Starfleet Registry of Ships

U.S.S. ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-E  

SOVEREIGN-CLASS STARSHIP  

Construction on the Sovereign-class Starship USS Sovereign NX-76322 began in 2366. It was designed and constructed at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards orbiting Mars. The ship was designed and launched simultaneously with several new starship classes, including the Akira, Norway, Sabre and Steamrunner classes. They share similar design specifications, intending to defend the Federation from a Borg or Dominion invasion. It is the Federation's next generation explorer vessel. In 2371, the USS Sovereign shakedown cruise was a success and work began to finalize the project.

The Enterprise-E utilizes a new, more efficient warp design that allows it to safely travel at warp speeds without damaging subspace.

The Enterprise-E is the most advanced starship in the Federation fleet. The Sovereign-class starship is classified as an Explorer II starship. It is designed to execute deep-space exploration missions including charting and mapping, first cultural contact scenarios, and full biologic and ecologic studies. Its advanced armament also make it a formidable warship. It includes the new Type-XII phasers and Mark-X quantum torpedoes in addition to photon torpedoes and Tricobalt explosives.

At the end of 2371, the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D was destroyed at Veridian III. In 2372 the U.S.S. Sovereign was recomissioned as the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E and Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew took command.

	SPECIFICATIONS	USS ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-E
	NAME, REGISTRY	U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701-E
	STARSHIP CLASS	Sovereign-Class Explorer II
	YEAR COMMISSIONED	2372
	LENGTH	685 M
	WIDTH	250 M
	HEIGHT	120 M
	WEIGHT	3.2M MT
	DECKS	26
	CREW COMPLEMENT	500 Crewmen
	PRIMARY PROPULSION	Matter/Antimatter Reactor (warp core)
	SECONDARY PROPULSION	Deuterium Fusion Drive motors (impulse engines)
	SUSTAINABLE WARP	9.2 (Cruise Velocity); 9.6 (12 hours); 9.975 (Max)
	ARMAMENT	12 Type-XII Phasers; Mark-VIII and Mark-IX Photon Torpedo launchers; Mark-X Quantum Torpedo launchers; Tricobalt explosives
	COMPUTER CORE	Main Computer Core with Bio-neural circuitry in replacable gel pacs replace many standard isolinear optical circuits, yields 40% faster response time
	AUXILIARY CRAFT	Maximum complement of: 10 standard Type-VIII personnel shuttles; 10 Type-IX cargo shuttles; 5 special-purpose craft; 12 Type-XVI 2-person shuttlepods for EVA and short-range use.

 

 

 

U.S.S. VOYAGER NCC-74656 

INTREPID-CLASS STARSHIP  

The first Intrepid-class Starship was the U.S.S. Intrepid NX-74630 prototype, which was the 3rd starship named Intrepid. The U.S.S. Voyager, registry NCC-74656 was commissioned in 2371. It was the second of four Intrepid-class starships built by Starfleet at Earth Station McKinley in orbit around Earth. It was designed for research, exploration, and stellar cartography. It is smaller than most Federation starships, but it is much more maneuvarable. (It is approximately half the length of the Sovereign-class starships.) Voyager is also equipped with landing gear and an anti-gravitational system which allows the ship to land on planetary surfaces. The new variable-geometry warp design allows Voyager to sustain higher warp speeds for a longer time, without damaging subspace. Voyager contains a backup warp core in storage. Installation of the backup core requires ventral EVA access and extensive extra-vehicular operation for installation.

Much of the isolinear circuitry has been replaced with bio-neural gel packs. The gel packs speed up system response time by 40%. Voyager is equipped with 48 replaceable gel packs. The Intrepid class starships were the first to use the bio-neural circuitry. The gel packs are susceptable to biological viruses and "infections" which can cause equipment failure until the packs are replaced. The success of the new technology has led Starfleet to adopt it in many of their new starship designs, including the new Akira-class and Sovereign-class starships.

In 2371, U.S.S. Voyager was sent to intercept a Maquis vessel in the Badlands near the Federation-Cardassian border. The ship disappeared and was officially declared lost in 2373.

