Difference between revisions of "Constitution-class"

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The Constitution-class starship Enterprise.

The Constitution-class was the mainstay of the Federation Starfleet during the 23rd Century in Star Trek.

Propulsion: Warp drive capable of Warp 8 (although Warp 9 was occasionally achieved for brief periods^[1]); Impulse engines
Weapons: Six phaser banks -- three each on the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the saucer section^[2]; the forward ventral phaser bank was used most frequently.; Photon torpedoes fired from forward tubes -- originally built into the saucer, the tubes were moved to the "neck" of refitted Constitution-class starships^[3]. There is also at least one aft facing photon tube^[4].
Defenses: Shields covering all sides.
Crew: approximately 432
Small Craft: An unspecified number of sublight shuttlecraft in an aft launch bay.

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 : [[Impulse engine]]s
 ;Weapons: Six [[phaser]] banks -- three each on the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the saucer section<ref>''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''</ref>; the forward ventral phaser bank was used most frequently.
-: [[Photon torpedo]]es fired from forward tubes -- originally built into the saucer, the tubes were moved to the "neck" of refitted ''Constitution''-class starships<ref>''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]''</ref>.
+: [[Photon torpedo]]es fired from forward tubes -- originally built into the saucer, the tubes were moved to the "neck" of refitted ''Constitution''-class starships<ref>''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]''</ref>. There is also at least one aft facing photon tube<ref>''ENT: In A Mirror Darkly Part 2"</ref>.
 ;Defenses: [[Shield]]s covering all sides.
-;Crew: approximately 400
+;Crew: approximately 432
 ;Small Craft: An unspecified number of sublight [[shuttle|shuttlecraft]] in an aft launch bay.