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]); The Impulse engines can generate a 98 Megaton explosion when intentionally detonated.
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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 ;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
+: The [[Impulse engine]]s can generate a 98 Megaton explosion when intentionally detonated.
 ;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>. There is also at least one aft facing photon tube<ref>''ENT: In A Mirror Darkly Part 2"</ref>.