Danube class

The Danube-class was a type of Federation Runabout in use in the latter half of the 24th century. All runabouts assigned to Deep Space 9 were named after rivers on Earth.

History
The Danube-class was first commissioned by Starfleet in 2368 as a short range interstellar craft. The following year, 3 runabouts were transported to Deep Space 9 by the USS Enterprise'; the USS Ganges, the USS Yangtzee Kiang' and the USS Rio Grande.

In the first two years of the stations use by Starfleet, the runabouts were Deep Space 9 's primary method of transport and defence.