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CREDITS
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* created by Scott Lusby (scottjlusby@hargray.com)
* edited by Scott Lusby, Jeffrey Jenkins and Logan Byrne
* approved by Jeffrey Jenkins
BASIC STATISTICS
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Class Name : CONSTITUTION (Alternate Timeline)
Classification : Exploration
Type : CA (Cruiser, Armored)
Model Number : I
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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Length : 762 m (2500 ft)
Beam : 335 m (1100 ft)
Draft : 190.5 m (625 ft)
Displacement : 495,000 mt
COMPLEMENT
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Total Standard :1,100
Officers : 157
Crew : 953
PROPULSION
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Warp Propulsion System
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Drive Type : FWG-1 (Federation Warp Drive Model G, Mark 1)
Number : 2
Main Reactor : FRAM-802
Impulse System
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Drive Type : FIG-1 (Federation Impulse Drive Model G, Mark 1)
Number : 2
Secondary Reactor : FRIF-310 network
Velocity
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Standard Cruise Speed : 5.0
Maximum Cruise Speed : 6.0
Sustainable for 12 hours: 7.5
Maximum Emergency Speed : 8.0
Core Failure Immenent : >8.0
ARMAMENT
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Phasers
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Phaser, Type VIII Main Battle Phaser
Number : 12 banks in 6 pairs of two "ball turrets"
Range : 200,000 km
Arcs : saucer module forward dorsal arrays (f, p, s)
: saucer module forward ventral array (f, p, s)
Photon Torpedoes
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Photon Torpedo, Mk IV
Number : 2 launchers
Range : 2,000,000 km
Arcs : 2 forward
Point Defense
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Point Defense Lasers, type 1
Number : 16 (8 turrets of 2 lasers each)
Range : 100,000 km
Arcs : saucer dorsal turrets (4 turrets f/p, f/s, a/p, a/s)
: saucer ventral turrets (4 turrets f/p, f/s, a/p, a/s)
Deflector System : FD-G (Federation Deflector Model G)
OTHER SYSTEMS
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Transporters
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Standard, 6-person : 8
Emergency, 22-person: 8
Cargo : 4
Shuttle Bays : 1 (Aft hull)
Shuttlecraft : 16
NOTES
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The CONSTITUTION-class heavy cruiser was the most advanced warship of its day.
However, there are some striking differences between the CONSTITUTION-class
starships familiar to history and those of the Alternate Timeline of ORIGINS.
First among them is the commissioning dates: though these ships were
commissioned in the 2240's in the prime universe, they were not commissioned
until over a decade later in thr AT universe. This is one of the first notable
effects of Nero's contamination of the timeline, though the reasons for such
a change are still being studied.
The AT version of the starship is several times larger than its Prime counter-
part, more than three times as heavy, and having over twice as many officers
and crew on board. This may well be a result of the "delay" in the class'
commissioning: it is speculated that the design underwent drastic changes
while still in the design stage, causing the construction to start over and
take longer.
And though her official job description may be "explorer," everything about
the AT design screams "warship": larger, more advanced phaser systems more
numerous in number; deadlier photon torpedoes, and the incorporation of the
first real point defense system in Starfleet. Clearly, whetever the impetus
for Starfleet's delay in commissioning the class, it was motivated by the
desire to create a stronger, more powerful starship.
Decks
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A Bridge
D-E Officer and Crew Quarters
F Personnel Transporter
G Sickbay
N-O Primary Engineering
R Shuttlebay
Crew Complement Breakdown
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=Command=
Commanding Officer 1
Executive Officer 1
Helmsman 16
Yeoman 10
Chief Navigator 1
Navigation Officer 8
Navigator 16
Ordnance Office 8
Ordnance Specialists 78
=Sciences=
Chief Science Officer 1
Asst. Science Officer 1
Scientists 10
Laboratory Technicians 187
Yeoman 5
Chief Surgeon 1
Doctors 8
Head Nurse 1
Nurses 55
Medical Technicians 78
=Engineering/Other=
Chief Engineer 1
Asst. Chief Engineer 1
Engineering Officer 10
Engineering Specialists 242
Transporter Specialists 86
Yeoman 5
Chief of Communications 1
Communications Officer 13
Communications Specialists 23
Chief of Security 1
Security Officer 13
Security Specialists 218
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Total 1100