Specifications - USS Lotus
Summary
The former and first flagship of Lotus Fleet, this prestigious Intrepid class 25th century refit has become legend during the Borg War and Operation Horizon, making significant contribution in the success of both major engagements. The lotus is also credited with significant achievements, notable foiling a covert Romulan invasion, making first contact with the Zirconians and successfully evacuating the planet Neural threatened by the Azimuth Horizon anomaly yet in full compliance of the Prime Directive. During her initial commission, the Lotus was crewed by several reputed officers of Starfleet, notably Admiral Nova, Captain Oseno Jureth and Captain Kheren among others. Captain Felez Connora'tu, one of her former commanding officers, returned to bring back the old girl into service in answer to Starfleet's pressing need with experienced command officers and well proven vessels.
General
| Class | Intrepid | |
| Registry | 74910 | |
| Comissioned | 2408 | |
| Years Active | 2408 to 2410 | |
| Role | Unspecified | |
| Other Role | Command ship & technology field testbed | |
| Time Between Refits | 10 years | |
| Time Between Resupply | 1 year | |
| Section Notes | launched stardate 76775.5 from Mckinley Station |
Dimensions
| Length / Diameter | 342.5m | |
| Width | 55.42m | |
| Height | 144.84 | |
| Decks | 15 | |
| Mass | 700.000 metric tons | |
| Section Notes | no saucer seperation features but equipped with landing struts and full atmospheric flight capabilities |
Speed
| Standard Cruise Speed | warp 6 | |
| Maximum Cruise Speed | warp 9 | |
| Maximum Speed | warp 9.975 | |
| Section Notes | Limited capability for transwarp velocity; can achieve T-2 (warp 8) indefinetely, T-3 (warp 27) with small risk of burn out (24%) and T-4 (warp 64) with significant (47%) burn out risk . T-5 (warp 125) risk with each attempt to completely burn out the entire Mara assembly, crippling the ship and needing complete warp engine overhaul. Impusle engine refited with the new Sangliar Impulse allowing full propulsion in space areas of high particle or energy density. |
Personnel
| Officers | 42 | |
| Enlisted Crew | 126 | |
| Marines | none | |
| Civilians | none | |
| Emergency Capacity | 1500 | |
| Section Notes | Civilians are rarely aboard as the ship has never been sent outside of Federation Space for long. |
Lounge / Personal Facilities
| Lounge / Promenade / Eatery | CREW MESSHALL The crew mess hall serves double duty aboard the Intrepid class due to the ship’s workhorse nature. Located in the forward section of Deck 2, the Mess is equipped with a two mass-use food replicators with an extensive recipe listing from over two hundred worlds. Eating accommodations are provided by a slew of tables and chairs. The crew Mess serves as access to the Captain’s personal dining room. Aft Lounge: At the rearmost part of the secondary hull on Deck 11 sits the aft lounge, a crew recreation area. The Aft Lounge has a battery of recreational games and assorted "stuff.” 3-D chess, octagonal billiards tables, and a storage center with more eclectic games such as Plak-tow can be found in the mess hall. | |
| Entertainment Facilities | RECREATION SYSTEMS General Overview: Many of the Intrepid class’s missions take extended periods of time far from the usual niceties of Federation Starbases for R&R; as such, the ship is equipped to provide a home away from home for the Crew and their families. Holodecks: There are two medium-sized holodecks aboard the ship. Located on Deck 6, these Holodecks are proprietary Federation Technology and can comfortably support up to 15 people at a time. | |
| Exercise / Gym Areas | Target Range: Test of skill is an important form of recreation in many cultures, and the Intrepid class provides a facility especially for such pursuits. The facility sports self-healing polymer absorptive targets for a variety of projectile and bladed weapons firing and/or tossing. In the rear of the Target Range facility is a locked area protected by forcefield in which phased weapons firing is done. The phaser range is also used by security to train ship's personnel in marksmanship. During training, the holo-emitters in the phaser range are activated, creating a holographic setting, similar to what a holodeck does. Personnel are "turned loose;" either independently or in an Away Team formation to explore the setting presented to them, and the security officer in charge will take notes on the performance of each person as they take cover, return fire, protect each other, and perform a variety of different scenarios. All personnel on an Intrepid class are tested every six months in phaser marksmanship. Gym Facilities: Some degree of physical fitness is a requirement for Starfleet Officers and all starships provide some sort of facilities to maintain that aboard. On Intrepid class vessels, these facilities are not overly spacious, but well outfitted and located on Deck 5. The facilities include variable weight machines, isometric machines, and callisthenic machines and a sparring ring configured for Anbo-Jitsu but easily modified and/or expanded for other practices. All equipment is equipped with the ability to variate gravity for those species that are physically biased toward higher or lower than standard gravity. An emergency medical kit is located in an easily visible location near the door to the Gym. |
Quarters
| Command | 2 | |
| Senior Staff | 12 | |
| Officers | 28 | |
| Enlisted | 42 | |
| Ambassadors | 1 | |
| Guests | 2 |
