Ship Specifications

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U.S.S. Arcadia | NCC-85311

 * Length: 453.30 meters
 * Width: 203.90 meters
 * Height: 80.70 meters
 * Weight: 3,000,000 metric tons
 * Cargo capacity: 60,000 metric tons
 * Hull: Duranium, Microfoam, and Tritanium plating composite.
 * Number of Decks: 17, including void between primary hull and sensor platform pod.
 * Corridor Height: 10 feet (304.8 cm)

Tactical Systems
Phaser array arrangement: The dorsal saucer section is covered by four phaser strips; two of which extend from the aft curvature, along the length of the saucer and stop short of the auxiliary deflector incision. The aft firing arc is covered by two smaller arrays angled on the rear of the saucer section. The relative bottom of the ship is protected by two similar arrays as on the dorsal saucer section, extending to the rear of the saucer, and following the curve to the auxiliary deflector incision. Along with those arrays, are two small aft-angled phaser strips similar to the dorsal aft-fire strips. Additional protection is provided by a single array that extends laterally across the ventral engineering hull just fore of the warp core ejection port. Far-aft strips are provided on the underside of the mobile nacelle pylons and under the Shuttlebay landing deck on the underside of the ship for a total ship’s complement of 13 arrays.

Phaser Array Type: The Luna Class utilizes the Type X array system. The seven arrays, five fore and two aft, are all type X, the new standard emitter. Each array fires a steady beam of phaser energy, and the forced-focus emitters discharge the phasers at speeds approaching 0.986c (which works out to about 182,520 miles per second - nearly warp one). The phaser array automatically rotates phaser frequency and attempts to lock onto the frequency and phase of a threat vehicle's shields for shield penetration.  Phaser Array Output: Each phaser array takes its energy directly from the impulse drive and auxiliary fusion generators. Individually, each Type X emitter can only discharge approximately 5.1 MW (megawatts). However, several emitters (usually two) fire at once in the array during standard firing procedures, resulting in a discharge approximately 10.2 MW.

Phaser Array Range: Maximum effective range is 300,000 kilometers.

Primary purpose: Defense/Anti-Spacecraft.

Secondary purpose: Assault.

Arrangement: Four standard torpedo launchers. There are two fore and two aft. Torpedo tubes one and two (fore) are located over the main deflector dish in the stardrive section. Aft coverage is handled by a third and fourth torpedo launcher facing the rear of the ship in the upper engineering hull near where it meets the saucer.

Type: Type-6, Mark-XXV photon torpedo, capable of pattern firing (sierra, etc.) as well as independent launch. Independent targeting once launched from the ship, detonation on contact unless otherwise directed by the tactical officer.

Payload: The ship can carry a maximum of 55 torpedo casings. Of that complement, 10 are typically configured as probes with a manufacturing capacity to produce 10% more torpedoes with available warheads.

Range: Maximum effective range is 3,500,000 kilometers.

Primary purpose: Assault

Secondary purpose: Anti-spacecraft

Shield Systems
Type: Symmetrical oscillating subspace graviton field. This type of shield is similar to those of most other starships. Other than incorporating the now mandatory notational shift in frequency, the shields alter their graviton polarity to better deal with more powerful weapons and sophisticated weaponry (including Dominion, Breen, and Borg systems).

During combat, the shield sends data on what type of weapon is being used on it, and what frequency and phase the weapon uses. Once the tactical officer analyzes this, the shield can be configured to have the same frequency as the incoming weapon - but different notation. This tactic dramatically increases shield efficiency.

Output: There are 14 shield grids on the Luna Class and each one generates 157.35 MW, resulting in total shield strength of 2,202.09 MW, however typical shield configuration is 8 emitters with an output of 1,258.8 MW. The power for the shields is taken directly from the warp engines and impulse fusion generators. If desired, the shields can be augmented by power from the impulse power plants. The shields can protect against approximately 42% of the total EM spectrum (whereas a Galaxy Class Starship's shields can only protect against about 23%), made possible by the multi-phase graviton polarity flux technology incorporated into the shields.

Range: The shields, when raised, maintain an average range is 30 meters away from the hull.

Primary purpose:  Defense from hazardous radiation and space-borne particulates.

Secondary purpose: Defense from enemy threat forces.

Warp Systems
Type: First-Run Advanced Propulsion Drive (APD-01) designed by the ASDB and developed by Mercurion Inova Inc. This lighter, high-power core utilizes swirl technology instead of a reaction chamber. Additional improvements to Plasma Transfer Conduit technology makes the drive system energy efficient and allows for the variable warp geometry evinced by its maneuverable nacelles. Improved verterion coil manufacture allows for smaller nacelles producing superior warp fields.

