USS DEFIANT NX-74205

STARSHIP INFO, CHRONOLOGY,
AND PICTURES

DEFIANT INFORMATION AND CHRONOLOGY

DESIGNED AND BUILT AT UTOPIA PLANITIA FLEET YARDS, MARS AS AN ANTI-BORG DEFENSE.
COMPLETED: 2367
CLASS: DEFIANT
LENGTH: 170 METERS
WIDTH: APPROX. 100 METERS
DECKS: 4
PHASER TURRETS (~500MW): 3+ (dorsal, ventral, aft)
PULSE PHASER CANNON (~500MW): 4
LAUNCHERS: 2 FORWARD QUANTUM
2 FORWARD PHOTON/QUANTUM
1 FORWARD PROBE/PHOTON
2 AFT PHOTON
TORPEDOES:
MARK VIII PHOTON TORPEDOES
MARK IX PHOTON TORPEDOES
MARK X QUANTUM TORPEDOES
CREW (STANDARD MISSION): 50
POWER PLANTS: MATTER/ANTIMATTER REACTION ASSEMBLY
6 FUSION/IMPULSE REACTORS
MAX WARP: 9.8

Defiant Comments

Torpedo Launchers:

There is quite a debate on the number of launchers on the
Defiant. At first, there seemed to be 3 (2 forward, 1 aft).
The two forward where seen firing from the dorsal (upper)
side of the triangular weapons module in "Defiant." But
then, in "For the Uniform," torpedoes were fired from the
(lower) side of the module. Since both sides of the module
appear to have the same exact areas on ventral and
dorsal surfaces, there must be four Launchers.
Unfortunately, the computer program Captain's Chair does
not give the number of launchers. In the episode
"Starship Down," we see a modified probe being launched
from the area inside the deflector dish. The deck chart in
Captain's Chair confirms that there is one probe/torpedo
launcher in that area. As for the aft launcher(s), there
appears to only be one in the center from "Shattered
Mirror," but according to the deck chart, the launcher is
located on deck 4, which does not exist in the center of
the ship. So, either the deck chart is wrong and the
launcher is on deck 3, or "Shattered Mirror" is wrong, and
there are 2 aft launcehs, one on each side of deck 4.

There is also a bit of controversy over the Defiant's
phaser turrrets. According to Ron D. Moore (writer/producer
DS9), the Defiant has 3 turrets (ventral, dorsal, aft). But
the model seems to suggest that there are at least 2 aft
phaser turrets, and maybe even two torpedo launchers. Until
further info is given on DS9, I will stick with the
information that Ron Moore gave.

I plan on adding a Defiant Q&A section here, so feel free to send in your Questions and Comments.

