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 [[Image:Danube.JPG|Danube Class Runabout]]
 *2 Danube Class Runabouts
-**The smallest commissioned starship in the fleet, it comes with light weaponry and reasonable shielding systems for it's size.  Can hold up to 40 during emergency evacuations.
+**The Danube-class runabouts are all named after rivers on Earth. In addition, like starships and unlike shuttlecraft, each runabout has its own registry number (ie. NCC or NX).
+The Danube Class was first commissioned by Starfleet in 2369 for use as a light multipurpose craft in situations that demanded a vessel more powerful than a standard shuttlecraft, but lower profile than a full-sized starship. With this flexibility, a runabout can be utilized as a long-range personnel/cargo transport, an agile mobile defense platform, or high-speed reconnaissance vehicle.
+Ideally, a runabout is piloted by two crewmembers, although one pilot will suffice. The bridge can accommodate up to four people.Small square viewscreens mounted within the forward corners of the cabin are used for video communication and ship status displays. In the center of the vessel lies a food replicator and a compact personnel transporter. The transporter is powerful enough to transport multiple personnel at once.
+The rear of the craft can be configured as a large crew cabin complete with sleeping and dining areas for extended travel. This area can also be used as a cargo bay. The runabout is equipped with at least one manual escape hatch, located near the front side of the vehicle.
+The innovative feature that made the runabout possible is its compact, high-performance warp propulsion system. A runabout is capable of traveling at up to Warp 8. The runabout was also equipped with an aft tractor beam emitter strong enough to tow a Cardassian Galor-class warship, also certified for warp towing.
+The runabout's highly modular platform allows easy configuration for a multitude of missions. Two such modules are the mission module and sensor pod. For defence, the runabout is armed with phasers and microtorpedoes. The microtorpedo launcher assembly is accessible via a hatch on the floor of the forward cabin.
+The two runabouts assigned to the Ronin are the ''USS Wye'' and the ''USS Cedar'', the former named after a river in Wales, the latter a river in Iowa.