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Type	Escort
Unit Run	(NX 74205 USS Defiant) NCC 74205 USS Defiant NCC 74595 USS Palladian (NCC 75633 USS Sao Paulo) (NCC 74210 USS Valiant) plus 27 others built in total. 5 have been lost in all. The class remains in production.
Commissioned	2367 - Present
Dimensions	Length : 170.68 m Beam : 134.11 m Height : 30.1 m Decks : 8
Mass	355,000 metric tonnes
Crew	50 (150 evacuation limit)
Armament	4 x Class I rapid fire phaser pulse cannon 1 x Type X phaser bank, total output 70,000 TeraWatts 3 x Pulse fire quantum torpedo tube 1 x Probe/photon launcher equivalent to standard photon torpedo tube + 120 torpedoes
Defence Systems	Auto modulated shield system, total capacity 2,376,000 TeraJoules Heavy Duranium/Tritanium Double hull plus 20 cm Ablative armour. High level Structural Integrity Field
Warp Speeds (TNG scale)	Normal Cruise : 6 Maximum Cruise : 8.7 Maximum Rated : 9.5 for 12 hours.
Strength Indices (Galaxy class = 1,000)	Beam Firepower : 1,400 Torpedo Firepower : 2,150 Weapon Range and Accuracy : 810 Shield Strength : 880 Hull Armour : 3,400 Speed : 955 Combat Manoeuvrability : 8,660
Overall Strength Index	1,551
Diplomatic Capability	2
Expected Hull Life	20
Refit Cycle	Minor : 0 year Standard : 1 years Major : 5 years