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Construction began on the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] Starship ''Defiant,'' a [[Constitution class|''Constitution'' class]] cruiser,<ref name="TOS64"/> at Tranquility Base, [[Luna]],<ref name="ENT94"/> in [[Chronology: 2249|2249]], and the ship was commissioned c.[[Chronology: 2250|2250]]. 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<ref name="TOSN86"/> prior to the start of the [[Klingon War (23rd Century)|Klingon War]]. During the war, the ''Defiant'' and her ''Constitution'' class sister ships were largely redeployed away from the fighting.<ref name="DSC16"/> During the ship's early years, 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"/>
  
Construction began on the ''[[Constitution class]]'' Starship ''Defiant'' at Tranquility Base, [[Luna]],<ref name="ENT94"/> in 2250, and the ship was commissioned on [[Stardate#Reference_Stardates|Reference Stardate]] 1/9311 (November 2251).<ref group="Notes" name="NoteDating"/><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<ref name="TOSN86"/> prior to the start of the [[Four Years War]]. On Reference Stardate 1/9407 (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 Reference Stardate 1/9505 (May 2253), the ''Defiant'' and her ''Constitution'' class sister ships were redeployed away from the fighting.<ref name="FASA2218A"/> During the ship's early years, 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"/> [[Maynard, Wendell|Wendell Maynard]] served aboard the ''Defiant'' for two years, shortly after the ship was launched.<ref group="Notes" name="NoteMaynard"/><ref name="FASA2226"/> On Reference Stardate 2/0303 (March 2261), the ''Defiant'' was refit to Mark III specifications.<ref name="FASA2302"/>
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In late [[Chronology: 2265|2265]], the ''Defiant'' returned from her first five-year mission, and [[Starfleet Ranks#Captain|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 [[Chronology: 2266|2266]]. Amid increasing tensions with the [[Klingon Empire|Klingons]], the ''Defiant'' was once again posted along the Neutral Zone. By [[Chronology: 2267|2267]], the ''Defiant'' had been assigned to operations in the [[Taurus Reach]]. That year, it accompanied the [[U.S.S. Endeavour NCC-1895|U.S.S. ''Endeavour'' NCC-1895]] and the [[U.S.S. Akhiel|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="VAN05"/>
  
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|U.S.S. ''Endeavour'' NCC-1895]] and the [[U.S.S. Akhiel|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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In [[Chronology: 2270|2270]], 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 [[Tholians|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|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]] before the crew succumbed to madness and started to kill each other.<ref name="SCE4"/><ref name="SCE5"/>
  
[[File:defiant_1764-tos-64.jpg|350px|thumb|right|U.S.S. ''Defiant''<ref name="TOS64"/>]]
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By the time the ''Enterprise'' arrived at the ''Defiant's'' location on [[Stardate]] [[Chronology: 2270#5693|5693.2]], 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.<ref name="TOS64"/>
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The interphase, however, was actually a rift between realities created by the Tholians of the [[Mirror Universe]] in [[Mirror Chronology: 2155|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#Mirror Universe|Vintaak system]] for study. Word of this eventually reached [[Terran Starfleet Ranks#Commander|Commander]] [[Archer, Jonathan (Mirror)|Jonathan Archer]], first officer of the [[I.S.S. Enterprise NX-01|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 [[Terran Starfleet Ranks#Captain|Captain]] [[Forrest, Maximillian (Mirror)|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.<ref name="ENT94"/> 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|I.S.S. ''Avenger'' NX-09]] was the only ship remaining. Destroying the rebels, Archer then proceeded to assassinate [[Terran Starfleet Ranks#Admiral|Admiral]] [[Black (Mirror)|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 (Mirror)|T'Pol]] and [[Soval (Mirror)|Soval]]&mdash;inspired by the ''Defiant's'' database, which described a United Federation of Planets in the other universe&mdash;convinced [[doctor|Dr.]] [[Phlox (Mirror)|Phlox]]&mdash;the only remaining non-Terran aboard the ''Defiant''&mdash;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 [[Sato, Hoshi (Mirror)|Hoshi Sato]], formerly the Captain's Woman to Forrest and an old flame of Archer's as well, who then declared herself [[Terran Emperor|empress]].<ref name="ENT95"/>
  
