A shakedown cruise is an operation where a newly launched starship tests its new systems. The shakedown cruise provides engineers an idea of a vessel's operation and capabilities, which is then inputted to the ship's shakedown log or master log. (TNG eBook: A Sea of Troubles)

The second Defiant-class USS Defiant did not have time for a shakedown cruise before its participation in the final battle of the Dominion War. (DS9 novelization: What You Leave Behind)

External linkEdit

• Shakedown cruise article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.