Edited: Jeffrey Jenkins
Author: Paul Gilbertson
E-Mail Address: darius@the-pub.org
Revision: 2
Revision SD: 151202, 170407
BASIC STATISTICS
Class Name : PATHFINDER
Classification : Scout
Type : FF (Frigate)
Model Number : II
Main Yard : DELPHI Shipyards
Assigned Number : NCC-23000 to NCC-24999
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Length : 165 m
Beam : 81 m
Draft : 31 m
Displacement : 109,853 mt
Decks : 8
COMPLEMENT
Total Standard : 80
Officers : 8
Crew : 72
Passengers : 10 (max)
PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Warp Propulsion System
Drive Type : ILN-402 Mk VIII
Number : 2
Main Reactor : FRAM-428
Impulse System
Drive Type : SAN
Number : 2
Secondary Reactor: FKIF-428 Network
D-Warp Drive : Dim-IV P2i (4th Generation D-Warp Drive)
Velocity
Standard Cruise Speed : 6.00
Maximum Cruise Speed : 8.00
Sustainable for 12 hours: 9.00
Maximum Emergency Speed : 9.70
Core Failure Imminent : 9.97
ARMAMENT
Phaser, Type X
Number : 4 banks
Range : 300,000 km
Arcs : saucer forward dorsal array
saucer forward ventral array
secondary hull aft dorsal array
secondary hull aft ventral array
Flux Torpedo, MkII Seeking/Direct
Number : 2 tubes
Range : 3,500,000 km
Arcs : 1 forward, 1 aft
Deflector System: FD-6c Cocoon Multiphasic Deflector System
OTHER SYSTEMS
Transporters
Standard, 6-person : 2
Emergency, 16-person: 1
Cargo : 2
Shuttle Bays : 1
Embarked Craft (Standard, specific ships may vary)
Shuttlepod : 4
Personnel Shuttle, Small : 1
Personnel Shuttle, Large : 1
Shuttle, D-Warp : 2
Cargo Shuttle : 1
Notes:
The Pathfinder class was designed as a modern replacement for the long-
serving Oberth class science vessel. The requirement called for a ship
capable of making relatively short duration missions; Starfleet intended
to use these ships in the large unexplored areas between Federation-
controlled space, missions which would typically be staged out of
Starbases and last for a few months up to a year at most.
Originally introduced in 2369, the class received a major overall and refit
in 2405. Today, the starship is one of the smallest frigates in service
with limited range and limited multimission capability. One of the few
modernizations in the design is the inclusion of the d-warp drive which
substantially increases the cruising range and versitility of the design.