Gorn Hegemony Navy Stegosaurus-class Warship
BASIC STATISTICS
- Class Name: STEGOSAURUS
- Classification: Warship
- Type: CL (Cruiser, Light)
- Model Number: Unknown
- Number in Service: Unknown
- Mission Profile: Taskforce command ship, home space defense
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Length: 458 m
- Beam: 285 m
- Draft: 94 m
- Displacement: 4,350,000 mt
COMPLEMENT
- Total Standard: 450
- Officers: 50
- Enlisted: 280
- Shock Troops: 120
PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Supraluminal Propulsion System
- Drive Type: GW-5
- Number: 2
- Main Reactor: GR-3
Sublight System
- Drive Type: GSL-3
- Number: 2
- Secondary Reactor: GR2-3
Velocity (scaled to Federation warp factors - estimated)
- Standard Cruise Speed: 6.0
- Maximum Cruise Speed: 8.0
- Sustainable for 12 hours: 8.65
- Maximum Emergency Speed: 9.3
- Core Failure Imminent: 9.45
ARMAMENT AND DEFENSE
Neutron Blasters
- Type: GBL-3
- Number: 6
- Range: 175,000 km
- Arcs: 4 forward/port/starboard firing, 2 aft firing
Photon Torpedo
- Type: GPT-2
- Number: 3
- Range: 2,500,000
- Arcs: 2 forward, 1 aft
Deflector System
- GS-6
OTHER SYSTEMS
Transporters
- Standard, 8-man: 8
- Combat, 16-man: 5
- Cargo: 2
- Shuttle Bays: 2
Embarked Craft (Standard, estimated, specific ships may vary)
- Assault Shuttles: 10
- Administrative Shuttles: 4
- Large Combat Shuttles: 2
- Shuttlepods: 6
- Heavy Tank: 0
- Medium Tank: 2
- Light Surface Vehicles: 8
TACFLEET NOTES
The STEGOSAURUS-Class CL was, much as the ALLOSAURUS-Class BC was 45 years ago, a top-of-the-line light cruiser, roughly equivalent with the DIOGENES- Class CL's since retired by Star Fleet. However, Gorn technology, though progressing somewhat slower than Star Fleet's, has succeeded in producing a new light cruiser design- dubbed the RENDER-Class by Deep Space 13 personnel, who were the first to confront her.
In her day, however, the STEGOSAURUS was the workhorse of the Gorn navy during the period of skirmishes with the Tholian navy known collectively as "The Tholian Conflict." It met with some successes during that time; however, most of them were early in the conflict. Once the Tholian navy, with its superior resources, were able to design newer, more effective vessels, the STEGOs quickly lost their effectiveness.
Nowadays, the STEGOSAURUS-Class CL sees little action on the Gorn Hegemony/UFP border- and when it does, it is usually in support of a TRICERATOPS CA. However, more often than not, they are utilized as screening vessels for the ALLOSAURUS-Class BC defending the interior of Gorn space.
All of her ship systems, from her main reactor and propulsion systems on down to its weaponry a shields represent older technologies that have since been improved upon.
The STEGO, like almost every other Gorn design, is heavily armored for her size and class, much more so than her Star Fleet counterparts. However, in relation to her Gorn brethren, she is comparatively lightly armored- thus her rating as a light cruiser.
The typical STEGO carries a compliment of 120 shock troops, and a small number of various embarked craft, allowing it to perform marine actions if the occasion arises.
