![]() There is a standardized aft module with a crew rest area, lounge, and replicator, but this can also be customized or omitted when there is a large module that takes up the entirety of the craft aft of the cockpit. ![]() These modules are quick to build and install and have a wide variety of purposes. A single large module, two half modules, and many other combinations can also be achieved. Aft of this, modules can be installed in many different configurations, the most common being a corridor module with four quarter-sized modules connected to it. Both modules continue to be produced, though the variation with the free-standing console is more common now. ![]() This class of runabout has a cockpit module that has a standard exterior with two interior variations: the primary differences being that the later module has a free-standing console in the center of the cockpit, while the transporter has been pushed back to its own compartment, rather than being in the cockpit itself. It remains one of the most common medium-sized craft in service, over thirty years later, because of its utility and survivability. This class was intended mainly for starbases though was also assigned to large starships. With a standardized cockpit module and warp sled, multiple modules could be used with this class of vessel to do things that simple shuttles could not and that a full starship would be a waste for. The Danube-class runabout was designed in the mid-2360s to serve as a standardized utility vehicle across the Federation, capable of low-intensity tasks across multiple mission parameters, ranging from cargo transport to passenger service to scientific missions to medevac.
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