X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,bc9221714149cd53 X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-10-07 17:27:09 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: dionisio@infinet.com () Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii Subject: Line-talk: The Star Trek ascii FAQ [3/6] Date: 7 Oct 1994 14:09:22 -0500 Organization: InfiNet Systems, Columbus, Ohio, USA Lines: 1659 Sender: boba@wwa.com Approved: boba@wwa.com Message-ID: <3746d2$h7e@sashimi.wwa.com> References: <37468d$gv5@sashimi.wwa.com> <3746a3$h2j@sashimi.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: sashimi.wwa.com The Star Trek ascii-art FAQ [part 3 of 6] In scanning the ST Chronology, it is apparent that not all ships can be accounted for by known starship classes. The time period from 2196 to 2245 features a number of exploratory missions, but no starship designs from that era are detailed by canonical sources. However, by looking at the evidence presented, it is possible to reconstruct the design of those ships, given a few basic assumptions. For the purposes of this reconstruction, I have assumed the following: o The hypothetical design is known as Declaration Class. o The ship design based on one of Matt Jeffries' preliminary designs for the Enterprise, the same source as the Daedalus Class design. ("The Making of Star Trek") o The following ships were of this class: - USS Valiant (TOS "A Taste of Armageddon") - SS Columbia (TOS "The Cage", "The Menagerie") - USS Republic (TOS "Court Martial") - SS Beagle (TOS "Bread and Circuses") The Declaration Class was the Federation's primary vehicle of operations from 2196, when the Daedalus Class was withdrawn from service, until 2245, when the Constitution Class came into use. Noted ships of this Class were the USS Valiant, lost in 2217 and the SS Columbia, lost in 2236. Typical missions included exploration, research, and first contact. After the introduction of the Constitution Class, ships of this type were relegated to exploration and training duties. Known ships include the USS Republic NCC-1371, in service in the 2250s, and the SS Beagle, lost in 2261. The Declaration Class was equipped with Warp Drive, but a relatively primitive design known as the "Stardrive", giving the class its alternate name of a Class-IV Stardrive type. Matter/antimatter engines were not yet in use aboard starships at that time, severely limiting the capabilities of the ship. A fusion/fission reactor core provided the plasma needed to power the Warp Drives. ("Court Martial") Some time between 2236 and 2254 ("The Cage"), matter/antimatter engines came into use. Long range subspace radio had not yet been invented during the initial years of the Declaration Class' service. While short range subspace radio was used to conduct the negotiations ending the Romulan Wars ("Balance of Terror") in 2161, conventional radio signals were still used to report back to the Federation in 2168 ("A Piece of the Action") aboard Daedalus Class ships, and as late as 2236 when the SS Columbia was lost. Physically, the ship resembled an inverted Constitution Class vessel, with a large saucer-shaped Primary Hull housing the main bridge, sick bay, engineering, and crew quarters. A sensor dome on the ventral surface acted as a source for shipboard lasers ("The Cage", "Obsession") and photon torpedos ("If Wishes Were Horses"). The bridge was positioned on the dorsal surface of the saucer. The computers were pre-duotronic in design. ("The Ultimate Computer") The crew complement was approximately 75, plus or minus 25 depending on the mission. Engineering was located just forward of the Impulse Drives, which themselves were at the aft end of the Primary Hull. The fission/fusion reactor cores were located here, and conduits transfered