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The USS Defiant was the prototype vessel for Starfleet Defiant class starship
compact efficient and incorporate the latest in weapons and defense technology
it was Starfleet first true warship like all battleships. It had very few comforts
and no provision for family nor was a furnish for diplomatic missions. It had a
normal operation crew of 40 people but could accommodate up to 192 during an emergency.
Work on the Defiant project began in 2366 after Starfleet was alerted to the threat of the borg
invasion. In addition what made the USS Defiant unique was it being the only ship equipped
with the romulan cloaking device this small ship probably represent the beginning of a trend in a
more militarized starfleet vessel design that went on to guarantee the survival of the federation.
Decause it was designed to be specifically as a battleship the USS Defiant was considerably
smaller than most federation starships it was as this designer intended a heavy
armor stripped-down vessel created as a first strike vehicle for deployment in war
It still remains one of the most unique and important starship design in federation history
and abandoned many of the federation design philosophy and lineage of previous capital ships.
As we take a closer look at the Defiant there were several unique features on the ship
unusual for a Starfleet vessel the bridge module was flush with the doors or hall of the vessel
and Deck 1, therefore, included a number of other sections
at the front of the vessel was a detachable warhead which was used as a last resort weapon.
In front of the nacelle with the Bussard collector and a pair of post
phasers cannon located on both the port and starboard side of the ship,
the development team took the decision to abandon the traditional Starfleet layout which
placed the warp nacelle at the end of the twin pylons and moved much closer to the main body.
This flattened the Defiant profile and made the ship a much more difficult target to hit.
The ship measured around 171 meters or 558 feet in length and about 134 meters or 440 feet in width.
Behind the bridge was a plasma vent.
and toward the aft end of the ship with the impulse engines and the aft torpedo launchers.
On the bottom of the vessel were the photons torpedo launchers,
the impulse vents and the shutter bay hatch the location and operation of the Defiant main shuttle
bay made it unique among federation starships with a dropship opposed to shuttle deployment.
In addition to the sub-light shutter parts the USS Defiant also carried a type 10 warp-capable
auxiliary craft the Chaffee the shutter craft measure around 9.6 meter or 32 feet in length
can accommodate a crew of four and was equipped with both impulse and warp drive systems.
At the front of the detachable warhead was the primary deflector array.
Next to the bussard collector were the torpedo launchers,
the sensor pallet the forward phaser array and several escape pod hatches.
The ship's standard cruise speed was warped 7 and the safe maximum warp speed was warped 9. unlike
many of the previous federation capital ship the ship was capable of landing on the surface.
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Because it was mainly built as a warship instead of for exploration and scientific purposes in mind
Starfleet standard configurations were not used because the ship had only found decks and had
a wider surface area many of the spaces were integrated together to maximize the
ship's various equipment supplies and weapons this included a dorsal four tactical scanner a subspace
radio transceiver on the port side and two launchers and countermeasure part launcher bay.
at the center of the vessel was the main bridge which usually occupies an entire deck
it's also small but Starfleet standard but it still accommodates all the stations usually
found on larger vessels the commanded chair was on a slightly elevated platform in the middle of
the bridge with various display panels on each side providing instant access to information.
In front of the commander's chair was the con and ops which will combine into a single station
the ship doesn't have a designated conference room so the bridge uses the mission op table to
plan tactics and strategies there are two tactical stations that control the ship's advanced weapons
cloaking device shielding and tractor beam operations behind the bridge were
the captain's room the captain's ready room and the transporter room has the captain's
room and the bridge on the same floor was not typical for Starfleet vessels surrounding the
bridges were several officers' quarters and an emergency light support system for Deck one.
Deck one also comes equipped with four escape parts a classified secure access bay
an armory room and an RCS thruster on the port and starboard side of the ship
on the aft end of deck 1 was the upper level for main engineering
two deuterium tankages and the wall plasma conduit that runs along both sides of the ship
on the aft end, object two was the aft RCS thruster in fuel and system bay detailing 10
inch and cryogenic coolant system bay and the starboard Bussards collector and battery bay.
