8.6 Watt Class Transport
The Watt class was Star Fleet's first major post-war fleet transport, a fast, high-capacity military design with over-under warp engines and dual towing pads that never lost a member to piracy.
Service Entry Date (Old Calendar): 2180
This was Star Fleet’s first major post-war fleet transport class. It was very much a military design, with both high speed and high payload capacity. It had dual towing pads that could accept any of Star Fleet’s standardized transport containers of the day. This necessitated the mounting of its dual warp engines in an over-under configuration, mimicking the arrangement of the older Boyden class automated transport.
The Watt class has the distinction of not losing any of its members to space piracy during its long service record. They would remain in Star Fleet service until the introduction of the Class II starship program in the early 23rd century. Most were sold to the civilian sector after their decommissioning, where many continue to serve to this day.
Specifications
- Length: 164.2 m
- Beam: 113.2 m
- Draft: 34.0 m
- Mass: 89,000 DWT
- Crew: 60
- Armament: 4 laser banks
- Cruising speed: warp 3.0
- Maximum speed: warp 3.8