On Reference Stardate 2/0910 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 [[Tholians|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|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]] before the crew succumbed to madness and started to kill each other.<ref name="SCE4"/><ref name="SCE5"/>
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When Starfleet refused to surrender, the ''Defiant'' engaged a fleet of seven Terran vessels, including the dreadnought [[I.S.S. Imperator|I.S.S. ''Imperator'']]; four [[NX class]] battlecruisers, including the [[I.S.S. Broadsword|I.S.S. ''Broadsword'']] and [[I.S.S. Khan's Wrath|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 [[Terran Starfleet Ranks#Fleet Admiral|Fleet Admiral]] [[Gardner (Mirror)|Gardner]].<ref name="AgeEmpress"/>
  
By the time the ''Enterprise'' arrived at the ''Defiant's'' location on Stardate 5693.2, 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.<ref name="TOS64"/>
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MACO [[Terran MACO Ranks#Sergeant|Sergeant]] [[Mayweather, Travis (Mirror)|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#Mirror Universe|Devolin system]] to search for a potential rebel base; this was revealed later to be a ploy by [[General]] [[th'Zoarhi, Havishran (Mirror)|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#Mirror Universe|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]].<ref name="AgeEmpress"/> The ''Defiant'' also apparently set a trend in the Mirror Universe for a number of ships named ''Defiant.''
  
==Mirror Universe==
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By [[Mirror Chronology: 2257|2257]], after more than a century in the [[Mirror Universe]], the ''Defiant'' had seen numerous modifications by the [[Terran Empire]]. The [[U.S.S. Discovery NCC-1031|U.S.S. ''Discovery'' NCC-1031]], while briefly stranded in that reality, downloaded information about the ''Defiant'' from the Terran Empire's computer networks, as well as secured files aboard the flagship of the [[Terran Starfleet]], the [[I.S.S. Charon|I.S.S. ''Charon.'']]<ref name="DSC10"/><ref name="DSC12"/>
  
[[File:defiant_1764-ent-94.jpg|350px|thumb|right|U.S.S. ''Defiant''<ref name="ENT94"/>]]
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The ''Defiant'' was destroyed by a [[Tholian Assembly#Mirror Universe|Tholian]] force led by [[Loskene (Mirror)|Loskene]] in [[Mirror Chronology: 2268|2268]], after Loskene demanded the ''Defiant'' retreat; the ''Defiant's'' recorder beacon was recovered from the wreckage by the [[I.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|I.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]]. Despite standard precedure to retaliate against any force that attacked a Terran vessel, the Empire did not respond to this particular attack, per the recommendation of Captain [[Spock (Mirror)|Spock]] to Emperor [[Gill, John#Mirror Universe|John Gill]], in light of the Empire's greater concern at the time with the growing [[Klingon-Cardassian Alliance]].<ref name="Decipher8"/>
 
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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]] [[Archer, Jonathan (Mirror)|Jonathan Archer]], first officer of the [[I.S.S. Enterprise NX-01|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, Maximillian (Mirror)|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.<ref name="ENT94"/> 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|I.S.S. ''Avenger'' NX-09]] was the only ship remaining. Destroying the rebels, Archer then proceeded to assassinate [[Admiral]] [[Black (Mirror)|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 (Mirror)|T'Pol]] and [[Soval (Mirror)|Soval]]&mdash;inspired by the ''Defiant's'' database, which described a United Federation of Planets in the other universe&mdash;convinced Dr. [[Phlox (Mirror)|Phlox]]&mdash;the only remaining non-Terran aboard the ''Defiant''&mdash;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 [[Sato, Hoshi (Mirror)|Hoshi Sato]], formerly the Captain's Woman to Forrest and an old flame of Archer's as well, who then declared herself empress.<ref name="ENT95"/>
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When Starfleet refused to surrender, the ''Defiant'' engaged a fleet of seven Terran vessels, including the dreadnought [[I.S.S. Imperator|I.S.S. ''Imperator'']]; four [[NX class]] battlecruisers, including the [[I.S.S. Broadsword|I.S.S. ''Broadsword'']] and [[I.S.S. Khan's Wrath|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 (Mirror)|Gardner]].<ref name="AgeEmpress"/>
 
 
 
