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<center><big><big><big>Danube Class Runabout</big></big></big>

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<big><big>'''UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS:  STARFLEET DIVISION'''</big></big>

Standard Technical Specifications for the Danube-Class Runabout

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{| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5
| ''' Accomodation '''
| Minimum 1-2 Mission Specialists
| ''' Locations of Danube-Class Construction:'''
|-
| 
| Maximum 12-15 (2 Officers, 10-13 Enlisted Crew)
| [[Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards]], Mars
|- 
| ''' Classification: '''
| General Purpose Interstellar Vessel
| ''' Current Starship Identification and Registration Numbers:'''
|-
| ''' Development Project Started:'''
| 2368
| N/A
|-
| ''' Production Start Date:'''
| 2368
|-
| '''Production End Date:'''
| Still in Production
|-
| '''Current Status:'''
| In Service
| 
|}


==  DANUBE-CLASS INTRODUCTION ==
===  MISSION OBJECTIVES ===

The ''Danube''-Class Runabout was designed to complete four general mission types.

# Short Notice and/or Emergency Response Transportation for Scientific Expeditions or Medical Personnel. 
# Act as a Base of Operations (orbital or landed) for Scientific Expeditions or Medical Response. 
# Transport personnel, intact experiment and/or cargo modules. 
# Perform tactical missions such as intelligence gathering (scouting), covert insertion/extraction of personnel, act as a deterrent of threatening situations, etc.

===  DESIGN STATISTICS ===

'''Length:''' 23.1 meters<br>
'''Width:''' 13.7 meters<br>
'''Height:''' 5.4 meters<br>
'''Mass:''' 158.7 metric tons<br>
'''Hull:''' Duranium-Tritanium composite<br>
'''Number of Decks:''' 1 Total

===  GENERAL OVERVIEW ===

Requirement of a warp capable shuttlecraft was issued in the 2340s. The development of such a warp capable shuttle was to be capable of short and medium range missions and assignments. The original Type-10 runabouts were created, but soon we found to be limited in their size. The development of the ''Danube''-Class runabouts began in 2363. They were first introduced in 2368. The ''Danube''-Class runabouts feature a front cabin for four. The pilot, co-pilot/operations, and two mission specialists. There is also a two person transporter in the rear of the front cabin. Aft of the front cabin are the mission specific modules. Based on the nature of the modular design, the runabout can be converted to other mission-type specific requirements such as personnel transporter, cargo transporter, scientific expeditions, tactical assignments, prison transports, medical transports, etc.  There is also an optional photon torpedo module on the top of the ''Danube''-Class runabout.

The impulse engines are constructed from eight fusion reactors divided into two sets, space-time impulse drive coils, and vectored exhaust directors. The engines also include intake vents for atmosphere or interstellar travel. When maintenance is required, the impulse drive assembly can be removed.

The ''Danube''-Class computer core, which measures 2.3 x 2.1 x 1.3 meters, is located under the cockpit. The core is a standard isolinear unit with 186 isolinear banks and 53 command pre-processors. Sub nodes are installed throughout the runabout and are connected to the core by standard optical data network relays. 

== APPENDIX A - BASIC TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ==

=== ACCOMMODATION ===

Officers and Crew:  12-15
Evacuation Limit:  40

=== DIMENSIONS ===

Overall Length:  23.1 meters 
Overall Draft:  5.4 meters 
Overall Beam:  13.7. meters 

=== PERFORMANCE ===

Full Impulse: .25c
Cruise Speed: Warp 4
Maximum Velocity Warp 4.7 (for twelve hours)

=== ARMAMENT ===

Standard - 6 Type V phaser arrays + 1 torpedo launcher (optional) 

=== TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT ===

Transporters:

*One standard 2-personnel


== APPENDIX B - AUTHOR'S NOTES ==       

'''Why didn't you mention each runabout was named after a river on Earth?''' 

Although it is true the ones we have seen on DS9 were named after rivers on Earth, this may just be the preference of the station commander.

'''Does it use Bio-Neural Gelpaks? '''

No. The ''Danube''-Class runabout is older than the ''[[Intrepid Class|Intrepid]]''.   

'''How many are there? '''

I have no idea. We have seen quite a few of them blown up on DS9. Some websites list the number in the 600s or 700s. A few have them in the 1000s.

== APPENDIX C - CREDITS AND COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ==

'''DANUBE-CLASS SPECIFICATIONS CREATED BY:  Jon L.'''

=== SOURCES USED: ===

#http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube_class_starship 
#http://webhome.idirect.com/~shipman/3rdMEU/danube.html 
#http://www.geocities.com/~holoworldfleet/engineering/fedships/danube.html 
#http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/ 
#http://www.bravofleet.com/avalon/runabout-danube.html 
#http://ds9.trekpulse.com/shipstation/danube/ 
#DS9 Technical Manual - Pocket Books Ltd., Simon & Schuster Inc. 
#The Official STAR TREK Fact Files - GE FABBRI Ltd., Aerospace Publishing Ltd.

''Copyright 2001-2005 Star Trek: A Call to Duty.''

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