Defiant Class
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The Defiant-class starship is a heavily armed, limited-role Starfleet vessel, developed in response to the Borg threat and the shocking results of Wolf 359. The U.S.S. Defiant (NX-74205) prototype was originally assigned to station Deep Space Nine in order to defend the Federation and Bajoran sector against the increasing Jem'Hadar and Dominion threat.
The USS Defiant (NX-74205) was the class's prototype. It was Starfleet's first dedicated combat vessel, and therefore did not house much in the way of science labs or recreational facilities, or provide for families or diplomatic missions.
The Defiant-class is a considerably smaller, stripped-down, heavily-armored starship and incorporates the latest in Starfleet weaponry and defensive technology. Defiant Class ships are equipped with a class-7 warp drive (DS9: "The Search, Part I"). They are also equipped with a Romulan D'Deridex-class Warbird cloaking device.
Weapons Systems
The Defiant weapons systems make it the one of the most powerful warships in Starfleet. It is outfitted with:
- Twin Pulse phaser cannons
- Mark VIII and Mark IX photon torpedoes
- Mark X quantum torpedoes
- Dual-layer ablative armor hull
- Rotating shield modulation.
Deck Configuration
The interior design of the Defiant Class is the most spartan in Starfleet. The Defiant class has four decks, and two sub-decks.
- Deck 1: main bridge, captain's ready room, transporter room 1, pulse phaser cannons (2), upper main engineering, plasma exhaust vents, upper sensor array, officer and crew quarters, deuterium storage.
- Deck 2: lower main engineering, main impulse engines, computer core, targeting sensors, mess hall, warp coils, sickbay, medical and science laboratory, transporter room 2, officer and crew quarters, warhead control room.
- Deck 3: main impulse engines, warhead impulse engines, shuttlebays 1-3, antimatter storage, cargo bays 1-4, airlocks (2), aft torpedo magazine, warp coils, shuttle and workbee maintenance.
- Deck 4: landing struts, navigational deflector, pulse phaser cannons (2), forward and aft torpedo magazines, aft torpedo launchers (2), forward torpedo launcher (1), lower sensor array, shuttlebay 1-2 exterior doors and elevator system, main tractor beam emitter.
Some Ships of the Defiant Class
MFS Blackfire (MCC-101995) | USS Defiant (NX-74205) Prototype |
USS São Paulo (NCC-75633) | USS Valiant (NCC-74210) |
Resources
- Memory Alpha
- Rob's Star Trek Episode Guide
- Federation Db
- Star Trek: DS9 Technical Manual
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