Situated on deck 2 was also the life support bay damage control
command and the diagnostic engineering the starboard deflector screen and the sickbay.
The sickbay has three biobeds and was set up as a field hospital but was mainly intended
for stabilizing patients before they were transferred to a larger facility.
Next to the sickbay was the science and medical lab
on the detachable warhead was the sensor package the anti-matter warhead.
the cockpit and the internal system bay
Behind the detachable warhead was four escape pods which were used during season 7 episode 20.
Deck 2 come equipped with the deflector screen and force field generator
a secondary transporter room the mess hall and at the center was the upper-level computer core
because the USS Defiant was built mainly as a fighting ship the mess hall played an important
function and was the only informal area on the ship it was a place for the crew to relax
socialize and encourage a strong sense of unity among the crew.
Toward the center of the vessel was the shutter operation control transporter buffer compartment
the brick main engineering and the impulse drive systems which also housed the Romulan
manufacturer cloaking device all the components necessary to power and propel the Defiant were
located in the engineering the warp core itself stood at the center of the room and spanned four
decks in an emergency situation our bridge control could be transferred to engineering.
At the very back of Deck 3 was the f tactical and targeting sensor array the cryogenic fluid
storage bay and the twin impulse engines were fitted on both port and starboard
Next to the engine was the main level for the impulse fusion generator
and manifold bay and at the mid and center was the computer core.
the majority of the forward and center section of Deck 3 was taken up by the cargo storage
with a dedicated cargo transporter pad, there was a shutter bay that enabled the shuttle to offload
directly into the cargo bay surrounding the shutter bay where the cruise quarters
there was no room for luxury on board the Defiant
the crews quarter were comparingly basic but efficient the crew sleep on a recessed bunk bed
which was equipped with a small workstation to monitor operations other facilities were bunk beds
meaning that the majority of the crew had to share their quarters with a colleague.
In front of the cargo bay was the waste recycling complex compartment
and the full tactical and targeting scanning bay located on the detachable warhead with a
warhead impulse fusion reactor the telescoping docking port and the impulse drive systems.
Deck 3 also comes equipped with 2 forward torpedo launch
and magazine bay and the replicator, main systems and life support compartment.
In addition, the engineering crew could leave the vessel quickly by
entering the four escape pods near the shuttle bay located near the
nacelle was the warp coil in the magazine bay elevator to deck 4.
Directly below main engineering on deck 3 were the anti-matter storage containers
and the airlock and landing ramp.
Because of the defined shape Deck 4 has a smaller surface area
the curving port and starboard side object 4 contained forward and rear
landing legs which allowed the defiant to land on the surface of a planet.
Deck 4 also contained the two bays for the shutter craft shutter bay 2 and shutter bait 3
which will monitor by the shutter bay access and control room on the tankages
bay holds several water tanks with a catwalk for the crew to survey the ship's water level
Situated at the bottom the warhead section were the twin navigational deflectors
that set either side of the forward-mounted single torpedo launcher
and were fed by twin magazines to its back giving this detachable section considerable firepower.
The deflector emitter plate was located at the
front and on the catwalk were several anti-matter warheads.
Deck 5 was the last deck and had the smaller surface area
and on the detachable warhead were the twin torpedo magazine that fed the torpedo launcher.
On the catwalk were the transported transceiver and the anti-grav landing thruster bay
and the post phasor cannon and RCS thruster bay.
The USS Defiant was in many ways an unconventional Starfleet vessel not only was it the first
ship built specifically as a warship it was a compact efficient and a fast torpedo attack ship
many of the traditional Starfleet design guidelines were abandoned with the creation
of the USS Defiant the defiant was a stripped-down high-powered warship and wasn't designed to carry
families a significant amount of cargo or even a large crew, in addition, it was the only ship
equipped with the Romulan cloaking device and a detachable warhead. I hope you enjoyed
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