plasma to the Warp Drives, and the Navigational Deflector on the Secondary Hull. Two underslung Warp Nacelles connected by small pylons to the Primary Hull. The Warp Nacelles were slightly more advanced than those of the Daedalus Class; individual coil segments were not visible, and the entire nacelle was encased in a protective outer layer. A Bussard hydrogen collector extended from the front of each nacelle, and just behind it were a number of vents for flushing unwanted materials. A short dorsal rose from the Primary Hull, angled back above the Warp Nacelles, and supported a small Secondary Hull. The upper surface would clamshell open, similar to the cargo bay of the old NASA Space Shuttles, to allow the 2 standard shuttlecraft entry and egress, as well as permit easy loading of cargo. On the forward surface, a golden dish acted as Navigational Deflector. Because of the dangerous nature of fission fuel, it was also kept in this part of the ship. Declaration Class - USS Valiant NCC-1301 _,--------, .-. (_| |(- ((_)) `----\--\' _-_ >-< _\__\---'---`---.___ ___.---'---`---.___ \----._________.----` '----._________.----` ____________/_/_ _/ `---' \_ (____________===|)- (_) (_) _____________.-------._ (__________.' - `. / o \ / m \ _,--------, ,-, - | (_||------|| | O | | `--------' `-' U | \ U / _________\ Z / (__________`._ _.' `-------' Daedalus Class (USS Essex NCC-173) _____________ _,--,_ _ _,--,_ _ ||_|_|_|_|_|_|)- / ,-\ (_) / -- \ (_) | | |__| `-,_| /__\ |_,-' ,-------------|---| :===| |: ==== :| |-' =====`---- \ |_/ \ \__/ / | | : || `----' `----' `--------------' `--' _____________ ||_|_|_|_|_|_|)- | ,----, ,-------------|, / __ \ |-| -----| '. ` | |-| -----| `__' | `-------------|' \ / ___________|_ `----' ||_|_|_|_|_|_|)- ............................................ dreadnaught Class I Dreadnought: Only 1 ever built. ("Star Empire," (In _DREADNAUGHT!_) Stolen from spacedock by starfleet technicians) Design from the ST:TOS Technical Manual. _______________________ _-_ (|_____________________/ ______.-----'---`-----._____/___/ \_____ ------:-:------ _________} _____________________ `---------------' \ \ (|___________________/ `-_-' _\ \___| |_____. | |__| |(- -)| <---- ,---' _ |______.--------' (_) ______.-----'---`-----.______ \_____ ----()(_)()---- _____/ (_)`-----._ _.-----'(_) `._ ]-[ _.' `-.' `.-' ( ) `._.' __________________ _-_ (|________________/ ____.---'---`---._/ / \----.___:::___.----/ __________________ `---' `, \ (|________________/ ,-- `----| |---, |==--- ____]( )[______.----' _ ___________________________=====____ / || =<==== NCC-1935 ===---- == | / \_||_________________________________|/ __--__ ~~~ / / _ ___________________________=====____ ____________---______---_________/__/ / || =<==== NCC-1935 ===---- == | / \ / \_||_________________________________|/ \________________________________/ ~~~ | | \______/ \__ .. : \ | | `--' \_ : \ | | __-`------`-------_| |____ /_| .::..::. : :..|_| |/ \ || .=<=======----- :. (-- --)=| . .::..::. : :.. |\ / || .:. .::. _____----------' `----------- o___o / \ \___/ o__o __|-|__ o__o ___/__\_____---_______---_____/__\___ \ / (-) \_________________________________/ ____.---'---`---.____ \\_ \_______/ _// \----.___ooo___.----/ \\_ `---' _// (_)_ `]-[' _(_) \\_.--|_|--._// `-.'-+-`.-' `/ /___\ \' ( _ ) | .---. | `(_)' | | o | | \ `-_-' / `-_____-' _________ ___--- o ---___ _- -_ _ ___________________________=====___ _/ \_ / || \ / \ \_||___________________________ ___/ / \ | | ===== / \__ | | | ______ |\ -----__|_|_____ _____ | ,- __ --_ ,-.,-------------------------~~~~~---. |o |:(__) _)===| || |) | `-______-- `-'`-------------------------_____---' | |/_-----~~|~|~~~~~ ~~~~~ \ /~ | | \ / _ ____|_|____________________=====___ \_ _/ / || \ \_ _/ \_||___________________________ ___/ -___ ___- ===== ---____o____--- ............................................ DY-100 Class (Sleeper Ship) _ ____/_|_+--+ -- <________|__|=======|==| +--+ -- _____. / == | / |__. _______ ,___________/_____.--------._ | | _-- ----------------| ||_________________________.---|_______|-. `-__ ________________| ||-------------------------|___.-------._| ------------------|________|' | | | | `-------' `--------' Constitution Class Shuttlecraft (Galileo) _____________________________________________________________ / _____ __ __ ___ __ ___ \ / | | | |\ | | ` | ` __ | / | | | / / | / | | | | \| | | | / | | | / / | / | | | ` ' `--' `--' ' ' `--' ' ' | / ==<===|====|====|========== U.S.S. ENTERPRISE ============= | <_-----------|---------|--------------------------------------------| \__ \ / \ \ / / | `------_ \_____/_______________\______\__________/________/__/__ / || === ==<============ NCC-1701/7 ======-------- ===/ \_||___________________________________________________==/ -===- -===- Stargazer Class _ ___________________________=====____ / || =<==== NCC-1935 ===---- == | / \_||_________________________________|/ _/~~ : / __--__ _/ .. : / ___________---______---/_________/ \________________________________/ \______/ \__ .. : \ `-,' \_ : \ \ | _ \______\____________________=====____ --)' / || =<==== NCC-1935 ===---- == | / / \_||_________________________________|/ ~~~ o__o o__o / \-----------------/ \ \__/-------| |-------\__/ | | __---__ ___________---_______---___________ \_________________________________/ \_______/ `-v-' o__o ||| o__o / \------/ . \------/ \ \__/------\___/------\__/ _________ ___--- o ---___ _- _ -___________________________=====___ _/ / || \ / \_||,-----.____________________ ___/ / | | ===== / | | | ______ | | | ,- __ --_ | | |o |:(__) _)====| | | `-______-- | | | | | \ | | \ _ | |____________________=====___ \_ / ||`-----' \ \_ \_||___________________________ ___/ -___ ___- ===== ---____o____--- Oberth Class (Grissom NCC-636) _______________________________ / \ \_______________________________| ___/_ ___________ \ _,-' `-._ \_ \___ | ,' ___ `. \__________/ | / .-| | |-. \ |---.___ | /`\.---./'\ | _ _ |---.___`---.___ | |`-/ \-'| |_(O)_ [_]| \ `-, | |--| |--| |_| |_|--- _ | | ) | |,-\ /-.| | (O) [_]| ___/ ___,-' | \ /`---'\ / | |---'___.---' \ `-|_|_|-' / __________ |---' `._ _,'_/ __\ | `-._____.-' _/_________/ | __\____________________/_______ / | \_______________________________/ _________________ (==_______________| ,--`. \ ,' ___ `. \\\\,,, |___ | '\|/` | []|___`--.__ | |-(_)-| |=8= -- |___) __) | `/|\' | []|___,--' `. ,' ////''' | `--,'__________/____ (==_______________| _____ _ ____,'_____`.____ _ ,' `. ,' `. ,' `. |___|_|_______[---]_______|_|___| (_________(___________)_________) \\ `--_--' // \\ // \\ _____ // \\ ,',- -,`, // \\____,_________,____// `----|---------|----' \`.___,'/ `-----' __ __ _ ,--'--`--. _ ,--',_`--_____________ |_||____--____||_| |____|==___________----` (===(======)===) (====(==========/ \\ `--' // `--'\ / \\_ ,--, _// _,--\ /----._____ `-| |-' ,'_____\--/___________`---, `__' `-.____\___________,-----' _____ ____,'_ ___`__________________________ ,' ,' ______\ |_______|===_____________________| (______(______________________) `--_--'| | |[___] \ [=====|==[/ _____\ | /__ _,--' \ | / `-----._____ ,'____________\__|__/________________`--._________ `------------------------------------------------' `-._ \ / ____,-----' `-----------------------------' Ambassador Class (USS Excalibur NCC-26517) _____.-._____ ______.------'-------------`------.______ '=========================================` ((__`----._____________.----'__)) `---' |-| `---' | __|o|__ | | .' _---_ `. | \______| .' _ `. |______/ | | (_) | | \ \ / / `-=====-' ________.-._____ _____.----"--'-------------`-------._____ ,------.______________.