USS Defiant (NX-74205)

The Defiant was the first battel ship of the Federation. First appearance Original: "The Search"New: "The Dogs of War"AffiliationUnited Federation of PlanetsStarfleetLaunchedOriginal: 2371New: 2375 General characteristics Class Defiant Registry NX-74205NCC-75633 ArmamentsPulsed and beam phasersPhoton torpedoesQuantum torpedoes Defenses Deflector shieldsCloaking deviceAblative ArmorPropulsionImpulse driveWarp driveRCS ThrustersThe Dominion WarA special amendment to the Treaty of Algeron allowed the Defiant to be fitted with a Romulan cloaking device. Cloaking In early 2374, the Defiant was assigned to operate out of Starbase 375.

Dominion War
The Defiant fought throughout the Dominion War and was in the majority of its battles. months after the Federation retook DS9, Jem'Hadar captured the Defiant The Defiant was reclaimed, with the help of a runabout

The Defiant was destroyed by Dominion.

crew
Commander/Captain Benjamin Sisko.Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax.Major/Colonel Kira Nerys.Lieutenant Commander Worf.Lieutenant Commander Michael Eddington.Lieutenant Commander Worf.Chief Miles O'Brien.Lieutenant Julian Bashir.Lieutenant/Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax.Ensign Nog.Lieutenant junior grade Ezri Dax.Lieutenant/Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax.

History
official first contact with the Dominion in late 2370 proved so ominous that the ship was pulled from mothballs by none other than its onetime overseer, Sisko — now in command atDeep Space Nine, where the nearby Bajoran wormhole had opened up contact with the Dominion in the first place. The station, previously defended by only three Danube-class, was increasingly at the crossroads of galactic tensions and its commander wanted more muscle to handle any contingency. Sisko's surprise return to DS9 with the after the Dominion invasion threats in early 2371.

For all future starship designers and tacticians. For the itself, neither the loss of Captain Sisko to be among the Prophet aliens nor the promotion of now-Col. Kira to command DS9 has altered the "tough little ship" or its posting.