Type 17 shuttlecraft

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

The **Type 17** was a class of spacecraft developed by Starfleet in the late-24th century. It was classified as a scale 2 shuttlecraft.

## History

Several engagements during the Dominion War showed that Starfleet's planetary delivery methods were severely lacking. The Type 6A and Type 7 were not as maneuverable in atmosphere as was needed in combat situations, nor was their armor and shielding strong enough to withstand sustained enemy fire. And the *Danube*-class was too costly to produce in the numbers required for planetary operations. In late 2374, Starfleet Command ordered the Advanced Starship Design Bureau to develop a new shuttlecraft that could serve to deliver both personnel and equipment to combat zones. Eventually designated the Type 17, the new design incorporated two sets of wings, both with small ailerons, to allow for greater control in atmosphere. It also offered the carrying capacity of the *Danube* without the versatility and range of a runabout.

Limited to a cruising speed of Warp 1.65, the Type 17 was intended to be based out of larger starships and used for insertion and extraction from volatile zones. Though not introduced into active service until the last month of the war, their large carrying capacity proved invaluable in dispensing occupation forces and relief to those worlds devastated during the conflict.

The range limitations of the Type 17 eventually led to the development of the Type 19, which offered many of the same perks with the added benefit of a more robust warp propulsion system.

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### Connections

**Project groups:** **Union Station** (*Geneva* • *Concorde* • *Presidio*) • **Century Cruiser** (*Springfield* • *New Orleans* • *Challenger* • *Niagara* • *Freedom II* • *Galaxy* • *Nebula* • *Cheyenne*) • **Multi-Mission explorers** (*Brigid* • *Esquiline* • *Palatine*) • **Deep Shadow** (*Eclipse* • *Phantom* • *Scryer*) • **Miracle Worker** (*Scott* • *Daystrom* • *Tucker* • *Gagarin*) • **Aeronaut** (*Mercury* • *Ajax* • *Icarus* • *Shran*)

**Other named classes:** *Aegian* • *Aerie* • *Akula* • *Atlas* • *California* • *Centaur* • *Challenger* • *Cheyenne* • *Constellation* • *Constitution III* • *Crossfield* • *Curry* • *Daedalus* • *Dauntless* • *Excelsior II* • *Freedom II* • *Gemini* • *Glenn* • *Guardian* • *Inquiry* • *Iwo Jima* • *Jupiter* • *Lexington* • *Niagara* • *Obena* • *Okinawa* • *Parliament* • *Perseus* • *Pioneer* • *Ranger* • *Sagan* • *Solanae* • *Springfield* • *Turing* • *Ulysses*

**Auxiliary craft:** *Aero* • Class C • Class F • *Danube* • *Flyer* • *Gondola* • *Kodai* • *Mollard* • *Peregrine* • *Selenic* • Type 4 • Type 5 • Type 6 (Type 6A • Type 6S) • Type 7 • Type 8 • Type 9 (Type 9A) • Type 10 • Type 11 • Type 14 • **Type 17** • Type 19 • *Valkyrie* • *Venture* • *Waverider* • *Yellowstone*

**Leadership:** Commander-in-chief • Joint Chiefs • Chief of Starfleet External Affairs • Chief of Starfleet Operations • Chief of Starfleet Research and Exploration • Chief of Starfleet Tactical

**Agencies:** Operations (Engineering • Judicial • Materiel Supply • Mission Operations • Personnel Management • Records Service • Shipyards Operations • Starbase Operations) • Research & Exploration (Science • Medical) • External Affairs • Tactical (Intelligence • Security • MACO)

**Notable units:** Ktarn Fleet • Task Force 77

**Facilities:** Deep Space K-7 • Deep Space K-13 • Deep Space 9 • Masamichi Array • Starbase 45-Keepsake • Starbase 82-Maat • Starbase 234-Beskerm • Starbase 247-Vershina

**Agencies:** Starfleet • Diplomatic Corps • Department of Temporal Investigations • Federation Security Agency

**Facilities:** 40 Eridani A Starfleet Construction Yards • Antares Ship Yards • Beta Antares Ship Yards • Copernicus Ship Yards • Laikan Starfleet Shipyards • McKinley Station • Memory Project • New Aberdeen Shipyards • Proxima Maintenance Yards • Salazaar Shipyards • San Francisco Fleet Yards • TL-9139 Starfleet Maintenance Yards • Tranquility Base • Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards

### Sources consulted

* Argo (shuttlecraft) article at *Memory Alpha*.
* Type-17 shuttlecraft article at *Memory Beta*.