Category:Intrepid-class

Technical Data
The Intrepid-class were Human-built warp capable vessels which operated during the 2150s. Until the NX-class was launched all United Earth vessels of this time were limited to low warp factors, usually achieving speeds little above Warp 1 to 4.

Speed
However following the success of the Enterprise, along with the conflict with the Collectors, the Intrepid-class was fitted with the same Warp 5 engine design as the NX, though like the NX the Intrepid was more usually limited to Warp 4.5 – 4.9. Unlike the NX, the Intrepids were pure combat vessels, designed to protect Earth's rapidly expanding interstellar trade routes and protect the new colonies being planned at the time.

Physical Arrangement
The Intrepids are only older than the NX-class and as such, the parrallels between the classes beyond their size, are very similiar. It was intended that if sustain conflict every developed between United Earth and a neighboring alien power, the Intrepids would be used as destroyers to the NX-class' cruiser ratings.

Crew
Intrepid-class escorts were the second smallest vessel fielded by the United Earth Starfleet, only carrying a crew of 47.

Armaments
Compared to many vessels of its size, the Intrepid's carried the least among of weaponry, only three phase cannons, two forward facing arcs, one aft, along with one forward facing torpedo launcher. To offset this however, the recoil and recharge rates on the phase cannons were some of the shortest for a class her size, allowing the Intrepids to field enough sustained fire power to equal most destroyer-class vessels of the era.