MACO [[Sergeant]] [[Mayweather, Travis (Mirror)|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]] [[th'Zoarhi, Havishran (Mirror)|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]].<ref name="AgeEmpress"/> 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 either a quantum duplicate or originating from an alternate timeline nearly identical to the [[Prime timeline]], was found drifting near the interspace rift in 2298 by the [[U.S.S. Excelsior NCC-2000|U.S.S. ''Excelsior'' NCC-2000]]<ref name="Sundered"/> and retrieved in 2375 by the [[U.S.S. da Vinci NCC-77623|U.S.S. ''da Vinci'' NCC-77623]] after it was rediscovered by a passing Tholian vessel.<ref name="SCE4"/><ref name="SCE5"/>
 
 
 
==OSDCS2 Universe==
 
 
 
Yet another version of the ''Defiant'' was retrieved by the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A (Alternate)#OSDCS2_Timeline|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701-A]] of the '''OSDCS2 timeline''' in 2290.<ref name="RaiseDefiant"/>
 
 
 
==Notes==
 
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<ref name="NoteDating">FASA game materials referred to events by a FASA-specific dating standard called the "Reference Stardate." All dates taken from FASA sources in this article have been adapted from that notation into standard calendar dates, which are then adjusted for errors in the baseline dates used as reference by the FASA authors. Working with a known, dated event (e.g., the launch of the [[Constitution class|''Constitution'' class]] starships), the other dates in the timeline can be adjusted accordingly. FASA sources give the launch of the ''Constitution'' class as Reference Stardate 1/8801.04, which translates to the standard caldendar date of 04 January 2188. This has been established on screen, however, as occurring in 2245. As the exact month and date remain unstated in other sources, those remain the same, but the year has been adjusted to 2245, giving a modified date of 04 January 2245. This can then also be converted into the pre-[[Star Trek|TOS]] stardate system established in [[Star Trek (Film)|''Star Trek'' (2009)]], giving us a stardate of 2245.004.</ref>
 
<ref name="NoteMaynard">"The ''Strider'' Incident" notes in Maynard's service record that he served aboard the ''Defiant,'' but the inferred dates put him aboard the ship from Reference Stardate 1/90-1/92 (2247-2249), long before the ship was launched. The date reference was removed from the entry.</ref>
 
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==References==
 
 
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<references>
<ref name="TOS64">"[[The Tholian Web (Episode)|The Tholian Web]]." ''[[Star Trek]],'' Episode 64. Television. 15 November 1968.</ref>
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<ref name="TOS64">{{RefTOS64}}</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="FASA2218A">"[[The Four Years War (FASA-2218A)|The Four Years War]]." ''[[Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game]],'' Supplement 2218A. Game. 1986. FASA.</ref>
 
<ref name="FASA2226">"[[The Strider Incident (FASA-2226)|The ''Strider'' Incident]]." ''[[Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game]],'' Supplement 2226. Game. 1987.</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>
 
<ref name="SCE4">"[[Interphase, Book One (Novel)|Interphase, Book One]]." ''[[Star Trek: Corps of Engineers|Star Trek: S.C.E.]].'' Book 4. Novel. March 2001. Pocket Books.</ref>
 
<ref name="SCE4">"[[Interphase, Book One (Novel)|Interphase, Book One]]." ''[[Star Trek: Corps of Engineers|Star Trek: S.C.E.]].'' Book 4. Novel. March 2001. Pocket Books.</ref>
 
<ref name="SCE5">"[[Interphase, Book Two (Novel)|Interphase, Book Two]]." ''[[Star Trek: Corps of Engineers|Star Trek: S.C.E.]].'' Book 5. Novel. April 2001. Pocket Books.</ref>
 
<ref name="SCE5">"[[Interphase, Book Two (Novel)|Interphase, Book Two]]." ''[[Star Trek: Corps of Engineers|Star Trek: S.C.E.]].'' Book 5. Novel. April 2001. Pocket Books.</ref>
<ref name="Sundered">"[[The Sundered (Novel)|The Sundered]]." ''[[Star Trek: The Lost Era]].'' Novel. August 2003. Pocket Books.</ref>
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<ref name="ENT94">{{RefENT94}}</ref>
<ref name="ENT94">"[[In a Mirror, Darkly (Episode)|In a Mirror, Darkly]]." ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]],'' Episode 94. Television. 22 April 2005.</ref>
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<ref name="ENT95">{{RefENT95}}</ref>
<ref name="ENT95">"[[In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II (Episode)|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II]]." ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]],'' Episode 95. Television. 29 April 2005.</ref>
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<ref name="Decipher8">{{RefDecipher8}}</ref>
<ref name="AgeEmpress">[[/file/Glass_Empires_(Novel)#"Age_of_the_Empress"|Glass Empires, "Age of the Empress."]] ''[[Star Trek: Mirror Universe]].'' Novel. February 2007. Pocket Books.</ref>
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<ref name="AgeEmpress">[[Glass Empires (Novel)#Age of the Empress|Glass Empires, "Age of the Empress."]] ''[[Star Trek: Mirror Universe]].'' Novel. February 2007. Pocket Books.</ref>
<ref name="Precipice">"[[Precipice (Novel)|Precipice]]." ''[[Star Trek: Vanguard]].'' Novel. November 2009. Pocket Books.</ref>
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Construction began on the Federation Starship Defiant, a Constitution class cruiser,[1] at Tranquility Base, Luna,[2] in 2249, and the ship was commissioned c.2250. 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[3] prior to the start of the Klingon War. During the war, the Defiant and her Constitution class sister ships were largely redeployed away from the fighting.[4] During the ship's early years, the Defiant became the sixth Federation starship to encounter the N'shaii, and was easily able to dispatch them.[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.[5]

