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Defiant Class StarshipIn the fictional universe of Star Trek, the Defiant class of starship is a variety of space-faring vessel used by Starfleet. The Defiant class vessels are Starfleet's most advanced warships, created in the 2370s in response to the Borg threat. After the borg threat was deemed lower, research and production for these vessels slowed. The basic form of a ship of this class is a hemi-saucer fore and a squared-off aft; from this, a short, rectangular extension attaches at the front of the hull, housing the navigational deflector and an emergency M/A warhead, and two long rectangles housing the engines extend from the sides. Unusually for Starfleet vessels, the Defiant class' warp engines are not parallel, their axes intersecting less than a ship-length aft of the starship. Because of this feature the maximum speed is only warp 9.982 Origins The Defiant project was began in 2366 by Starfleet's Advanced Starship Design Bureau at Utopia Planitia and constructed at Antares Fleet Yards. Admiral Batelle Toh was responsible for the project. Specifications - Production facility: Antares Fleet Yards, Antares IV
- Type: Escort
- Dimensions:
- Height: 30.10 m (four decks)
- Length: 170.68 m
- Beam: 134.11 m
- Displacement: 355,000 metric tons
- Accommodation: 40 standard; 150 limit
- Propulsion:
- One matter/antimatter reactor powering two four-coil warp engines
- Two nuclear fusion impulse engines
- Performance: Warp 9.5 cruise; warp 9.982 for twelve hours
- Weaponry:
- Four pulse phaser cannon (PPCs)
- Three torpedo launchers (capable of both quantum and photon torpedo fire)
- Three type-ten phaser emitters
- One detachable hull section containing an M/A explosive
- Defenses:
- Auxiliary vessels:
- One type-ten shuttlecraft
- Zero to four shuttlepods
- 26 six-person lifeboats
Known Defiant class starships - USS Defiant (NX-74205)
- USS So Paulo (NCC-75633)
- Assigned to Deep Space Nine after the Defiant's destruction and rechristened as the USS Defiant.
- USS Valiant (NCC-74210)
- Destroyed in 2374 by the Dominion. Used by Starfleet cadets of Red Squad.
- USS Valiant (NCC-75418)
External links *"Defiant problems" at Ex Astris Scientia
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