Post by Captain Rheis Iparo on May 8, 2009 9:30:47 GMT -5
First constructed as a front-line warship and defensive platform designed to replace the Excelsior class ships, the Ambassador class continues to serve as one of the best equipped and most durable design of its kind. With larger lift capability and internal capacity to lengthen operating range, as well as upgraded defense and weapons systems (including extra thick duranium plate armor) the Ambassador class became a formidable battleship in Starfleet’s military arsenal and serves as the backbone of the Federation’s defense even today. The design continues to be refitted and updated as technology advances, facilitating its role in defending the Federation against the now realized threat of both the Borg incursion and the Dominion. Distinguished ships of the line include the U. S. S. Enterprise NCC-1701-C, U.S.S. Adelphi NCC-26849, U.S.S. Ghandi NCC-26632, U.S.S. Horatio NCC-10532, U.S.S. Zhukov NCC-26136 and the U.S.S. Excalibur.
Personnel Complement
Officers and Crew 875
Passengers 170
Evacuation Limit 12300
Dimensions
Overall Length 526 meters
Overall Draft 230 meters
Overall Beam 342 meters
Performance
Maximum Velocity warp 9.8 (12 hours maximum)
Armament
10 Type XIII phasers, 2 photon/Quantum torpedo launchers
Transport Equipment
Shuttlecraft
6 Type 6 Personnel Shuttles
2 Type 10 Shuttles
Transporters
Seven standard, three cargo, five emergency
Deck Layout
Deck 1 Bridge, Captain’s Ready Room, Observation Lounge
Deck 2 Officers Quarters (including Captain’s Quarters)
Deck 3 Main Shuttle Bay, Forward Torpedo Launcher
Deck 4 Main Science Labs, VIP Quarters
Deck 5 Transporter Rooms 1-4, Secondary Science Labs
Deck 6 Officers Quarters
Deck 7 Main Lounge, Computer Core
Deck 8 Holodecks 1 and 2, Junior Officrs Quarters
Deck 9 Sickbay, Medical Labs
Deck 10 Junior Officers Quarters
Deck 11 Junior Officers Quarters, Main Life Support
Deck 12 Junior Officers Quarters
Deck 13 Maintenance
Deck 14 Stellar Cartography Bay
Deck 15 Emergency Power Systems, Phaser Control
Deck 16 Secondary Life Support
Deck 17 Science Labs
Deck 18 Aft Photon Torpedo Launchers
Deck 19 Main Impulse Engines
Deck 20 Shuttlebay 2 and 3
Deck 21 Flight Ops (Shuttle Bay Support), Transporter Rooms 5 and 6
Deck 22 Power Distribution
Deck 23 Engineering Support
Deck 24 Living Quarters
Deck 25 Living Quarters
Deck 26 Living Quarters
Deck 27 Living Quarters
Deck 28 Living Quarters
Deck 29 Science Labs
Deck 30 Deuterium Fuel Pumps and Fill Ports
Deck 31 Deuterium Fuel Storage
Deck 32 Deuterium Fuel Storage
Deck 33 Deuterium Injection Reactors
Deck 34 Main Engineering
Deck 35 Environmental Support, Waste Management
Deck 36 Cargo Bays, Main Brig
Deck 37 Cargo Bays
Deck 38 Antimatter Injection Reactors
Deck 39 Antimatter Storage Pods
Deck 40 Antimatter Storage Pods
