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The design was inspired by Voyager yes.
I wanted to make a bigger vessel, able to accommodate virtually everything the Galaxy class had (under a smaller deck count) which would be in the Sovereign class range but more sophisticated in it's capabilities.
And it's also possible that SF would be examining techs brought back by Voyager (excluding the futuristic ones) that might culminate in a new design similar to the Intrepid class which would essentially serve as a testbed.
Akin to what the Galaxy class was back in it's day. |