USS Valiant

The USS Valiant (NCC-74210) is a Federation Defiant-class escort starship in Starfleet service in the 24th century. This ship was in active service around the Dominion War of the 2370s, and was one of a number of vessels bearing this name of numerous vessels from history, all named for the common meaning of the term "valiant".
The Valiant was assigned as a training ship for the elite cadet corps Red Squad. During the training cruise mission, the Dominion War broke out and the ship was trapped behind enemy lines. During the attempt to return to Federation territory, the Valiant was attacked by a Cardassian battle cruiser and all the regular officers, including Captain Ramirez, were killed or critically wounded, leaving the cadets in command.
After collecting detailed intelligence concerning a previously unknown Jem'Hadar battleship, the crew attempted to destroy the vessel. In the conflict, the Valiant was quickly destroyed and only two cadets survived the battle. The ship was later recommissioned and captained by Patrick Reese until 2405 when Kennedy Frobisher became the Commander. The USS Valiant is one of the first ships retrofitted for FTL Drives in 2400.
*List of Red Squad Officers and Cadets
==Defiant Specifications==
Defiant-class vessels crewed 50 officers and crew, with room for a maximum of 150 in evacuation situations. The Defiant vessels weighed 355,000 metric tons, measured 170.68 meters in length, 134.11 meters in width and 30.1 meters in height. The Defiant had a warp core power planet rated at over 1,500 cochrane units in output, feeding two warp nacelles. The warp drive was rated for a maximum output of warp factor 9.982 for 12 hours. The ships of the Defiant class were also fitted with two impulse engine reactor plants and emitters.
The vessels have ablative armor to absorb enemy weapons fire and were fitted with beam weapons consisting of four pulse phaser cannons, capable of firing from numerous phaser arrays along the hull. Defiant ships also are equipped with two launchers, capable of firing either photorps or quantum torpedoes from numerous emplacements along the hull. In an extreme situation the Defiant-class's nose section, which contained the vessels stock of torpedoes, could be separated as a last resort to act as a large projectile. In official and licensed sources alike, the Defiant is always listed as having four phasers and two torpedo launchers. Onscreen canon evidence has shown that these weapons can be fired from more numerous points along the hull. 
The compact type-10 shuttlecraft was designed alongside the Defiant class and two can be held in the a Defiant class' shuttle bay.
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