What was the Intrepid-class intended for?

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Something that's easy to forget, but what was the Intrepid-class intended for? Wasn't it supposed to be a scout ship or a short-term explorer? The kind of ship you send out for a few years to check out the cosmos, then report back? I imagine the Intrepids being sent out on 5-year-missions like in TOS or being kept in Federation space and being sent on special missions like the Bellerophin in that one DS9 episode. Speaking of which, did we ever see a third Intrepid, or just Voyager and the Bellerophin?

 

[Guy Gardener]

Something that's easy to forget, but what was the Intrepid-class intended for? Wasn't it supposed to be a scout ship or a short-term explorer? The kind of ship you send out for a few years to check out the cosmos, then report back? I imagine the Intrepids being sent out on 5-year-missions like in TOS or being kept in Federation space and being sent on special missions like the Bellerophin in that one DS9 episode. Speaking of which, did we ever see a third Intrepid, or just Voyager and the Bellerophin?

Look at the seats.

The Captain is not the center of their world.

The Ship is intended, to go on missions where the ethics of two Starfleet Officers are needed to figure out if they have crossed the line, or not gone far enough.

Wet Works & Black Ops.

 

[Tosk]

Something that's easy to forget, but what was the Intrepid-class intended for? Wasn't it supposed to be a scout ship or a short-term explorer?

It's designed for long-term exploration according to dialogue in Someone to Watch Over Me.

 

[at Quark's]

I guess, to be intrepid?

Standard information lists the class as a long-term exploration vessel.

I guess the crew were incredibly lucky that they were on a ship that wasn't exactly designed for the mission they were on (catching the Maquis) when they were thrust into the Delta Quadrant. (also when comparing their fate to, say, that of the Equinox).

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

I guess, to be intrepid?

Standard information lists the class as a long-term exploration vessel.

I guess the crew were incredibly lucky that they were on a ship that wasn't exactly designed for the mission they were on (catching the Maquis) when they were thrust into the Delta Quadrant. (also when comparing their fate to, say, that of the Equinox).

It's why I love the "Equinox" two-parter. We got a glimpse at how rough the DQ would be to a smaller starship designed for simpler missions such as planetary survey.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Selling merchandise.

 

[at Quark's]

Selling merchandise.

Come to think of it, it is very heroic and selfless of the Voyager crew, getting lost in the Delta Quadrant, only to make Paramount a ****ton of money, isn't it?

 

[at Quark's]

It's why I love the "Equinox" two-parter. We got a glimpse at how rough the DQ would be to a smaller starship designed for simpler missions such as planetary survey.

Which makes me wonder again.... would the ENT-D (galaxy class, significantly than the intrepid-class) have had a still easier time in the DQ ?

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

Voyager advantages: Speedy bioneural circuitry, faster top speed, can punch through smaller gaps in space anomalies, can land for repairs, fewer mouths to feed.

Enterprise D advantages: Giant computer core, more powerful, more resources, more Starfleet officers.

I think the Enterprise would've generally had a more comfortable trip and it would've struggled less in fights, but it wouldn't have been doing stunts like chasing a ship inside an asteroid.

 

[at Quark's]

I think the Enterprise would've generally had a more comfortable trip and it would've struggled less in fights, but it wouldn't have been doing stunts like chasing a ship inside an asteroid.

I think that depends. If only Picard had secretly stashed one of them Pegasus cloaking devices

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Voyager advantages: Speedy bioneural circuitry, faster top speed, can punch through smaller gaps in space anomalies, can land for repairs, fewer mouths to feed.

Enterprise D advantages: Giant computer core, more powerful, more resources, more Starfleet officers.

I think the Enterprise would've generally had a more comfortable trip and it would've struggled less in fights, but it wouldn't have been doing stunts like chasing a ship inside an asteroid.

Overall, I feel like the Enterprise-D would have had an easier time, but maybe not gotten home as fast.

 

[Frontis]

Well, the Voyager wasn't intended to strand in the Delta Quadrant and take years to find home but did a pretty good job. And I really like the design.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Well, the Voyager wasn't intended to strand in the Delta Quadrant and take years to find home but did a pretty good job. And I really like the design.

