The Type-4 shuttlecraft (also known as the Class G shuttlecraft) was a type of small spacecraft, a shuttlecraft in use by the Federation's Starfleet in the 23rd and 24th centuries.
History and specifications[]
This model of shuttle was functionally identical to the Class F shuttlecraft, with many cosmetic differences. Ships of this type entered service in the year 2269 on a provisional basis. One of the early models of this type of shuttle underwent test-flight piloted by Lieutenants Hikaru Sulu and Pavel Chekov in that year, while on leave from the USS Enterprise. (Decipher RPG module: Starships; TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: The Final Frontier; TNG movie: Generations; TOS - Unlimited comic: "Trekkers")
In the year 2333, the starship USS Stargazer was equipped with two type-4 shuttles, as well two type-5 shuttlecraft and a type-3 shuttlecraft. Upon Ensign Jiterica's assignment to Stargazer, Lieutenant Chiang familiarized her with the roster of the vessel's complement of shuttles. (STA novel: Gauntlet)
Known craft[]
| Type-4 shuttlecraft | ||
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Conrad • Copernicus • Galileo • Heinlein • Hoyle (NCC-1701/04) • Kepler • King James • Hawking | 
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Appendices[]
Connections[]
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| Federation, Starfleet | named classes | Aeroshuttle • Danube • Epoch • Flyer • Greyhound • McCall • Mercury (warpshuttle) • Pulsar • Sphinx • Tesla • Valkyrie • Venture (scout) • Waverider • Wraith • Yellowstone • Zodiac (warp shuttle) | alphanumeric designations | 2 • 4 • 5 • A • C • F • G • H • R10 • S3 • S4 • S5 • S6 • S7 • S10 • S11 • S12 • S20 • SC22 • SW7 • SW21 | 
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| type designations | type-1 • type-3 • type-4 • type-5 • type-6 • type-6A • type-6C • type-7 • type-8 • type-8 cargo • type-9 • type-9A • type-10 • type-11 • type-14 • type-15 • type-15A • type-16 • type-17 • type-18 • type-18H • Zhang Sui | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| others | mark II • Academy trainer craft • aquashuttle • captain's skiff • captain's yacht • unnamed Federation shuttlecraft classes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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military shuttle • passenger shuttle • Starfleet shuttle (2230s) |  
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Background[]
The designation "Class G" is from Decipher's Starships book, while "Type-4" derives from the comic "Trekkers"
References[]
External link[]
- Type-4 shuttlecraft article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.