Much like any Starfleet ship or base of operations, the Consitution has a number of support craft to be utilized by her crew.
Personnel Shuttles
NB: Only Runabouts and Starships have their own registry numbers and carry the prefix USS before their name. All shuttlecraft are simply referred to by name or as Shuttlecraft X.
Type 8
The USS Constitution carries Four Type 8 Shuttles. These are:
- Shuttlecraft Saulk Fox
- Shuttlecraft Ojibwa
- Shuttlecraft Sioux
- Shuttlecraft Comanchee
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*Length : 6 m3
- Beam : 4.4 m4
- Height : 2.7 m5
- Decks : 1
- Mass : 3.384 metric tons
- Crew : 1. plus 6 passengers in standard model, 2 in diplomatic model
- Armament : 2 x Type V phaser bank4, total output 200 TeraWatts
- Defence Systems : Standard shield system, total capacity 13,500 TeraJoules, Light Duranium/Tritanium Single hull. Low level Structural Integrity Field
- Warp Speeds: Normal Cruise : 2.6 Maximum Cruise : 3 Maximum Rated : 3.26 for 36 hours.
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Type 9
The USS Constitution carries Four Type 9 Shuttles. These are:
- Shuttlecraft Iroquois
- Shuttlecraft Huron
- Shuttlecraft Cherokee
- Shuttlecraft Apalachee
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*Length : 9.17 m4
- Beam : 3.8 m
- Height : 2.95 m5
- Decks : 1
- Mass : 1.85 metric tons
- Crew : 2, plus 16 passengers
- Armament : 2 x Type IV phaser banks 1 x Type IV phaser bank, total output 200 TeraWatts 2 x Micro photon torpedo tube with 60 rounds
- Defence Systems : Standard6 shield system, total capacity 13,500 TeraJoules
- Light Duranium/Tritanium Single hull.
- Low level Structural Integrity Field
- Warp Speeds: Normal Cruise : 3 Maximum Cruise : 3.4 Maximum Rated : 4 for 3 hours.
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Type 11
The USS Constitution carries Four Type 11 Shuttles. These are:
- Shuttlecraft Beothuk
- Shuttlecraft Innu
- Shuttlecraft Cree
- Shuttlecraft Mi'kmaq
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*Length : 16.6 m
- Beam : 9.78 m
- Height : 4.25 m
- Decks : 1
- Mass : 28.11 metric tons
- Crew : 1 (minimum), plus 12 passengers
- Power Plant : One 400 cochrane warp engine, two 800 millicochrane impulse engines, four RCS thrusters.
- Armament : 4 x Type V phaser bank, total output 250 TeraWatts. 2 x Micro photon torpedo tubes (fore and aft) with 30 rounds each.
- Defence Systems : Standard2 shield system, total capacity 67,500 TeraJoules.
- Spaceframe : Light Duranium/Tritanium Single hull with a low level Structural Integrity Field
- Warp Speeds: Normal Cruise - 6; Maximum Cruise - 6.5; Maximum Rated - 7 for 3 hours.
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Larger subsidiary vessels
Danube Class Runabout
The USS Constitution carries one Runabout:
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- Length : 23.1 m19
- Beam : 14 m
- Height : 5.4 m1
- Decks : 1
- Crew: 1 (40 evacuation limit)
- Armament: 6 x Type IV phaser arrays23, total output 750 TeraWatts, 2 x Micro photon torpedo tube 2 with 24 rounds
- Sheilds: Standard shield system, total capacity 56,700 TeraJoules, Light Duranium/Tritanium Single hull. Low level Structural Integrity Field
- Warp: Normal Cruise : 4 Maximum Cruise : 5 Maximum Rated : 5.2 for 12 hours.
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Cargo Shuttles and Pods,
Type 10 Cargo Shuttles
- Length : 9.6 m
- Beam : 5.8 m
- Height : 3.3 m
- Decks : 1
- Mass : 19.37 metric tons
- Crew : 12
- Armament : 2 x Type IV phaser bank2, total output 150 TeraWatts. 2 x Micro2 photon torpedo tube with 60 rounds. Defence Systems : Standard2 shield system, total capacity 27,000 TeraJoules. Light Duranium/Tritanium Single hull. Low level Structural Integrity Field .
- Warp Speeds: Normal Cruise : 4 Maximum Cruise : 4.5 Maximum Rated : 5 for 3 hours.
Type 18 Shuttle Pods
- Length : 4.5 m
- Beam : 3.1 m
- Height : 1.8 m
- Decks : 1
- Mass : 1.21 metric tons
- Crew : 1 + 1
- Armament : 2 x Type IV phaser banks, total output 2 TeraWatts
- Defence Systems : Light Duranium/Tritanium Single hull. Low level Structural Integrity Field
- Impulse only : Max Impulse Speed : acceleration 0.2 m/s/s Atmospheric Cruise (Mach) : 5 Atmospheric Max (Mach) : 12
Fighter Craft
FA-120 Falchion
The USS Constitution carries a pair of Marine FA-120 Falchion Fighters, designated "Icebreaker Flight".
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- Length : 11 m
- Beam : 4 m
- Height : 3.5 m
- Decks : 1
- Crew: 2 + 4 Passengers
- Armament: Two forward facing type XIV phaser cannons, One type VIII phaser emitter (stern) for a total phaser output 2,800 Terra-watts, One bow-mounted Micro-Quantum torpedo launcher.
- Defensive Systems: Type 10 generators capable of deflecting 2.27 x 10 to the 5th KW, Duranium/Tritanium Single hull, Enhanced Structural Integrity Field, 2cm Ablative Armor
- Warp: Normal Cruise : 4 Maximum Cruise : 5 Maximum Rated : 9.6 for 3.6 hours.
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