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The Miranda-class had entered Starfleet service by the 2260s, which included the launch of the USS Reliant in 2264.
Several Miranda-class starships were in service during the mid-2280s.

The Miranda-class was present in several major Federation engagements against the Borg, including the Battle of Wolf 359 and the Battle of Sector 001.
Starships of the Miranda-class were also present in numerous Dominion War battles, where they often served as escorts. Many ships of the class saw action during Operation Return, the First and Second Battles of Chin'toka, and the Battle of Cardassia.

The mission profile of the Miranda-class varied from performing various scientific roles to conducting patrol duties.
By the 24th century, Miranda-class starships operated with a crew complement of 26 to 35 personnel.

The Miranda-class was composed of a single primary hull, consisting of a saucer that was similar to that of the Constitution II-class; however, the bridge module, positioned on top in the center, was shaped differently than the Constitution II-class module.
Mounted on the underside of the primary hull were two nacelle pylons connected to the warp nacelles.

Design features of the primary hull included a docking port located on the forward section of the ship; the aft section included two shuttlebays, separated by the vessel's impulse engines. These shuttlebays were visually numbered; "1" being on the rear-port side, and "2" on the rear-starboard side.
The predominant Miranda-class design included a structure immediately above the aft primary hull, as a dorsal extension of the ventral nacelle pylons. This structure was equipped with a weapons pod, containing torpedo launchers and phaser banks, as well as a small deflector dish on top.
Some configurations lacked this structure, and in other cases, included two large sensor pods affixed on the port and starboard sides of the primary hull. In other configurations, there was a single pod module.

Standard to all designs were six dual phaser banks located on the primary hull – three mounted to the top and three mounted on the bottom of the saucer. Also standard to all designs were two single phaser emitters mounted just beneath the impulse engines.

In those ships possessing the "roll bar," that superstructure contained two tubular phaser emitters on each side that could fire both forward and to the ship's flanks. There were also two forward and two aft photon torpedo launchers housed in a pod mounted in the center of the superstructure. On top of this launcher sat a small deflector dish.

Description
The Miranda-class had entered Starfleet service by the 2260s, which included the launch of the USS Reliant in 2264.
Several Miranda-class starships were in service during the mid-2280s.

The Miranda-class was present in several major Federation engagements against the Borg, including the Battle of Wolf 359 and the Battle of Sector 001.
Starships of the Miranda-class were also present in numerous Dominion War battles, where they often served as escorts. Many ships of the class saw action during Operation Return, the First and Second Battles of Chin'toka, and the Battle of Cardassia.

The mission profile of the Miranda-class varied from performing various scientific roles to conducting patrol duties.
By the 24th century, Miranda-class starships operated with a crew complement of 26 to 35 personnel.

The Miranda-class was composed of a single primary hull, consisting of a saucer that was similar to that of the Constitution II-class; however, the bridge module, positioned on top in the center, was shaped differently than the Constitution II-class module.
Mounted on the underside of the primary hull were two nacelle pylons connected to the warp nacelles.

Design features of the primary hull included a docking port located on the forward section of the ship; the aft section included two shuttlebays, separated by the vessel's impulse engines. These shuttlebays were visually numbered; "1" being on the rear-port side, and "2" on the rear-starboard side.
The predominant Miranda-class design included a structure immediately above the aft primary hull, as a dorsal extension of the ventral nacelle pylons. This structure was equipped with a weapons pod, containing torpedo launchers and phaser banks, as well as a small deflector dish on top.
Some configurations lacked this structure, and in other cases, included two large sensor pods affixed on the port and starboard sides of the primary hull. In other configurations, there was a single pod module.

Standard to all designs were six dual phaser banks located on the primary hull – three mounted to the top and three mounted on the bottom of the saucer. Also standard to all designs were two single phaser emitters mounted just beneath the impulse engines.

In those ships possessing the "roll bar," that superstructure contained two tubular phaser emitters on each side that could fire both forward and to the ship's flanks. There were also two forward and two aft photon torpedo launchers housed in a pod mounted in the center of the superstructure. On top of this launcher sat a small deflector dish.