Editing Miranda Class (section)

===Physical Arrangement===
The configuration of the Miranda-class shares a similar design lineage and features with the Constitution- class, implemented in 2270.

All Miranda-class starships have a saucer section making up the majority of the vessel. The saucer is similar to that of a Constitution-class, but with a bulkier aft end with shuttlebays and a Warp core. Below the saucer, at the aft edges, are the nacelle pylons connected to the warp nacelles.

There are four configurations of the Miranda-class:
  
[[Image:USS_Reliant.jpg|thumb|right|Reliant Configuration]]
* The most common was the USS Reliant configuration, which had a "roll bar" immediately above the nacelle pylons.  The "roll bar" had two phaser emitters on each side that could fire both foward, aft, and to the ships flanks, along with 2 forward and 2 rear firing photon torpedo launchers.  




[[Image:Uss_Lantree.jpg|thumb|right|Lantree configuration]]
* Another configuration was the USS Lantree configuration, which lacked the "roll bar" and featured only Class 3 defensive armaments.  This type of Miranda class was apparently suitable for transport duty. This configuration was not widely used due to it's limited role capabilities. it is suspected that it was used primarily to transport materials or personnel over long distances.












[[Image:USS saratoga 2367.jpg|thumb|right|Saratoga Configuration]]
* The USS Saratoga (NCC-31911)configuration, which lacked the "roll bar", and had two large sensor pods installed on the port and starboard sides of the ship. It also had a modern solid-beam phaser array mounted on the lower part of the sensor dome. This configuration was most commonly found after 2367.  The vessels of this configuration played a large roll in the Battle of Cardassia as well as acting as convoy escorts during the Civil War.







[[Image:USS_Majestic.jpg|thumb|right|Majestic Configuration]]
* The Majestic configuration, which had the "roll bar", but the warp nacelles were different from the other Miranda configurations, along with some other details which could indicate a further design variant or refits to the original USS Reliant configuration .

Some of the ships of this configuration were seen with a red glow where the rear torpedo launchers should be.  It has been theorized that the red glow on the Majestic rollbar were an extra set of impulse engines, but this has not been confirmed -- that part of the ship could glow red for other reasons, after all.