Huron Class
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| Huron class | |
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| Class Information | |
| Category |
Runabout |
| Dimensions | |
| Length |
23.6 meters |
| Width |
13.6 meters |
| Height: |
5.9 meters |
| Engines | |
| Warp nacelles |
2 |
| Cruising speed | Warp 5 |
| Maximum speed |
Warp 8.5 |
| Defensive Systems | |
| Phasers |
2 Type VIII phaser banks |
| Torpedo launchers |
|
| Quantum |
25 (micro) |
| Shields |
MLSS |
| Hull |
Ablative Armour Type One |
| Personnel | |
| Officers |
2 |
| Passengers |
10 (varies by mission module) |
| [Source] | |
The Huron Class is a Starfleet auxiliary support craft attached normally to starships and stations to be used for long term multipurpose away missions. This class is designated as a runabout type vessel as it mainly built to be operated by more then two people for longer term missions duration.
The Huron Class runabout was designed as an eventual replacement for the Danube Class runabouts which has been in service since 2369. It was decided that with recent advancements due to the Dominion War Starfleet would introduce a new class of runabout to fill the Danube class’ roles in the Federation as a long-range personnel/cargo transport.
The newer class had newer warp engines and power distribution, upgraded computer cores, and defensive systems. Making it a formidable successor of the ever popular Danube class. The class would have a highly modular platform, which allows easy configuration for a multitude of missions. Two such modules are the mission module, sensor pod and a weapons pod.
Namesake
The class was named after one of the Great Lakes of North America, Earth where most Huron class runabouts would be named after lakes on Earth.