Intrepid type

Intrepid type

For the 24th century class of starships, see Template:ShipClass.

The Intrepid type was a mid-22nd century Earth Starfleet starship design to which the starship Intrepid belongs. The class was armed with phase cannons and two torpedo launchers. (ENT: "The Expanse")

The torpedo launchers have never been seen firing in an episode, but are clearly visible on production stills of the "shooting model". [1]

Ships of the class

• Intrepid

Appendices

Appearances

• ENT:
  • "The Expanse"
  • "Twilight"
  • "Storm Front, Part II"

Studio model

The Intrepid was a CGI model created at Eden FX that was essentially a kitbash, build by Pierre Drolet, rendered, animated and lit by Rob Bonchune from the John Eaves (who would remark,"The armada drawings never went past the rough sketch form and after the producers made their choices the drawings went right to Eden to be built."[2]) design based on the Template:ShipClass model. According to Bonchune, "any and all parts were pilfered if possible! Only way to get things done!" [3]

Regarding the lack of registry or name on the primary hull, Bonchune stated that "the model is kinda medium-lo quality as it was never built to get close, so it was built/textured accordingly. I also lit her very plainly so you could see the details." [4] More to the point, Bonchune said,"As for the "half saucer", we honestly have never called it anything else. Even our directory structures are called half saucer. We did not even catch that it was referred to as the Intrepid in an episode!"'. [5]

Orthographic projections of the original CGI model, posted by Bonchune, can be found at FourMadMen.com and on Doug Drexler's blog. [6]

Apocrypha

According to the novel Beneath the Raptor's Wing, this class of Earth starships was named the Intrepid class.

External links

• "The starships of expanse" -early design sketches at John Eaves Personal Blog
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