| STARSHIP CLASS | |
| Courageous | |
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| Type: | Supercarrier |
| Length: | 642.51 m |
| Beam: | 463.73 m |
| Draft: | 234.4 m |
| Max. warp: | warp 8 |
| Max. speed: | Warp 9.2 |
| Armaments: | 14 Type X collimated phaser array/4 Type X+ megaphaser cannon/4 Mk 85 photon torpedo launchers/4 Mk 20 plasma torpedo launchers |
| Defenses: | FSQ/2 primary force field |
| Crew: | 1,825 officers and crew + 1,500 Marines + 175 flight crew |
The Courageous-class supercarrier was a type of starship on active duty in Starfleet during the late 24th century. They were designed to fight the Borg. (Dockyard Review 4:4 (October 2371): "The Courageous Class Shuttlecarrier: A Supercarrier for Starfleet")
The primary and secondary hulls were based on those of the Galaxy-class spaceframe, though the secondary hull had a "rollbar" attached in similar fashion to those attached to Avenger-class heavy frigates of the 23rd century.
The hangar facilities were the largest on any United Federation of Planets vessel since the Ariel-class and Fredrikstad-class carriers of the 23rd century, and the Normandy-class carriers of the early 24th century. Fully loaded, a Courageous-class could carry almost 300 craft — including seven squadrons of Peregrine-class attack fighters, 30 50-person dropships, four Danube-class runabouts and another fifty shuttlecraft of various types.
Three vessels had been planned, though as of 2371, only the lead ship — USS Courageous — had been built.