In 2374, during field tests of the prototype starship U.S.S. Prometheus, the EMH Doctor from U.S.S. Voyager was transferred onto the Prometheus via an alien subspace array located in the Delta Quadrant. The EMH Doctor reported that Voyager was lost in the Delta Quadrant. He was sent back to Voyager through the array with the message that Starfleet was working on a way to get them home and to let them know that they are no longer alone.

In 2375, Lt. Reginald Barclay of the Pathfinder Project at Starfleet Communications Research Center discovered a way to successfully establish temporary two-way communications with U.S.S. Voyager in the Delta Quadrant.

In 2377, U.S.S. Voyager returned to the Alpha Quadrant through a Borg transwarp conduit, destroying the Borg's transwarp hub in the process.

In 2375, Bashir and Ross are transported to Romulus aboard the Intrepid-class U.S.S. Bellerephon NCC-74705.

In 2379, U.S.S. Intrepid NCC-74630 was part of the fleet patrolling the Neutral Zone during the Enterprise NCC-1701-E's mission to Romulus.

	SPECIFICATIONS	U.S.S. VOYAGER NCC-74656
	NAME, REGISTRY	U.S.S. Voyager, NCC-74656
	STARSHIP CLASS	Intrepid-Class Scout Vessel
	YEAR COMMISSIONED	2370
	LENGTH	344 M
	WIDTH	132 M
	HEIGHT	65 M
	WEIGHT	700,000 MT
	DECKS	15 (257 rooms)
	CREW COMPLEMENT	152 Crewmen
	PRIMARY PROPULSION	Class-9 Matter/Antimatter Reactor (warp core). Storage facility for Backup warp core (optional; requires Ventral EVA access). New variable-geometry warp nacelle folding formation prevents subspace damage
	SECONDARY PROPULSION	2 Deuterium Fusion Drive motors (impulse engines)
	SUSTAINABLE WARP	9.6 (Cruise Velocity); 9.8 (12 hours); 9.975 (Max)
	ARMAMENT	11 Type-X Phaser Banks; 4 Photon Torpedo Launchers; 32 Photon Torpedoes with Class-VI warheads; 2 Tricobalt explosives
	COMPUTER CORE	1 Primary Computer Core with Bio-neural circuitry in replacable gel pacs replace many standard isolinear optical circuits, which yields a 40% faster response time.
	AUXILIARY CRAFT	3 Type-VIII Shuttlecraft; 2 Titan-class Assault Shuttles

 

 

 

U.S.S. DEFIANT NX-74205  

DEFIANT-CLASS STARSHIP  

The Defiant-class Prototype Escort Starship development project began in 2366. The Defiant starship was designed to defend the Federation from a Borg invasion. However, design flaws during its shakedown cruise caused Starfleet to abandon the project. The ship was over-powered and over-gunned for a ship of its size. Cmdr. Benjamin Sisko was in charge of the Defiant development project at the Mars Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards.

In 2371, the U.S.S. Defiant NX-74205 prototype was assigned to Captain Benjamin Sisko at station Deep Space Nine to defend the Federation and Bajoran sector against the increasing Jem'Hadar and Dominion threat. The Deep Space Nine engineers under the command of Chief Miles O'Brien and Captain Sisko have since ironed out all the problems that plagued the ship. The Defiant is equipped with a Romulan D'Deridex-class Warbird cloaking device, on loan from the Romulan Empire to be used in the Gamma Quadrant, in exchange for intelligence information on the Dominion. Romulan Subcommander T'Rul supervised the installation of the cloak. The U.S.S. Defiant is the only Defiant-class starship with a cloak.

The Defiant weapons systems make it the one of the most powerful warships in Starfleet. It is outfitted with twin-pulse phaser cannons, Mark-VIII and Mark-IX photon torpedoes and Mark-X quantum torpedoes. It also employs a dual-layer ablative armor hull.

