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USS Defiant
Ship Name: U.S.S. Defiant
Class: Defiant Class
Registry: NX-74205
Mission: Small Attack / Escort
Crew: 50
Passengers: 0
Commissioned: 2366
Commanded by: Colonel Kira Nerys
Originally classified as an escort ship, began development in 2366 as a small, highly powered, heavily armed starship intended to defend the Federation against the Borg. The Defiant was the first of what was to be a new Federation battle fleet. Starfleet abandoned the project when the Borg threat became less urgent and after many design flaws turned up during Defiant's shakedown cruise. In 2371, the Defiant was assigned to Deep Space Nine to help counter the threat posed by the Jem'Hadar and was equipped with a cloaking device on loan from the Romulans. Later that year, Maquis member Thomas Riker hijacked the starship Defiant from DS9 to investigate a suspected Cardassian military buildup in the Orias system. The ship has minimal crew accommodations, a small sickbay, and no provisions for family. The Defiant carries at least 2 shuttlecraft. In 2372, the starship Defiant was flown to the Gamma Quadrant to observe a subspace inversion of the Bajoran wormhole. During the mission, an engine room accident almost pulled Benjamin Sisko into subspace. Shortly thereafter, the Defiant battled the Federation starship Lakota when the Defiant transported Lieutenant Arriage, a key witness in the case against Admiral Leyton after his attempted coup, to Earth. In 2373, the Defiant, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Worf, was part of the Starfleet armada that intercepted a Borg cube at Earth on stardate 50893. The Defiant was seriously damaged and the surviving crew members were transported aboard the USS Enterprise E. Fortunately, the Defiant was repaired in time to have a serious impact on the Dominion war.
Reference: 1. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
2. The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future
(By: Michael and Denisa Okuda)
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