Drake Class

Category: Surveyor

Expected Duration: 95 years
Time Between Resupply: 3 years
Time Between Refit: 6 years

Personnel
Officers: 40
Enlisted Crew: 220
Marines: 0
Passengers: 50
Maximum (Evacuation) Capacity: 400

Speed
Cruising Velocity: Warp 6
Maximum Velocity: Warp 9.6
Emergency Velocity: Warp 9.7 (for 36 hours)

Dimensions
Length: 445 metres
Width: 160 metres
Height: 76 metres
Decks: 15

Auxiliary Craft
Shuttlebays: 1
Runabouts
Danube Runabout: 2
Talon Scout: 1
Shuttles
Hunley Shuttle: 1
Type 9 Shuttle: 2
Transports
Argo Transport: 1

Armament
Defensive Systems
Ablative Armour
Phasers
Type VIII Array: 6
Shielding Systems
Auto-Modulating Shields
Metaphasic Shielding
Regenerative Shielding
Torpedoes
Burst-Fire Torpedo Launcher: 4
Photon Torpedoes: 60
Rapid-Fire Quantum Torpedo Turret
Quantum Torpedoes: 40
Tri-Cobalt Devices: 2



Description

The explorer Drake is an offshoot of an entirely different breed of ship. The Ronin Class, the brainchild of the designers behind the highly successful Sovereign, was to have been a warship through and through, a military vessel with scientific and diplomatic facilities rather than a ship of exploration capable of defending itself. Continuing with the trend of downsizing one family of starship to form another, the Ronin was meant to be a smaller and comparably-equipped counterpart to the Sovereign, much as the Miranda had been to the Constitution and the Nebula had been to the Galaxy. While similar to the Anubis Class in many regards, the Ronin's primary tasks would not be to patrol, but to engage in deep space reconnaissance and exploration to ascertain the existence of threats and to ensure the security of the Federation's borders. Many in Starfleet did not agree with the proposition of a starship meant to be a heavy hand abroad and argued that there was no need for such a vessel, not even after the successful conclusion of the War, but a compromise was finally achieved in 2376. The Ronin Class would go into production in limited numbers and would be pushed to the forefront of exploration as a premier starship whenever or wherever a Sovereign or Galaxy could not be deployed. Its non-tactical capabilities would be increased and there would be a serious downgrade in its overall combat abilities.


Deck Listing:

Deck Description
1 Bridge, Captain's Ready Room, Observation Lounge

2 Primary Communications Array, Secondary Sensor Array, Sensor Analysis Suite, Armoury, Environmental Controls, Stellar Cartography, Security Office/Brig

3 Transporter Rooms 1 & 2, CO's Quarters, XO's Quarters, Senior Officers' Quarters, Multi-purpose Labs (10), Main Computer Core (Level 1)

4 Main Diplomatic Facilities (1 lounge, 2 conference areas), VIP/Guest Quarters, Junior Officers' Quarters, Hydroponics, Botanical Studies Lab, Chief Operations Officer's Office, Main Computer Core (Level 2), Advanced Sensor Computation Units, Sensor Analysis Suite

5 Holodecks 1 & 2, Primary Sensor Array, Secondary Diplomatic Facilities, Cargo Bays 1 & 2, Experimental Sciences Lab 1, Astrophysics Lab, Chief Science Officer's Office, Main Computer Core (Level 3), Deuterium Storage, Crew Quarters, Civilian Quarters, Escape Pods

6 Sickbay, Sickbay Support Units, Chief Medical Officer's Office, Exobiology Lab, Xenobiology Lab, Cryogenics Lab, Biological Development Lab, Auxiliary Deflector Control, Holodeck 3, Aft Sensor Palettes, Transporter Room 3, Main Computer Core (Level 4), Deuterium Storage, Crew Quarters

7 Shuttlebay, Shuttle Maintenance and Storage, Torpedo Loading Mechanism, Torpedo Magazine, Lateral Sensor Arrays, Port Impulse Assembly (Upper), Starboard Impulse Assembly (Upper), SIF Control Systems, IDF Control Systems, Crew Quarters

8 Geology Lab, Planetary Development Lab, Lounge, Impulse Reactors, Aft Torpedo Launchers (2), Torpedo Magazine, Torpedo Loading Mechanism, Torpedo Turret Access, Bolt-On Cannon Access, Tactical Sensors, Intensive Sensor Acquisition Suite, Crew Quarters, Escape Pods

9 Forward Torpedo Launchers (2), Secondary Deflectors, Main Power Transfer Conduit Complex, Port Impulse Assembly (Lower), Starboard Impulse Assembly (Lower), Main EPS Control Nodes, Escape Pods

10 Primary Tripartite Deflector Alignment Controls, Power Distribution Nodes, Power Distribution Network Processors, Secondary Communications Array, Multi-purpose Labs (6), Archaeology Lab, Computational Subprocessor Matrices

11 Graviton Generator 1, Cargo Bay 3, Maintenance Bay, Reserve Tactical Batteries (2), Tactical Support Systems

12 Main Engineering, Chief Engineer's Office, Main Navigational Deflector, Graviton Generators 2 & 3, Multi-purpose Labs (2), Experimental Sciences Lab 2, Secondary Computer Core (Upper)

13 Engineering Labs, Emergency Transporter Room, Advanced Sensor Computation Support Units, Ramscoop/Plasma Injector Polydyne Chamber Monitoring System, Secondary Computer Core (Lower)

14 Cargo Bay 4, Antimatter Pod Ejection Systems, Antimatter Storage Pods, Engineering Support Systems, Industrial Replicator Suite

15 Tractor Beam Assemblies, Forward Tractor Beam Emitter, Aft Tractor Beam Emitter, Warp Core Jettison Hatch