar
Cardassian Guard[]
Mithras * Sugren * Sulgor