Feynman statistics Mark II

SD: 351003 DRAFT

BASIC STATISTICS
Class Name       : FEYNMAN
Classification   : Surveyor
Type             : LD (Light Destroyer)
Model Number     : II

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Length           : 325 m
Beam             : 146 m
Draft            :  70 m
Displacement     : 849,592 mt

COMPLEMENT
Total            : 226
Officers         :  16
Crew             : 156
Passengers       :  18 (standard) 36 (emergency)
Marines          :  28 (1 Platoon)

PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Warp Propulsion System
Drive Type       : First-Run Advanced Propulsion Drive (APD-01)
     Number      : 2 (variable)
Main Reactor     : FRAM-961-B

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

Thruster Control : Version 3 magneto-hydrodynamic gas-fusion thrusters

D-Warp Drive     : Dim-IV-A3i (4th Generation D-Warp Drive)

Velocity
(Sensor Mode)
     Standard Cruise Speed   : 6.0
     Maximum Cruise Speed    : 9.0
     Sustainable for 12 hours: 9.6
(Flight Mode)
     Standard Cruise Speed   : 7.5
     Maximum Cruise Speed    : 9.3
     Sustainable for 12 hours: 9.94
     Maximum Emergency Speed : 9.95
     Core Failure Immenent   : 9.97

ARMAMENT
     Phaser, Type XI (Extended range parallel phaser strip)
          Number : 4 banks
          Range  : 345,000 km
          Arcs   : Saucer module dorsal array
                   Saucer module ventral array
                   Secondary hull aft array
                   Secondary hull ventral array

    Phaser, Type XIa (Rapid Repeating Pulse Phaser)
          Number : 4 turrets of 2 pulse phaser cannon each
          Range  : 300,000 km
          Arcs   : Forward/port dorsal primary hull
                   Forward/starboard dorsal primary hull
                   Port/Aft nacelle pylon
                   Starboard/Aft nacelle pylon

     Photon Torpedo: Type-6, Mark-XXV photon torpedo
          Number : 2 tubes
          Range  : 3,500,000 km

          Arcs   : 1 forward, 1 aft

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

Deflector System :  Symmetrical oscillating subspace graviton field

Ablative Armor type IIb

OTHER SYSTEMS
Transporters
     Standard, 6-person  : 3
     Emergency, 22-person: 2
     Cargo               : 2

Shuttle Bays     : 2 (1 main, 1 auxilliary
Embarked Craft 
     Type-9 Medium Short-Range Shuttlecraft: 4
     Type-6 Medium Short-Range Shuttlecraft: 4
     D-Warp Shuttle                        : 1
     1 Type-9A Cargo Shuttle               : 1
     Runabout                              : 1
     Work Bee Maintenance Pods             : 2

Notes:

The FEYNMAN II class is a slightly smaller, more nimble and agile
upgrade to its predecessor. While the overall structure remains
the same, total size and mass are roughly 5% less that the previous
class vessel. 

All major systems have been upgraded with the latest improvements
applicable to this class of Surveyor starship. 

As overall mass was reduced, total crew compliment is approximately 
7% less than that of the previous class. 

Based on advancements in sensor technology gained in the development of 
the AUGUR system, the systems of the old FEYNMAN have been upgraded in a 
successful attempt to provide increased range and improved resolution. In 
addition, the computer, shield and weapon systems of the aging FEYNMAN 
were refit to reflect the current standard for this new class.

An outgrowth of the technology used in the DELPHI and ORACLE suites, the
AUGUR sensor suite uses a system similar to the subspace field balancing
coil of three nacelled ships like SOLAR, CAESAR, and FENRIS to focus a
subspace scanning beam which allows faster-than-light (long range)  sensor
reading at far higher resolutions than any conventional sensor system with
a fraction of the computer processing overhead of the DELPHI and ORACLE
systems, both of which require dedicated computer cores. In addition, the
AUGUR is designed to tie into the ship's communication systems to act as a
high-power signal relay station or a jamming station. 

The Mark II FEYNMAN incorporates the newer Type XI extended-range phaser 
systems, making the FEYNMAN better able to disable targets at a distance 
and not engage a prolonged conflict. 

History:

The Feynman class is named in honor of the twentieth century
Nobel prize winning physicist/philosopher/teacher, Richard P.
Feynman, whose simple but elegant demonstration of O Ring failure
during the Challenger hearings lead to improved standards of
safety for early earth spacecraft.  He is also considered one of
the fathers of Nanotechnology; an award named is his honor has
been given since the late twentieth century.

In October 2405 the project approval was received.  A rescaled
version of the DELPHI Array began construction. In May 2406 the
keel was laid, and the actual construction on the primary hull
began.  In June 2406 the nacelle construction began.  August 2406
saw the joinging of primary and secondary hulls and the
installation of the DELPHI array began.  In September 2406 the
installation of the remaining communication, navigation systems
and computer core followed.

October 2406 the Warp Drive was tested, followed by finishing the
installation of the rescaled DELPHI array in November, and its
calibration and test in December 2406.  In January 2407 the
construction was completed and the ship commissioned for system
evaluation as NX-66000 USS Feynman.

January 2433, the final draft of the FEYNMAN II class was approved. 
March 2433, the keel was was laid at Utopia Planetia. 
November 2435 (tentative) construction slated to be concluded,
trials to begin. 

Proposed ship names NCC-66xxx:

USS Feynman II          USS Copernicus
USS Oppenheimer         USS Ptolemy
USS Archimedes          USS Hubble
USS Faraday             USS Carver


Ship Design by Michael Dailey and 
Starfleet Engineering Revision 

[Note: Names of the ships should follow names of Famous
Scienctists as shown by the above examples.]