((OOC: Current Status: Non-Playable Ship))
Introduction
Welcome to USS Spectre!
Unparalleled in pure torpedo capacity, the fleet's Akira-class carries with her a versatile load out and is able to meet any challenge that falls before her.
With her massive expanded cargo/hangar bay, she can easily swap out various modules that allow her to utilize different capabilities.
In her Heavy Cruiser/Carrier load out, the Spectre boasts an expanded shuttle load out and is capable of fully supporting 40 Kaneda or Peregrine fighters. In this configuration she's also capable of supporting 4 Danube-class runabouts and nearly a dozen shuttlecraft.
In her Exploration load out, much of the hangar bay gives way to fully stocked medical and scientific laboratories. Already possessing a brand new, state of the art astrometrics lab, this configuration allows the crew of the Spectre to boldly go nearly as well as her larger cruiser brethren.
In any combat situation, the Spectre is able to bring to bear her 7 Type-X phaser arrays in addition to her 3 focused, high-speed torpedo launchers. The Spectre is capable of firing 15 torpedoes in a single volley.
A special ability of the Spectre is her Dynamic Concealing Exterior Plating (DYCEP). When activated, small black mirrors appear along a majority of the hull. These mirrors, while camouflaging the Spectre against space, they also reflect any scanning attempts from normal sensors back at the source. However, this does not render the Spectre fully invisible. A concentrated sweep will fully reveal her and a good lookout can easily spot her.
Overall, USS Spectre plans to be the veritable workhorse of Lotus Fleet, capable of bringing any needed service to the fleet.
HISTORY:
Her first mission involved searching for her missing sister ship, USS Tempest. The Tempest was discovered to have been taken over by the Borg. The Tempest was destroyed in the ensuing combat and the Spectre returned with the few de-assimilated survivors she could recover.
Her second action involved the defense of Lotus Fleet during the Battle of Starbase 10. She fought hard and received a majority of the damage inflicted at the battle, besides what was done to the Starbase itself. Nevertheless, she gave just as much damage as she took and members of her crew and the ship itself proved instrumental in the defeat of the Borg.
The Spectre's third mission took her and her crew to Earth's past around the year 2011 where they foiled the plans of some Klingon's from destroying Earth's history. The mission was successful and cost the crew 2 members.
Specifications
Basic Information Type: Heavy Cruiser Commissioned: 2363 - present Dimensions: Length : 464.43 m
Beam : 316.67 m
Height : 87.43 m
Decks : 22
Mass: 3,055,000 metric tons
Crew: 500, evacuation limit 4500
Armament: 3 Type X phaser arrays, total output 17,500 TeraWatts
15 Pulse fire torpedo tube + 300 torpedoes Defence Systems: Standard shield system, total capacity 1,876,500 TeraJoules
Standard Duranium/Tritanium Double hull plus 5.4 cm High density armour.
Standard level Structural Integrity Field
Ablative armour generators
Warp Speeds: Normal Cruise : 6
Maximum Cruise : 9.3
Maximum Rated : 9.8 for 12 hours. Expected Hull Life: 80 years Refit Cycle: Minor: 1 year
Major: 20 years
Notes: The USS Akira is one of the very few Starfleet vessels which is heavily biased toward the combat role. The ships carry an extremely heavy torpedo armament of no less than 15 photon/quantum/transphasic torpedo tubes. Seven of these are mounted in the large roll bar pod, all facing forwards; the remaining eight are located in the saucer section, two of which face directly out to port and starboard - an unusual feature in a Starfleet vessel.
Another unusual feature of the Akira class is the hangar bay arrangements. There are two large shuttle bays in the saucer section, one at the forward edge of the saucer section and one at the rear. These are linked together through the centre of the ship, allowing large numbers of launch and landing operations to be handled simultaneously. During peacetime this allows the Akira to evacuate large numbers of small survey craft, or ferry evacuees on board at a high rate. During the Dominion war the ships often serve as fighter carriers; in this role they can carry up to one hundred attack fighters, although a load of thirty six fighters and a dozen utility craft is more usual.
The USS Akira entered service in 2363, and a rapid production run put nearly a hundred others into the fleet over the next twelve years. Most were assigned to units on the outer Federation territories, performing patrol and presence missions as well as the normal mapping and exploration duties which any Starfleet vessel is expected to handle.
More recently the escalation of tensions at the Federations core over the last few years has led to almost all of the Akiras being recalled to operate nearer to Earth; thirty five where assigned to the Typhon Sector Fleet in 2370, the remainder being assigned to the areas adjacent to the Cardassian, Klingon and Romulan borders. Akira class vessels featured prominently in the 2373 Borg attack on Earth; the Typhon Fleet, together with several reinforcement squadrons, fought a running battle with the Borg vessel from the Typhon sector to Earth. Many of the ships were destroyed during this battle. A notable participant was the USS Thunderchild, NCC 63549, which participated in the final assault which destroyed the Borg cube.
The Akiras had been due to cease production in 2373, but with the disastrous contact with the Dominion Starfleet decided to continue production at an increased rate. When the Dominion war began, production of the Akira was boosted to eighteen per year as the Federation converted its economy to a war footing. The Akiras have now become a common sight on the front lines, participating in most of the major battles.
