Jaldun

This was the defining platform for Cardassian operations. If you encountered a Cardassian ship, the majority of the time it would be a Jaldun, and the class sustained the majority of the Union's losses in the Gabriel campaigns. The basic Jaldun is technically obsolete in light of the Jaldun-bis refit, but the Cardassians maintain around ten vessels in service, a number that has decreased only slowly after the initial wave of refits. The stock Jaldun is a match for most Starfleet frigates, but outmatched by the standard Renaissance cruiser or any explorer. The Amarki Anacail frigate and most member cruisers are equal or superior.

The Federation captured several crippled Jalduns at the Battle of 45 Gabriel and refit one of them to a semblance of working order with parts from the others, commissioning it as the USS 45 Gabriel. 45 Gabriel is part of the Starfleet Museum's fleet of historic vessels.