Danube Class Runabout, Starfleet Engineering Email Sim

General Information

Class: Danube

Type: Multi-purpose, long range shuttlecraft

Size Specifications

Length: 24.2m

Height: 5.9 m

Width: 14.5 m

Decks: 1 m

Mass: 150 tons

Profile view of the Dabube Class

Runabouts weren’t designed as fighters but they aren’t entirely defenseless, The Danube Class is equipped with 2 type 4 Phaser arrays which aren’t the strongest in the world but they do a pretty good job of targeting and that can make up for the weakness of the System also Runabouts are equipped with Twin Mini Photon Torpedo Launchers which can fire in 10 second intervals, this wont do much on large classes of ships but that combined with its speed and maneuverability can help the Danube hold its own until reinforcements arrive .

Propulsion Systems

Normal cruise: Warp factor 4

Maximum cruise: Warp factor 7

Maximum rated: Warp factor 8.1 for twelve hours

Warp system: Type 2 Warp Propulsion System

Impulse system: Class A Impulse Engine Package

A Runabout going into warp speed

Weapon Systems

Primary weapons :

2 type 4 phaser arrays

2 micro torpedo launchers

Defensive systems:

Light Duranium/Tritanium single hull

Structural integrity field

Miscellaneous

Minimum crew: 1-4

Maximum number of people: 30

Above and to the left is a runabout with a sensor pod attached, as you can see they are attached to a rack on the top of the aft section. Sensor pods are used on survey missions they enhance the Danube Class's normal shuttles and provide a longer-range sensor pallet. Weapons pods are attached to Danube Class variants, which are used as fighters, and escorts to small convoys they are equipped with advanced Phaser arrays and 2 mini photon torpedo launchers. Supply Pods are used for transferring large amounts of supplies in the case that they cannot be transported to their location or to help repair crews by delivering parts to Zero Gravity work sites. Jamming Pods are used for electronic warfare, they can tap communications, interfere so that messages never get to where they are going or they can also use electromagnetic fields to disrupt electronic devices. Missile Pods are rarely used on Danube Class vessels, they are used for heavy assaults on ground installations and strike missions on large orbital stations.

This ship is the work horse of Starfleet, from hauling people from Bajor to DS9 or conducting a survey of the badlands these little guys can do just about anything. Danube Class runabouts are widely used on colonies, starbases and stations as the primary form of transportation from points A to B they are also used on Flag Ships like Galaxy and Sovereign Class Vessels. "Runabouts" as most starfleet personel reefer to them are basically supped up Shuttles, runabouts can be set up for a number of mission types, for example runabouts can be equipped with various mission pods which attach to points on the top of these vessels, their are basically 5 types of Pods Weapons Pods, Sensor Pods, Supply Pods, Sensor Jamming Pods and Missile Pods.

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Some images created by Wolf Pack 359.

The USS Hephestus has four such danube class runabouts.

- USS Banff NCC-86296

- USS Marmot NCC-86298 (modified)

- USS Kelowna NCC-86299 (modified)

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