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==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
;Size: The [[Constitution-class]] original was 289 meters long. The refit was 305 meters long. | ;Size: The [[Constitution-class]] original was 289 meters long. The refit was 305 meters long. | ||
;Propulsion: [[Warp drive]] capable of Warp 8 (although | ;Propulsion: [[Warp drive]] capable of Warp 8 (although Warp 9 was occasionally achieved for brief periods<ref>TOS "Obsession"</ref>) | ||
: The [[Impulse engine]]s can generate a 98 Megaton explosion when intentionally detonated. | : 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. | ;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. | ||
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;Defenses: [[Shield]]s covering all sides. | ;Defenses: [[Shield]]s covering all sides. | ||
;Crew: approximately 432 | ;Crew: approximately 432 | ||
;Small Craft: A number of [[Class-F shuttlecraft|Class-F]] [[shuttle|shuttlecraft]] in an launch bay located in the aft section of the stardrive hull. The ''Enterprise'' is known to have carried at least two such shuttles, named ''Galileo'' and ''Columbus''.<ref>"The Galileo Seven"</ref> The USS ''Exeter'' carried carried four shuttlecraft. <ref>"The Omega Glory"</ref> | ;Small Craft: A number of [[Class-F shuttlecraft|Class-F]] [[shuttle|shuttlecraft]] in an launch bay located in the aft section of the stardrive hull. The ''Enterprise'' is known to have carried at least two such shuttles, named ''Galileo'' and ''Columbus''.<ref>[[TOS]] "The Galileo Seven"</ref> The USS ''Exeter'' carried carried four shuttlecraft. <ref>TOS "The Omega Glory"</ref> | ||
== Known Ships == | == Known Ships == | ||
Revision as of 14:46, 29 December 2010
The Constitution-class was the mainstay of the Federation Starfleet during the 23rd Century in Star Trek.
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[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
- A number of Class-F shuttlecraft in an launch bay located in the aft section of the stardrive hull. The Enterprise is known to have carried at least two such shuttles, named Galileo and Columbus.[5] The USS Exeter carried carried four shuttlecraft. [6]
Known Ships
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A
- USS Excalibur NCC-1664
- USS Constellation NCC-1017
- USS Constitution NCC-1700
- USS Eagle NCC-956
- USS Defiant NCC-1764
- USS Farragut NCC-1647
- USS Endeavour NCC-1895
- USS Yorktown NCC-1717
- USS Essex NCC-1697
- USS Exeter NCC-1672
- USS Hood NCC-1703
- USS Intrepid NCC-1631
- USS Kongo NCC-1710
- USS Lexington NCC-1709
- USS Potemkin NCC-1657
- USS Republic NCC-1371
Gallery
The USS Intrepid
The USS Exeter
The USS Constellation
The USS Enterprise in orbit of Beta XII-A.
Notes
- ↑ TOS "Obsession"
- ↑ Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- ↑ Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- ↑ ENT: In A Mirror Darkly Part 2"
- ↑ TOS "The Galileo Seven"
- ↑ TOS "The Omega Glory"