Defiant Class
| Vessel Type: | Escort Vessel
| Dimensions:
| Length - 170m
| Beam - 100m Height - 20m Mass:
| 120,000 tons
| Decks:
| 5
| Crew:
| 50
| Armament:
| 4 Class I Rapid-Fire Pulse Cannons
| 1 Type X Phaser Bank 3 Pulse-Fire Quantum/Photon Torpedo Tubes 1 Probe/Photon Torpedo Launcher Defense Systems:
| Auto-Modulated High-Capacity Shield System
| Heavy Duranium/Tritanium Double Hull + Ablative Armor High-Level Structural Integrity Field Warp Speeds:
| Normal Cruise - Warp 6
| Maximum Cruise - Warp 8.7 Maximum Rated - Warp 9.5 for twelve hours |
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U.S.S. Defiant, U.S.S. Valiant, U.S.S. Sao Paulo
Class Summary:
This class is the pioneer of the quantum torpedo and the pulse-fire phaser cannon. It was developed as a defense for the Borg. Over-powered and over-gunned for a ship of its size, the Defiant Class experienced serious problems with her structural integrity during warp flight and weapons operation. Few of these vessels were made as this class was shelved in favor of the Sovereign Class
Webmaster's Notes:
This class was originally supposed to be named Valiant Class, however it was changed to reflect the U.S.S. Defiant being the first of her class.