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Specifications
Topic Started: Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:44 pm (337 Views)
Rear Admiral Jeffery Sinclair
Accommodation: Standard compliment - 190 (25 officers, 165 enlisted)

Classification: Medium Cruiser [Science/Diplomatic]

Funding for Norway Class Development Project Provided by: Advanced Starship Design Bureau, United Federation of Planets Defense Council

Development Project Started: 2357

Production Start Date: 2359 - Halted at end of year.

Refit and Redesign: 2366

Production Resumed: 2368

Production End Date: Still in Production

Current Status: In Service

Locations of Norway-Class Construction:

* Spacedock 1, Earth
* Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars
* Shor Ka'Tel Fleet Yards, 40 Eridani

Current Starship Identification and Registration Numbers:

* U.S.S. Sharikahr NCC-81204
* U.S.S. Vienna NCC-81763
* U.S.S. Budapest NCC-81791
* U.S.S. Babylon NCC-81810

MISSION OBJECTIVES

Pursuant to Starfleet Exploration Directives 1016.8 & 901.12, Federation Diplomatic Corps Mandate 66.105.b, 66.105.c & 200.2.2, and Federation Security Council General Policy, the following objectives have been established for a Norway Class Starship:

1. Provide a multi-mission mobile platform for a wide range of scientific and explorative research, and diplomatic projects.
2. Replace the Cheyenne and the Ambassador Class for long-term scientific missions and Federation diplomatic excursions.
3. Provide autonomous capability for full execution of Federation defensive, cultural, scientific, and explorative policy in deep space or border territory.
4. Serve as a frontline support vehicle during emergencies and a platform for the extension of Federation diplomacy and policy.
5. Provide non-critical functions such as transport of personnel and cargo when necessary, extended aid, and short-range patrol.

Length: 445.02 meters
Width: 275.24 meters
Height: 64.00 meters
Weight: 758,840 Metric Tonnes
Cargo Capacity: 32,200 Metric Tonnes

Hull: Duranium-Tritanium composite
Number of Decks: 17 Total, 16 Habitable.

In 2357, Starfleet rolled out the newest of a class of ships intended to re-center Starfleet and move it away from the bigger-is-better philosophy envisioned in the largest ships of the last few build cycles; such as the Ambassador, Galaxy and Nebula-classes.

The Norway Class vessel began in the mind of engineers at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards. The idea was that Starfleet should reawaken a building policy that was more directed and specific when it comes to the manufacture of vessels. However, general Starfleet policy of the last two decades had lead to the design of faster, more aggressive ships that are well armed against the emerging and hidden threats Starfleet had seen appear with alarming regularity.

Initial plans for the ship sketched it in the format of other vessels in service. However, that initial design was scrapped in favor of increasing numbers of uni-hull ships being developed by other departments in ASDB. Four test designs were proposed and elimination lead to the flattened arrowhead saucer and catamaran design put into service.

Designed to function for long periods in non-definitive missions, the Norway Class starship is visually impressive on first sight. Though not the largest ship in Starfleet by any means, its midsize condition allows it to both impose and relieve those that see it as an arm of Federation sovereignty when it is encountered.

As a ship tasked with diplomacy as much as scientific endeavors, the Norway Class starship is stronger than it is powerful. High-powered engines, computer systems, and shields allow the vessel to operate in relative safety even in the presence of larger more heavily armed enemy vessels. At the very least, the Norway Class’s non-standard configuration can be made use of strategically and allow the ship to escape to safety with its crew and any VIPs that may or may not be aboard.

The Norway Class’s small size allows the ship to be more determinedly designed for its task of Science/Diplomacy. Much of the interior of the ship is utilized primarily by science systems and has almost two full decks tasked specifically for diplomatic housing and functions.

An additional ability of the Norway Class is atmospheric entry and landing. With better ‘breathing’ intakes to handle the stresses of atmosphere, the Norway Class can enter planetary atmospheres with impunity and utilize its strategically placed and sensitive anti-gravity engines and ventral impulse engines when out of the relative weightlessness of space, and to maneuver the seven hundred thousand tonne starship over a planet. Additionally, the broad wing-type nacelle struts on the catamaran aft section allows simple lift to slow the ship’s descent and guide it with the help of etheric rudder in the form of manipulated gravity and impulse propulsion. Once near the surface, three landing struts are extended from the ventral hull with the aft legs angled toward the back to counterbalance the weight of the nacelles and catamaran.

