Maquis raider

Maquis raider

The Maquis raider was a type of light starship originally designed under Federation auspices and later commonly used by the Maquis in their fight against the Cardassians. They came in varying sizes. The smaller variant had a small cockpit with seating for two, and a cargo area in the aft section. The larger version had a separate and much more spacious cockpit which held four stations, and larger crew facilities in the aft sections. These raiders have been in use for a long period of time, some using 39 year-old rebuilt engines.

In late 2370, Ro Laren used one of these ships to mount a staged "raid" against the USS Enterprise-D in order to obtain medical supplies for her Maquis cell. (TNG: "Preemptive Strike")

In 2371, Chakotay's Maquis cell fled Gul Evek's ship in a similar raider, the Val Jean. The raider was no match for the Template:ShipClass vessel and took refuge in the Badlands. While there, it was scanned by a tetryon beam and catapulted to the Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker entity. The ship was later destroyed after it rammed and destroyed a Kazon-Ogla vessel in order to protect the USS Voyager. The Maquis were transported aboard Voyager and forced to join the Starfleet crew for the trip home. (VOY: "Caretaker")

In 2372, Kasidy Yates's freighter, the Xhosa, rendezvoused with a Maquis raider inside the Badlands. And in 2373, several ships of this type participated in the Maquis offensives against the USS Malinche, the USS Defiant, and Quatal Prime. (DS9: "For the Cause", "For the Uniform")

Ships of the class

• Alpha Nine
• Alpha Seven
• Val Jean

Appendices

Appearances

• TNG:
  • "Preemptive Strike"
• VOY:
  • "Caretaker"
  • "Repression" (model)
• DS9:
  • "For the Cause"
  • "For the Uniform"

Apocrypha

A graphic of the raider

• According to the Star Trek Customizable Card Game, this class is known as the Condor-class vessel.
• Judging by the computer displays on Chakotay's raider, the Maquis used raiders from the early 24th century. Blueprints in the possession of Teero Anaydis during VOY: "Repression" establish that Chakotay's ship was Ju'day-class, named for Star Trek archivist Penny Juday.
• Although they shared the same basic design, Chakotay's raider was much larger than Ro's, with an altered cockpit and different detailing. Also, the interior set was represented by that of a Template:ShipClass runabout rather than a generic shuttle as with Ro's vessel.
• The Maquis raider is often confused with the Federation attack fighter, both of which were used by the Maquis, but they are two distinct designs.