----._'=========================================` ]================= ====<|# |_)------- `----._____________.----' `------.______________.----'[ ,--------/ `-' `-.---.-' _____/__/___ / ____| |-----' `---< /||__|---|________ // `------------._ _______ // \ ---- // |__________.-' ___.---------.___ .--' __.-------.__ `--. .-------------------------._ ,' _.--' `--._ `. | . |#|#|#|#|#|#|#|O . | \ ,' .' \ .-=========-. / `. `. | |#|#|#|#|#|#|#|O |_/ / .' \ / `. \ `-------------------------' / / `. \ / .' \ \ \\_\_\ / / . `. \ / .' \ \ \\_\_\ / / // `. \ / .' . \ \ _.-\_\__\____.---| / // ` \ / .' \\ \ | ,-'___\ ____---| | || ____.------. .' || | | /=/ _______________|| | ` / [| --- .-. \ || | | |=( [____(__)O______|| | | -|(---( ) ) || | | \=\ ____ ____ || | . \_[|_--- `-' / || | | `-._ / ___ ____ ---| | || `------' `. || | | `-//_/_/ `---| \ \\ .' / \ `. // / | //_/_/ \ \ \\ .' / \ `. 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' '' "."."."." ` ` .' `----------------------`'--' `--.___ ___.--' `-----' New Orleans Class (USS Sutherland NCC-72015) ________________ |________________| `---.______.-----' ____ //_/_// ____.--'----`-----.____ //_/_// __.---'' ' " " " " " ` ``---.__ |_____(========================================= //_\ --- \ `--.___` ` `` " " " '' ' '___.--' //___\ \---' . `------.___.------' |/.--'.\ `._`. .`.`/ ,------'--------`-------..___ ]======================<||(__) `-----------------------`' _________________ |_________________| `-----._____.-----' _____.----'---`----._____ ___.----' ' ' " " " " " ` ` `----.___ ================================================= `---.___` ` ` " " " '' ' '___.---' | `------.___.------' | | .-' .---------. `-. | .-H-. | ( (_(o)_) ) | .-H-. ((___)) `-.`-._____.-'.-' ((___)) `---' `---------' `---' ___.-----.___ .--' `--. .' . ."."."."." `. .-------------.' ` ` ` _.---._ ' ' ' `. | __________/ ` ` `.-'_.---._`-.' ' ' \ | \ [ ` ` `.'.-' | `-.`.' 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O .' | || | | ======-- .-' (\ \ `---' / // | \________.-' \\ \ / // | / \__ \\ `. .' // / / |\ \\ `--' // / .--/ | \ \`. .'/ / | / `-/ `.`. .'.' / | `---------\ `.`-. .-'.' / `------------\ `-.`------'.-' / `. `------' .' `. .' `. .' `. .' `-._ _.-' `--------' _________________ _________________ (__________ __ _ _) ( _ __(_____)__ _ ) `---------------' ___.---.___ `-___.-----.___-' / // __.--'-----------`--.__ ___.---'-------------`---.___ ____/__//=========================== =================================== `---, - - -_`---..._______...---' /--`---..._______...---'--\ / ( . . . . ,' | .-'_.---._`-. | ,-'--------`--------._ ,-`-, `._ `---' _.' ,-'-, (__________________||_) (___) `-----' (___) _.------._ .-' `-. _________,' `. ,'________/ _.----._ \ / / .' `. \ ,-----,__ / / \ \ | ====== `-,_ / ____ \ | | =========== `-, ,' `. | | \ -------------- \ | __,--. | | | | > |] o | |(__ )| | | / -------------- / | `--' | | | | ===========_,-' `.____,' | | | ======__,-' \ / | `-----' \ \ / / \ ________\ `._ _.' / `,________\ `----' / `. ,' `-._ _,-' `------' Cheyenne Class (USS Ahwannee NCC-73620) __ __ |__| _ |__| `---._(o)_.---' _/|\_ ____---'-----`---____ =============================== __~~~`--._.--'~~~__ |__|~`-.<(O)>.-'~|__| _____________________ |_____________]###[___> `--.__`--> |~~~\ ____ |----`-._--'----`--____ >___|====================== __________________/__,--<~~~`-------'~~~ |_____________]###[___>__/ _____ _.-' `-._ _____________________ .' | | | `. | |### \ / \ / \ |_____________|###____/] _.-----._ / \ \ \_|_ .' || `. \ \ \ `-. ] / \ - | ,--._`. \ ,--. - | | ( > ___>- )( O ) - | - | `--' ,' / `--' - | | / /__,-' ] \ / - | ________________/___/ | `._ || _.' / | |### \] `-----' \ / |_____________|###____/ \ / \ / `._ | | | _.' `-._____.