Intrepid (22nd century class)
Facts
- Light cruiser (ENT Novel: Live by the Code)
- History
- Design begins 2148; ship base intended for incorporation of Warp Five Project components into warp 3.5-capable ship in event of failure of NX-class (ENT Novel: A Choice of Futures, Patterns of Interference)
- Registry block 40-69 reserved 2148
- First commissioned: 2151, USS Intrepid (ENT: "The Expanse")
- Intrepid-class design goes into production on success of NX-class despite success of Enterprise NX-01, due to slow production turn-around of that class
- Launched 2153
- Production halts on Intrepid- and NX-class vessels December 2155 in favor of Daedalus-class due to Earth-Romulan War (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
- Refit begins 2161 to incorporate non-Human technology as part of fleet-wide refit project for all existing Earth Starfleet vessels as part of Starfleet incorporation
- Production resumes 2161 on refit design with USS Pioneer
- Launched 2162
- Second refit 2165 as part of general fleet modernization wave following better implementation of cross-species technology compatibility (ENT Novel: Live by the Code)
- Design begins 2148; ship base intended for incorporation of Warp Five Project components into warp 3.5-capable ship in event of failure of NX-class (ENT Novel: A Choice of Futures, Patterns of Interference)
- Statistics
- Length: 165m
- Width: 85m
- Height: 60m
- Crew: 46 (ENT Novel: A Choice of Futures)
- Cruising speed: Warp 3
- 2161 Refit: Warp 4
- Maximum speed: Warp 3.5
- 2161 Refit: Warp 5.6
- Auxiliary vessels: One OTV type K42 shuttlepod
- Armament
- Original design
- Mark I phase cannons (ENT: "The Expanse")
- Torpedo launcher
- Mark I photonic torpedoes (ENT: "The Expanse")
- Mark II polarized hull plating
- 2161 refit
- Mark II pulsed phase cannons
- Torpedo launcher
- Mark I photonic torpedoes
- Mark III polarized hull plating
- Deflector shields
- Original design
- Layout
- A Deck
- Bridge
- D Deck
- Engineering, upper section (ENT Novel: Uncertain Logic)
- E Deck
- Engineering, lower section (ENT Novel: Uncertain Logic)
- A Deck
Known ships
| Name | Registry | Service Begin | Service End |
|---|---|---|---|
| USS Intrepid | NCC-40 | 2153 | 2159 |
| USS Republic | NCC-45 | 2153 | |
| USS Pioneer | NCC-63 | 2162 |