190626
Submitted by Scott Lusby (co-circe@alt-starfleet-rpg.org)
BASIC STATISTICS
Class Name : DILIGENT
Classification : Escort
Type : DE (Escort Destroyer)
Model Number : I
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Length : 202 m
Beam : 152 m
Draft : 65 m
Displacement : 475,000 mt
COMPLEMENT
Total Standard : 130
Officers : 10
Crew : 85
Marines : 35
Passengers : 10
PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Warp Propulsion System
Drive Type : ILN-517 Mk IX
Number : 2
Main Reactor : FRAM-922
Impulse System
Drive Type : GDP-1 (Gravity Planing Drive, Model 1)
Number : 2
Secondary Reactor : FGRIF-800 Network
D-Warp Drive : Dim-IV Di1i
Thruster Control : Quickstep
Velocity
Standard Cruise Speed : 7.0
Maximum Cruise Speed : 9.5
Sustainable for 12 hours : 9.86
Maximum Emergency Speed : 9.92
Core Failure Imminent : 9.98
ARMAMENT
Phaser, Type XIa (Rapid Repeating Pulse Phaser)
Number : 4 fixed turrets
Range : 300,000 km
Arcs : Forward Dorsal (P/S)
Forward Ventral (P/S)
Phaser, Type XI
Number : 3 banks
Range : 345,000 km
Arcs : Dorsal
Ventral
Aft
Flux Torpedo, Mk III Seeking/Direct
Number : 3 tubes
Range : 3,500,000 km
Arcs : 2 forward, 1 aft
Deflector System : FD-8e "Carapace" cocoon multiphasic deflector system
Number of Generators : 6
Augmentation : Enhanced Metaphasic, rapid EM re-modulation
Passive Defense System(s)
Type: Ablative Armor
OTHER SYSTEMS
Transporters
Standard, 6-person : 4
Emergency 16-person : 1
Combat 12-person : 1
Cargo : 2
Shuttle Bays : 1
Embarked Craft
Shuttlepod : 2
Shuttle, D-warp : 1
Notes:
The DILIGENT class escort was built with the intention of replacing the
aging THUNDERBOLT/DEFIANT spaceframe with a newer, more modern design.
However, the design incorporates everything that made the DEFIANT
spaceframe a success: relatively small, highly maneuverable and, above
all, possessing sharp teeth.
DILIGENT, while somewhat bigger than her THUNDERBOLT cousin, remains
small compared to her other ships of her class. The extra space allows
her to carry a full platoon of Marines and more cargo storage, which
will give the DILIGENT a somewhat longer teather from which to roam.
DILIGENT's main selling point, as with the THUNDERBOLT, is her impressive
array of weapons. She retains the pulse phasers as her main weapon, but
upgrades them to the longer-ranged Type XIa. Her secondary phaser arrays
also were upgraded to the newer Type XI. Finally, her torpedoes not only
got an upgrade to the Mark III flux torpedoes, but also got an extra
tube, pointing aft. However, though possessing upgraded shields and
ablative armor covering her ceramic hull, there is no room for a reasonable
point defense system on DILIGENT.
The DILIGENT spans 12 decks; though no science labs of any value are to
be found on this warship, there is plenty of space for its officers and
crew to maintain normal quarters, as opposed to the cramped 'hot-bunking'
style of the THUNDERBOLT.
Creator's Notes:
Obviously, I started with THUNDERBOLT for this one. However, Ed's design
seemed a little bulkier- like a taller, larger cousin. So I expanded the
decks and sizing some.
I did not put point defense in here, though I suppose that we could always
put it in. I left the weaponry package almost the same aside from the
fact that they type was upgraded.