Specifications - USS Artemis

Summary

The U.S.S Artemis - NCC-64121 is an Ambassador-class heavy cruiser built as a multipurpose capital ship in the early 24th century to serve in all of Starfleet's exploration, colonisation and peace keeping duties. Presumed lost at the end of the Cardassian Wars where it was reknowned as ''The Stalwart Guardian of the Federation,'' it was rediscovered hidden inside an abandonned secret asteroid base. Refited to 25th century specs as a symbol of Federation hope and survival after the Borg War, it has been assigned as the 5th currently active ship of Lotus Fleet to serve as its prime deep space explorer.

A tragic accident on the eve of departure for an emergency rescue operation killed Captain Kevin Froud, forcing newly promoted Executive officier Kheren to assume command. Following the success of that rescue mission which lead to the discovery of the Azimuth Horizon, Kheren was confirmed as the captain of the Artemis and subsequently lead her and her crew to several remarkable missions, most notably first contact with the X'ell of the Hromi Dyson Shell, resolving the Mutara nebula ship disapearances and the fate of the lost USS Achilles and preventing the Romulan Star Empire from altering the timeline and destroying all civilizations of the Alpha and Beta Quadrants.

During the complex events of Operation Horizon leading to the taming of the cosmic-scale destructive anomaly, the USS Artemis lost it's stardrive in a ramming attack to stop a Romulan Scimitar class dreadnought threatening the entire operation. Then, her remaining saucer section was sacrificed to ensure the successful completion of the operation. To the very end, the USS Artemis proved to be the Stalwart Guardian of the Federation and a shining example of Lotus Fleet's unswerving dedication and commitment to duty and life.

General

Class		Ambassador
Registry		NCC-64121
Years Active		70
Role		Exploration
Other Role		Diplomacy, Colonisation and peace keeping support, rescue operations and transport

Speed

Standard Cruise Speed		7
Maximum Cruise Speed		9.6
Maximum Speed		9.6 (sustainable indefinitely)

Personnel

Officers		250
Enlisted Crew		500
Civilians		up to 100 if on deep space long term assignment
Emergency Capacity		3500
Section Notes		Life support can accomodate a maximum of 5000

Weapons & Defensive Systems

Shields / Special Hull		10 cm ablative armor
Weapon Systems		10 class X phaser arrays with full coverage around the ship. 2 fore and 1 aft torpedo tubes class 5 starburst able to shoot up to 5 torpedoes each in a variety of attack patterns
Armament		250 MKXXV photon torpedoes 250 MKV quantum torpedoes

Science

Probes

10 of each class I to IX and 25 casings to fabricate more.

Engineering

Warp Core

Class 8 M/ARA GE warp core used on the Sovereign class. Power output exceeds design speed limits, thus allowing extra power for shields and weapons or other systems. Being underused for propulsion, it allows the Artemis to maintain its maximum speed indefinitely.

Auxiliary Craft

Fighters

none