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I dont think that Star Trek would be Star Trek without a ship. I welcomed the arrival of the Defiant because it brought down a lot of the constrictions of the station and added a new sense of adventure to DS9. Nice little ship it is to. (Worf, disgruntled: "Little!")

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The addition of the Defiant to DS9 added a lot to the series. The whole thing about it being designed to battle the Borg and then used in the Dominion War fit in very well with the story arc. And it even continued into First Contact, which was nice.

 

I like that the Defiant is different from other starships in that it is strictly for battle and doesn't include all the scientific disciplines. It seems something like that is needed.

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Oh, I remember that episode so well...I couldn't believe what had happened.

 

It was like one of the main characters had died. I was stunned for days...

 

Stingray

(I felt more for the destruction of the original Defiant than Jadzia's death.)

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I think that adding the defiant to DS9 was an excellant idea. It provided for new adventures that would not have been possible otherwise.

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I absolutely love the Defiant!! I think it's brilliant how it is designed purely for combat situations. Oh and theres the cloak, you cant forget the cloak!! I think its that which makes the Defiant just that extra bit special. It also led the way for other important technologies, like Quantum Torpedoes and Pulse Phaser Arrays, they are just SOOOOO COOOOOOOOL :laugh:

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The Defiant...

 

Definately the best lil' ship in the fleet. Broke my heart to see the Breen (frozen bastards) destroy that ship.

 

*tear*

 

Thank god there was another to take her place

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Yeah, but it wasnt really the Defiant was it? it was a replacement. Its just not the same dammit :waaaa: Edited by Cramase

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Okay this one goes out to all you Defiant fans out there...

 

*Points out to the general audience*

 

The specifications for the Defiant are as seen in the "Star Trek: Starship Spotter"

 

Dimensions:

Overall Length: 119.5 meters

Overall Beam: 90.3 meters

Overall Draft: 25.5 meters

 

Displacement: 355,000 metric tons

 

Crew Compliment: 40 persons

 

Velocity:

Cruising: Warp Factor 6

Maximum: Warp Factor 9.982

 

Acceleration:

Rest to Onset Critical Momentum: 3.92 sec

Onset Critical Momentum to Warp Engage: 0.48 sec

Warp 1 to Warp 4: 0.96 sec

Warp 4 to Warp 6: 2.81 sec

Warp 4 to Warp 9.982: 4.12 sec

 

Duration:

Standard Mission: 2 years

Recommended Yard Overhaul: 12 years

 

Propulsion Systems:

Warp: (2) LF-35 Advanced Linear Warp Drive Units

Impulse: (2) FIG-2 Subatomic Unified Engery Impulse Units

 

Weapons:

4 Type XII Pulse Phaser Cannons

2 MK 75 Direct-Fire Photon/Quantum Torpedo Tubes

 

Primary Computer System: M-15 Isolinear III Processor

 

Primary Navigation System: RAV/ISHAK Mod 3 Warp Celestial Guidance

 

Deflector Systems: FSQ Primary Force Field and Deflector Control System

 

Embarked Craft (Typical):

1 Shuttlecraft (Type-10)

4 Shuttlepods (Various Classes)

 

I hope that you all get some enjoyment from the information.

 

:cool:

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The cloak did make the ship more impressive, but what I liked about the ship was the ablative armor technology that Miles O'Brien installed on it during the Dominion War.

 

This ship is definately one of the greats.

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If I had to choose any ships in the whole Star Trek universe to command, it would most definately be a defiant class

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I loved the Defiant. I never got sick of watching it fire those cool pulse cannons. God knows how many enemy ships the Defiant smoked during DS9.

 

:laugh: The Defiant. :rofl:

Edited by William Stryker

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The 2nd Defiant seen in "What You Leave Behind", previously named Sao Paulo seemed to have the same registry as the original. Do you think the 2nd Defiant should have been NCC-74205-A like the Enterprises, or perhaps something new like using a roman numeral instead of a letter?

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The 2nd Defiant seen in "What You Leave Behind", previously named Sao Paulo seemed to have the same registry as the original. Do you think the 2nd Defiant should have been NCC-74205-A like the Enterprises, or perhaps something new like using a roman numeral instead of a letter?

