This class was widely used during the 2360s by Starfleet Academy as a Training vessel, and were often the cause of "class 2 claustrophobia" for the cadets who served aboard them, as they were, according to B'Elanna Torres, "fast, maneuverable, but not built for comfort." Tom Paris added that "they used to shoehorn half a dozen cadets into one of these things for weeks at a time," adding, "you did not want to be around when they opened up that airlock." (VOY: "Drone") A type 9 shuttle had the top speed of warp 4. (VOY: "Resolutions")