Suop

The Suop is a specialized infiltration craft being built, or designed, by the Lecarre. Starfleet does not yet believe any are in service, but will probably enter it in the next two or three years (as of 2322). They feature the best sensors ever seen on a Lecarre ship, perhaps not surprisingly: those sensors are based on the ones the Lecarre stole from the Caitians and Starfleet.

Relatively heavy for a frigate, the Suop could be compared to both the Kepler at the high end of its projected performance and weight, and the Centaur-B at the low end. The comparison to the Kepler is unfavorable, as the Federation ship accomplishes significantly more for the weight and is slightly ahead in the areas the Suop focuses on. The Centaur-B comparison is somewhat better; the Federation ship again accomplishes more for the weight, but the Suop's focus on science and endurance puts it equal in science if slightly behind in endurance.

However, the ship's intelligence and intelligence operations functions are not necessarily easily represented by its statistics.