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{{ShipSpecs
|image= sc_danube.jpg
|name= Danube Class
|category= Runabout
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|resupply= 0 Year
|refit= 0 Years
|crew= 2
|officers=
|enlisted=
|marines=
|passengers= 10
|evaccap=
|stardock=
|cruisevel= Warp 4
|maxvel= Warp 5.4
|emervel= Warp 6
|diameter=
|mainheight=
|overallheight=
|length= 23.1 Metres
|width= 12.7 Metres
|height= 5.4 Metres
|decks= 0
}}

==Description==

The [[Starfleet]] runabout is a development of the [[warp drive|warp]]-capable shuttlecraft which have been in use since the earliest days of the [[Federation]]. The first requirement for the runabout, issued in 2342, called for a vessel based on the Type 9A cargo shuttle but capable of short-and medium-range interstellar operations carrying out limited spatial and planetary surveys. The fuselage was lengthened from 10.5 to 14.8 metres, allowing a much larger [[antimatter]] fuel cell to be installed to increase the vessels endurance from 36 hours to fifteen days at Warp 2.2. The two-person emergency [[transporter]] was replaced by a one person fully functional model, and the rear of the [[Cargo Bay|cargo bay]] was fitted with four bunks. The remaining cargo space was used to expand the front cabin and install extra electronics systems.

The Type 10 runabout proved reasonably successful in service, though the small cabin size limited its operations somewhat. [[Starfleet]] has gradually enlarged and improved the runabout concept over the next twenty years or so, culminating in the '''Danube class''' runabout first requested in 2363. This vehicle was designed to accomplish four main missions; the ability to perform rapid response scientific expedition transportation, the ability to act as an orbital or landed temporary operations base for science missions, the ability to transport intact experiment and cargo modules, and the ability to perform tactical missions such as intelligence gathering, covert insertion/extraction of personnel, and disruption of threat activities where feasible.

The ''Danube'' features a front cabin for the crew of pilot, co-pilot/navigator and two mission specialists. A two person [[transporter]] is at the rear of the cabin, with swappable mission modules aft of this. The modular nature of the ''Danube'' allows it to be configured for missions such as personnel transport, cargo transport, scientific research, tactical, medical, etc. Above the main spaces is the [[warp core]], which is fed by an [[antimatter]] fuel pod at the aft and its matter equivalent at the fore end. The power transfer conduits run down the bulky [[nacelle]] roots, which also contain the [[Impulse engine|impulse drive]] reactors and various other equipment.

The [[impulse engine]]s comprise two sets of four [[Fusion Reactor|fusion reactors]], plus space-time drive coils and vectored exhaust directors. The system also includes interstellar or atmospheric intake vents and condenser-separators for fuel distillation. Control and fuel feed connections are essentially identical to any comparable impulse system. When maintenance is required, the entire assembly can be removed as a single unit.

The vehicles twin [[Computer core]] is located under the cockpit subfloor and measures 2.3 x 2.1 x 1.3 metres. It is a standard isolinear unit, with a total of 186 isolinear banks and 53 command pre-processors and data analysis units. Subnodes distributed throughout the vehicle report to the main computer via a standard ODN system.

The ''Danube's'' tactical systems are surprisingly comprehensive for a vehicle of its size. The [[micro-torpedo launcher]]s fire 14cm torpedoes with [[micro-photon torpedo|photon]] or [[micro-quantum torpedo|quantum]] warheads. If required, the ''Danube'' can also carry four full size torpedoes. As on a starship, the [[shield]] system is fed by a portion of the warp power output.

==Armament==
Phasers
:[[Type VII Phaser Array|Type VII Array]]: 2
Shielding Systems
:[[Auto-modulating shields|Auto- Modulating Shields]]
:[[Metaphasic shielding|Metaphasic Shielding]]
Micro-Torpedoes
:[[Micro-torpedo launcher|Micro-Torpedo Launchers]]: 2
::[[Micro-quantum torpedo|Micro-Quantum Torpedoes]]: 12
::[[Micro-photon torpedo|Micro-Photon Toredpoes]]: 12

{{Starfleet Auxiliary Craft}}
[[Category:Ship class]]
[[Category:Auxiliary craft]]

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