The U.S.S. Vengeance is a Dreadnought-class prototype warship that was designed in secret by Section 31. Admiral Alexander Marcus oversaw the project and circumvented multiple Starfleet and Federation laws in his pursuit of the ultimate design. His fear of an inevitable war with the Klingon Empire drove him to force the renegade Augment, Khan Noonien-Singh, to consult on the Vengeance initiative. According to Khan, the ship was “twice the size and three times the speed” of the next largest vessel in the fleet. The U.S.S. Vengeance was particularly strong in combat with enemy ships that attempted to flee its assaults. Packed with advanced phasers and swivel-mounted torpedo launchers, the Vengeance brought versatility to the battlefield along with overwhelming brute force. Another unique part of the ship design was that most primary systems were automated, meaning that the most powerful ship in Starfleet could be controlled by a single individual if necessary.