U.S.S. Defiant (TOS64)

U.S.S. Defiant (TOS64)

In 2270, 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.[6][7]

By the time the Enterprise arrived at the Defiant's location on Stardate 5693.2, 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.[1]

Mirror Universe
(Dominion of the Terran Empire)


U.S.S. Defiant (ENT94)

U.S.S. Defiant (ENT94)

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.[8]

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.[9]

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.[9] The Defiant also apparently set a trend in the Mirror Universe for a number of ships named Defiant.

Defiant in 2257 (DSC10)

Defiant in 2257 (DSC10)

By 2257, after more than a century in the Mirror Universe, the Defiant had seen numerous modifications by the Terran Empire. The U.S.S. Discovery NCC-1031, while briefly stranded in that reality, downloaded information about the Defiant from the Terran Empire's computer networks, as well as secured files aboard the flagship of the Terran Starfleet, the I.S.S. Charon.[10][11]

The Defiant was destroyed by a Tholian force led by Loskene in 2268, after Loskene demanded the Defiant retreat; the Defiant's recorder beacon was recovered from the wreckage by the I.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701. Despite standard precedure to retaliate against any force that attacked a Terran vessel, the Empire did not respond to this particular attack, per the recommendation of Captain Spock to Emperor John Gill, in light of the Empire's greater concern at the time with the growing Klingon-Cardassian Alliance.[12]

Constitution class vessels

Constitution class Mk I (2245)

U.S.S. Constellation NCC-1017 •  U.S.S. Constitution NCC-1700 •  U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 •  U.S.S. Excalibur NCC-1664 •  U.S.S. Exeter NCC-1672 •  U.S.S. Farragut NCC-1647 •  U.S.S. Hood NCC-1703 •  U.S.S. Intrepid NCC-1631 •  U.S.S. Lexington NCC-1709 •  U.S.S. Potemkin NCC-1657 •  U.S.S. Republic NCC-1371 •  U.S.S. Yorktown NCC-1717

Bonhomme Richard subclass (c.2250)

U.S.S. Ari NCC-1723 •  U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard NCC-1712 •  U.S.S. Defiant NCC-1764 •  U.S.S. Eagle NCC-956 •  U.S.S. El Dorado NCC-1722 •  U.S.S. Endeavour NCC-1895 •  U.S.S. Essex NCC-1727 •  U.S.S. Excelsior NCC-1718 •  U.S.S. Graf Zeppelin NCC-1726 •  U.S.S. Hornet NCC-1714 •  U.S.S. Kent NCC-1725 •  U.S.S. Lafayette NCC-1720 •  U.S.S. Merrimac NCC-1715 •  U.S.S. Monitor NCC-1713 •  U.S.S. Saratoga NCC-1724 •  U.S.S. Valiant NCC-1731 •  U.S.S. Wasp NCC-1721

Achernar subclass (2252)

