Cutter

A cutter was a type of auxiliary craft operated by the Federation Starfleet in the mid to late 24th century. The cutter designation was used to indicate that the vessel type was larger and more capable than a traditional shuttlecraft, though still not considered a full-fledged starship in its own right.

The first cutter design widely employed by Starfleet in an operational capacity was the Everest-class, which entered service in 2333. At least two other cutter classes would eventually see widespread use, the Mojave-class, which entered service in 2340, and the Adriatic-class, which entered service in 2352.

The cutter type designation would later be supplanted by the runabout type, beginning with the Danube-class, introduced in 2368.

Vessel Classes

 * Everest-class
 * Mojave-class
 * Adriatic-class