The next ship designed by Zephram Cochrane after the Pheonix, aided with technology donated by the Vulcans.
Type Explorer
Unit Run S.S. Valiant
plus a total of thirty built between 2064 and 2100. None remain in service
Commissioned 2064 - 2100
Dimensions
Length 97 m
Width 38 m
Height 19 m
Decks 5
Mass 6,800 tons
Crew 80
Warp Speeds
Normal Cruise Warp 3
Maximum Cruise Warp 4
Maximum Rated Warp 4.2
Armament 2 x Laser cannon, total output 250 TeraWatts 1 x Missile launch tube + 8 fusion missiles Defence Systems Shield system, total capacity 8,100 TeraJoules
Light Monotanium single hull
Low level structural integrity field
Strength Indices (Galaxy Class = 1,000)
Beam Firepower 5
Torpedo Firepower 2
Weapon Range & Accuracy 30
Shield Strength 3
Hull Armour 0.3
Speed 38
Combat Manoeuvrability 7,000
Overall Strength Index 27
Diplomatic Capability Approximately equal to Grade 2
Expected Lifetime 20 years
Refit Cycle
Minor 1 year
Standard 2 years
Major 5 years

Once Zephram Cochrane completed his first practical warp flight in the Phoenix and made First Contact with the Vulcans, his warp project attracted huge interest and funding. He set out at once to construct a new and much more ambitious vessel, capable of extended duration interstellar missions. The work proceeded remarkably smoothly, and by late in 2063 the S.S. Valiant was launched. The Valiant employed the same fusion reactor power core as the Phoenix, but where the Phoenix had one such reactor the Valiant employed six. The nacelles also employed the same design, but the addition of a second pair of warp coils increased their length by some 80%. Outside the propulsion system, much of the ship was based on technology donated by the Vulcans.