Defiant class

Defiant class (DS9-537)
Defiant class (DS9-537)

The Defiant class differs from most other Starfleet designs in many ways. It is primarily designed for military purposes, having been developed to fight the Borg, beginning in the months before the Battle of Wolf 359 in 2366. Following that incident, Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Sisko joined the development team at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards. Besides conventional weapons, the ship had pulse phaser cannons and quantum torpedo launchers. While other ships of the class were built, the U.S.S. Defiant NX-74205 was the only Starfleet vessel equipped with a cloaking device, due to a special amendment to the Treaty of Algeron, intended to allow the Defiant to covertly gather data on the Dominion, which would then be shared with the Romulan Star Empire.[1] Defiant class ships were 170.68 meters in length, 134.11 meters in width, and 30.1 meters in height, with four decks, and they massed 355,000 metric tons. The ships carried a crew complement of 40, and had an evacuation limit of 150.[8] The Defiant class ships were first commissioned in 2370[1] and were capable of warp 9.982 for 12 hours.[8]


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