The Renaissance is a starship class developed in the first decades of the 24th century. It is both considerably smaller and less advanced than a Galaxy-class ship. Except for the USS Hokkaido built in 2337, Renaissance-class vessels have no ASRV's.
The Hokkaido and the installation of the ASRV lifeboats are mentioned in the TNGTM. This doesn't necessarily mean that no previous ship ever had lifeboats. On the contrary, there are references to lifeboats on the Constitution-class (refit) in "Star Trek I" (autonomous survival and recovery vehicle) may be a novel, substantially upgraded type of lifeboats. |