Deck Layout
Weapons Pod
C Photon torpedo bays, Sensor Array
B Phaser bank 1, Torpedo Storage
A Phaser bank 2, Torpedo Storage, Maintenance
Ship
1 Bridge, observation lounge, staging room, Captain's ready room.
2 Transporter Room 2, Captain's quarters.
3 Strategic Command, Stellar Cartography, upper weapons locker.
4 Stateroom, official guest quarters, transporter room 3.Topside rec rooms,exercise suites.
5 Sensor suite, tactical offices. Operations Offices, communications lounge.
6 Sickbay, infirmary, medical research labs. Torpedo storage bay, transporter room 4.
7 Senior Officer's quarters, forward phaser bank 3 & 4, forwardstorpedo bays..
8 Mess hall, holodecks 1 through 4.
9 Senior NCO quarters.
10 General accommodations, 10-Forward lounge.
11 Family accommodations, Educational facilities
12 Senior Officers quarters, first officer's (XO) office.
13 SFMC Officers & NCO quarters, special weapons bay, battle bridge.
14 Security offices, Transporter room 1.
15 Brig, security mess hall.
16 Environmental support suite.
17 Science suites, Cargo bays 11 through 14. Arboretum
18 Cargo bays 1 through 10.
19 Computer core, Shuttlebay 1, Fighterbay 1 (right side), Shuttlebay 2, Fighterbay 2 (left side).
20 Engineering section 1, anti-matter storage.
21 Engineering section 2.
22 Warp core.
On the Meaning and Capabilities of DYCEP
The DYnamic Concealing Exterior Plating (DYCEP) is a relatively new Starfleet technology. When activated, it rotates the standard exterior plating out with a dark, reflective material. This material has proven to deflect incoming scanning beams with a high degree of success. However, due to the plating covering portions of the exterior to mask the ship, the Spectre is unable to go to either full impulse or fire weapons.
DYCEP is not a cloaking device. The user of it is still visible on-screen, albeit somewhat harder to see. The best comparison to make is that a cloaking device is like rendering yourself completely invisible in a desert, while DYCEP is like wearing a brown suit and hiding behind a shrubbery. You're hidden, but you'll be found if someone's looking for you.
The system also absorbs and screens much of the engine and warp emissions from escaping into space, to help keep the ship concealed. However it can only do this for 1-2 hours at most before it must be removed and allowed to discharge the energy via the deflector dish or the ship risks overheating and either damaging the DYCEP layer or even exploding itself.
Overall, DYCEP is a tool to be used for periods of discreet observation or limited battle usage. However the systems at full operation in a battle scenario could render an even shorter time frame under which to operate DYCEP.
((If there are any questions about this system or it's use/nature, please ask them here and I will endeavor to answer them.))
Spectre’s Shuttles
1 Captain’s Yacht:
Wraith (NCC-80175-01)
Danube-class Runabouts:
USS Cuanza (NCC-73927) (Primary Runabout)
USS Ohio (NCC-74012) (Missing in Action)
USS Nile (NCC-73824) (Carrier Loadout Only)
USS Colorado (NCC-73274) (Carrier Loadout Only)
USS Atrato (NCC-73462) (Destroyed at the Battle of Starbase 10)
Type-7 Personnel Shuttles:
Banshee (NCC-80175-02)
Lovell (NCC-80175-03)
Type-6 Personnel Shuttles:
Swigert (NCC-80175-04)
Haise (NCC-80175-05)
6 Type-18 Shuttlepods:
Spirit (NCC-80175-06)
Shadow (NCC-80175-07)
Shade (NCC-80175-08)
Phantom (NCC-80175-09) (Carrier Loadout Only)
Whisper (NCC-80175-10) (Carrier Loadout Only)
Prowler (NCC-80175-11) (Carrier Loadout Only)
20 Kaneda Space Superiority Fighters and 20 Peregrine Attack Fighters (Carrier Loadout Only)
Spectre NPC List
Command Staff
* Operations Officer - Lieutenant V'oritel - Male Vulcan
* Operations LCPO - Master Chief Vella Canthus - Female Bajoran
* Flight Control Officer - Ensign Charles K. Grissom - Male Human
Engineering Division
Alpha Shift
* Warp Field Specialist and Engine Systems Technician - Ensign Celes Arlana - Female Bajoran
* Bio-neural Specialist - Lieutenant (JG) Trevest Vral - Etruscian Male
* Transporter Chief - Ensign Gordon Daws - Betazoid/Human Male
* Weapons Systems Technician, LCPO - MCPO Arturo Calibri - Human (Italian) Male
* Life Support Technician - Ensign Georgia Milbrant - Human (English) Female
* Shuttle/Fighter Maintenance - SCPO Zipani 'Zip' Akri - Bolian Male