Conference Rooms / Offices
| Conference Rooms | To port, access to the briefing room is provided. Inside is a large table for seating a minimum of eight officers, as well as displays, and a large set of viewports for vista. Starboard access leads to the Captain’s Ready Room. As the captain’s personal office, many command decisions are made there instead of the bridge. |
Weapons & Defensive Systems
| Shields / Special Hull | DEFLECTOR SHIELDS Type: Symmetrical occilating subspace graviton field. This type of shield is similar to those of most other starships. Other than incorporating the now mandatory nutational 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). The Metaphasic program laforge 1 allows sustained protection against radiation and stellar emissions even within a star's corona. 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 nutation. This tactic dramatically increases shield efficiency. Output: There are 14 shield grids on the Intrepid 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 REGENERATIVE ABLATIVE ARMOR Replicators outside the ship allows the entire hull to cover the ship in case of shield failure. Rebuild with stored armor plating material while enemy fire evaporates it, it can sustain any and all forms of energy even of Borg magnitude of power for quite some time before the available material is depleted. The ramjets can afterwards scoop stellar dust to resupply it,s tores of armor plating material over time. While activated, all phasers and shield emitters are covered and thus rendered inoperative, leaving only torpedoes as offensive weaponry available. Shuttles can be launched and transporters can also be used normally. | |
| Weapon Systems | PHASERS 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 aux 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 warpcore 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 Intrepid class utilizes the Type X array system. The thirteen arrays 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 .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 TORPEDO LAUNCHERS Arrangement: Four standard torpedo launchers. 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. Payload: The Intrepid class 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 | |
| Armament | 5 Type: Type-6, Mark-XXVI 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. The Lotus carries these only as a versatility option in case other warheads might fail. The Intrepid class may also carries two tricobalt devices that can be launched like mines or used for self-destruct. Their yield is roughly that of 4 quantum torpedoes but has also the potential of rupturing subspace and thus, fall under the ban regarding subspace weapons. 25 Type II Quantum torpedoes with same capabilities but much higher detonation strength. 25 Type II Transphasic torpedoes with same capabilites and yield as Quatum warheads but able to bypass energy defenses.. | |
| Section Notes | TACTICAL DEPARTMENT This multi-room department is located in a restricted area on Deck 14. Within it are the entrances to the phaser range, the auxiliary weapon control room and to the Ship's Armory, as well as the office of the Chief of Security. Security Office: The Chief of Security’s office is decorated to the officer's preference. It contains a work area, a personal viewscreen, a computer display, and a replicator. Brig: Located on Deck 15, the brig is a restricted access area whose only entrance is from within the Security Department on Deck 14. The Intrepid class vessel has four double occupancy cells, which contain beds, a retractable table and chairs, a water dispenser, and sanitary facilities. The cells are secured with a level-10 forcefield emitter built into each doorway. Note: The Intrepid class Starship carries modular units for constructing additional brig facilities in the cargo bays. Internal Forcefields: Controlled from the bridge or from the Security office on Deck 14, forcefields can be activated throughout the ship, effectively sealing off sections of the hallway from the remainder of the vessel. Internal Sensors: Used to monitor the internal security of the ship. They can identify the location of specific crewmembers that are wearing their commbadge. They can be used to determine the general location of any person on board the ship, based on the entry of specific variables by the Tactical officer. Ship's Armory: This room is located in a restricted area on Deck 14 and is under constant guard. The room is sealed with a level 10 forcefield and can only be accessed by personnel with Level-4 or above security clearance granted by the Command staff or Chief of Security. Inside the armory is a work area for maintenance and repair of phasers as well as multiple sealed weapons lockers. The Intrepid class starship carries enough type-I and type-II phasers to arm the entire crew. Type-III phaser rifle and the new compression phaser rifles are available as well, but only in enough numbers to arm approximately 1/3 of the crew. Heavy ordnance is available in limited numbers. Armory Inventory includes: 50 Type-I Phasers 150 Type-II Phaser pistols 40 Type-III Phaser rifles 30 Type-IIIc Compression Phaser rifles Personnel Phasers range in power settings from 1 (Light-Stun) to 16 (Atomize). Torpedo/Probe Magazine: These restricted areas on Decks 14 and 15 are for storing unarmed photon torpedoes and warheads, and science probes I - VI (VII - IX if mission dictates). Also stored here are the components for manufacturing new photon torpedoes as well as the equipment to put it all together. These rooms are also accessed by the loading mechanism for the torpedo launchers. |
