Venture class (scout)

The Venture-class was a type of Federation auxiliary craft in operation during the late 24th century.

The vessel could be piloted by a single person who sat in a forward mounted cockpit separated from the rest of the vessel. It was equipped with phasers and micro-torpedo launchers. The vessel is accessible through its docking hatch on the ventral hull. 

The USS Swiftfire-A carried one of these vessels. It was unnamed and had the designation SC-193. (: "The Big E")

Background information

 * Originally appearing in this vessel was not named nor given a class.  In the Star Trek: Armada series of games it appeared as the Venture-class scout vessel.  It was also referred to as the Talon-class by Last Unicorn Games in several of their sourcebooks.