Normal Cruising Speed: Warp 7.5

Maximum Speed: Warp 9.975 for 12 hours

Note: Vessels equipped with the APD-01 (M/ARA) Drive System no longer have the maximum cruising speed limit of Warp 5 imposed after the discovery of subspace damaged caused by high-warp speeds.

The ship has a built in quantum slipstream drive. This drive is the most advanced propulsion technology that has ever been used on Federation starships, besides instances of Borg Transwarp or alien enhanced drives. The quantum slipstream drive uses the ships main deflector to generate a slipstream. Engaging of the impulse engines or other momentum to push the ship forward, will propel the vessel into the slipsteam. The ship will then be able to move faster than any standard warp drive could do.

Impulse Systems
Type: Standard Luna Class mass drivers developed and built by HighMPact Propulsion. Output is comparable to Ambassador Class.

Output: The impulse engine can propel a Luna Class starship at speeds just under 0.25c, at “Full Impulse” and an upper ceiling of .80c at three quarters the speed of light. Generally, Starfleet Vessels are restricted to 0.25c speeds to avoid the more dramatic time dilation effects of higher relativistic speeds. However, such restrictions can be overridden at the behest of the ship’s captain.

Transporter Systems
Number of Systems: 10

Personnel Transporters: 4 (Transporter Rooms 1-4)

Max Payload Mass: 900kg (1,763 lbs.)

Max Range: 40,000 km

Max Beam Up/Out Rate:  Approx. 100 persons per hour per Transporter

Cargo Transporters: 3

Max Payload Mass: 800 metric tons. Standard operation is molecular resolution (Non-Lifeform)

Set for quantum (Lifeform) resolution: 1 metric ton

Max Beam Up/Out Rate (Quantum Setting): Approx. 100 persons per hour per Transporter

Emergency Transporters: 3

Max Range: 15,000 km (send only) [range depends on available power]

Max Beam Out Rate: 100 persons per hour per Transporter (300 persons per hour with 3 Emergency Transports)

Sensor Systems
Long-range and navigation sensors are located behind the main deflector dish, to avoid sensor "ghosts" and other detrimental effects consistent with main deflector dish millicochrane static field output. Lateral sensor pallets are located around the rim of the entire starship, providing full coverage in all standard scientific fields, but with emphasis in the following areas:


 * Astronomical phenomena
 * Planetary analysis
 * Remote life-form analysis
 * EM scanning
 * Passive neutrino scanning
 * Parametric subspace field stress (a scan to search for cloaked ships)
 * Thermal variances
 * Quasi-stellar material
 * Sub-Quantum Mass Particulates

Each sensor pallet (15 in all) can be interchanged and re-calibrated with any other pallet on the ship. Warp Current sensor: This is an independent subspace graviton field-current scanner, allowing the Luna Class to track ships at high warp by locking onto the eddy currents from the threat ship's warp field, then follow the currents by using multi-model image mapping.

The Luna Class starship is equipped with two high-power science sensor pallets in the saucer section, dorsal, aft of the bridge module and just aft of the upper, auxiliary deflector. The pallets are unplated for ease of upgrade and repair, as well as enhancing sensor acuity.

Operating Modes
The normal flight and mission operations of the Luna Class starship are conducted in accordance with a variety of Starfleet standard operating rules, determined by the current operational state of the starship. These operational states are determined by the Commanding Officer, although in certain specific cases, the Computer can automatically adjust to a higher alert status.

The major operating modes are:

Cruise Mode - The normal operating condition of the ship.

Yellow Alert - Designates a ship wide state of increased preparedness for possible crisis situations.

Red Alert - Designates an actual state of emergency in which the ship or crew is endangered, immediately impending emergencies, or combat situations.

External Support Mode - State of reduced activity that exists when a ship is docked at a starbase or other support facility.

Reduced Power Mode - This protocol is invoked in case of a major failure in spacecraft power generation, in case of critical fuel shortage, or in the event that a tactical situation requires severe curtailment of onboard power generation.

During Cruise Mode, the ship’s operations are run on three 8-hour shifts designated Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. Should a crisis develop, it may revert to a four-shift system of six hours to keep crew fatigue down.

Typical Shift command is as follows:


 * Alpha Shift – Captain (CO)
 * Beta Shift – Executive Officer (XO)
 * Gamma Shift – Rotated amongst Senior Officers.