Science
| Science Labs | ASTROMETRICS LABORATORY An advancement in integrated data processing, the Astrometrics Laboratory brings with it technological refinements used first aboard the USS Voyager. Served directly by the auxiliary computer core, the Astrometrics Lab conceivably has the largest single processing potential of any single laboratory aboard ship. Facilities include multiple multi-use consoles, control facilities, a large wraparound viewscreen and a centrally placed dais with holo emitter. All information is directed to the bridge and can be displayed on any console or the main viewscreen. When under warp or staffed by demand, the Astrometrics Laboratory is manned by one supervising officer and as many as eight subordinates. Note: Astrometrics serves the functions of Stellar Cartography also. | |
| Other Labs | SCIENCE LABS There are 15 science labs on the Intrepid class; eight non-specific labs are located on Deck 6 and are easily modified for various scientific endeavors including Bio/Chem, and Physics tests and/or experiments – crews rotate often among these laboratories. The Chief Science Officer’s office is attached to this bank of labs. Astrometrics is located on Deck 8 amidships. Deck 2 serves as home to the Planetary Development, Geologic Studies, Languages/Archaeology, and Biologics Laboratories. On Deck 7, there are housed two of the more expansive and specialized labs that conduct Atmospheric Physics experiments, as well as the more dangerous High-Energy Physics (note: additional SIF Field Generators are installed in the bulkheads around this lab). | |
| Sensor Pallets | 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. Additional sensors are placed behind the auxiliary deflector, allowing the Intrepid class one of the most refined forward scanning capabilities of any ship in the fleet. 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 Intrepid 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 Intrepid 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. SYNTRON SPACE SONAR developped by Lotus Fleet Vulcan science officer Syntron while serving aboard the USS Artemis, this forward arc tachyon pulse emitted from the deflector dish can fully nullify particle and energy interference and even detect cloaked ships, much like ancient terran sonars were used by navy ships to navigate and locate targets. TACTICAL SENSORS There are 12 independent tactical sensors on the Intrepid class. Each sensor automatically tracks and locks onto incoming hostile vessels and reports bearing, aspect, distance, and vulnerability percentage to the tactical station on the main bridge. Each tactical sensor is approximately 90% efficient against ECM, and can operate fairly well in particle flux nebulae (which has been hitherto impossible). | |
| Navigational Sensors | PEL EARLY WARNING AUTOMATED SENSOR PROGRAM developped by Lotus Fleet Ferengi science officer Pel while serving on the USS Alsea, this adaptation of the navigation sensors hooked to the computer recognition datatbase instantly put the ship into proper evasive maneuvers when a sudden threat is detected, be it subspace ejections or decloaking enemy ship. | |
| Probes | PROBES A probe is a device that contains a number of general purpose or mission specific sensors and can be launched from a starship for closer examination of objects in space. There are nine different classes of probes, which vary in sensor types, power, and performance ratings. The spacecraft frame of a probe consists of molded duranium-tritanium and pressure-bonded lufium boronate, with sensor windows of triple layered transparent aluminum. With a warhead attached, a probe becomes a photon torpedo. The standard equipment of all nine types of probes are instruments to detect and analyze all normal EM and subspace bands, organic and inorganic chemical compounds, atmospheric constituents, and mechanical force properties. All nine types are capable of surviving a powered atmospheric entry, but only three are special designed for aerial maneuvering and soft landing. These ones can also be used for spatial burying. Many probes can be real-time controlled and piloted from a starship to investigate an environment dangerous hostile or otherwise inaccessible for an away-team. The nine standard classes are: 7.6.1 CLASS I SENSOR PROBE: Range: 2 x 10^5 kilometers Delta-v limit: 0.5c Powerplant: Vectored deuterium microfusion propulsion Sensors: Full EM/Subspace and interstellar chemistry pallet for in-space applications. Telemetry: 12,500 channels at 12 megawatts. 7.6.2 CLASS II SENSOR PROBE: Range: 4 x 10^5 kilometers Delta-v limit: 0.65c Powerplant: Vectored deuterium microfusion propulsion, extended deuterium fuel supply Sensors: Same instrumentation as Class I with addition of enhanced long-range particle and field detectors and imaging system Telemetry: 15,650 channels at 20 megawatts. 