NOTE: THIS INFORMATION ONLY CONCERNS THE USS DEFIANT

2366: -STARFLEET BEGINS DESIGNING THE DEFIANT-CLASS STARSHIP, AN UNOFFICIAL WARSHIP.
2367: -COMMANDER BEN SISKO IS ASSIGNED TO THE DEFIANT PROJECT AT UTOPIA PLANITIA.
-DEFIANT TESTING SHOWS THE SHIP TO BE TOO POWERFUL FOR IT'S SMALL DESIGN.
-DEFIANT IS MOTHBALLED, AFTER BORG THREAT IS LESS EMINENT.
2371: -SISKO CONVINCES STARFLEET TO ASSIGN THE DEFIANT TO DS9.
-A CLOAKING DEVICE IS LOANED TO THE DEFIANT BY THE ROMULANS IN EXCHANGE FOR INFORMATION.
-DEFIANT IS ASSIGNED TO DS9, TO PROTECT THE STATION FROM A DOMINION THREAT.
-DEFIANT MAKES MISSION TO GAMMA QUADRANT, AND IS DEFEATED BY A JEM'HADAR FLEET.
-DEFIANT IS RETURNED TO DS9 BY THE DOMINION AFTER THEIR EXPERIMENTS ARE FINISHED.
-O'BRIEN BEGINS MAJOR SYSTEMS OVERHAULS, INCLUDING THE INERTIAL DAMPENING FIELDS.
-LT. COMMANDER THOMAS RIKER, A MAQUIS, HIJACKS THE DEFIANT IN A PLOT AGAINST THE CARDASSIANS.
-DEFIANT IS RETURNED TO DS9 UNDER MAJOR KIRA'S COMMAND.
-BUILT UP CHRONATON PARTICLES ON THE HULL CAUSES SISKO & BASHIR TO BE TRANSPORTED THROUGH TIME.
-DEFIANT PHASERS ARE DISABLED BY A CARDASSIAN SCIENTIST.
-SMILEY O'BRIEN FROM THE MIRROR UNIVERSE STEALS THE DEFIANT PLANS.
-ENGAGES JEM'HADAR IN A RESCUE OF GARAK AND ODO FROM A ROMULAN/CARDASSIAN/DOMINION BATTLE.
-CONTROL OF THE DEFIANT IS TAKEN BY A CHANGLING, BUT IS SUCESSFULLY REGAINED.
-HULL EQUIPED WITH NEW ABLATIVE ARMOR.
2372: -DEFIANT ENGAGES KLINGON FORCES TO RESCUE THE CARDASSIAN DETAPA COUNCIL.
-DEFIANT CLOAKING DEVICE IS DAMAGED, AND ABLATIVE ARMOR IS COMPROMISED.
-ARTIFICIAL WORMHOLE COLLAPSE CAUSES MAJOR DAMAGE, INCLUDING A PLASMA LEAK IN ENGINEERING.
-O'BRIEN BEGINS A TWO WEEK REPAIR.
-DEFIANT ENTERS A GAS GIANT TO DEFEND A KAREMMAN SHIP AGAINST JEM'HADAR VESSELS.
-SUFFERS HULL BREACH ON DECK 2, AND TOTAL ODN FAILURE.
-DEFIANT COMPUTER IS RIGGED TO TRANSPORT THE DS9 CREW OUT OF THE HOLOSUITE AFTER A MAJOR ACCIDENT.
-USS LAKOTA ATTACKS DEFIANT, BELIEVING THAT IT HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY CHANGELINGS.
-MAJOR KIRA AND THE DEFIANT DISCOVER KLINGONS MINING THE BAJORAN SYSTEM.
-WORF MOVES ABOARD THE DEFIANT.
-DEFIANT DESTOYS A KLINGON TRANSPORT VESSEL UNDER WORF'S COMMAND.
*MIRROR UNIVERSE DEFIANT IS COMPLETED.
*SISKO HELPS IN OVERHAULING THE MIRROR DEFIANT'S INERTIAL DAMPENGIN SYSTEM.
*MIRROR DEFIANT SUCESSFULLY REPPELS ALLIANCE FORCES FROM DS9.
-GARAK GAINS CONTROL OF QUANTUM TORPEDOS IN AN ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THE FOUNDERS.
2373: -DEFIANT SALVAGES CRASHED JEM'HADAR FIGHTER.
-DEFIANT PULLED BACK IN TIME TO 2267 BY ORB OF TIME AND ENCOUNTERS THE ENTERPRISE NCC-1701 AND CREW.
-SEVERELY DAMAGED IN BORG ATTACK ON SECTOR 001.
-RISKS WARP NEAR BAJORAN SUN TO PREVENT A CHANGLING WITH A TRILITHIUM BOMB FROM DESTROYING THE SYSTEM.
*IN ALTERNATE TIME, CRASH LANDS ON ALIEN WORLD AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE PLANETS ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD.
-LAYS SELF REPLICATING CLOAKED MINEFIELD ACROSS WORMHOLE ENTRANCE TO PREVENT DOMINION INVASION.
-EVACUATES STARFLEET PERSONNEL FROM DS9 AFTER DOMINION ATTACK.
-TAKES COMMAND OF A JOINT FEDERATION/KLINGON TASK FORCE.
2374: -COMMAND TRANSFERRED TO LT. COMMANDER JADZIA DAX AFTER SISKO TAKES POSSITION AS TACTICAL COMMANDER OF STARFLEET FORCES.
-SISKO COMMANDS DEFIANT AS LEAD SHIP IN A FEDERATION FLEET TO TAKE BACK DS9.
-DEFIANT BREAKS THROUGH DOMINION FLEET AND PREPARES TO ENGAGE DOMINION FORCES INSIDE THE WORMHOLE.
-AFTER BAJORAN PROPHETS DESTROY DOMINION FORCES, DEFIANT RETAKES DS9.
-BRIEFLY TAKEN OVER AND DAMAGED BY JEM'HADAR WHILE CONDUCTING SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENT IN UNUSUAL NEBULA.
-RESCUES ONLY SURVIVORS FROM THE USS VALIANT AFTER IT IS DESTROYED BY THE DOMINION'S NEW BATTLESHIP.
-UPGRADED WITH NEW CENTRAL SHUTTLE LAUNCH BAY.
-RECIEVES DISTRESS SIGNAL FROM USS OLYMPIA AND INTERCEPTS, ONLY TO FIND THE SHIP DESTROYED 3 YEARS EARLIER.
-LEADS ALLIED FLEET TO OVERTAKE THE CHINTOKA SYSTEM FROM THE DOMINION.
-COMMAND TRANSFERRED TO LT. COMMANDER WORF AFTER SISKO TAKES LEAVE.
2375: -SISKO TAKES COMMAND AFTER RETURNING TO DS9.
-ENGAGES DOMINION FORCES IN ORBIT OF AR-558 AND SECURES FEDERATION HOLD ON DOMINION COMM STATION.
*MIRROR DEFIANT, UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN SMILEY, DEFEATS AND CAPTURES THE IKC NEGH'VAR.