 

It should have had the registry that you posted, but they gave the 'Sao Paulo/Defiant' the same registry as the original 'DS9 Defiant' because they needed to use the already existing stock footage of the first DS9 Defiant.

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Defiant, U.S S.

Federation starship, Starfleet registry number NX-74205. Prototype for the proposed Defiant class, the second starship to bear the name. The Defiant was officially classified as an escort, but 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 design flaws turned up during the Defiant’s shakedown cruise. In 2371, the Defiant was assigned to Deep Space 9 to help counter the threat posed by the Jem’Hadar, and was equipped with a cloaking device on loan from the Romulans. (“The Search, Part I” [DS9]).

 

Later that year, Maquis member Thomas Riker hijacked the Starship Defiant from Deep Space 9 to investigate a suspected Cardassian military buildup in the Orias system. (“Defiant” [DS9]). The ship had minimal crew accommodations, a small sickbay, and no provisions for families. (“The Search, Part I” [DS9]). The Defiant carried at least two shuttlecraft. (“The Search, Part II” [DS9). 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. (“The Visitor” [DS9]). Shortly afterward, the Defiant battled the Federation starship Lakota when the Defiant transported Lieutenant Arriaga, a key witness in the case against Admiral Leyton in Leyton’s attempted coup, to Earth. (“Paradise Lost” [DS9]). 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 beamed aboard the USS. Enterprise-E. (Star Trek: First Contact). Fortunately, the Defiant was repaired in time for the next episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

 

The Defiant was named after the ship from “The Tholian Web” (TOS) and was first seen in “The Search, Part I” (DS9). The model was designed by James Martin under the direction of Herman Zimmerman and Gary Hutzel. It was built by Tony Meininger. Interior sets supervised by Herman Zimmerman. The Defiant was originally to have been named the Valiant. When the ship was renamed Defiant prior to filming of “The Search, Part I” (DS9), some concept drawings for the ship suggested that it was a Valiant-class vessel. This notion was dropped after a revision of the script for “The Search, Part I” made it clear that the Defiant was the first starship of its type. The Defiant’s engine room was first seen in “The Adversary” (DS9).

 

Defiant, U.S.S. - Supplement

Federation starship assigned to starbase Deep Space 9. The U.S.S. Defiant had a class-7 warp drive (“One Little Ship” [DS9D, which was exceptionally powerful. Because of this, it could ionize nebular gases. This rendered the ship detectable in the Badlands, even when under cloak. (“Blaze of Glory” [DS9]). In 2373, the crew of the Defiant numbered about 50 people. The Defiant encountered a temporal anomaly at planet Gaia, creating an alternate timeline in which the ship was destroyed 200 years in the past, stranding the crew in the Gamma Quadrant. Although the timeline was excised, members of the Defiant crew did retain memory of the incident. (“Children of Time” DS9]). The Defiant was destroyed by Breen forces in late 2375, just before the final battles of the Dominion war. (“The Changing Face of Evil” [D59]). Several weeks later, when the Defiant-class U.S.S. Sao Paulo was assigned as a replacement to Deep Space 9, Admiral Ross granted special dispensation to Captain Benjamin Sisko to rename the new ship U.S.S. Defiant. (“The Dogs of War” [DS9]). The new Defiant played a pivotal role in the final battle of the Dominion war. (“What You Leave Behind” [DS9]).

 

Defiant (mirror)

Starship constructed by the Terran resistance in the mirror universe for their struggle against the Alliance. The Defiant (mirror) was a close copy of the Federation starship of the same name from our universe, and was built using technical information downloaded by Miles O’Brien (mirror) during his visit to this universe’s starbase Deep Space 9 in 2371. The mirror Defiant was launched in 2372. Piloted by Benjamin Sisko, this Defiant led the Terran resistance in fending off an Alliance fleet led by Regent Worf (mirror). (“Shattered Mirror” [D59]).

 

Defiant, U.S S.

Federation starship, Constitution class, Starfleet registry number NCC-1 764. The Defiant disappeared in 2268 near Tholian territory into what was believed to be a spatial interphase. This interphase had an adverse effect on humanoid neurophysiology and caused mass insanity among the crew prior to the disappearance of the ship. The Defiant was last seen shimmering, suspended between two dimensions, until it faded into interspace. (“The Tholian Web” [TOS]).

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