-' Constellation Class (USS Stargazer NCC-2893) ________________ _ _ (-_______________\ |_)--=--(_| _-_ ,-' / _I_ ____.---'___`---._,-'___/ ____.---'---`---.____ \___________________](@)_> \___________________/ `'`--.____.-' -==`. \ `-.___.-' `-' ____`._\_________ _ `|' _ (-_______________/ |_)--"--(_| .-------._ .-' _.---._ `-._ / .-' `-. __`______________ / / (_=_==========)__/ | / .--,_ |_\ / | | /.-. \ .-|____|___| | | \`-' _/ `-| _| | | \ `--' ___|_/___\______ \ \ (_=_==========)__\ \ `-._ _.-' _.' `-. `---' _.-' `-------' Hope Class (USS Pasteur NCC-58928) ___________ .-------------' ------- | \ _.----.___ / _______ | ) ,-'----------`-. `--------------._________|_/_/. : : :: : :: :.\ \ `----| ,[/. : :: =i= :: : :.\ .--\_____|-||--------------------| ______.-----.________________/____________|::: : : :: : : ::: :| '--------.________ |====================| \ : : : :: : . `------.__ (.) |:: :: :: : : :: :::| \____ : :: : : ::: : . `--. .'| : : :: : :: : ::: :| `-------._____ :: :: \ / \ : : : :: : : :: :/ `. : ::: \ / \================/ \ : : :: \ / `-._ : :: _.-' \ :: : ::\_/ `------' \ : :: / `.______/ __________________________ / /___________\ \______________\___________/ _.------._ \ / ,-'::: : : ::`-. \ | /: :: .----. : : \ _______________\ |___/:: :.' __ `.:: :\ .-----------------' ___|____|__|: :/|`-./ \ \ : :| | .----.-----._\ |||||||| / / \[: :| | __ | |:: | | 8 | _>> ( (<--------[: :| | (__)| | :| | o----`-----' / |||||||| \___\______/[ : | | | |:::| `-----------------._______________| |__|: ::\|.-'\__/ / ::| / | \:: :`. .' : :/ / | \ : ::`----' :: :/ ________________/______\__ `-._ : : :: _.-' / /___________\ `------' \______________\___________/ _ _ .' `. _.----.___ .' `. |' `| ,-'----------`-. |' `| \_/ /. :: : :: : :: .\ \_/ |_ /.:: : :: :: : ::.\ _| |--------------------| |: ::: :: :: :: ::: :| |====================| |: : : :: : :: : : ::| |:: : :: : : :: : :::| \:: : : : : :: :: :/ \================/ `-._ : :: : _.-' \ `------' / \:: : ::/ \______/ Nebula Class (USS Prometheus NCC-71201) _________________ (__________ __ _ _) `---------------'___.---.___ /___| __.--'-----------`--.__ /____|=========================== (Starbord Nacelle Removed) .-'-----`---`---..._______...---' `-----._ / ,-'----\~ ~ ~ ~ ~/-._ ( `-------' ||_) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _________________ _________________ (__________ __ _ _) ( _ __(_____)__ _ ) `---------------'___.---.___ `-___.-----.___-' /___| __.--'-----------`--.__ ___.---'-------------`---.___ /____|=========================== =================================== .-'-----`---`---..._______...---' .-`---..._______...---'-. `---/ (. . . . / | / _.---._ \ | ,-'-------`--------._ .-"-. `._ `---' _.' .-"-. (_________________||_) \___/ `-----' \___/ _.------._ .-' `-. __________,' `. / ______/ _.----._ \ | / / .' `. \ ,-----,__/ / \ \ | ====== `-,_ / ____ \ | | =========== `-, ,' `. | | \ -------------- \| __,--. | | | | > |] o ||(__ )| | | / -------------- /| `--' | | | | ===========_,-' `.____,' | | | ======__,-' \ / | `-----' \ \ / / | \_____\ `._ _.' / \_________\ `----' / `. ,' `-._ _,-' `------' Nebula Class (USS Phoenix NCC-65420) __.----------.__ __.-------------.__ `--.________.--'___.---.___ `--.__.-----.__.--' / / __.--'-----------`--.__ ___.---'-------------`---.___ / /=========================== =================================== .---'---`---`---..._______...---' .-`---..._______...---'-. `---/ (. . . . / | / _.---._ \ | ,-'-------`--------._ .-"-. `._ `---' _.' .-"-. (_________________||_) \___/ `-----' \___/ _.------._ .-' `-. __________,' `. / ______/ _.----._ \ |__/ / .' `. \ / _.-----._ / \ \ |' `. ____ \ | / \ ,' `. | | | | __,--. | | | | |(__ )| | | | | `--' | | | \ / `.____,' | | |._ _.' / | _\ `-----' \ / / | \_____\ `._ _.' / \_________\ `----' / `. ,' `-._ _,-' `------' Excelsior Class ------------------------------ ________________/~~\_______________ `------------------------------' |__/________________________________\ | | / / ~~ .