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Defiant Class
Originally classified as an escort ship, began development in 2366 as a small, highly powered, heavily armed starship intended to defend the Federation against the Borg. The Defiant was the first of what was to be a new Federation battle fleet. Starfleet abandoned the project when the Borg threat became less urgent and after manyd esign flaws turned up during Defiant's shakedown cruise. In 2371, the Defiant was assigned to Deep Space Nine to help counter the threat posed by the Jem'Hadar and was equipped with a cloaking device on loan from the Romulans. Later that year, Maquis member Thomas Riker hijacked the starship Defiant from DS9 to investigate a suspected Cardassian military buildup in the Orias system. The ship has minmial crew accommodations, a small scikbay, and no provisions for family. The Defiant carries at least 2 shuttlecraft. In 2372, the starship Defiant was flown to the Gamma Quadrant to observe a subspace inversion of the Bajoran wormhole. During the mission, an engine room accident almost pulled Benjamin Sisko into subspace. Shortly thereafter, the Defiant battled the Federation starship Lakota when the Defiant transported Lieutenant Arriage, a key witness in the case against Admiral LEyton in Leyton's attempted coup, to Earth. In 2373, the Defiant, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Worf, was part of the Starfleet armada that intercepted a Borg cube at Earth on stardate 50893. The Defiant was seriously damaged and the surviving crew members were transported aboard the USS Enterprise E. Fortunately, the Defiant was repaired in time to have a serious impact on the Dominion war.
Length: 162m
Crew: 50
Passengers: 0
Max. Warp: 9.9
Armaments:
Phasers: 3+ turrets (dorsal, ventral, aft)
Launchers: 2 forward quantum
2 forward photon/quantum
1 forward
Ships of the Defiant class
Name
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Registry
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Notes
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USS Defiant
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NX-74205
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Assigned to Deep Space Nine
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Pictures, Diagrams, and Schematics
Side view of Defiant class.
Top view of Defiant class
Cutout diagram of Defiant class.
Deck layout of Defiant class.
The USS Defiant.
New! Click on a deck and check out the blueprints of a Defiant class starship! Deck by deck.....
Deck 1 -- Main Bridge / Upper Engineering
Deck 2 -- Main Engineering / Sickbay
Deck 3 -- Antimatter Storage / Airlock
Deck 4 -- Hangar Bays / Landing Pads
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