By 2374, Starfleet has at least three Defiant-class starships in service, including the U.S.S. Valiant NCC-74210. Two Defiant-class ships were sent to intercept the U.S.S. Prometheus NX-59650 when it was comandeered by Romulans in 2374.

In 2371, Captain Ramirez took the U.S.S. Valiant NCC-74210 on a training mission with 35 Starfleet Red Squad Cadets. They were to obtain technical data on a new Dominion battleship. During a skirmish with a Cardassian warship, the seven officers were killed shortly after the mission began and Captain Ramirez gave Cadet Tim Watters a field promotion before he died. Eight months later, the U.S.S. Valiant was destroyed in 2374 after Acting Captain Tim Watters attempted to destroy the Dominion battleship. The Valiant and 34 Cadets were lost. Only Cadet Dorian Collins survived, along with Jake Sisko and Ensign Nog.

	SPECIFICATIONS	U.S.S. DEFIANT NX-74205
	NAME, REGISTRY	U.S.S. Defiant, NX-74205
	STARSHIP CLASS	Defiant-Class Escort (experimental prototype)
	YEAR COMMISSIONED	2371
	LENGTH	120 M
	WIDTH	100 M
	HEIGHT	25 M
	WEIGHT	355,000 MT
	DECKS	4
	CREW COMPLEMENT	50 Crewmen (15 skeletal crew)
	PRIMARY PROPULSION	Matter/Antimatter Reactor Type-VII (warp quadcore)
	SECONDARY PROPULSION	2 Deuterium Fusion Drive motors (impulse engines)
	SUSTAINABLE WARP	7 (Cruise Velocity); 9.8 (12 hours); 9.982 (Max)
	ARMAMENT	Ablative Hull Armor; Twin-Pulse Phaser Cannons; 8 Torpedo Launchers: Mark-VIII and Mark-IX Photon Torpedoes and Mark-X Quantum Torpedoes
	COMPUTER CORE	1 Main Computer Core. Isolinear optical circuits.
	AUXILIARY CRAFT	2 Danube-Class Runabouts
	CLOAKING DEVICE	Romulan D'Deridex-class Warbird cloak

 

 

U.S.S. ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-D 

GALAXY-CLASS STARSHIP  

The Galaxy-class starship is a Federation deep-space exploratory starship, one of Starfleet's most powerful and advanced vessels. It was designed to execute deep-space exploration missions including charting and mapping, first cultural contact scenarios, and full biologic and ecologic studies. The starship's saucer section can be separated from the drive section during emergencies. The Main Bridge is on Deck 1 of the Saucer, while the Battle Bridge is on Deck 8 in the Engineering Hull.

The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D was designed and built at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards orbiting Mars and was launched and officially commissioned in October 2363. The U.S.S. Enterprise-D was the third Galaxy-class starship built. The first was the U.S.S. Galaxy NX-70637 prototype commissioned in 2357, and the second was the U.S.S. Yamato NCC-71801 commissioned in 2362. The U.S.S. Odyssey NCC-71832 and the U.S.S. Venture NCC-71854 soon followed. Commander Orfil Quinteros was supervisor of the Galaxy-class Starship Development Project. Dr. Leah Brahms was one of the chief designers of the warp propulsion system.

The Galaxy-class Starship Development Project was approved in 2343. Pursuant to Starfleet Exploration Directive 902.3, the following objectives were established for the Galaxy Class Starship Development Project: (1) To provide a mobile platform for a wide range of ongoing scientific and cultural research projects; (2) Replace aging Ambassador- and Oberth-class starships as primary instruments of Starfleet's exploration programs; (3) Provide autonomous capability for full execution of Federation policy in outlying areas; (4) Incorporate recent advancements in warp powerplant technology and improved science instrumentation.

In 2372, the Enterprise-D was destroyed at Veridian III. A Klingon warbird, commanded by the renegade Klingons Lursa and B'Etor of the Duras family, found the Enterprise's shield modulation and hit the ship with modulated photon torpedoes. The Enterprise destroyed the Klingon ship, but the damage was not repairable. The crew was evacuated to the saucer section and the ship separated. The damage caused the warp core to breach and the resulting explosion caused the saucer section to crash on Veridian III. The ship was not salvagable and the new Sovereign-class starship U.S.S. Enterprise registry NCC-1701-E was launched in 2372.