----------' `---------~--------/ ~----------___ / ~\ / `----------~ _ _ _ _ .-----________________--_ ________.--'-`--._____ _(-)__.-'-`-.__(-)_ \____==================_) \_'===================` '===================` _,--___.-|__|-.______|=====/ `---' \===\=`-'=/===/ `---------._ ~~~~~| |. _ .| `-._ - - - ,' |_(o)_| \_____,-' `._.' ______ .-----------------------. _.-'. .`-._ `--._(#################) ) .'. ____ .`. ~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~|~~~~ / .-' `-. \ ____| |________|____/_______ \ . | ,--'_ _| |_ |_|__ \_|_|_/` | | < ()_ (_ _) _|_@) )-___(_)-| | | `--.____| |______|_|_____/_|_|_\' | . | | | | \ / | _____________|__|____ \ . `-.____.-' . / .--' (#################) ) `._ . . _.' `-----------------------' `-.______.-' Miranda Class (USS Reliant NCC-1864) ___.---.___ __---___ _-' >-< `-_ _-_ `___----` _o__.---'---`---.__o_ ______.---'---`--'-/|-----. |=====================| `------._________./ |-----' / `-_-' \ `--_--' \ `--.__ | | ___`-------`-__________ (U) (U) \_=_\============)____/ ___---__ '----___' _-_ .-----|\-`--'---`---.______ `-----| \._________.------' __.--' / `--_--' __________-'-------'___ \____(============/_=_/ _____________________ _____________________ /___ __ ).-----._ _.-----.( __ ___\ `----------. >.' `-. .-' `.< ,----------' .--> /' \ `. ,' / `\ <--. / / / --- \ / --- \ \ \ /###| |##] \.---. | | ,---,/ [##| |###\ | .--| |-.____\--. \ | | / ,--/____,-| |--, | (@| |__|_ o )| | | |( o _|__| |@) | '--| |-' /--' / | | \ `--\ `-| |--` | \###| |##] /`---' | | `---'\ [##| |###/ \ \ \ --- / \ --- / / / `--> \. / .' `. \ ./ <--' ____.----------' __>`._ _.-' `-._ _.'<__ `----------.____ \_____________________)`-----' `-----'(_____________________/ _________ |_=====,_/ _=_ _______________/ /_____ ___/==+++/___=__/ \ / | \=============================| _________/ <__-----' ""--===+_____+===--"" \ \__ `+' _________\________\___ | ==\ \==========================++/ \_________________________________/ Miranda Class - Refit (USS Brittain NCC-21868) _-_ _-_ ____ _o__.---'---`---.__o_ ______.---'---`--'-/|-----. |=====================| `------._________./ |-----' / `-_-' \ `--_--' \ `--.__ | | ___`-------`-__________ (U) (U) \_=_\============)____/ _____________________ _.-----.( __ ___\ .-' `.< ,----------' ,' / `\_<--. / --- \ | ,---,/ [########\ | / ,--/________ ---- | |( o _|______| (@) | \ `--\ ----| | `---'\ [########/ \ --- ____ / `. \ ./ <--' `-._ _.'<__ `----------.____ `-----'(_____________________/ Shuttlepod ________.--------. / _ _ .--------.~~-_ / | | |_ | ____ | ~-_ / |_| _| | | | | ~-_ / | `----' | ~-_ /==NCC-1701-D=|========|======(>) ~-_ \~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~__-' \ | | __--~~ \ `--------' __--~~ |~||~~~~~~~~~~~~~~||~~---__ |_||______________||__---~~' Runabout Class (Rio Grande NCC-72452) ____ _.--._ .------. _/_.--`'------`--------.__ _.--"|------|"--._ ,' `. ][ /----------`----.__ .'.--.-`======'-.--.`. / / -------- | | H | `-.`-. /.'`-./ | || | \.-'`.\ |---_.' ][ |---|--H--|--------`--\ //____/ |__||__| \____\\ |--'--------------"---.._H____________.-' ,-""-, \------------/ ,-""-, |_____________________||_[) `-----' (____) `--------' (____) -----------------------. | ,---------------, || )) `---`-. ][ |-----' | -------- | _ -----/ ][ |-----._|_\__________ |`---|_______][___\ ____|_|_|__ _____`. | |=[ | ]| | | | || | | | [/\]===/|| ||/ | | |---| || | | | [\/]===\|| ||\ | | |---| || | |=[ _|___________ _____]|____| |___|_|| |,---| ][ / |_|_|__________.' `-----\ ][ |-----' |_/ | -------- | ---.-' ][ |-----. | '---------------` || )) `-----------------------' ___.-.--._.--.__ .-----. / __ ____ _______`--.__ __.-'|-----|`-.