U.S.S. Achernar NCC-1732 •  U.S.S. Ahzdar NCC-1790 •  U.S.S. Akagi NCC-1779 •  U.S.S. Alam'ak NCC-1796 •  U.S.S. Androcus NCC-1738 •  U.S.S. Ark Royal NCC-1791 •  U.S.S. Astrad NCC-1739 •  U.S.S. Behr'ak NCC-1797 •  U.S.S. Bunker Hill NCC-1745 •  U.S.S. Caspan NCC-1753 •  U.S.S. Chikuma NCC-1759 •  U.S.S. Clemenceau NCC-1784 •  U.S.S. Discovery NCC-1798 •  U.S.S. Ekinus NCC-1771 •  U.S.S. Emperador NCC-1774 •  U.S.S. Eskiis NCC-1789 •  U.S.S. Fontana NCC-1793 •  U.S.S. Forrestal NCC-1751 •  U.S.S. Franklin NCC-1743 •  U.S.S. Friedland NCC-1781 •  U.S.S. Ghar NCC-1786 •  U.S.S. Gniesenau NCC-1773 •  U.S.S. Hancock NCC-1735 •  U.S.S. Horok NCC-1748 •  U.S.S. Java NCC-1794 •  U.S.S. Jupiter NCC-1734 •  U.S.S. Kaga NCC-1780 •  U.S.S. Kars NCC-1769 •  U.S.S. Kep Salu NCC-1767 •  U.S.S. Kestral NCC-1766 •  U.S.S. Ketoi NCC-1768 •  U.S.S. King George V NCC-1740 •  U.S.S. Kirishima NCC-1775 •  U.S.S. Kitty Hawk NCC-1754 •  U.S.S. Konigsburg NCC-1782 •  U.S.S. Langley NCC-1749 •  U.S.S. Marcello NCC-1785 •  U.S.S. Mazda NCC-1778 •  U.S.S. Minsk NCC-1752 •  U.S.S. Mirazh NCC-1788 •  U.S.S. Ndele NCC-1758 •  U.S.S. Oomaru NCC-1761 •  U.S.S. Oriskany NCC-1733 •  U.S.S. Paegan NCC-1755 •  U.S.S. Pari NCC-1787 •  U.S.S. Phardos NCC-1757 •  U.S.S. Pilar NCC-1746 •  U.S.S. Prince of Wales NCC-1741 •  U.S.S. Procyon NCC-1756 •  U.S.S. Proxima NCC-1737 •  U.S.S. Qual'at NCC-1700 •  U.S.S. Radetsky NCC-1792 •  U.S.S. Richelieu NCC-1750 •  U.S.S. Rivoli NCC-1765 •  U.S.S. Santissma Trinidad NCC-1742 •  U.S.S. Scharnhorst NCC-1772 •  U.S.S. Shaandra NCC-1795 •  U.S.S. Sinuiji NCC-1770 •  U.S.S. Sirius NCC-1744 •  U.S.S. Temir NCC-1763 •  U.S.S. Tholus NCC-1747 •  U.S.S. Ticonderoga NCC-1736 •  U.S.S. Tulan NCC-1777 •  U.S.S. Tutakai NCC-1799 •  U.S.S. Ukrania NCC-1783 •  U.S.S. Victory NCC-1760 •  U.S.S. Yaan NCC-1762

Tikopai subclass (2252)

U.S.S. Acrux NCC-1818 •  U.S.S. Adhara NCC-1827 •  U.S.S. Agena NCC-1816 •  U.S.S. Aldebaran NCC-1812 •  U.S.S. Alioth NCC-1828 •  U.S.S. Alkaid NCC-1829 •  U.S.S. Alnilam NCC-1830 •  U.S.S. Altair NCC-1803 •  U.S.S. Anak NCC-1821 •  U.S.S. Antares NCC-1820 •  U.S.S. Arcturus NCC-1807 •  U.S.S. Arided NCC-1831 •  U.S.S. Bellatrix NCC-1832 •  U.S.S. Betelgeuse NCC-1822 •  U.S.S. Binar NCC-1819 •  U.S.S. Canopus NCC-1814 •  U.S.S. Capella NCC-1809 •  U.S.S. Castor NCC-1833 •  U.S.S. Darion NCC-1810 •  U.S.S. Deneb NCC-1826 •  U.S.S. Dubhe NCC-1834 •  U.S.S. El Nath NCC-1835 •  U.S.S. Fomalhaut NCC-1804 •  U.S.S. Helios NCC-1825 •  U.S.S. Hor NCC-1813 •  U.S.S. K'Hotan NCC-1802 •  U.S.S. K'Ushui NCC-1801 •  U.S.S. Lux NCC-1823 •  U.S.S. Miaplacidas NCC-1836 •  U.S.S. Mirfak NCC-1837 •  U.S.S. Murzim NCC-1838 •  U.S.S. Nakarat NCC-1805 •  U.S.S. Polaris NCC-1839 •  U.S.S. Pollux NCC-1808 •  U.S.S. Regulus NCC-1840 •  U.S.S. Rigel NCC-1824 •  U.S.S. Sardar NCC-1811 •  U.S.S. Shaula NCC-1841 •  U.S.S. Spica NCC-1815 •  U.S.S. Tikopai NCC-1800 •  U.S.S. Vega NCC-1806 •  U.S.S. Vena NCC-1817 •  U.S.S. Wezen NCC-1842 •  U.S.S. Xanthii NCC-1843