7.6.3 CLASS III PLANETARY PROBE: Range: 1.2 x 10^6 kilometers Delta-v limit: 0.65c Powerplant: Vectored deuterium microfusion propulsion Sensors: Terrestrial and gas giant sensor pallet with material sample and return capability; onboard chemical analysis submodule Telemetry: 13,250 channels at ~15 megawatts. Additional data: Limited SIF hull reinforcement. Full range of terrestrial soft landing to subsurface penetration missions; gas giant atmosphere missions survivable to 450 bar pressure. Limited terrestrial loiter time. 7.6.4 CLASS IV STELLAR ENCOUNTER PROBE: Range: 3.5 x 10^6 kilometers Delta-v limit: 0.6c Powerplant: Vectored deuterium microfusion propulsion supplemented with continuum driver coil and extended deuterium supply Sensors: Triply redundant stellar fields and particle detectors, stellar atmosphere analysis suite. Telemetry: 9,780 channels at 65 megawatts. Additional data: Six ejectable/survivable radiation flux subprobes. Deployable for nonstellar energy phenomena 7.6.5 CLASS V MEDIUM-RANGE RECONNAISSANCE PROBE: Range: 4.3 x 10^10 kilometers Delta-v limit: Warp 2 Powerplant: Dual-mode matter/antimatter engine; extended duration sublight plus limited duration at warp Sensors: Extended passive data-gathering and recording systems; full autonomous mission execution and return system Telemetry: 6,320 channels at 2.5 megawatts. Additional data: Planetary atmosphere entry and soft landing capability. Low observatory coatings and hull materials. Can be modified for tactical applications with addition of custom sensor countermeasure package. 7.6.6 CLASS VI COMM RELAY/EMERGENCY BEACON: Range: 4.3 x 10^10 kilometers Delta-v limit: 0.8c Powerplant: Microfusion engine with high-output MHD power tap Sensors: Standard pallet Telemetry/Comm: 9,270 channel RF and subspace transceiver operating at 350 megawatts peak radiated power. 360 degree omni antenna coverage, 0.0001 arc-second high-gain antenna pointing resolution. Additional data: Extended deuterium supply for transceiver power generation and planetary orbit plane changes 7.6.7CLASS VII REMOTE CULTURE STUDY PROBE: Range: 4.5 x 10^8 kilometers Delta-v limit: Warp 1.5 Powerplant: Dual-mode matter/antimatter engine Sensors: Passive data gathering system plus subspace transceiver Telemetry: 1,050 channels at 0.5 megawatts. Additional data: Applicable to civilizations up to technology level III. Low observability coatings and hull materials. Maximum loiter time: 3.5 months. Low-impact molecular destruct package tied to antitamper detectors. 7.6.8 CLASS VIII MEDIUM-RANGE MULTIMISSION WARP PROBE: Range: 1.2 x 10^2 light-years Delta-v limit: Warp 9 Powerplant: Matter/antimatter warp field sustainer engine; duration of 6.5 hours at warp 9; MHD power supply tap for sensors and subspace transceiver Sensors: Standard pallet plus mission-specific modules Telemetry: 4,550 channels at 300 megawatts. Additional data: Applications vary from galactic particles and fields research to early-warning reconnaissance missions 7.6.9 CLASS IX LONG-RANGE MULTIMISSION WARP PROBE: Range: 7.6 x 10^2 light-years Delta-v limit: Warp 9 Powerplant: Matter/antimatter warp field sustainer engine; duration of 12 hours at warp 9; extended fuel supply for warp 8 maximum flight duration of 14 days Sensors: Standard pallet plus mission-specific modules Telemetry: 6,500 channels at 230 megawatts. Additional data: Limited payload capacity; isolinear memory storage of 3,400 kiloquads; fifty-channel transponder echo. Typical application is emergency-log/message capsule on homing trajectory to nearest starbase or known Starfleet vessel position |
Medical
| Medical Systems | MEDICAL SYSTEMS Sickbay: There is one large sickbay facility located on Deck 5, equipped with ICU, Biohazard Support, Radiation Treatment Wards, Surgical Ward, Critical Care, Null-Gravity Treatment, Isolation Suites, a Morgue, a Dental Care Office, the Chief Medical Officer’s office and a load-out of 3 standard biobeds and one surgical bed in the main ward, ten more in the treatment area, and a small complement of emergency cots. Pursuant to new Medical Protocols, all Medical Facilities are equipped with holo-emitters for the usage of the Emergency Medical Hologram System. Additional holo-emitters for EMH use are located in Main Engineering and on the Bridge. Counselor’s Office: The Counselor’s office is also located on Deck 5 to assure a more efficient medical treatment environment. Inside, the usual plain duranium walls are softened with an atypical palette outside of the normal Starfleet gray and blue. There are no visual sensors in this office and audio recordings are done only with the voice code of the Counselor. | |
| Section Notes | EMERGENCY MEDICAL OPERATIONS Pursuant to Starfleet General Policy and Starfleet Medical Emergency Operations, at least 25% of the officers and crew of the Intrepid class are cross-trained to serve as Emergency Medical Technicians, to serve as triage specialists, medics, and other emergency medical functions along with non-medical emergency operations in engineering or tactical departments. This set of policies was established due to the wide variety of emergencies, both medical and otherwise, that a Federation Starship could respond to on any given mission. The Mess Hall on Deck 2 can serve as emergency intensive care wards, with an estimated online timeframe of 30 minutes with maximum engineering support. Cargo Bays 1 and 2 also provide additional space for emergency triage centers and recovery overflow. Portable field emitters can be erected for contagion management. EMERGENCY MEDICAL HOLOGRAM Pursuant to new Medical Protocols, all Medical Facilities are equipped with holo-emitters for the emergency usage of the Emergency Medical Hologram System. Starships of this type were the first to carry the EMH Mark-I. Standard refit and rotation keeps their EMH up to date with the latest builds. As standard throughout Starfleet, the entire ship is covered by a hologrid allowing the EMH to make medical interventions everywhere aboard. The Lotus caries the now standard mark-II EMH called simply "Doc" by the crew. |
