The Half Galaxy Cohort are a set of ships Starting with the USS Niagra that was based on a 1/2 scale Galaxy Hull.
The Niagra and her sister ships were intended to be engineering path finders. But they were successful, so the technology was adapted into
The New Orleans class Frigate[]
The Cheyenne class scout[]
The Springfield class light multi-role cruiser[]
These ships began production in 2350 with the Niagra, 2353 for the New Orleans and 2360 for the Cheyenne and Springfield.
Although the Cheyenne was not as successful, the New Orleans and Springfield remain in production in some areas of the Federation