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[[File:defiant_1764-ent-95.jpg|350px|thumb|right|U.S.S. ''Defiant''<ref name="ENT95"/>]]
 
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Construction began on the ''[[Constitution class]]'' Starship ''Defiant'' at Tranquility Base, [[Luna]],<ref name="ENT94"/> in 2250, and the ship was commissioned in November 2251.<ref name="FASA2302"/> During the early years of her service, the ''Defiant'' conducted many missions of importance for [[Starfleet]], and constantly patrolled the [[Klingon Neutral Zone]] as tensions between the two powers continued to rise. During that time, the ''Defiant'' became the sixth [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] starship to encounter the [[N'shaii]], and was easily able to dispatch them.<ref name="TOSN86"/> In March 2261, the ''Defiant'' was refit to Mark III specifications.<ref name="FASA2302"/>
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Construction began on the ''[[Constitution class]]'' Starship ''Defiant'' at Tranquility Base, [[Luna]],<ref name="ENT94"/> in 2250, and the ship was commissioned in November 2251.<ref name="FASA2302"/> In July 2252, the ''Defiant,'' with a squadron of [[Baton Rouge class|''Baton Rouge'' class]] cruisers, destroyed a [[Klingon Empire|Klingon]] task force that was raiding supply convoys during the [[Four Years War]], but by May 2253, the ''Defiant'' and her ''Constitution'' class sister ships were redeployed away from the fighting.<ref name="FASA2218A"/> During the early years of her service, the ''Defiant'' conducted many missions of importance for [[Starfleet]], and constantly patrolled the [[Klingon Neutral Zone]] as tensions between the two powers continued to rise. During that time, the ''Defiant'' became the sixth [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] starship to encounter the [[N'shaii]], and was easily able to dispatch them.<ref name="TOSN86"/> In March 2261, the ''Defiant'' was refit to Mark III specifications.<ref name="FASA2302"/>
  
 
In late 2265, the ''Defiant'' returned from her first five-year mission, and [[Captain]] [[Serling]] stepped down as commanding officer. He was replaced by Captain [[Blair, Thomas|Thomas Blair]], who took the ''Defiant'' out on her second five-year mission in early 2266. Amid increasing tensions with the [[Klingon Empire|Klingons]], the ''Defiant'' was once again posted along the Neutral Zone. By 2267, the ''Defiant'' had been assigned to operations in the [[Taurus Reach]]. That year, it accompanied the ''[[U.S.S. Endeavour NCC-1895]]'' and the ''[[U.S.S. Akhiel]]'' on a mission to drive Klingon forces off of [[Golmira]], a low-tech planet where a [[Shedai]] conduit had been discovered.<ref name="Precipice"/>
 
In late 2265, the ''Defiant'' returned from her first five-year mission, and [[Captain]] [[Serling]] stepped down as commanding officer. He was replaced by Captain [[Blair, Thomas|Thomas Blair]], who took the ''Defiant'' out on her second five-year mission in early 2266. Amid increasing tensions with the [[Klingon Empire|Klingons]], the ''Defiant'' was once again posted along the Neutral Zone. By 2267, the ''Defiant'' had been assigned to operations in the [[Taurus Reach]]. That year, it accompanied the ''[[U.S.S. Endeavour NCC-1895]]'' and the ''[[U.S.S. Akhiel]]'' on a mission to drive Klingon forces off of [[Golmira]], a low-tech planet where a [[Shedai]] conduit had been discovered.<ref name="Precipice"/>
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<ref name="TOS64">"[[The Tholian Web (Episode)|The Tholian Web]]." ''[[Star Trek]],'' Episode 64. Television. 15 November 1968.</ref>
 
<ref name="TOS64">"[[The Tholian Web (Episode)|The Tholian Web]]." ''[[Star Trek]],'' Episode 64. Television. 15 November 1968.</ref>
 
<ref name="FASA2302">"[[Federation Ship Recognition Manual (FASA-2302)|Federation Ship Recognition Manual]]." ''[[Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game]],'' Supplement 2302. Game. 1985. FASA.</ref>
 