Engineering
| Computer Core / Systems | COMPUTER CORE Number of computer cores: Two. The primary computer core is accessed in the control room on Deck 5 in amidships for maximum protection. It covers five decks and extends from Deck 2 to Deck 5. The Auxiliary core is located on Deck 10 and extends down to Deck 12, covering three decks. It is fed by two sets of redundant EPS conduits as well as primary power. Type: The AC-15 series computer core is built under contract for the Intrepid class vessel by Krayne Systems, an independent contractor based on Bynar. The structure of the computer is similar to that of most other supercomputing systems in use by Federation vessels with stack segments extending through the ship forming trillions of trillions of connections through the processing and storage abilities of modern isolinear chips. Cooling of the isolinear loop is accomplished by a regenerative liquid helium loop, which has been refit to allow a delayed-venting heat storage unit for "Silent Running.” For missions, requirements on the computer core rarely exceed 45-50% of total core processing and storage capacity. The rest of the core is utilized for various scientific, tactical, or intelligence gathering missions - or to backup data in the event of a damaged core. Bio-Neural Gel Packs: Referred to typically as BNGs, Bio-Neural Gel Packs are a new innovation in shipboard data processing and routing. Mounted at strategic locations along the ODN pathways, each BNG consists of an artificial bio-fluid that allows transmission of neural signals. The heart of the BNG is a packet of neural clusters, grown copies of strands similar to those found in the brains of sentient beings. These clusters give the ship’s computer ‘instinctive’ data processing and routing ability as well as allowing the ship’s computer to utilize ‘fuzzy logic’ to speed up probability calculations much as a living, breathing entity would. Though a breakthrough in shipboard technology, the BNG has shown one liability in that the biological components can contract contagions and make the ship ‘sick’. LCARS Acronym for Library Computer Access and Retrieval System, the common user interface of 24th century computer systems, based on verbal and graphically enhanced keyboard/display input and output. The graphical interface adapts to the task, which is supposed to be performed, allowing for maximum ease-of-use. The Intrepid class operates on LCARS build version 4.5 to account for increases in processor speed and power, limitations discovered in the field in earlier versions, and increased security. SECURITY LEVELS Access to all Starfleet data is highly regulated. A standard set of access levels have been programmed into the computer cores of all ships in order to stop any undesired access to confidential data. Security levels are also variable, and task-specific. Certain areas of the ship are restricted to unauthorized personnel, regardless of security level. Security levels can also be raised, lowered, or revoked by Command personnel. Security levels in use aboard the Intrepid class are: Level 10 – Captain and Above Level 9 – First Officer Level 8 - Commander Level 7 – Lt. Commander Level 6 – Lieutenant Level 5 – Lt. Junior Grade Level 4 - Ensign Level 3 – Non-Commissioned Crew Level 2 – Civilian Personnel Level 1 – Open Access (Read Only) Note: Security Levels beyond current rank can and are bestowed where, when and to whom they are necessary. The main computer grants access based on a battery of checks to the individual user, including face and voice recognition in conjunction with a vocal code as an added level of security. UNIVERSAL TRANSLATOR All Starfleet vessels make use of a computer program called a Universal Translator that is employed for communication among persons who speak different languages. It performs a pattern analysis of an unknown language based on a variety of criteria to create a translation matrix. The translator is built in the Starfleet badge and small receivers are implanted in the ear canal. The Universal Translator matrix aboard Intrepid class starships consists of well over 100,000 languages and increases with every new encounter. | |
| Warp Core | WARP PROPULSION SYSTEM 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. Information on this Warp Drive can be found in any Starfleet Library or Omnipedia. Normal Cruising Speed: Warp 7.5 Maximum Speed: Warp 9.975 for 12 hours The assembly is also configured to allow limited transwarp velocities, at the risk of burning out the entire assembly. Transwarp 1 (warp 1) and transwarp 2 (warp 8) can be used routinely. Transwarp 3 (warp 27) can burn out the entire assembly (24% risk) Transwarp 4 (warp 64) will do so at 47% risk Transwarp 5 (warp 125, maximum transwarp velocity currently achievable) wruns the risk of burning out the assembly (94.3% risk) every use. A burned out assembly must be completely replaced. As a standard precaution, the Lotus carries a spare warp core that can be installed without the need of a starbase or shipyard. | |
