Star Trek Ship Crew Size Comparison (Complements)
How many crew does the Enterprise carry? Compare 13 Star Trek complements from TNG and DS9 tech manuals, from 4 on a runabout to 1014 plus Borg scale.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise-D (Galaxy) Plus families. Largest here. | 1,014 crew | TNG flagship standard | TNG Tech Manual: 1014 crew |
| Enterprise-E (Sovereign) Leaner than the D. | 855 crew | First Contact flagship | Star Trek Encyclopedia: 855 crew |
| Voyager (Intrepid) Stated by Lt. Stadi. | 141 crew | Original complement | Voyager S1E1 Caretaker dialogue: 141 |
| Defiant 40 to 50 by source. Uses 50. | 50 crew | DS9 escort standard | DS9 Tech Manual p. 121: 50 crew |
| Enterprise TOS (Constitution) 43 officers and 387 enlisted. | 430 crew | Kirk original series | Star Fleet Tech Manual: 430 crew |
| Enterprise NX-01 Smallest starship here. | 83 crew | Archer pre-Federation | Enterprise series bible: 83 crew |
| Reliant (Miranda) Miranda class standard. | 360 crew | Khan era frigate | Star Trek Encyclopedia: 360 crew |
| Excelsior class Great experiment hull. | 750 crew | Sulu era battleship | Star Trek Encyclopedia: 750 crew |
| Vorcha cruiser Largest crew here. Warriors pack tight. | 1,900 crew | Klingon attack cruiser | DS9 Tech Manual Klingon section: 1900 crew |
| Bird of Prey Brel Can fly with a dozen. | 12 crew | Klingon scout minimum | Star Trek Encyclopedia: 12 crew |
| Danube runabout Pilot plus three. | 4 crew | DS9 shuttle standard | DS9 Tech Manual: 4 crew |
| Delta Flyer Built by Paris and Torres. | 5 crew | Voyager custom shuttle | Voyager tech notes: 5 crew |
| Borg Cube (drones) Estimate band 64k to 100k. Uses 100k. | 100,000 crew | Collective drones aboard | Voyager Dark Frontier dialogue: tens of thousands |
About this converter
Star Trek crew figures come from tech manuals and on-screen dialogue, and they show two navies with different ideas. The Enterprise-D carries 1014 with families aboard, per the TNG Technical Manual. The Enterprise-E carries 855, leaner and meaner. The original Constitution carries 430: 43 officers and 387 enlisted in the Franz Joseph manual. Voyager starts at 141, stated by Lt. Stadi in Caretaker. The Defiant carries 50 per the DS9 manual page 121, with some books listing 40 operational. Klingon hulls pack tighter. A Bird of Prey flies with 12 while a Vorcha carries 1900. Shuttles close the table at 4 and 5. The Borg Cube at 100000 drones is an order-of-magnitude band, not a roster.
How to use it
Pick two vessels and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. One box holds a count of the first crew, one holds the matching count of the second, one holds the crew in the chosen unit. Try 1 Enterprise-D against Defiants to see how many escorts one Galaxy staffs.
Defiant sources list 40 operational and 50 standard. This table uses 50 and notes the range. Voyager counts shift with deaths and births across seven seasons. This table uses the 141 launch figure. Borg Cube drone counts are dialogue estimates from tens of thousands to 129000. This table uses 100000 and labels it as an estimate band.
FAQ
How many crew does the Enterprise-D have?
1014, per the TNG Technical Manual, plus civilian families.
How many crew does Voyager have?
141 at launch, stated by Lt. Stadi in Caretaker.
How many crew does the Defiant have?
50 standard per the DS9 Technical Manual, 40 operational in some notes.
How many drones are on a Borg Cube?
Tens of thousands by dialogue. This table uses 100000 as a labeled estimate.
Sources
- Star Trek: TNG Technical Manual Sternbach and Okuda 1991 (Enterprise-D 1014 crew)
- Star Trek: DS9 Technical Manual pp. 121-153 (Defiant 50 crew, Danube 4 crew)
- Voyager S1E1 Caretaker dialogue (Stadi 141 crew) and Encyclopedia (remaining complements)
Last verified: 2026-10-05 · 13 entries
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