Argos statistics Mark I

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BASIC STATISTICS
Class Name       : ARGOS
Classification   : Explorer
Type             : CL (Cruiser, Light)
Model Number     : I (NCC-95500)


PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Length           : 444.4 m
Beam             : 188.7 m
Draft            :  75 m
Displacement     : 2,472,964 mt
Decks            : 12 (~ 4.4m high each)


COMPLEMENT
Total            : 420
Officers         :  31
Crew             : 279
Passengers       :  30 (150 maximum)
Marines          :  80 (normal complement)


PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Warp Propulsion System
     Drive Type       : ILN-705 Mk I
     Number           : 2
     Main Reactor     : FRAM-1203

Impulse System
     Drive Type       : GDP-2 (Gravitic Dynamic Planing Drive, model 2)
     Number           : 1 (2 nodes)
     Secondary Reactor: FGRIF-800 Network

Thruster Control : Quickstep

Dimensional Warp Drive Drive Type : Dim-V-Ar1

Velocity
  Warp speeds
    Standard Cruise Speed    : 8.0
    Maximum Cruise Speed     : 9.9
    Sustainable for 12 hours : 9.95
    Maximum Emergency Speed  : 9.98

  D-Warp Velocity
    Standard Cruise Speed    : Theta band (0.5c) : 9.99478
    Maximum Cruise Speed     : Theta band(0.75c) : 9.99736
    Sustainable for 12 hours : Iota band (0.75c) : 9.99990
    Maximum Emergency Speed  : Kappa band (0.75c): 9.99997

ARMAMENT
     Phaser, Type XI (Extended range parallel phaser strip)
          Number : 6 banks
          Range  : 345,000 km
          Arcs   : Saucer dorsal arrays p/s
                 : Saucer ventral arrays p/s
                 : Secondary hull ventral forward
                 : Secondary hull dorsal aft

     Flux Torpedo Mk III Seeking/Direct
          Number : 3 tubes
          Range  : Flux 3,500,000 km, Photon 3,000,000
          Arcs   : 2 forward p/s, 1 aft dorsal

     Point Defense Lasers, type III
          Number : 16 (8 turrets of 2 lasers each)
          Range  : 300,000 km
          Arcs   : saucer ventral turrets (p/s)
                 : saucer dorsal turrets (p/s)
                 : aft hull dorsal turrets (p/s)
                 : aft hull ventral turrets (p/s)

     Point Defense Drones, type III
          Number : 2 launchers
          Arcs   : saucer launcher aft (p/s)
      Complement : 40 drones (20 per side)

Deflector System : FD-10f Cocoon multiphasic deflector system
                 : SRPS-1 radiation phase shielding system


OTHER SYSTEMS

Transporters
     Standard, 6-person      : 6
     Emergency, 22-person    : 4
     Cargo                   : 6

Shuttle Bays     : 3 (2 Main, 1 aux/Engineering)

Embarked Craft (Standard, specific ships may vary)
     Shuttlepod              : 10
     Personnel Shuttle, Small: 10
     Personnel Shuttle, Large:  4
     D-Warp Shuttle          :  4
     Cargo Shuttle           :  5
     Runabout                :  2
     SESR Module (type IIIe) :  2

Notes:

The ARGOS-class sees the return of a robust, compact spaceframe,
nimble and versatile. It's a very flexible ship that can serve
many different roles. Very fast and maneuverable, with excellent
sensors and well armed, it's an all-around ship. The ship complement
is suited for exploration and scientific missions and allows for
greater flexibility during a mission. The ARGOS-class works as the
complement of the SCORPIO-class DD, with greater number of crafts,
personnel and labs to conduct exploration and investigations which
might be beyond the scope of a destroyer.

This class complements the YASURAGI-class by offering a smaller
spaceframe, less crew needs and faster response times. It is well
armed for a CL and has a great complement of shuttlecrafts for
multiple operations.

The newer automatisms and improvements in distributed computer cores
make for better response times, more computer power and the need for
a smaller crew. This means taller decks--to accommodate all the new
automatisms and conduits--, which means the ship has less decks than
older models, however the living and working space is not reduced,
but it's proportional to that of those older designs. Thus, the ship
has 12 decks, with the bridge sitting at deck 2 and the Obervation
Lounge at deck 3. Scientific labs are ample and well prepared for
the needs of an exploration vessel.

The new ILN-70x nacelle series  have dedicated computer nodes to
be able to calculate the Warp bubble geometry tensor at triple the
frequency and almost ten times as precisely as older models and
an innovative system of concentric Warp coils that greatly enhance
the power output and optimizes the power consumption, allowing for
better performance and less stress to the system. This allows for
faster speeds with less energy expenditure, allowing for faster,
e longer Warp travels.

The new Radiation Phase Shields allow for much faster D-Warp speeds
than before. The gravitic-plane dyamic drive provides excellent
maneuverability and accelerations. The IDF generators have been
better integrated with the hull, allowing for excellent performance,
comparable to much nibler ships.

The ship has 12 decks of roughly 4.4 meters each and an ample
cantine/bar called 8-Forward in the starboard forward section of
deck 8. Deck 2 has the access to the bridge (that also occupies part
of deck 3, in particular de Observation Lounge, facing forward).
The main Hangar bay faces backwards, using part of decks 4 and 5,
while the second hangar faces forward, occupies decks 4, 5 and 6,
and is the launcher of scout ships and one of the Runabouts, as well
as the Marines Country. An extra auxiliary bay used for smaller craft
and cargo is sited aft and below, occupying decks 9 and 10.


Ship names are based on the mythological ship 'Argos' and her crew,
the argonauts, registries in the NCC-955xx series:

USS ARGOS         USS JASON
USS CALAIS        USS ZETES
USS CASTOR        USS POLYDEUCES
USS ERYTUS        USS EUPHEMUS
USS ORPHEUS       USS PERICLYMENUS
USS ECHION
...

(Note: HERAKLES is already used by the AGAMEMNON-class BC, some other
names might clash with existing ships, so please check the list before
creating a new one)

Ship design by David S. de Lis for use in ASR (2023) with input from
Scott Lusby.