FEDERATION SUBCLASS VESSEL DESCRIPTIONS

Workbee: This is the utility vessel seen in ST:TMP, ST2, and the opening of DS9 in the later seasons.

Travel Pod: This is the vessel carrying Scotty and Kirk to the Enterprise in ST:TMP, and the bridge crew to the Enterprise-A in ST4.

Sphinx Workpod: This is in the TNG Manual in the section on shuttlecraft. It has a dome on the front with two manipulator arms flanking it.

Personnel Shuttle: This is the shuttle that brings Kirk to Starfleet Headquarters at the beginning of ST:TMP. This is also known as the Air Tram.

Type 2 Shuttle: This is the shuttle that delivers Spock to the Enterprise in ST:TMP, and not the warp sled it was attached to.

Shutug: This is the vessel in front of the travel pod carrying Kirk and his crew to the Enterprise-A at the end of ST4.

Hopper: This is a non-canonical vessel created by others online that would serve the function of a truck or helicopter on colony worlds.

Trainer: This is the vessel Wesley Crusher was flying when he and Nova Squadron attempted a Kolvoord Starburst in the TNG episode "The First Duty." As the name implies, it is a generic vessel used to train cadets in flying small vessels.

Galaxy Yacht: This is the elliptical vessel mounted to the underside of the Galaxy-class saucer. It is used as a diplomatic vessel by the captain and is only sublight capable. Pictures of it can be found in the TNG Manual. It is also known as the Captain’s Yacht.

Type 15 Pod: This is the angular shuttlepod seen in the early seasons of TNG. The 15A is a faster variant with the same dimensions, and the 16 is a stretched version of the 15.

Nova Waverider: This is the Captain’s Yacht for the Nova-class vessel. It is sublight, and is also capable of atmospheric flight. It is found on the underside of the saucer section. It is wedge-shaped with minimal wings.

Type 18 Pod: This is the latest version of shuttlepod, and was tested out on the Defiant-class starship. It will replace all previous versions eventually. It can be seen in the DS9 manual.

Hammerhead Mk I: This is a non-canonical vessel used by me in a fanfic. It is roughly the same in appearance as the vessel from the TV show Space: Above and Beyond, but adapted for use in the Trek universe. This version is a sublight model, just like in the show. It uses the Workbee as a cockpit.

Type 1 Shuttle: This is the shuttle seen in the episodes of TOS. In spite of what has been said about it, it is warp-capable.

Scorpio: This is the FASA vessel, used like a Coast Guard cutter.

Type 3 Shuttle: This is the shuttle used in ST5.

Peregrine Type 1: This is the vessel seen being flown by the Maquis. It is roughly the size of a modern day F-14. It saw widespread use during the Dominion War episodes of DS9. This is one of the vessels that would be placed on starships functioning as a carrier. It has a flight crew of 2.

Type 6 Shuttle: This is the rounded shuttle seen in the later episodes of TNG. It resembles a chopped and modified version of the Type 3. One of them was given to Scotty at the end of the episode "Relics."

Type 17 Warp Pod: This is a warp-capable pod designed by Rick Sternbach that was posted online, but never made it to air.

Type 8 Shuttle: This is an updated shuttle, with a slight resemblance to the Type 6, but slightly more streamlined.. It was seen in early episodes of VOY.

Type 9 Shuttle: This is the vessel seen in later episodes of VOY. It is also known as the ‘speedboat,’ due to its more radical streamlining.

Type 10 Shuttle: This is the shuttle seen launching from the belly of the Defiant in later episodes of DS9. Its nacelles resemble those of the Defiant.

Hammerhead Mk II: This is a warp-capable version of the above vessel. It could be used in concert with the Peregrines and the next entry.

Valkyrie: This is a non-canonical vessel created for the PlayStation game, Star Trek:Invasion. They gave it a variety of weapons that were completely beyond its capabilities, but then again, it needed them for the game. For our use, the systems would be made more reasonable.

Argo: This is the shuttle used by Picard in ST:Nemesis.

Peregrine Type 2: This is an enlarged version of the above vessel. It dimensions are double those of the Type 1 in all 3 dimensions. This is the larger vessel used by the Maquis in the TNG and DS9 episodes. It could probably carry up to a dozen people, or a decent amount of cargo.

Type 9A: This is the cargo shuttle seen in the TNG manual.

Danube Runabout: This is the vessel seen on TNG and on DS9. It is the largest vessel likely to be carried by a starship, and probably no more than a few at that. They are used mostly on space stations.

Type 7 Shuttle: This is the large rounded vessel seen in the early episodes of TNG.

Intrepid Aeroshuttle: This is the Intrepid-class Captain’s Yacht. It is mounted on the underside of the saucer, and would resemble a winged version of the Danube-class. It was never seen on screen, but was published in a canonical book called Starship Spotter.

Sovereign Yacht: This is the Captain’s Yacht for the Sovereign-class starship. It is seen in the movie ST:Insurrection. It is normally stored in a specially made cavity below the saucer torpedo launcher.

Type 11 Shuttle: This is the shuttle used in the above movie by Picard and Worf to recapture Data.

Talon: This is the shuttle used by Data in the above movie.

Delta Flyer: This is the vessel seen on VOY.

Greyhound: This is the FASA vessel found in the Federation Recognition Manual.

Pulsar: This is also found in the above manual.

Raider Type I: This is the smaller version of the vessel used by the Maquis. It is roughly the size of the Type 2 Peregrine. It was used by Lt. Ro in her final episode of TNG.

Ju’Day Raider: This is the larger version of the vessel used by the Maquis. It was used by Chakotay and his crew in the VOY pilot.

Aerie Surveyor: This is the vessel used by the Hansens to find the Borg on VOY in the episode "Dark Frontier."