Intrepid class starship
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In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Intrepid class is a starship class used by Starfleet and was possibly designed in the 2360s in an attempt to build smaller, more efficient, mission-specific ships. The Intrepid class is a sleek variation of traditional Federation starship design with a spoon-shaped saucer section attached directly to the engineering section. Unlike most Starfleet ships, the saucer section cannot separate from the engineering section because of hull geometry. The main bridge, lifeboats, auxiliary navigational deflector, sensor platforms and dorsal phaser arrays are at the top of the saucer section. The ship's ventral phaser arrays, additional sensors, thrusters, running lights, an Aeroshuttle, and additional lifeboats occupy the ventral saucer. At the bow of the engineering section is the main navigational deflector and two photon torpedo launchers. The shuttlebays, aft torpedo launchers, impulse engines occupy the stern near the warp nacelles. Intrepid class starships are one of the most advanced in the fleet, with a top speed of warp 9.975, a subspace-friendly warp drive, incorporation of bioneural gel packs into the computer system and one of the first starships with the Mark One Emergency Medical Hologram system. One distinctive feature of this class is the capacity to land on a planet's surface with thrusters under blue alert conditions. In addition, the bridge of an Intrepid class starship is a self-contained module that can detach itself from the ship in an emergency and maneuver with thrusters. Like most Federation starships, the Intrepid class also has a plasma-based power distribution system, a duranium hull, tricylic life support systems, and artificial gravity plating. An Intrepid class starship has 257 rooms.
In real life, the Intrepid class was designed by Star Trek: Voyager production designer Richard D. James and illustrator Rick Sternbach.
Known Intrepid class starships
- USS Intrepid (NCC-74600, ex-NX-74600)
- Named for the USS Intrepid, the starship Intrepid was the pathfinder of its class. The Intrepid was part of Battle Group Omega sent to intercept the Reman warship Scimitar circa stardate 56844.9 in 2379.
- USS Voyager (NCC-74656)
- Commanded by Captain Kathryn Janeway, the starship Voyager was launched on stardate 48038.5 and briefly docked at Deep Space Nine circa stardate 48307.5 in 2371. Its mission was to discover the activities in the Badlands, but they did not know of the great power there. Voyager was transported to the Delta Quadrant by an alien entity known as the Caretaker while on a mission to apprehend a missing Maquis ship circa stardate 48315.6. Starfleet Command believed Voyager was destroyed until the Voyager EMH appeared on the USS Prometheus in 2374. In the Delta Quadrant, the starship Voyager made first contact with many alien species such as the Kazon, Hirogen and Species 8472. The starship Voyager returned to Earth circa stardate 54973.4 with the aid of Admiral Kathryn Janeway from 2404 and access to a Borg transwarp conduit. Fate uncertain. The mission was successful and Voyager finally reached home.
- USS Bellerophon (NCC-74705)
- Named for the character of Bellerophon from Greek mythology, the starship Bellerophon transported Admiral William Ross, Dr. Julian Bashir and Section 31 operative Luther Sloan from Deep Space Nine to Romulus in 2375 during the Dominion War.
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| Ambassador | Constellation | Constitution | Danube | Defiant | Excelsior | Galaxy | Hope/Olympic | Intrepid | Miranda | Nebula | New Orleans | Nova | NX† | Oberth | Prometheus | Saber | Sovereign | Steamrunner | Wells | Other Starfleet ships | ||||||
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| Klingon Empire: Klingon starships | Borg Collective: Borg starships | Romulan Star Empire: Romulan starships | Jem'Hadar: Jem'Hadar starships | Cardassian Union: Cardassian starships | Ferengi Alliance: D'Kora | Suliban Cabal: Suliban cell ship | Andorian Imperial Guard: Kumari | Xindi: Xindi starships | Kazon Sects: Kazon ship classes | ||||||
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External links
- Template:Memoryalpha article
- "Starship Gallery - Intrepid" at Ex Astris Scientia
- "Intrepid class" at LCARScom.Net
- "Intrepid class" at the Neutral Zone Starship Database
- "Intrepid-class Design Linage" by Rick Sternbach
- "Designing the USS Voyager" by Rick Sternbach
- "Intrepid class" at "The Guardian of Forever"ja:イントレピッド級