By 2374, there were a total of 12 Galaxy-class starships in active commission, which played a major part in the Federation task force against the Dominion.

	SPECIFICATIONS	U.S.S. ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-D
	NAME, REGISTRY	U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701-D
	STARSHIP CLASS	Galaxy-Class Explorer
	YEAR COMMISSIONED	October 2363
	LENGTH	642.5 M
	WIDTH	467.0 M
	HEIGHT	137.5 M
	WEIGHT	4,5000,000 MT
	DECKS	42
	CREW COMPLEMENT	760 Crewmen
	PRIMARY PROPULSION	Matter/Antimatter Reactor (warp core)
	SECONDARY PROPULSION	3 Deuterium Fusion Drive motors (impulse engines)
	SUSTAINABLE WARP	9.2 (Cruise Velocity); 9.6 (12 hours); 9.8 (Max)
	ARMAMENT	2 Strips of 10 Type-X Phaser Banks (5.1 MW); 3 Mark-VIII and Mark-IX Photon Torpedo Launchers
	COMPUTER CORE	3 Redundant primary computer cores. Isolinear optical circuits.
	AUXILIARY CRAFT	Maximum complement of: 10 standard Type-VI personnel shuttles; 10 Type-IX cargo shuttles; 5 special-purpose craft; 12 Type-XVI 2-person shuttlepods for EVA and short-range use.

 

 

 

U.S.S. ENTERPRISE NCC-1701  
U.S.S. ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-A 

CONSTITUTION-CLASS STARSHIP  

In 2220, the Federation Council formed the Starship Design Bureau (SDB), a division of Starfleet, to oversee design and construction of new Starfleet starships. The Constitution-class vessel was co-designed by Vulcan and Earth. The first Constitution-class starship construction began in 2225 at Earth's San Francisco Fleet Yards. The starship was designed with two primary goals: deep-space exploration and to defend the Federation from the Klingons, Romulans, and Tholians.

Constitution-class starships used duotronic computers based on a design developed by Dr. Richard Daystrom in 2243. The computer operating system is usually referred to as the Duotronic Computer Library Database (DCLD).

The U.S.S. Constitution, Starfleet registry NCC-1700 was commissioned by Starfleet in 2343, commanded by Commodore Matthew Decker. The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701, the first production vessel, was commissioned in 2345, under the command of Captain Robert April, then Captain Christopher Pike, and finally Captain James T. Kirk in 2264.

Due to advances in starship development, the Constitution-class vessels were slated to receive a major refit in 2269. The refit of the Enterprise NCC-1701, supervised by Captain Willard Decker, began in 2269 and completed in 2271. After the success of the Constitution, design of the Excelsior-class began.

The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 was destroyed at the planet Genesis in 2285. James Kirk ordered the auto-destruct to prevent the ship from being captured by the Klingons. The refit U.S.S. Yorktown NCC-1717 was recommissioned as the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A and command was transferred to Captain James Kirk.

All Constitution-class starships were decommissioned from active service by 2295.

	SPECIFICATIONS	U.S.S. ENTERPRISE NCC-1701
	NAME, REGISTRY	U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701; NCC-1701-A (refit)
	STARSHIP CLASS	Constitution-Class Frigate
	YEAR COMMISSIONED	2245; 2271 (refit)
	LENGTH	289 M; 305 M (refit)
	WIDTH	141.7 M
	HEIGHT	71.3 M
	WEIGHT	200,000 MT
	DECKS	23
	CREW COMPLEMENT	380
	PRIMARY PROPULSION	Matter/Antimatter Reactor (warp core)
	SECONDARY PROPULSION	Deuterium Fusion Drive motors (impulse engines)
	SUSTAINABLE WARP	7.0 (Cruise Velocity); 8.5 (Sustainable); 9.0 (Max)
	ARMAMENT	Type-VII Phaser Arrays (5.1 MW); 3 Mark-VIII and Mark-IX Photon Torpedo Launchers
	COMPUTER CORE	2 Duotronic Type-II computer cores.
	AUXILIARY CRAFT

