The Oberth-class starship was Starfleet's main scientific vessel, until the advent of more advanced spacecraft. This ship, as the Olympic-class starship, is seriously undermanned and is not suited for battle.
Starships of this class:
| USS Oberth | ? |
| USS Copernicus | NCC-623 |
| USS Grissom | NCC-638 |
| USS Yosemite | NCC-19002 |
| USS Bonestell | NCC-31600 |
| USS Pegasus | NCC-53847 |
| USS Tsiolkovski | NCC-53911 |
| USS Cochrane | NCC-59318 |
| USS Raman | NCC-59983 |
| SS Vico | NAR-18834 |
