Warping in for this special issue of Star Trek: the official starships collections is the U.S.S. Orinoco, one of starfl eet's versatile danube-class Runabout vessels that entered service in the late 24th century. Smaller than a starship, but larger than a Shuttlecraft, a Runabout was armed and capable of travel up to speeds of warp 5. Several runabouts, including the U.S.S. Orinoco, were assigned to deep Space 9.