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The J class was a starship design of Earth origin utilized by Humans as a freighter. These vessels have a history dating back to the early 22nd century, with one of the ships of this class, the ECS Horizon, commissioned in 2102. They were commonly used by the Earth Cargo Service. The forward more maneuverable tug section of the ship could separate from the large aft cargo module. (ENT: "Broken Bow", "Fortunate Son", "Horizon")

J class ships were capable of maintaining a maximum speed of warp 2. The ships were capable of hauling loads of up to 30,000 metric tons. When the load was full, it was however only safe to travel at warp 1.5. The warp reactors were personally designed by Zefram Cochrane himself, and there were rumors that he personally signed the inside of each reactor casing.(ENT: "Horizon")

J class ships were protected by polarized hull plating and armed with two forward mounted Plasma turrets. By the mid-22nd century the original weapons were not powerful enough to protect the ships from the pirates they encountered. It was however possible to upgrade them or to increase the original weapons yield by rerouting the impulse relays and tapping power directly from the impulse engines. (ENT: "Fortunate Son", "Horizon")

The inertial dampers aboard the J-class were far less advanced than that of later warp-capable vessels. As such, all passengers on a J class freighter would have to hold on to handles when the ship went to warp, or else risk losing their balance. (ENT: "Horizon")

Class J ships

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Several J class bridge situation boards and control panels were sold in the It's A Wrap! sale and auction. [1]

In addition, several furniture items including a side chair, table and lamp from Mayweather's quarters, [2] a table from the galley, [3] and six swivel chairs from the bridge. [4]

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