| Propulsion Systems | IMPULSE PROPULSION SYSTEM Type: Outfitted with twin fusion-powered Krayne-19 impulse drives mounted on the aft section of the nacelle pylons. Built by Krayne Industries, the K-19 drives were specially designed for the Intrepid class with tolerances built-in for the mobile nature of their mounts, as well as variable ethereal vanes for direction of hydrogen flow. Output: The impulse engine can propel an Intrepid class starship at speeds just under .25c, at “Full Impulse” and an upper ceiling of .80c at three quarters the speed of light. Generally, Starfleet Vessels are restricted to .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. The Lotus has the Sangliar Impulse installed, retroengineered from alien technology by Lotus Fleet Tellarite Engineer Marksus Sangliar, allowing full capability in damaging areas of dense particle or high energy output. REACTION CONTROL SYSTEM Type: Standard Version 3 magneto-hydrodynamic gas-fusion thrusters. Output: Each thruster quad can produce 3.9 million Newtons of exhaust. | |
| Transporters | TRANSPORTER SYSTEMS Number of Systems: 7 Personnel Transporters: 3 (Transporter Rooms 1-3) 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: 2 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: 2 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 4 Emergency Transports) | |
| Turbolifts | The two turbolifts on the bridge can handle normal transit around the ship. Also, an emergency ladder connects the bridge to Deck Three. Forward of the upper ship operations areas are doorways on port and starboard sides of the bridge. | |
| Holodecks | Holodecks: There are two medium-sized holodecks aboard the ship. Located on Deck 6, these Holodecks are proprietary Federation Technology and can comfortably support up to 15 people at a time. As per Starfleet rulings, the "safeties off" command is no longer accessible. Any attempt to tamper with the system to cause such a condition will automatically shutdown the entire holodeck system and alert security. | |
| Section Notes | MAIN ENGINEERING Located on Deck 11, Main Engineering is the ‘heart’ of the ship, comparable to the bridge as ‘brain’. It has access to almost all systems aboard the starship, and manages repairs, power flow, and general maintenance. Entrance to Main Engineering is provided by two large blast doors that can be closed incase of internal or external security issues. Just inside of that is an observation area where technicians monitor various systems of the ship. Farther in from observation area is the warp core and main control systems –the path to which is provided by removable floor paneling hiding additional systems but providing easy and fast access to them. A red guardrail circles the APD-01 Warp Core from Mercurion Inova. Faint blue lights display the reaction along the entire length of the core – an advancement that surpasses that of its contemporaries and paved the way to safer, more fuel efficient, and environmentally responsible engines. Off to the port side of Main Engineering is the Chief Engineer’s Office, which is equipped with a diagnostics table, assembly and repair equipment, a small replicator, and a personal use console with built-in private viewscreen. On Starboard, there is an open work area for projects, long-term assignments, and situational analysis. A second tier rings the second level of Main Engineering. A small single-person elevator, as well as a ladder on the opposite end, provides access to this catwalk. Access to the Jefferies Tubes is provided in various places on both the First and Second Tier of Main Engineering. Typical crew complement in Main Engineering consists of three engineers and nine technicians of various grades. During Red or Yellow Alert, that number is increased. DECATUR NANITE ENHANCEMENTS All ship systems are now enhanced with nanotechnology developped by Lotus fleet operations officer Decatur on the USS Phoenix, which allows up to 100% efficiency improvement over standard system parameters and self diagnostic and damage control. |
Docking / Cargo Bays
| Shuttlebays | SHUTTLEBAY General Overview: Located in the aft dorsal portion of the engineering section, the Main Shuttlebay is the primary port for entrance and egress, as well as management of auxiliary craft and shuttles. The Main Shuttlebay is managed by a team of Helmsmen/Pilots, Engineers and Technicians, and Operations personnel that are based on the Flight Operations office under the supervision of the Flight Control Officer. Inward from the main shuttlebay is a secondary storage/maintenance area behind huge inner airlock doors. This secondary area is almost as large as the Main Shuttlebay and is commonly referred to as Shuttlebay 2. 9.2 SHUTTLECRAFT The Intrepid class Main Shuttlebay is equipped with: Four Type-9 Medium Short-Range Shuttlecraft Two Type-6 Medium Short-Range Shuttlecraft 1 Type-9A Cargo Shuttle 2 Type-18 Shuttlepods 2 Work Bee Maintenance Pods. Ordinance and Fuel Flight Operations |
Auxiliary Craft
| Shuttles | TYPE-6 PERSONNEL SHUTTLECRAFT (UPRTD) Type: Light short-range warp shuttle. Accommodation: Two flight crew, six passengers. Power Plant: One 50 cochrane warp engine, two 750 millicochrane impulse engines, four RCS thrusters. Dimensions: Length, 6.0 m; beam, 4.4 m; height 2.7 m. Mass: 3.38 metric tones. Performance: Sustained Warp 3. Armament: Two Type-IV phaser emitters. The Type-6 Personnel Shuttlecraft is currently in widespread use throughout Starfleet, and is only recently being replaced by the slightly newer Type-8 Shuttle of similar design. The Uprated version of this vessel is considered to be the ideal choice for short-range interplanetary travel, and its large size makes it suitable to transport personnel and cargo over these distances. A short-range transporter is installed onboard, allowing for easy beam out of cargo and crew to and from