Constitution class Mk II (2257)

U.S.S. Bismarck NCC-1704 •  U.S.S. Challenger •  U.S.S. Kongo NCC-1710 •  U.S.S. Yamato NCC-1705

Constitution class Mk III (2262)

U.S.S. Confederate •  U.S.S. Intrepid NCC-1851 •  U.S.S. Littorio •  U.S.S. Marseille

Enterprise subclass Mk I (2273)

U.S.S. Akagi •  U.S.S. Constellation NCC-1728 •  U.S.S. Defiant •  U.S.S. Excalibur •  U.S.S. Exeter NCC-1706 •  U.S.S. Farragut NCC-1729 •  U.S.S. Forrestal •  U.S.S. Hood •  U.S.S. Potemkin •  U.S.S. Republic •  U.S.S. Rivoli •  U.S.S. Valley Forge •  U.S.S. Yorktown

Enterprise subclass Mk II (2280)

U.S.S. Hiryu •  U.S.S. Kaga •  U.S.S. Radetsky •  U.S.S. Soryu NCC-1730 •  U.S.S. Victory •  U.S.S. Zuiho NCC-1716

Enterprise subclass Mk III (2284)

U.S.S. Chikuma •  U.S.S. El Dorado •  U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A •  U.S.S. Kearsarge •  U.S.S. Kitty Hawk •  U.S.S. Kongo •  U.S.S. Ticonderoga

Unknown subclass

U.S.S. Apollo •  U.S.S. Explorer NCC-1966 •  U.S.S. Furious •  U.S.S. Musashi •  U.S.S. Christopher Pike •  U.S.S. Ranger NCC-1707 •  NCC-1335

Mirror Universe

I.S.S. Defiant NCC-1764 •  I.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 •  I.S.S. Farragut NCC-1647 •  I.S.S. Nixon

Myriad Universes

U.S.S. Constitution NCC-1700-A (STO) •  U.S.S. Eagle NCC-956 (OSDC73) •  U.S.S. Eagle NCC-1719 (FASA) •  U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 (Myriad) •  U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A (Myriad) •  U.S.S. Republic NCC-1373 (FASA)


Notes and References

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  5. Mack, David. "Precipice." Star Trek: Vanguard, Book 5. Pocket Books, November 2009.
  6. "Interphase, Book One." Star Trek: S.C.E.. Book 4. Novel. March 2001. Pocket Books.
  7. "Interphase, Book Two." Star Trek: S.C.E.. Book 5. Novel. April 2001. Pocket Books.
  8. Berman, Rick et al (Executive Producers). "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II". Star Trek: Enterprise, season 4, episode 19 (Production number 95). Directed by Marvin V. Rush. Story by Manny Coto. Teleplay by Mike Sussman. Paramount Pictures. 29 April 2005.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Glass Empires, "Age of the Empress." Star Trek: Mirror Universe. Novel. February 2007. Pocket Books.
  10. Fuller, Bryan et al (Executive Producers). "Despite Yourself". Star Trek: Discovery, season 1, episode 10 (Production number 10). Directed by Jonathan Frakes. Written by Sean Cochran. CBS Entertainment. 7 January 2018.
  11. Fuller, Bryan et al (Executive Producers). "Vaulting Ambition". Star Trek: Discovery, season 1, episode 12 (Production number 12). Directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper. Written by Jordon Nardino. CBS Entertainment. 21 January 2018.
  12. Heinig, Jess (Line Developer). Mirror Universe: Through a Glass Darkly. Star Trek Roleplaying Game. Decipher Book 8. Written by Matthew Colville, Kenneth Hite, Steven S. Long, Don Mappin, Christian Moore, and Owen Seyler. Art by Blake Beasley, Paul "Prof" Herbert, Norman Lao, and Kieran Yanner. Decipher, Inc.. 2005.