Armory Inventory includes:
50 Type-I Phasers
150 Type-II Phaser pistols
40 Type-IIIA Phaser rifles
30 Type-IIIB Compression Phaser rifles

Phaser Array Arrangement: Two small dorsal phaser arrays located in the hull depression at the bow of the ship. Two ventral phaser arrays on the primary hull, extending from the very back of the primary hull almost to the bow. These arrays also converge gradually as they approach the widest part of the primary hull, converging near the bow. Two phaser strips are located on either side of the primary hull nearest to the rear and high on the dorsal side to cover the rear-firing arc.

Phaser Array Type: Even though the Norway Class is a medium sized vessel, it still utilizes the Type X array system. The six arrays are all Type-X, the new standard emitter. Each array fires a steady beam of phaser energy, and the forced-focus emitters discharge the phasers at speeds approaching .986c (which works out to about 182,520 miles per second - nearly warp one). The phaser array automatically rotates phaser frequency and attempts to lock onto the frequency and phase of a threat vehicle's shields for shield penetration.

Phaser Array Output: Each phaser array takes its energy directly from the impulse drive and auxiliary fusion generators. Individually, each type X -emitter can only discharge approximately 5.1 MW (megawatts). However, several emitters (usually two) fire at once in the array during standard firing procedures, resulting in a discharge approximately 10.2 MW.

Phaser Array Range: Maximum effective range is 300,000 kilometers.

Primary Purpose: Defense/Anti-Spacecraft

Secondary Purpose: Assault

Arrangement: Two fixed-focus torpedo launchers, one located just below the main deflector dish on the dorsal side of the Primary Hull and another at the rear of the primary hull. The Norway Class is fitted with smaller versions of the Burst-Fire Torpedo launcher originally developed for the Sovereign class starship. The Norway can fire 3 torpedoes per salvo from each launcher, with a maximum rate of fire of 6 torpedoes from both launchers.

Type: Type-6, Mark-XXV photon torpedo, capable of pattern firing (Sierra, Delta, etc.) as well as independent launch. Independent targeting once launched from the ship, detonation on contact unless otherwise directed by the ship.

Payload: The Norway Class can carry a maximum of 40 torpedo casings with at least 10 of them geared as probe casings at any one time.

Range: Maximum effective range is 3,500,000 kilometers.

Primary Purpose: Assault

Secondary Purpose: Anti-Spacecraft

Type: Symmetrical peristaltic subspace graviton field. This type of shield is similar to those of most other Starships, but rated higher than most vessels of equivalent size as a defensive measure due to its role in hosting conferences and ferrying VIPs. Other than incorporating the now mandatory nutational shift in frequency, the shields alter their graviton polarity to better deal with more powerful weapons and sophisticated weaponry (including Dominion, Breen, and Borg systems).

During combat, the shield sends data on what type of weapon is being used on it, and what frequency and phase the weapon uses. Once the tactical officer analyzes this, the shield can be configured to have the same frequency as the incoming weapon - but different nutation. This tactic dramatically increases shield efficiency.

Output: There are 16 shield grids on the Norway Class, and each one generates 160 MW, resulting in total shield strength of 2,560 MW. The power for the shields is taken directly from the warp engines and impulse fusion generators. If desired, the shields can be augmented by power from the impulse power plants. The shields can protect against approximately 42% of the total EM spectrum (whereas a Galaxy Class Starship's shields can only protect against about 23%), made possible by the multi-phase graviton polarity flux technology incorporated into the shields.

Range: The shields, when raised maintain an average range of 30 meters away from the hull.

Primary purpose: Defense from hazardous radiation and space-borne particulates.

Secondary purpose: Defense from enemy threat forces

Type: C-Grade Standard Matter/Anti-Matter Reaction Drive, developed by Ceries Industries. Information on this Warp Drive can be found in any Starfleet Library or Omnipedia.