<ref name="FASA2302">"[[Federation Ship Recognition Manual (FASA-2302)|Federation Ship Recognition Manual]]." ''[[Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game]],'' Supplement 2302. Game. 1985. FASA.</ref>
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<ref name="FASA2218A">"[[The Four Years War (FASA-2218A)|The Four Years War]]." ''[[Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game]],'' Supplement 2218A. Game. 1986. FASA.</ref>
 
<ref name="RaiseDefiant">"[[Raise the Defiant (Comic)|Raise the Defiant]]." ''[[Star Trek]],'' Volume 2, Special 2. Comic Book. November 1994. DC Comics.</ref>
 
<ref name="RaiseDefiant">"[[Raise the Defiant (Comic)|Raise the Defiant]]." ''[[Star Trek]],'' Volume 2, Special 2. Comic Book. November 1994. DC Comics.</ref>
 
<ref name="TOSN86">"[[My Brother's Keeper, Book Two: Constitution (Novel)|My Brother's Keeper, Book Two: Constitution]]." ''[[Star Trek]],'' Book 86. Novel. January 1999. Pocket Books.</ref>
 
<ref name="TOSN86">"[[My Brother's Keeper, Book Two: Constitution (Novel)|My Brother's Keeper, Book Two: Constitution]]." ''[[Star Trek]],'' Book 86. Novel. January 1999. Pocket Books.</ref>

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U.S.S. Defiant[1]

Construction began on the Constitution class Starship Defiant at Tranquility Base, Luna,[2] in 2250, and the ship was commissioned in November 2251.[3] In July 2252, the Defiant, with a squadron of Baton Rouge class cruisers, destroyed a Klingon task force that was raiding supply convoys during the Four Years War, but by May 2253, the Defiant and her Constitution class sister ships were redeployed away from the fighting.[4] During the early years of her service, the Defiant conducted many missions of importance for Starfleet, and constantly patrolled the Klingon Neutral Zone as tensions between the two powers continued to rise. During that time, the Defiant became the sixth Federation starship to encounter the N'shaii, and was easily able to dispatch them.[5] In March 2261, the Defiant was refit to Mark III specifications.[3]

In late 2265, the Defiant returned from her first five-year mission, and Captain Serling stepped down as commanding officer. He was replaced by Captain Thomas Blair, who took the Defiant out on her second five-year mission in early 2266. Amid increasing tensions with the Klingons, the Defiant was once again posted along the Neutral Zone. By 2267, the Defiant had been assigned to operations in the Taurus Reach. That year, it accompanied the U.S.S. Endeavour NCC-1895 and the U.S.S. Akhiel on a mission to drive Klingon forces off of Golmira, a low-tech planet where a Shedai conduit had been discovered.[6]

U.S.S. Defiant[7]

In 2268, the Defiant was called to the Klingon colony on Traelus II after receiving a distress call. A landing party discovered no Klingon survivors left on the colony, but they recovered a land-based web generator of Tholian origin. The Defiant set a course back for Federation space, but soon found themselves being pursued by three Tholian vessels. Trying to escape the Tholians, the Defiant entered a spatial interphase and became trapped. This interphase had an adverse effect on humanoid neurophysiology and caused mass insanity among the crew. Captain Blair managed to get a distress call out to the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 before the crew succumbed to madness and started to kill each other.[8][9]

By the time the Enterprise arrived at the Defiant's location, three weeks had passed. The crew of the Defiant was dead, and the ship had been drawn deeper into the interphase rift. Interference from the Tholians prevented the Enterprise from retrieving the Defiant, and the ship was left behind. The Defiant was last seen shimmering, suspended between dimensions, until it faded into interspace.[7]

Mirror Universe

U.S.S. Defiant[2]

