For other uses, see Valiant.

The Valiant class was a type of Federation starship in Starfleet service, a 25th century tactical escort subclass based on the Defiant-class design. (ST video game: Star Trek Online)

History and specifications

A Defiant-class warship USS Valiant (NCC-6089) was proposed in 2368 in the aftermath of the Battle of Wolf 359. It remained an unused concept in favor of launching the Defiant-class prototype USS Defiant. (The Official Starships Collection Issue Bonus issue 29: "USS Valiant Concept")

After years of trial and mothballing, the Defiant entered service in 2371. Its master systems display initially depicted the ship and its systems in the form of a Valiant-class vessel. (DS9 episode: "The Search")

The USS Valiant (NCC-74210) then entered service as a regular Defiant-class warship but was lost during the Dominion War. (DS9 episode: "Valiant")

It was replaced by the fellow Defiant-class destroyer USS Valiant (NCC-75418) by 2376. (ST video game: Armada)

A new prototype Valiant entered service in the time of the Federation-Klingon War of 2405-2410. The design was an evolution of the 2370s-era Defiant. The Valiant appeared more compact than its sister classes. The first ship of the class was the USS Valiant (NCC-60890) in 2409. Ships of the class were rated as tactical escorts.

From 2410 onward, the Valiant represented its class in the Starfleet Shipyards Operations interface. (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

Khitomer Alliance flag officer in, or aligned with, Starfleet, deployed Valiant for missions around the galaxy's four quadrants as part of the four-quadrant strategy. (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock", admiralty system)

Following the Battle of Excalbia on stardate 84999.22^[2] in January 2411, which saw the prominent involvement of hero ships from the Federation's past and present, the Valiant was among the tactical escorts that received a refit to legendary starship qualifications. (STO - J'Ula's Discovery missions: "The Measure of Morality (Part 2)", "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

The Valiant was upgraded to a tier 6 legendary pilot warship, matching the qualifications of the upgraded Defiant class, premiered with the USS Valiant refit. (STO website: 10th Anniversary Legendary Starship Bundles: Legendary Pilot Warship)

Known vessels

• USS Valiant (NCC-6089)
• USS Valiant (NCC-60890)

Appendices

Connections

Defiant-class destroyer/escort starships
Federation Starfleet (primary universe)	standard arrangement	Ajax • Alaska • Albatross • Aldebaran • Alemany • Alexey Leonov • Anaximander • Armstrong • Ark Royal • Avenger • Baracus • Barracuda • Baton Rouge • Belfast • Bennington • Boxer • Champion • Cheyenne • Cobra • Concord • Condor • Cormir • Corvus • Crockett • Dauntless • Defiant (I) • Defiant (II) • Defiant-C • Eagle • Eclipse • Falkirk • Fargo • Formidable • Franklin • Gallant • Galahad • Gauntlet • Gawain • Grant • Halberd • Havoc • Helena • Horizon • Hornet • Hurricane • Illustrious • Incessant • Iwo Jima • Javelin • Kant • Kingfisher • Law • Lee • Leyte • Logan • Loki • Man-o-War • Matador • Maverick • Maya • Medvedev • Merrimack • Michigan • Mongoose • Monitor (I) • Monitor (II) • Monsoon • Morgana • Moscow • Myrmidon • Narcissus • Neptune • Nomad • Pendragon • Pleiades • Potemkin • Python • Quillon • Ramses • Ranger • Raven • Redoubtable • Relentless • Renegade • Revere • Rockford • Rome • Saladin • Sao Paulo (I) • Sao Paulo (II) • Savannah • Scorpion • Sioux • Sirocco • Snake Eyes • Spitfire • Stalwart • Stromming • Tenacious • Thor • Ticonderoga • Titan • Treplev • Triumph • Triton • Tsunami • Turin • Valiant (I) • Valiant (II) • Valorous • Vanya • Victoria • Victorious • Vigilant • Voltaire • Warspite • Wasp • Wolverine • Zeppelin • NCC-74307
	other configurations	Gallant-subclass: Gallant • Incursion-subclass: Incursion • Sao Paulo-subclass: Indefatigable • Nike • Sao Paulo-A • Valiant-subclass: Valiant (III) • Vigilant-subclass: Defiant • Stalwart • Vigilant
mirror universe	Terran Rebellion	Capital Gain • Defiant • Jadzia • Terra Victor
	Terran Empire	Defiant • Defiant-C • Sao Paulo-subclass: Quantum
Species 8472		Poseidon-U
Grand Eternal Matrix of Lore (Lore Universe)		LSS Defiant