__ /_ | \ _||/ ___ `- ,-`-._ /,--./ _____ \.--,\ |// / ][\ __\ \___ `-----\ || | /_____\ | || |_---'------`------..________/ ,-""-, |_________| ,-""-, |_________________||_) (____) `-------' (____) Personnel Shuttle Type 7 _______________ _____________ ,-' ,-' |_-_| | `--. / / \ \ / | [___] `-------`. | `---------' | | ___\___________________\ |___|_______|___| \__\_|_________________/ \__ ___ __/ (______________<||_) (__)-'---`-(__) Personnel Shuttle Type 6 ________ ___ ___ / /----.__ / .-`--'-. \ /_______//||[ |_ `-._ / /`-| |-'\ \ \_______\`'| `----\ \/ `--' \/ / _________|___-------> <------------> |_/ |_____/==|| `-.---' /"\___[__]___/"\ \_|________||_.-' \_/ `------' \_/ Cargo Shuttle Type 9 _______________ ___________ / _______ _____`-.__ .' _____ `. / / ___||| | ,-`-._ / .-' `-. \ | |___/ ||_--_| `-----\ | `---------' | | ________|________-------> |---------------| \_/_||_ _|| _||_ ||_`-.---' /"\____[___]____/"\ \_||___||__||__||_.-' \_/ `---------' \_/ Shuttlepod Type 15 __________ _____ // _|| _ | `. / \ //_/ |[_]| `. /| |\ /______|___|_____\ /_|_____|_\ \______|___|___,-' _\_|_____|_/_ [_][______][_> <_>`-\___/-'<_> Soyuz Class (USS Bozeman NCC-1941) _ ___ (8) ==<___) _I_ _-_ ______/_/. ____.---'---`---.____ ______.---'---`------'---- | _`-_________________-'_ `------.______ .--_ ----'--\-\' (8/ `-o-' \8) `-- ==>___)`--.__-=<__) | `-' | ___`-------`--_________ (U) (U) \_=_\============)____/ ___ ==<___)_________________ _.-----.( __ ___\ .-' `.< ,----------' ,' / `--<--. / --- \ | ,---,/ ____\____ | / ,--/_______/ _| | |( o _|_____ (@) ==<__) | \ `--\ \_________| | `---'\ / \ --- / `. \ .--<--' `-._ _.'<__ `----------.____ `-----'(_____________________/ ==<___) ...................................... New class - ??? Belligerent ??? 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CLASS I TRANSPORT/TUG Ptolemy Class Starships Particulars: Deadweight Tonnage - Metric............................126,500 Standard Range...............................9 Years At L.Y.V. Maximum Safe Cruising Speed......................Warp Factor 6 Emergency Speed..................................Warp Factor 8 Main Phasers....................................2 Banks/2 Each Lengh Overall - Meters.....................................222 Breadth Overall - Meters.................................127.1 Height Overall - Meters.....................................66 Primary Hull Diameter - Meters...........................127.1 Propulsion Unit Length Overall - Meters..................153.6 Propulsion Unit Diameter - Meters.........................17.3 Officers (Command)..........................................22 Crew (Ensign Grade)........................................198 TRANSPORT CONTAINERS Class I Starships - Use with Class I Tug MK-I Liquids: Deadweight Tonnage - Metric............................121,566 Gross Volume - Cubic Meters............................303,916 Net Volume - Cubic Meters..............................276,076 Unit Loading..............................30 Tons/Square Meter Volumetric Loading...................364 Kilograms/Cubic Meter Transporters.................................................6 Elevators....................................................2 Length Overall - Meters....................................200 Diameter - Meters...........................................40 MK-II Dry Bulk: Deadweight Tonnage - Metric............................121,566 Gross Volume - Cubic Meters............................303,916 Net Volume - Cubic Meters..............................276,076 Unit Loading..............................30 Tons/Square Meter Volumetric Loading...................364 Kilograms/Cubic Meter Transporters.................................................6 Elevators....................................................2 Length