 The USS Rio Grande (NCC-72452), a Danube class runabout. In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Danube class is a group of small starships used by Starfleet as runabouts — vessels, small but larger than shuttlecraft, used for long-range movement of personnel and supplies. Runabouts assigned to Deep Space Nine are named for rivers on Earth because this was Captain Sisko's preference. The Danube class runabout features a modular design; with the assembly of the spine, pylons, and nacelles removed, mission-specific modules can be added or changed. Known modules include various research laboratories, sensor stations, power generators, emergency habitats, more living quarters, modules containing four micro-torpedo launchers, and other weapons modules.
In real life, the Danube class runabout was designed by Rick Sternbach and Jim Martin for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in 1992.
Specifications
- Production facilities:
- Type: Runabout (Scout)
- Dimensions:
- Height: 5.4 m
- Length: 23.1 m
- Beam: 13.7 m
- Accommodation: Variable depending on mission
- Propulsion:
- Performance: Warp 4 cruise, Warp 5 maximum
- Weaponry:
- Defenses: Deflector shields
- Landing capability: Yes
Known Danube class runabouts
- USS Danube (NCC-72003, ex-NX-72003)
- Named for the Danube River, the runabout Danube was constucted in 2368 at Utopia Planetia shipyard and was pathfinder of its class. Fate unknown.
- USS Gander (Registry unknown)
- Named for the Gander River, the runabout Gander was destroyed by the Jem'Hadar over Goralis in 2375.
- USS Ganges (NCC-72454)
- USS Mekong (NCC-72617)
- Named for the Mekong River, the runabout Mekong was destroyed in 2371.
- USS Orinoco (NCC-72905)
- Named for the Orinoco River, the runabout Orinoco was destroyed in 2372 by a Cardassian separatist group named "The True Way."
- USS Rio Grande (NCC-72452)
- Named for the Rio Grande, the runabout Rio Grande was assigned to Deep Space Nine circa stardate 46379.1 in 2369. The Rio Grande transported Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commander Data, Counselor Deanna Troi, and Commander Geordi LaForge from a convention to the USS Enterprise circa stardate 46944.2. The Rio Grande was briefly frozen in a temporal distortion, in 2369. At one point, the Rio Grande crashed on a planet but was salvaged. Fate unknown.
- USS Rubicon (NCC-72936)
- Named for the Rubicon, the runabout Rubicon was used to investigate a rare subspace compression anomaly circa stardate 51474.2. The Rubicon was destroyed in the Romulan and Cardassian attack on the Dominion.
- USS Shenandoah (NCC-73024)
- USS Volga (NCC-73196)
- Named for the Volga, the runabout Volga was used in a 2372 botanical survey of the planet Torad IV.
- USS Yangtzee Kiang (NCC-72453)
- USS Yukon (NCC-74602)
- Named for the Yukon River, the runabout Yukon was destroyed by the USS Defiant when a Dominion agent stole the runabout to destroy the Bajor system's sun.
- (Name unknown) (NCC-73918)
- This unnamed runabout was used to obtain a Breen energy dampening weapon.
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