their destination. Atmospheric flight capabilities allow for this shuttle type to land on planetary surfaces. Ships of this type are currently in use aboard virtually every medium to large sized starship class, as well as aboard stations and Starbases. The Type-6 is perhaps the most successful shuttle design to date, and its overall structure and components are the foundations upon which the Type-8, -9, and -10 spaceframes are based. Major technological advancements in the 2370’s allowed for further upgrades to be made to the engine systems aboard shuttlecraft. These upgrades make this craft more capable of long-range spaceflight and, like its starship counterparst, no longer damages subspace. TYPE-9 PERSONNEL SHUTTLECRAFT Type: Medium long-range warp shuttle. Accommodation: Two flight crew, two passengers. Power Plant: One 400 cochrane warp engine, two 800 millicochrane impulse engines, four RCS thrusters. Dimensions: Length, 8.5 m; beam, 4.61 m; height 2.67 m. Mass: 2.61 metric tones. Performance: Warp 6. Armament: Two Type-VI phaser emitters. The Type-9 Personnel Shuttle is a long-range craft capable of traveling at high warp for extended periods of time due to new advances in variable geometry warp physics. Making its debut just before the launch of the Intrepid-class, this shuttle type is ideal for scouting and recon missions, but is well suited to perform many multi-mission tasks. Equipped with powerful Type-VI phaser emitters, the shuttle is designed to hold its own ground for a longer period of time. Comfortable seating for four and moderate cargo space is still achieved without sacrificing speed and maneuverability. As is standard by the 2360’s, the shuttle is equipped with a medium-range transporter and is capable of traveling through a planet’s atmosphere. With its ability to travel at high-warp speeds, the Type-9 has been equipped with a more pronounced deflector dish that houses a compact long-range sensor that further helps it in its role as a scout. The Type-9 is now being deployed throughout the fleet and is especially aiding deep-space exploratory ships with its impressive abilities. TYPE-9A CARGO SHUTTLECRAFT (UPRTD) Type: Heavy long-range warp shuttle. Accommodation: Two flight crew. Power Plant: One 150 cochrane warp engine, two 750 millicochrane impulse engines, six RCS thrusters. Dimensions: Length, 10.5 m; beam, 4.2 m; height 3.6 m. Mass: 8.9 metric tones. Performance: Warp 4. Armament: Two Type-V phaser emitters. Short of a full-fledged transport ship, the Type-9A Cargo Shuttle is the primary shuttle of choice for cargo runs at major Starfleet facilities. Originally developed by the ASDB team stationed at Utopia Planitia, the 9A served as cargo vessel that carried components from the surface of Mars to the facilities in orbit. While able to travel at warp velocities, the 9A is somewhat slow at sub-light speeds, especially when carrying large amounts of cargo. The front of the shuttle is divided by a wall with a closable hatch, allowing for the aft area to be opened to the vacuum of space. The 9A also has the ability to carry one Sphinx Workpod in the aft area. A medium-range transporter and atmospheric flight capabilities allow it to easily complete its tasks. While rarely seen stationed aboard all but the largest starships, the Type-9A is a common site at any large Starfleet facility. In response to the need to transporter ground troops into areas heavily shielded, a variant designated the Type-9B was designed and is capable of carrying 40 troops and their equipment to the surface of a planet or interior of a space station. This variant has seen limited service onboard frontline ships, most notably the Steamrunner-class starship. Major technological advancements in the 2370’s allowed for further upgrades to be made to the engine systems aboard shuttlecraft. These upgrades make this craft more capable of long-range spaceflight and, like its starship counterparts, no longer damages subspace. | |
| Other Small Craft | TYPE-18 SHUTTLEPOD Type: Medium short-range sublight shuttle. Accommodation: Two; pilot and system manager. Power Plant: Two 800 millicochrane impulse driver engines, four RCS thrusters, four sarium krellide storage cells. Dimensions: Length, 4.5 m; beam, 3.1 m; height 1.8 m. Mass: 1.12 metric tones. Performance: Maximum delta-v, 16,750 m/sec. Armament: Three Type-V phaser emitters. Developed in the mid-2360s, the Type-18 Shuttlepod is somewhat of a departure from the traditional layout for ships of its size. In response to the growing threat of conflicts with various galactic powers bordering or near to the Federation, this shuttlepod was designed to handle more vigorous assignments that still fell into the short-range roles of a shuttlepods. Even with her parent vessel under attack, the Type-18 was designed to function in battle situations and could even be used as an escape vehicle should the need arise. Lacking a warp core, the pod is a poor choice for travel beyond several million kilometers. Ships of this type are seeing limited deployment on various border patrol and defensive starship classes, including the Defiant-, Sabre-, and Steamrunner-class. WORK BEE Type: Utility craft. Accommodation: One operator. Power Plant: One microfusion reactor, four RCS thrusters. Dimensions: Length, 4.11 m; beam, 1.92 m; height 1.90 m. Mass: 1.68 metric tones. Performance: Maximum delta-v, 4,000 m/sec. Armament: None The Work Bee is a capable stand-alone craft used for inspection of spaceborne hardware, repairs, assembly, and