Maquis Peregrine Class

History:
Small courier spacecraft. The Maquis used modified, lightly armed Peregrine-class
ships as interceptors.
DS9 "The Maquis" TNG "Preemptive Strike" ; Star Trek Encyclopedia II
A conglomeration of all variety of older spacecraft, primarily of Federation origin. One of the
more common varieties was the small two or three person vessels which were used by the Maquis for missions to reconnoiter, or
ship-to-ship engagements and for convert missions. In 2370, a small group of such ships were successful at attacking and severely
damaging a single Galor-class Cardassian warship, whose captain, Gul Evek, then had to send out a distress signal. Another Maquis
attack fleet of these small vessels was sent to the Demilitarized Zone for the purpose of attacking a Yridian convoy believed to be
assisting the Cardassians against the Maquis. However, the attack was aborted when Lieutenant Ro Laren warned the Maquis that a
Starfleet ambush was imminent.
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