Intrepid Class

Notes: The Intrepid class was designed to fulfill the roles of an exploration and science vessel along with a light combat capability; it is also one of the fastest and most agile ships in the fleet. As with many other recent ships classes, experience with loss of several of the initial multi-purpose Galaxy class ships alerted Starfleet that smaller ships with a more specific mission may be a better overall fleet strategy; thus the Intrepid class was designed to take on some of the Galaxy's exploration and science missions. Unlike the Galaxy class ships, the Intrepid is not heavily armed but is equipped well enough to defend itself; this combined with its speed and maneuverability makes it ideal for border patrol against lightly armed forces such as raiders and the Marquis, in locations that a massive Galaxy class would not be able to operate.

Notable Ships

NCC-74705     USS Bellerophon
NCC-74600     USS Intrepid
NCC-74656     USS Voyager (Lost in the Delta Quadrant/Returned after 7 years)

History

2371 - U.S.S. Voyager launched and shortly thereafter lost in the Delta Quadrant
2378 - U.S.S. Voyager returned home to the alpha quadrant with advanced future and Borg technology

Information

The Intrepid class is equipped with several new technologies that it servers as a test bed for. These include new bioneural-gel packs to enhance computer operation and variable configuration nacelles to reduce damage to subspace. With U.S.S. Voyager returning home from the Delta quadrant, the Intrepid class technologies have proven their long term viability.

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