Oh, all I meant was that the Ent-D was older (by 7-8 years), had a more professional crew, was larger (can't land), tended to have warp core problems, and so on. I feel like they'd have missed out on some of Voyager's short cuts. I also feel like Voyager was built to take a harder pounding than the Ent-D. Galaxies are basically starbases with warp engines. Voyager was more of a battle-ready explorer.

I honestly feel like what helped a lot in Voyager's homecoming was Kes's 10-year jump followed by having Steven of Nine on board. Almost all of the post-Kes shortcuts were Borg-related, were they not? Not all, but most?

 

[A Ruffian]

Oh, all I meant was that the Ent-D was older (by 7-8 years), had a more professional crew, was larger (can't land), tended to have warp core problems, and so on. I feel like they'd have missed out on some of Voyager's short cuts. I also feel like Voyager was built to take a harder pounding than the Ent-D. Galaxies are basically starbases with warp engines. Voyager was more of a battle-ready explorer.

Galaxies are “starbases with warp engines”, but the “starbase” has a hefty punch of weaponry.
Voyager was more rugged than a Galaxy, so it could look like it could take harder poundings, but it wasn’t as battle ready as it might appear. Unless it’s Voyager with Borg upgrades and stuff.

I honestly feel like what helped a lot in Voyager's homecoming was Kes's 10-year jump followed by having Steven of Nine on board. Almost all of the post-Kes shortcuts were Borg-related, were they not? Not all, but most?

Steven -> Seven (I know it was probably misspelled).

A good portion of the shortcuts were Borg related, yes.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Galaxies are “starbases with warp engines”, but the “starbase” has a hefty punch of weaponry.
Voyager was more rugged than a Galaxy, so it could look like it could take harder poundings, but it wasn’t as battle ready as it might appear. Unless it’s Voyager with Borg upgrades and stuff.


Steven -> Seven (I know it was probably misspelled).

A good portion of the shortcuts were Borg related, yes.

Steven, how did I do that? I just know when the Ent-D gets shot up, blinking lights, some sparks, that one guy who flies across the bridge, and Data and Worf taking turns to explain how screwed they are. Picard and Riker look tense. Troi senses something. LaForge, "We're all gonna die!" Crusher is... somewhere.

Then on Voyager, we get episodes like "Deadlock" and "Scorpion" and "Year of Hell."

 

[Deks]

Galaxies are “starbases with warp engines”, but the “starbase” has a hefty punch of weaponry.
Voyager was more rugged than a Galaxy, so it could look like it could take harder poundings, but it wasn’t as battle ready as it might appear. Unless it’s Voyager with Borg upgrades and stuff.


Steven -> Seven (I know it was probably misspelled).

A good portion of the shortcuts were Borg related, yes.

People seem to forget that the Intrepid class came at least 7 years AFTER the Galaxy class.
Its a refined design sporting all the latest technologies (some of which would have found its way into the Galaxy class too when they were next due to be upgraded).

Point is, I don't think the Galaxy class would've had any easier time in the DQ than VOY had because the underlying technologies (in both defence and offence) were so similar.

At any rate, the VOY encountered various new species and anomalies not present in the AQ. They were in the unknown for the most part and this is probably why they would have had equally difficult time in the DQ.

The main difference being is that a Galaxy class would have probably launched with more torpedoes from the onset.

Voyager launched with 38 photon torpedoes, but it was also a newly built ship whose mission profile was to search for a lone Maqui ship in the Badlands - a mission that was supposed to last 2 weeks.

Most ships in SF were apparently not well equipped to survive in the Badlands... Voyager was - I suspect that because it's design sported all the latest tech, it was more suitable for that region than any other ship - which is why it was sent there - but that could have also been because Tuvok was onboard Chakotay's ship at the time and she wanted to retrieve him (along with apprehending the Maqui onboard).

As for what the Intrepid class was designed for... probably deep space exploration, its just that VOY was never EQUIPPED for such a thing because the mission it was originally sent on was a very short term one - I suspect Voy's original 2 week mission may have been sort of like the ships' own 'shakedown cruise'.