Triumph

itself. The Triumph class best serves as support artillary delivering a birrage of firepower from behind attacking smaller vessels. Though most of the engineering work for the ship was completed priort to the Dominion War, the design was shelved as faster or cheaper vessels were required. The Triumph class was more adequate to fire continuing rounds at a Borg cube from outside of its cutting beam range then to engage in close combat with Dominion Kamakazi fighters. Once the Dominion war had ended, work on the project resumed. Many of these ships shared the same shipyard with the Sovereign Class.
The Triumph Class starship was designed as a replacement for the aging New Orleans Class. With the threat of the Borg, Starfleet needed a torpedo cruiser that was light on its feet and able to defend