Type 18 shuttle
 
Overview
 
Affiliation United Federation of Planets
Used by Starfleet
Type Shuttlepod
Classification Light short-range warp shuttle
Operational phase starting from 2370
Shuttles constructed some
Description This small shuttle pod was introduced together with the Defiant class in the late 24th century. Like the Defiant class, type 18 pods are very spartan and simple in design and comfort. This shuttle type is less efficient than the standard type 15 shuttlepod, but in contrast to them, type 18 shuttles have warp capacity, so that they are rather used as escape pods and small person shuttles on ships such as the Defiant class, which have little space and small hangars. Since the type 8 shuttles can only carry 2 persons - the flight crew -, and they are not very versatile and powerful, they were already replaced by the new type 10 shuttles in the middle of the 2370s, which are just as compact, but have more space for passengers, a higher warp capacity and are more efficient in terms of all aspects.
  
Shuttles constructed
   
Name                    Operational from until Assigned ship
Shuttle 01 2370 2371 USS Defiant [NCC-74205]
Shuttle 02 2370 2374 USS Defiant [NCC-74205]
 
Technical specifications
    
Dimensions Length 4.5 m
Mass unknown
Capacity 2 person flight crew
Structure Compact, ton-shaped main hull with two shortened warp nacelles in the back of the main section
Computer systems Isolinear
Propulsion systems
   Warp drive 2 shortened warp engines
   Maneuvering drive RCS engines
Armament Phaser banks
  

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