 

 

ENTERPRISE NX-01  

ENTERPRISE-CLASS STARSHIP  

                                   ENTERPRISE NX-01 ENTERPRISE CLASS

 

 

 

The first of a new generation of warp 5 starships designed for long-term space travel and scientific discovery, launched in April of 2151 under the command of Captain Jonathan Archer. Enterprise NX-01 was the culmination of 32 years of research and development at the Warp Five Complex by Archer's father, Henry Archer, and other scientists inspired by Zefram Cochrane. Enterprise's warp 5 engine put humanity within reach of thousands of inhabited worlds, compared to the small handful at lower warp speeds, for the first time.   Enterprise utilizes the dual-nacelle design that was first employed by Cochrane's Phoenix. Most of the crew's activities take

place in a large saucer section, which contains crew quarters, science departments, a sickbay, cargo bays and an armory. The bridge — the command center of the ship — sits atop the saucer section.The front of the saucer section is equipped with a "deflector" that protects the ship from space dust and other particles that would otherwise cause significant damage at faster-than-light speeds.

The ship is equipped with two shuttlepods in its launch bay. Each can accommodate a pilot and up to six passengers. Capable of sub-warp speeds only, the shuttlepods are designed to take away teams short distances from Enterprise, such as to the surface of a planet or to another nearby ship or space station. A shuttlepod launches by dropping down through the "bomb bay" doors from the launch bay, then once it is safely positioned below the Enterprise hull, it reorients itself toward its destination. The shuttlepods are equipped with enough oxygen for two crewmembers to survive more than 10 days.

Enterprise is also equipped with a transporter system, designed primarily to beam cargo and technology to and from the ship. Prior to launch the transporter platform was approved for use with biomatter, but the crew is still wary of using it on themselves, preferring instead to get around in the shuttlepods.

Enterprise relies on polarized hull plating to protect itself against enemy weapons. When the hull plating is down, the ship is vulnerable to attack. As for offensive capabilities, the ship is equipped with spatial torpedoes which are launched from torpedo bays. While in-flight, the Enterprise crew completed three prototypes of a phase cannon, a phase-modulated energy weapon rated for a maximum power output of 500 gigajoules. The phase cannons are deployed with retractable turrets that extend from the hull and fire energy beams at their targets.

Enterprise is also equipped with a "grappler" which consists of two large magnets deployed by extremely long tethers, used to latch onto a shuttlepod or a small alien ship for rescue or defensive purposes.

In case of an emergency, the ship is equipped with several escape pods or "lifeboats" that can evacuate crewmembers before a disaster. The lifeboats have a maximum speed of 300 kph. Enterprise also has a number of "black boxes" which record the ship's telemetry for investigative purposes in case of such a disaster.

	SPECIFICATIONS	ENTERPRISE NX-01
	NAME, REGISTRY	U.S.S. Enterprise, Registry Number: NX-01
	STARSHIP CLASS	Enterprise Class
	YEAR COMMISSIONED	April 16, 2151
	LENGTH	264.60 meters
	WIDTH	145.32 meters
	HEIGHT	40.71 meters
	WEIGHT
	DECKS	7
	CREW COMPLEMENT	83 officers and crew; 300 person evacuation limit
	PRIMARY PROPULSION	Matter/Antimatter Reactor (warp core)
	SECONDARY PROPULSION	Deuterium Fusion Drive motors (impulse engines)
	SUSTAINABLE WARP	5.0 (Max
	ARMAMENT	Defensive Shielding: Hull Plating, 3 Phase-Pulse Cannons
	TRANSPORTERS	:1 Class-1 Transporter
	AUXILIARY CRAFT	4 Shuttlepods held within 2 launch bays

 

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