Hipparkhos statistics Mark I

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BASIC STATISTICS
Class Name       : HIPPARKOS
Classification   : Scientific Explorer
Type             : CA (Heavy Cruiser)
Model Number     : I (NCC-97100)


PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Length           : 551 m
Beam             : 233 m
Draft            : 128 m
Displacement     : 4,901,768 mt
Decks            : 12 (~ 4.5 m high each)


COMPLEMENT
Total            : 604
Officers         :  48
Crew             : 436
Passengers       :  40 (100 maximum)
Marines          :  80 (normal complement- company strength)


PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Warp Propulsion System
    Drive Type       : ILN-705 Mk I
    Number           : 4
    Main Reactor     : FRAM-1203
                     : FRAM-1203

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

Thruster Control : Quickstep

Dimensional Warp Drive Drive Type : Dim-V-H1 (5th generation of dimensional warp drive)

Velocity
  Warp speeds
    (Sensor Mode)
      Standard Cruise Speed    : 7.0
      Maximum Cruise Speed     : 9.2
      Sustainable for 12 hours : 9.7
    (Flight Mode)
      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
        Number : 9 arcs
        Range  : 340,000 km
        Arcs   : Saucer dorsal array p/s
                 Saucer ventral array fw + p/s
                 Dorsal nacelle pylons p/s
                 Ventral nacelle pylons p/s

    Photon Torpedo, Mk XXIII Seeking/Direct
        Number : 3 tubes
        Range  : 3,500,000 km
        Arcs   : 2 forward, 1 aft

    Point Defense Drones, type III
        Number  : 4 launchers
        Arcs    : saucer launcher (p/s)
                  engineering aft (p/s)
     Complement : 60 drones (15 per launcher)

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


OTHER SYSTEMS

VATES Sensor Suite

Transporters
    Standard, 6-person      : 8
    Emergency, 22-person    : 5
    Cargo                   : 6

Shuttle Bays     : 3

Embarked Craft (Standard, specific ships may vary)
    Shuttlepod              : 10
    Personnel Shuttle, Small:  6
    Personnel Shuttle, Large:  3
    D-Warp Shuttle          :  3
    Cargo Shuttle           :  8
    Runabout                :  2
    SESR, type IV           :  3


Notes:

The HIPPARKHOS-class Cruiser is the successor of the
CONSTELLATION-class Explorer with  all the upgraded tecnologies. The
classic 4-nacelle design of the old CONSTELLATION and CHEYENNE classes,
also found on the NIGHTINGALE-class medical destroyer, has been
upgraded to the lastest ILN-70x series, like the PAMPA-class Explorer.

Coupled with improved D-Warp and sublight gravitic plane drives, the
HIPPARKHOS-class is an extremely independent starship, able to fly solo
for a very long time, which makes it ideal for deep space exploration
and scientific missions. It is provided with ample laboratories,
recreational facilities, very advanced sensors and numerous types of
crafts. It's well armed and it should have more than enough punch to
get out of any hairy situation if things go wrong, and then some.

Its mission profile complements the one of other long-range explorers
by offering unrivaled endurance, sensors and strength.

The new ILN-70x nacelles have improved Warp coils using a system
of multiple concentrical layers that provides an improved thermal
reaction, softer acceleration curves and finer control in the local
manifold deformation. Dedicated computer nodes, gathering information
in real time, are able to calculate the Warp bubble geometry tensor
at triple the frequency and almost ten times as precisely as older
models. This allows for faster speeds with less energy expenditure,
allowing for faster, longer Warp travels. Having 4 nacelles doesn't
make the ship travel faster, but it makes her able to sustain higher
speeds for much longer when D-Warp is not an option, by alternating the
energy output between each pair of nacelles before their performance
start to degrade due to thermal throttling (Warp coasting). There's
an experimental emergency mode that works by rapidly switching between
the four nacelles in succession, like a four-phase alternating current
generator. This generates extreme Warp gradients that allow speeds
never naturally reached before, but the strain on the nacelles is such
that five or ten minutes are enough to completely fuse the Warp coils.

The new Radiation Phase Shields allow for much faster D-Warp speeds
than before. The gravitic-plane dynamic drive provides excellent
maneuverability and accelerations. The IDF generators have been slowly
improving over the years and new alloys and material geometries,
coupled with extra IDF generators, allow better sublight performance
than any older models.

Like the WANDERLUST-class before her, the HIPPARKHOS-class sports the
new VATES sensor suite, which is a complex but powerful outgrowth of
the excellent AUGUR sensor suite. The result is a faster detection
speed and improved response in active and pasive scanning. It also
gives better resolution both at Warp and at sublight speeds, thanks
to the coordination with the new ILN-70Xs nacelle series and its own
computing cores, resulting in much faster speeds while in full sensor
mode. The VATES sensor is complemented with AUGUR SESR modules that
take advantage of the computer network to provide even better results,
particularly on long range sensors. The ship also has specialized
planetary swipe sensors and dedicated proximity sensors able to detect
very small detail in complex scenarios like asteroid fields.

The ship has 12 decks of roughly 4.5 meters each, to allow enough
space for the new electronics, biogel links, high density optical
fibers, computer cores, automation and holoemitters and IDF spaceframe
reinforcers. The ship has an ample cantine/bar called 7-Forward in the
starboard forward section of deck 7. The bridge is located on deck 1,
while the Main Hangar covers decks 6 and 7 aft, while the 2 auxiliary
bays are sited on deck 7 aft at the starboard and port side on the
engineering section.

Ship names are based on famous astronomers and space explorers (note,
some names have been used in the FEYNMAN-class or others scientists
name based, marked with a *, please check the registry at BOI in case
of doubt), registries in the NCC-971xx series:

USS HIPPARKHOS        USS HYPATIA
USS COPERNICUS        USS JUMP CANNON
USS PTOLEMY           USS PITAGORAS
USS ARISTARKHOS       USS IBN-MUUSAA
USS THALES            USS BRAHMAGUPTA
USS GALILEO           USS SAGAN
USS ARYABHATA         USS KEPLER
USS BRAHE             USS ERATOSTHENES
USS HUBBLE            USS BHAASHKARA
USS LAPLACE           USS LAGRANGE*
USS HUYGENS           USS HERSCHEL
USS PAYNE-GAPOSCHKIN  USS ARCHIMEDES*
USS TOMBAUGH          USS AVICENNA
USS GAUSS*            USS CASSINI
USS WEBB              USS DRAKE
USS HOOKE             USS AL-TUSI
USS LUPITUS


Ship design by David S. de Lis (based on the SAGAN-class) for use in
ASR (2023).