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[[Image:Luna class starship specs.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A Federation Darwin class Galactic Exploration Cruiser.]]
[[Category:Engineering]]
In [[spacecraft classification]], an exploration cruiser is a [[starship]] with a [[hull]] sturdy enough to take the brunt of an attack and survive, and large enough to keep a [[crew]] and supplies aboard for the many months needed to complete a research project in deep-space.
==Federation Galactic Cruisers==
*[[Darwin Class Galactic Exploration Cruiser]]