USS Defiant
NCC-75633
  
 

Overview

Status In service
Affiliation Starfleet, United Federation of Planets
Original Name USS Sao Paolo
   Note Named in honor of the people of Brazil, Earth
Registry number NCC-75633
Class Defiant class
Category Escort
Construction yard Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars
Commissioned 2375
Motto "Give me liberty or give me death ..." (Patrick Henry)

  

Dedication plaque

 

History
  
2375 
   Stardate 52659.3 The USS Sao Paolo is commissioned in the Utopia Planitia Yards, Mars. Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards
   Stardate 52861.3 After the original USS Defiant has been destroyed some months ago, due to Admiral Ross' efforts the USS Sao Paolo is ordered to Deep Space Nine as a replacement for Captain Sisko's ship. At the request of Captain Sisko, the ship is renamed USS Defiant in honor of the prototype of the Defiant class. Deep Space Nine
 
Log
 
2375
   Stardate 52861.3 The USS Sao Paolo is ordered to Deep Space Nine as Captain Sisko's new ship and at the request of Sisko, she is renamed USS Defiant. Captain Benjamin Sisko
   Stardate 52938.0 Under the command of Captain Sisko, the Defiant leads the Federation fleet, which, together with the Romulan and Klingon fleets, starts a major assault on Cardassia Prime in order to end the Dominion war.
   
Crew

 

Captain
Capt. Benjamin Sisko
2375
Chief engineer
Chief Miles O'Brien
2375
Medical officer
Dr. Julien Bashir
Tactical officer
Major / Colonel Kira Nerys
Conn
Ensign / Lt. Nog