The interphase, however, was actually a rift between realities created by the Tholians of the Mirror Universe in 2155. The Defiant, after disappearing from its universe of origin, appeared in that universe and was taken by the Tholians to a drydock in the Vintaak system for study. Word of this eventually reached Commander Jonathan Archer, first officer of the I.S.S. Enterprise NX-01, who saw the ship as an opportunity to seize power for himself within the Terran Empire. He seized control of the Enterprise from Captain Forrest long enough to reach the Defiant. While Archer led a boarding party to the Defiant, the Enterprise was detected by the Tholians and destroyed.[2] Using the Defiant's advanced weapons, Archer was able to rescue most of the Enterprise crew and escape back to Imperial space, where it quickly became obvious that the balance had just tipped back in favor of the Empire in an ongoing civil war, led by Vulcans and Andorians who sought to unseat the Humans in control of the Empire. The Defiant rendezvoused with an assault fleet, but discovered the I.S.S. Avenger NX-09 was the only ship remaining. Destroying the rebels, Archer then proceeded to assassinate Admiral Black, and decided he was going to use the ship from the future to overthrow the Emperor. The alien crew members on the Avenger, however, led by T'Pol and Soval—inspired by the Defiant's database, which described a United Federation of Planets in the other universe—convinced Dr. Phlox—the only remaining non-Terran aboard the Defiant—to disable the ship, allowing the Avenger to attack. However, the crew was able to restore the ship's systems and destroy the Avenger, killing Soval. Shortly after arriving at Earth, Archer was poisoned by Hoshi Sato, formerly the Captain's Woman to Forrest and an old flame of Archer's as well, who then declared herself empress.[1]

When Starfleet refused to surrender, the Defiant engaged a fleet of seven Terran vessels, including the dreadnought I.S.S. Imperator; four NX class battlecruisers, including the I.S.S. Broadsword and I.S.S. Khan's Wrath; as well as a pair of destroyers. Despite this heavy resistance, the Defiant was able to disable the Imperator and destroy three of the NX class ships before bombarding Starfleet Headquarters from orbit, eliminating Fleet Admiral Gardner.[10]

MACO Sergeant Travis Mayweather was appointed the ship's captain, and over the next few months the interior and exterior appearance of the Defiant was modified to reflect Empress Sato's propaganda that the ship was from the future of the Mirror Universe, where the Terran Empire flourished into the 23rd century. The Defiant was also the subject of a massive attempt to reverse-engineer its weapons systems for installation on other Terran vessels. The Defiant was sent to the Devolin system to search for a potential rebel base; this was revealed later to be a ploy by General Shran to get the powerful ship away from Earth, leaving it vulnerable to a rebel attack. The ship later participated in battle over Aldus Prime against rebel ships in an attempt to rescue Empress Sato. After her successful rescue, Sato discussed with T'Pol, now the Regent of Vulcan, about sending the Defiant into an unexplored region of space to make first contact with a race believed to inhabit the area, known as the Romulans.[10] The Defiant also apparently set a trend in the Mirror Universe for a number of ships named Defiant.

Prime Universe

Another version of the Defiant, possibly originating from an alternate timeline similar to the Prime timeline, was found drifting near the interspace rift in 2298 by the U.S.S. Excelsior NCC-2000[11] and retrieved in 2375 by the U.S.S. da Vinci NCC-77623 after having been rediscovered by a passing Tholian vessel.[8][9]

OSDCS2 Universe

Yet another version of the Defiant was retrieved by the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A of the OSDCS2 timeline in 2290.[12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II." Star Trek: Enterprise, Episode 95. Television. 29 April 2005.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "In a Mirror, Darkly." Star Trek: Enterprise, Episode 94. Television. 22 April 2005.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Federation Ship Recognition Manual." Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game, Supplement 2302. Game. 1985. FASA.
  4. ↑ "The Four Years War." Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game, Supplement 2218A. Game. 1986. FASA.
  5. ↑ "My Brother's Keeper, Book Two: Constitution." Star Trek, Book 86. Novel. January 1999. Pocket Books.
  6. ↑ "Precipice." Star Trek: Vanguard. Novel. November 2009. Pocket Books.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "The Tholian Web." Star Trek, Episode 64. Television. 15 November 1968.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Interphase, Book One." Star Trek: S.C.E.. Book 4. Novel. March 2001. Pocket Books.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Interphase, Book Two." Star Trek: S.C.E.. Book 5. Novel. April 2001. Pocket Books.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Glass Empires, "Age of the Empress." Star Trek: Mirror Universe. Novel. February 2007. Pocket Books.
  11. ↑ "The Sundered." Star Trek: The Lost Era. Novel. August 2003. Pocket Books.
  12. ↑ "Raise the Defiant." Star Trek, Volume 2, Special 2. Comic Book. November 1994. DC Comics.
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