Normal Cruising Speed: Warp 6.5

Cruising Speed as pursuant to Warp Limitations, as a cause of subspace pollution: Warp 5 (Not Applicable)

Maximum Speed: Warp 9.7 for 12 hours

Note: Vessels equipped with the Ceries C-Grade M/ARA Drive System no longer have the maximum cruising speed limit of Warp 6.3, thanks to innovations discovered and utilized in the M/ARA Warp Drive outfitted in the new Intrepid Class Starship. Pursuant to Starfleet Command Directive 12856.A, all Starships will receive upgrades to their Warp Drive system to prevent further pollution of Subspace.

Type: The Corps of Engineers considered standard Norway Class Impulse Engines ‘excessive’, providing thrust far in excess on the highest estimated needs. Developed and built by Slepnir Inc., the Norway Class engines can be ‘temperamental’ with the tendency to over steer due to the huge thrust factor in Real Space travel. However, the ability to produce so much power effectively diminishes inertial drag making the Norway Class vessel more agile in Real Space.

Output: Each engine (there are two impulse engines) can propel the Norway Class at speeds just under .25c, at “Full Impulse” and an upper ceiling of .75c at three quarters the speed of light. Generally, Starfleet Vessels are restricted to .25c speeds to avoid the more dramatic time dilation effects of higher relativistic speeds. However, such restrictions can be overridden at the behest of the ship’s captain.

Type: Multiphase subspace graviton beam, used for direct manipulation of objects from a submicron to a macroscopic level at any relative bearing to the Norway Class. Each emitter is directly mounted to the primary members of the ship's framework, to lessen the effects of isopiestic subspace shearing, inertial potential imbalance, and mechanical stress.

Output: Each tractor beam emitter is built around three multiphase 15 MW graviton polarity sources, each feeding two 475-millicochrane subspace field amplifiers. Phase accuracy is within 1.3 arc-seconds per microsecond, which gives superior interference pattern control. Each emitter can gain extra power from the SIF by means of molybdenum-jacketed wave-guides. The subspace fields generated around the beam (when the beam is used) can envelop objects up to 920 meters, lowering the local gravitational constant of the universe for the region inside the field and making the object much easier to manipulate.

Range: Effective tractor beam range varies with payload mass and desired delta-v (change in relative velocity). Assuming a nominal 15 m/sec-squared delta-v, the multiphase tractor emitters can be used with a payload approaching 2,330,000 metric tonnes at less than 2,000 meters. Conversely, the same delta-v can be imparted to an object massing about one metric ton at ranges approaching 30,000 kilometers.

Primary purpose: Towing or manipulation of objects

Secondary purpose: Tactical/Defensive

The Norway Class Main Shuttlebay is equipped with:

1. Two Type-8 Medium Short-Range Shuttlecraft
2. Two Type-9 Medium Long-Range Shuttlecraft
3. Two Type-11 Heavy Long-Range Shuttlecraft
4. Three Work Bee-Type Maintenance Pods
5. Ordnance and Fuel
6. Flight Operations

ACCOMMODATION

Officers and Crew 190
Evacuation Limit 500

DIMENSIONS

Overall Length 445.02 meters
Overall Draft 64.00 meters
Overall Beam 275.24 meters

PERFORMANCE

Full Impulse: .25c
Cruise Speed: Warp 6.5
Maximum Velocity warp 9.7 (12 hours maximum)

ARMAMENT

6 Type X phasers, 1 forward photon torpedo launcher [2 tube], 1 aft torpedo launcher [1 tube]

TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT

Auxiliary Craft

* 1 Norway-Class Integrated Craft (Captain’s Yacht)

Shuttlecraft

* Two Type-8 Medium Short-Range Shuttlecraft
* Two Type-9 Light Short-Range Shuttlecraft
* Two Type-11 Heavy Long-Range Shuttlecraft
* Three Work Bee-Type Maintenance Pods

Transporters

* Three Personnel
* Two Cargo
* Two Emergency

Deck A: Dorsal Sensor systems palette, Warp nacelle pylon struts, Warp nacelle power transfer conduits (2 - 1 P/S, Up from Deck 7)

Deck 1: Main Bridge, Captain’s Ready Room, and Officer’s Briefing Room

Deck 2: Shuttlebay High-Bay, Captain’s Quarters, Senior Officer Quarters, Non-Specific Science Lab (6 - 3 P/S), Cargo Storage (8), Lifeboat station (8), Executive Officer's Office, Defensive Shield Emitter Subsystems (2 - 1 P/S), Defensive Shield Emitters (4)