Overall - Meters....................................200 Diameter - Meters...........................................40 MK-III Reefers (Refrigerated Goods): Deadweight Tonnage - Metric............................100,000 Gross Volume - Cubic Meters............................303,916 Gross Floor Area - Square Meters........................76,280 Unit Loading............................1.18 Tons/Square Meter Volumetric Loading...................182 Kilograms/Cubic Meter Transporters.................................................6 Elevators....................................................4 Load Height - Meters......................................2.44 Length Overall - Meters....................................200 Diameter - Meters...........................................40 MK-V Products: Deadweight Tonnage - Metric............................121,566 Gross Volume - Cubic Meters............................303,916 Gross Floor Area - Square Meters........................76,280 Unit Loading............................1.59 Tons/Square Meter Volumetric Loading...................364 Kilograms/Cubic Meter Transporters.................................................6 Elevators....................................................4 Load Height - Meters......................................2.44 Length Overall - Meters....................................200 Diameter - Meters...........................................40 TRANSPORT CONTAINER Class I Starliners - Use with Class I Tug MK-IV People: Deadweight Tonnage - Metric.............................80,000 Gross Volume - Cubic Meters............................303,916 Gross Floor Area - Square Meters........................77,570 Unit Loading........................488 Kilograms/Square Meter Deck Spacing - Meters........................................3 Transporters...............................................6/2 Elevators....................................................5 Length Overall - Meters....................................200 Diameter - Meters...........................................40 Officers (Command)..........................................15 Crew (Ensign Grade)........................................150 Passengers.................................................500 Note: Container is a self-contained emergency lifeboat with sub-light velocity and 18 years endurance. __---__ ___________---_______---___________ \_________________________________/ _/\_______/\_ _// `-v-' \\_ _// __|__ \\_ _// ,-'/ . \`-. \\_ o_// / \___/ \ \\_o / \ | | / \ \__/ | | \__/ \ / `-._____,-' ............................................ USS Lynx "Timeship Prototype", from "General Plans and Specifications of the USS Lynx Timeship Prototype" by Starlog Magazine. Not Canon, of course, but people ask for it on occasion. _________ -'___-----| / \________/ _-__________/' .--. \ __..-' `-----------/ \ \ ===========================< \ \ ~~~~--._.--~~\ `#\ \ \ `\ `#\ `\ \ `\ __#\__ \ \ <_____[ \ \ \ \ `\_\ \#\.--, <____\ ............................................ A concept for the Nova class starship, from pg 178 of the Tech Manual: Still another advanced starship concept would call for variable-geometry warp nacelle pylons, permitting optimization of field stress during extended Warp 8+ flight, resulting in significantly improved engine efficiencies. This design study features a saucer section composed of wedge-shaped modular segments that could easily be replaced as mission demands change and new technology becomes available. This concept calls for an internal volume approximately 40% less than the present Galaxy class starship, but is expected to perform similar mission profiles within normal cruise ranges because of the relative ease of spacecraft segment swapout. 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