other activates requiring remote manipulators. The fully pressurized craft has changed little in design during the past 150 years, although periodic updates to the internal systems are done routinely. Onboard fuel cells and microfusion generators can keep the craft operational for 76.4 hours, and the life-support systems can provide breathable air, drinking water and cooling for the pilot for as long as fifteen hours. If the pilot is wearing a pressure suit or SEWG, the craft allows for the operator to exit while conducting operations. Entrance and exit is provided by the forward window, which lifts vertically to allow the pilot to come and go. A pair of robotic manipulator arms is folded beneath the main housing, and allows for work to be done through pilot-operated controls. In addition, the Work Bee is capable of handling a cargo attachment that makes it ideal for transferring cargo around large Starbase and spaceborne construction facilities. The cargo attachment features additional microfusion engines for supporting the increased mass. | |
| Captain's Yacht | AEROWING SHUTTLE Type: Intrepid Class Integrated Craft Accommodation: 6 flight crew, 10 passengers. Power Plant: 2 LF-9X4 Compact Linear Warp Drive Units, 2 FIB-3 Compact Impulse Units, and four RCS thrusters. Dimensions: Length: 24.8m; Width: 29.6m (full wingspan); Height: 4.1m Performance: Cruise: Warp 3; Max Cruise: Warp 4; Max Warp: Warp 5/12hrs Armament: 4 Type-VI Phaser Strips, Pulse Emitter, 2 Mk-25 Micro-Torpedo Launchers Mounted on the underside of the saucer section, the Aerowing rests in a recessed hatchway just aft of the ventral sensor array. The craft serves in the capacity of a runabout aboard larger ships. In fact the Aerowing’s technology and design is based, in large part, on the Danube class runabout. The Aerowing provides a large secondary craft, long-range travel, and the protection, armament, and sensor capabilities beyond that of a standard auxiliary shuttle. Facilities include two sleeping bunks and a standard runabout passenger cabin. A replicator and flight couches provide for the needs of the passengers and a two-person transporter allows for beaming of personnel or cargo when needed. Atmospheric flight capabilities allow this shuttle type to land on planetary surfaces. The Lotus aeroshuttle has been upgraded to warp capabilities and tactical levels of a type 11 shuttle with a 400 cochrane warp engine allowing Warp 6 Four Type-V phaser emitters and two micro-torpedo launchers (fore and aft). | |
| Section Notes | NAVIGATION DEFLECTOR A standard Intrepid class main deflector dish is located in the engineering hull, and is located just forward of the primary engineering spaces. Composed of molybdenum/duranium mesh panels over a tritanium framework (beneath the Duranium-Tritanium hull), the dish can be manually moved ten degrees in any direction off the ship's Z-axis. The main deflector dish's shield and sensor power comes from two graviton polarity generators located on Deck 10, each capable of generating 128 MW, which can be fed into two 480 millicochrane subspace field distortion generators. Configuration of the dish differs from standard, with a setup geared toward high-speed and balanced against efficiency. The dual G-P generators are mounted with their own emitters that flank the main emitter assembly in the center of the dish. AUXILIARY DEFLECTOR The Intrepid class is outfitted with a secondary, or auxiliary deflector. Mounted in the forward section of the saucer, the auxiliary deflector serves as a backup in navigation, as well as for additional energy projection. Composed of molybdenum/duranium mesh panels over a tritanium framework (beneath the Duranium-Tritanium hull), the deflector can be manually moved five degrees in any direction off the ship's Z-axis. The main deflector dish's shield and sensor power comes from two graviton polarity generators located on Deck Six, each capable of generating 128 MW, which can be fed into two 480 millicochrane subspace field distortion generators. TRACTOR BEAM Type: Multiphase subspace graviton beam, used for direct manipulation of objects from a submicron to a macroscopic level at any relative bearing to the Intrepid class. Each emitter is directly mounted to the primary members of the ship's framework, to lessen the effects of isopiestic subspace shearing, inertial potential imbalance, and mechanical stress. Output: Each tractor beam emitter is built around three multiphase 15 MW graviton polarity sources, each feeding two 475-millicochrane subspace field amplifiers. Phase accuracy is within 1.3 arc-seconds per microsecond, which gives superior interference pattern control. Each emitter can gain extra power from the SIF by means of molybdenum-jacketed wave-guides. The subspace fields generated around the beam (when the beam is used) can envelop objects up to 920 meters, lowering the local gravitational constant of the universe for the region inside the field and making the object much easier to manipulate. Range: Effective tractor beam range varies with payload mass and desired delta-v (change in relative velocity). Assuming a nominal 15 m/sec-squared delta-v, the multiphase tractor emitters can be used with a payload approaching 2,330,000 metric tonnes at less than 2,000 meters. Conversely, the same delta-v can be imparted to an object massing about one metric ton at ranges approaching 30,000 kilometers. Primary purpose: Towing or manipulation of objects Secondary purpose: Tactical/Defensive |