Its bridge was located along the forward edge of the saucer, and had two shuttlebays facing aft.
( TNG: ' The Battle', ' The Best of Both Worlds, Part II' VOY: ' Message in a Bottle' et al.) Like the contemporaneous Nimitz-class and the later 23rd century Constellation-class, as well as the 24th century Cheyenne- and Prometheus-classes, this type was noted for being one of the small number of Federation classes that had more than two nacelles.