Deck 3: Main Shuttlebay, Shuttle Maintenance Bay, Flight Control, Officer Quarters, Transporter Room 1, Cargo Transporters (4 - 2 P/S), Crew Lounge, Tactical Planning Station, Lifeboat Station (8)

Deck 4: Deuterium Tanks, Matter Injector, Crew Quarters, Primary Sensor Palette (Upper), Sensor Analysis Station (P), Space Imaging Laboratory, Chief Science Officer's Office, Defensive Shield Emitter Subsystems (2 - 1 P/S), Defensive Shield Emitters (2), Lifeboat Stations (10)

Deck 5: VIP Accommodations, Event Coordinator Office, Honor Guard Armory, Communications Center, Transporter Room 2, Main Computer Core Access Station, Primary Sensor Palette (cont.), Conference Hall, Lifeboat Stations (12)

Deck 6: VIP Accommodations, Transporter Pattern Buffers (2 - 1 P/S), Mid-Size Holodeck (3 - 2 P/1 S), Crew Recreational Room (2 S)

Deck 7: Main Engineering, Chief Engineer’s Office, Atmospheric Physics Lab, High Energy Biophysics Lab, Sensor Monitoring, Engineering Support Systems, Inertial Dampening Systems, Operations Office, Lifeboat Stations (12)

Deck 8: Sickbay, Primary Sickbay Support Systems (ICU, Biohazard Support, Radiation Treatment Wards, Surgical Ward, Critical Care, Null-Gravity Treatment, Isolation Suites, etc.), Chief Medical Officer's Office, Counselor's Office, Stellar Cartography High-Bay, Crew Quarters, Lifeboat Stations (14)

Deck 9: Stellar Cartography, Crew Quarters, Forward Phaser Emitter, Photon Torpedo Magazine, Photon Torpedo Loading Mechanism, Lifeboat Stations (16)

Deck 10: Arboretum, Antimatter Injector, Stellar Cartography Low-Bay, Library, Forward Photon Torpedo Launching System, Transporter Room 3, [Warp Nacelles (Connected from nacelle struts on Deck A), Warp Nacelle control chamber, Warp plasma infusers], Lifeboat Stations (18)

Deck 11: Antimatter Storage Pods, Variable Environment Crew Quarters (16), Antimatter Pod Ejection Systems, Transporter Pattern Buffers (1 P), Lifeboat Stations (18)

Deck 12: Warp Core Ejection Port, Warp Core Ejection Systems, Deflector Subsystems, Defensive Shield Emitter Subsystems (2 - 1 P/S), Defensive Shield Emitters (6), Antimatter Pod Ejection Port (Aft),

Deck 13: Main Deflector Dish, Phaser Emitter (P/S), Deflector Subsystems, Aft Photon Torpedo Launching System, Crew Quarters, Atmospheric Processing Systems, Cetacean Operations (3 - 2 P / 1 S), Cetacean Lab (1 S), Cetacean lifeboat (4-persons), Lifeboat Stations (16)

Deck 14: Main Brig, Main Security Personnel Station, Chief Tactical Officer's Office, Photon Torpedo Magazine, Photon Torpedo Loading Mechanism, Type X Phaser Array (2 - 1 P/S), Torpedo Launcher, Small-Arms Arsenal (P), Phaser Maintenance (S), Phaser Practice Range (2 P), Cargo Bays, Three-pad Emergency Transporter (2 - 1 P/S), Lifeboat Stations (16), Target Range (1-S)

Deck 15: Primary Impulse Engine (P/S), Impulse Engine Deuterium Surge Tanks (P/S), Environmental Waste Processing Systems, Landing Strut Support Systems (4 - 2 P/S), Atmospheric Control Jets, Captain’s Yacht Docking Port

Deck 16: Captain’s Yacht, Crew Quarters, Cargo Bays, Tractor Beam Emitter, Transporter Emitter Consumables Storage, Landing Struts (4 - 2 P/S), Defensive Shield Emitter Subsystems (2 - P/S), Defensive Shield Emitters (2), Lifeboat Stations (18)

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