Starship classes of the Federation Starfleet
subclass groups	Akira (Alita • Armitage • Thunderchild) • Ambassador (Alaska • Narendra • Yamaguchi) • Apollo (Akula frigate / light cruiser) • Cardenas (Buran) • Chesapeake (Mongrel) • Cheyenne (Dakota • Stargazer) • Chimera heavy destroyer (Manticore) • Concorde (Geneva battlecruiser • Presidio) • Constellation (Challenger deep space explorer) • Constitution (Achernar • Bonhomme Richard • Tikopai • Enterprise • Exeter • Excalibur • Vesper • Kirk • Crossfield (Glenn • 32nd century refit) • Danube (Yellowstone) • Decatur (Dreadnought) • Defiant (Gallant • Incursion • Nachthexen • Sao Paulo • Valiant • Vigilant escort) • Dervish (Gryphon • Hermes escort • Maelstrom • Tempest) • Destiny (Nimbus • Oracle • Trident) • Engle (Earhart) • Excelsior (Bismarck • Curry • Kirov • New Jersey • Resolute) • Galaxy (Andromeda (25th century) • Celestial • Envoy • Galaxy X • Monarch cruiser • Ross • Venture cruiser • Yamato dreadnought) • Hermes scout (Cygnus • Monoceros) • Inquiry (Avenger battlecruiser • Arbiter) • Hoover (Edison) • Intrepid (Bellerophon • Cochrane science vessel • Discovery (25th century) • Janeway • Pathfinder • Trailblazer • Yeager) • Kumari (Charal • Khyzon) • Luna (Comet • Polaris • Sol • Titan) • Magee (Shran (escort)) • Malachowski (Helios (tug)) • Miranda (Anton • Reliant • Soyuz) • Merian (Merian (dreadnought)) • Nebula (Magellan) • New Orleans (Lafayette) • Nimitz (Europa) • Norway (Oslo) • Nova (Aurora • Quasar • Rhode Island) • NX (Columbia • Poseidon) • Oberth (Clarke • Gagarin (23rd century) • Grissom • Sagan) • Odyssey (Verity • Yorktown (cruiser)) • Olympic (Hope • Horizon science vessel) • Prometheus (Cerberus • Hephaestus • Hestia • Phoenix) • Ptolemy (Dollond • Doppler • Keppler) • Remora (Charger) • Saladin (Cochise • Siva) • Santa Fe (Newport) • Saber (Gladius • Rapier • Ushaan) • Sentinel (Emissary • Nomad cruiser • Vanguard) • Shepard (Gagarin (25th century)) • Solanae (Helios • Montgomery • Omega) • Sovereign (Archon • Imperial • Majestic • Noble cruiser • Regent) • Steamrunner (Appalachia • Zephyr) • Vesta (Aventine • Rademaker) • Walker (Georgiou • Shenzhou ) • Wells (Eternal • Ouroboros • Verne)
other named classes	AA class • Aakenn • Achilles • Advance • Aegian • Aeolus • Aerie • Akula destroyer / escort • Ambassador Hardin • Andes • Andor • Andromeda (24th century) • Angelou • Antares • Apache • Aquarius • Archer • Archimedes • Ariel • Ark Royal • Ascendant • Atrox • Avenger (scout) • Babcock • Bader • Baker • Baton Rouge • Berena • Bode • Bolarus • Bonaventure • Bradbury • Brenton • California • Canada • Canopus • Capella • Castor • Centaur • Centaurus • Ceres • Cestus • Challenger • Chandley • Chariot • Chimer • Chimera fast frigate • Christopher • Clarke (25th century) • Cle Dan • Cochrane transport • Columbia • Condor (raider) • Continent • Contortrix • Copernicus • Courage • Daedalus • Dauntless • Decker • Defender • Delta • Deneva • Derf • D'Kyr • Drexler • Durrett • Eagle • Eclipse • Edward • Einstein • Eisenberg • El Dorado • future Enterprise • Epoch • Epsilon • Erewon • Eternal • Federation • Fenlon • Fermi • Fiji • Freedom • Friendship • Frontier • Gagarin (24th century) • Galen • Gallant • Ganges • Gemini • Geneva • Genser • Graceful • Gral • Grayson • Griffon • Guardian • Hale • Hermes fast cruiser • Heston • Hogan • Hokule'a • Horizon cruiser • Icarus • Ilthirin • Indomitable • Intrepid (22nd century) • Iowa • Istanbul • Iwo Jima • Class J • Jupiter • Karekh • Keith • Kethkin • Kiev • K'Kmarak • Kolm-An • Korolev • Larson • Lauro • Laweya • Legacy • Lenthal • Lexington • Liberty • Loki • Loknar • London • Madison • Makin • Mann • Marklin • Mars • Marshall • M'Benga • Mediterranean • Merced • Mercury (courier) • Mercury (escort) • Mercury (scout) • Merian • Merian (dreadnought) • Messier • Meteor • Midway • Mission • Missouri • Mobulai • MoKal • Moscow • Mulciber • Narcine • Nautilus • Nelson • Niagara • Noble laboratory vessel • Nomad escort • Northampton • Obena • Oberon • Odin • Odysseus • Okinawa • Oppenheimer • Orion • Osaka • Overfield • Paladin battlecruiser • Paladin destroyer • Paladin (24th century) • Parliament • Perseus • Phalanx • Phantom • Philadelphia • Pinnacle • Pioneer • Piper • Pollux • Portsmith • Pralim • Premonition • Protostar • Proxima • Pyotr Velikiy • Pyrenees • Rakota • Ranger battlecruiser • Ranger explorer • Ranger scout • Renaissance • Rickenbacker • Rigel • Rochester • Royal Sovereign • Rubin • Sagittarius • Samson • Saturn • Sawyer • Scorpio • Scryer • Scylla • Sequoia • Sevaijen • ShiKahr • Sierra • Solar • Springfield • Sulek • Surak • Sydney • Tangent • Theophrastus • Theseus II • Thomas Paine • Thucydides • Thufir • Tiberius • Ticonderoga • Tripper • Tritium • Typhon • Typhoon • Ukora • Ulysses • Universe • Ural • Utah • Venture scout • Vigilant scout • Voyager • Wallenberg • Wambundu • Wei-Fa • Wellington • Wilkerson • Wizard • Yamato • Yorkshire • Yorktown • Zodiac • unnamed
general type	Defiant pathfinder • Raging Queen • Sun Tzu • Valley Forge • Federation assault ship • Federation battleship • Federation cargo ship • Federation colony ship • Federation construction ship • Federation cruiser • deep galaxy ship • Federation dreadnought • Federation freighter • Federation frigate • Federation galaxy ship • Federation holoship • Federation heavy cruiser (2380s heavy cruiser) • Federation light cruiser (Constitution-variant light cruiser • Intrepid-variant light cruiser) • Federation medium cruiser (Excelsior-variant medium cruiser) • Federation mining freighter • Federation repair ship • Starfleet tanker

Appearances and references

Appearances

• DS9 Season 3 DVD special features (first appearance)
• Star Trek Magazine issues: Volume 1, Issue 4; Volume 1, Issue 13; Star Trek: Communicator issue 105
• STO website: Defiant Bundle Announcement (class name established)
• STO website: Defiant Bundle Stats
• STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock" (first playable)
• STO website: 10th Anniversary Legendary Starship Bundles: Legendary Pilot Warship
• The Official Starships Collection Issue Bonus Edition 29: "USS Valiant Concept"

References

External links

• Valiant Tactical Escort article at Star Trek Online Wiki.
• Defiant Bundle Stats dev blog at the ARC website.
• Legendary Pilot Warship dev blog at the ARC website.
• Valiant class article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.