* Warp Core Mechanics Specialist - Lieutenant Christopher J. Martin Human (American) Male
Beta Shift
* Engineering XO, Beta Shift Commander, Assistant Chief Engineer - Lieutenant Alyson Townsend - Human (American) Female
* Warp Field Specialist and Engine Systems Technician - Ensign Dorek - Ferengi Male
* Transporter Chief - Ensign Imjim Andres - Bolian Male (Orphan, raised on Earth)
* Weapons Systems Technician - PO2C Shirly Grietzner - Human (German) Female
* Life Support Technician - CPO Surlac - Vulcan Male
* Shuttle/Fighter Maintenance - PO1C Gorok Ashner - Tellarite Male
Gamma Shift
* Gamma Shift Commander, Assistant Chief Engineer - Lieutenant (JG)T'ara - Vulcan Female
* Warp Field Specialist and Engine Systems Technician - Ensign Nikolas 'Kilani' Cooper - Human (Mayan) Male
* Transporter Chief - Ensign Cortana Johnson - Betazoid/Human Female
* Weapons Systems Technician - CPO Arthur O'Hannigan - Human (Irish) Male
* Life Support Technician - SCPO Karanoc - Benzite Male
Shuttle/Fighter Maintenance - PO2C Aarti Patel - Human (Indian) Female
Security/Tactical Division
Alpha Shift
* Security OIC - Lt. jg Myranna T'Resh - Vulcan/Human Female
* Alpha One Security Team Leader - Ensign Conrad Thrace - Human Male
* Alpha Two Security Team Leader - Ensign Ka'tesh, Daughter of Kmral - Klingon Female
* Alpha Three Security Team Leader - Ensign Chase Dinofio - Human Male
* Tac/Weapons Officer in TIC - Ensign Rshaal - Caitian Male
Beta Shift
* Tac/Sec OIC on bridge - Lt jg Robert Bauer - Human Male
* Security OIC in Security Office - Lt jg Kovar, son of K'vesh - Klingon Male
* Beta One Security Team Leader - Ensign K'aural T'Lash - Klingon Female
* Beta Two Security Team Leader - Ensign M'raal - Caitian Female
* Beta Three Security Team Leader - Ensign Hanna Brevard- Human Female
* Tac/Weapons Officer in TIC - Ensign Jurem Nyral - Bajoran Male
Gamma Shift
* Tac/Sec OIC on Bridge - Lt jg Ranna Nyres - Bajoran female
* Security OIC in Security Office - Lt jg Traev Torrel - Coridan Male
* Gamma One Security Team Leader - Ensign Donev Damok - Ferengi Male
* Gamma Two Team Leader - Ensign Justin Gavit - Human Male
* Gamma Three Team Leader - Ensign Shannon Gavit - Human Female
* Tac/Weapons Officer in TIC - Ensign Soren Vae'k - Vulcan Male
Medical Division
* Ship's Counsellor -
Alpha Shift
* Chief Physician - Lt. JG. Lucas Desrosier - Human U.S. Creole Male
* Head Nurse - Lt. JG Gwi'on Darax - Bolian Male
* Surgeon - Ensign Kai Miral - Bajoran Female
* Chief Pathologist - Lt. JG Morigan MacTagert - Human Scottish Female
Beta Shift
* Assistant Chief Medical Officer - Lt. Sovak - Vulcan Male
* Chief Surgeon - Lt. Holland Toner - Human English Male
* Nurse - Chief PO Hillary Coleman - Human Female
Gamma Shift
* Chief Psychiatrist - Lt. Trima Soja - Ba'ku Female
* Chief Medical Researcher - Lt. JG Moklor House of Porus - Klingon Male
* Medic - Chief PO Bobby John Holiday - Human Male
* Pathologist - Ensign Nosa Jazes - Trill Male
Science Division
* Assistant Chief Science Officer - Lt. Sean Andrews - Human(Scottish) Male
Flight Operations
* Commander Air Group - Lt. Commander Desmond Harrison - Commander of Firefly Squadron - Male Human
* Assistant CAG - Lieutenant Chester Gariman - Commander of Stingray Squadron - Male Human
* Flight Control Officer - Lieutenant Karena Tess - Commander of Epsilon Squadron - Female Bajoran
Miscellaneous
*Ship's Quartermaster - Master Chief Gregor Roberts - Male Human (Meticulous in details, stickler for order)
*Bartender - Lyse Itena - Civilian - Female Bolian (Talkative; her Bolian Tonic Water is much sought after).
The Spectre Fallen
*Medical Officer - Ensign Alonso Tavares - Male Human (Partly Assimilated/Deceased - Episode 1)
*Operations LPO - Petty Officer 1st Class Derix Korat - Male Bolian (Overly talkative, but knows the workings of Operations in and out) (Partly Assimilated/Deceased - Episode 1)
*Security LCPO (Leading Chief Petty Officer) – Master Chief Petty Officer Rhed Shyirt - Male Human (Deceased - Borg Invasion)
* Physician - Ensign Katalina Lutrova - Human Russian Female (Missing in Action - Episode 2)
* Chief Engineer - Lt. Cmdr.Joseph Daystrom Sisko - Human/Bajoran (Missing in Action - Episode 2)
* Beta One Security Team Leader - Ensign Jacob Welling - Human Male(Deceased - Episode 3)
