Sovereign class/Class Profile

Sovereign Class Starships Sovereign Class
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GENERAL OVERVIEW

The Sovereign Project was one of three main forays into the field of new defensive technologies initially intended for use against the Borg. The prototype, U.S.S. Sovereign (NX-75000) was still in the design phase during the Battle of Wolf 359, and began its actual space-trials in 2369.

Initial production of the Sovereign class began at the ASDB Integration Facility, Utopia Planitia, Mars, with final compartmentalization at the San Francisco Fleet Yards, Earth, where it continues to this day. Long term production plans are estimated to include both the Antares Fleet Yards, Antares IV and the New Aberdeen Fleet Yard, Aldebaran, but as of yet, are not included in the Sovereign production plans.

Heavily armed, the design philosophy for the Sovereign class was shaped by the discovery of the Borg. The Sovereign Project attempted to push the envelope as far as possible when it came to computer power, shielding, armament and systems capabilities. The Sovereign Class vessel combines the creature comforts associated with the larger Galaxy-class vessels with the tactical power of the new Prometheus Class. Two forward and Two aft rapid fire torpedo launch systems are coupled with twelve type-XII advanced phaser emitters. The type-XII phaser arrays are the most powerful phaser systems to be installed aboard a Federation Starship to date, capable of delivery crippling blows to enemy shields and armor. The only drawback to the Sovereign is its slightly slower warp drive engines, forcing the ship to struggle to keep up with the newer, Intrepid and Galaxy-class starships.

Class Statistics

Sovereign Class Engineering Cutaway

Sovereign-class Statistics Type Number Class Sovereign Crew Compliment Officers: 130 Enlisted Crew: 725 Total: 885 Maximum Capacity 2,500 Number of Decks 24 (22 Habitable) Height 88 Metres Width 224 Metres Length 685 Metres Warp Engines One GE Class 8 Warp Drive Units - Impulse Engines Two Sovereign-class mass drivers from Terminal Velocity Energy Impulse Units - Computer System LCARS, Two AC-16 Bio-Neural Gelpack Cores Isolinear III Processor - Beam Weapons 16 Type-XII Arrays, total output 100,000 TeraWatts Range 300,000 Kilometers Torpedo Launchers 1 Rapid fire quantum torpedo tube 4 Type 4 burst fire photon torpedo tube 4 Standard photon torpedo tube Torpedo Payload 175 Quantum, 325 Photon Range 4,050,000 Kilometers Speed Cruising: Warp 7 Maximum: Warp 9.7 Strength Index 3,084 Expected Duration 120 Years Minor Refit Cycle 1 Years Major Refit Cycle 10 Years