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.

Size: The Constitution-class original was 289 meters long. The refit was 305 meters long.
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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 ==Specifications==
+;Size: The [[Constitution-class]] original was 289 meters long. The refit was 305 meters long.
 ;Propulsion: [[Warp drive]] capable of Warp 8 (although Warp 9 was occasionally achieved for brief periods<ref>TOS "Obsession"</ref>)
 : [[Impulse engine]]s