USS Aegis

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The USS Aegis is a Norway Class vessel assigned as the primary support craft to Starbase 118.

USS Aegis's Stationing

The USS Aegis is docked at Airlock 401 on Deck 55. Ready and waiting if needed by Starbase 118 Operations' C.O. and senior staff. See Starbase 118 Deck Layout

USS Aegis' Stats

The USS Aegis Norway Class (click to enlarge)

General

• Commanding Officer: Captain Rocar Drawoh
• Category: Medium Cruiser
• Primary Designation: Diplomacy
• Expected Duration: Minor : 1 year Major : 20 years
• The Resolution Motto: "Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet" aka. "Loyal she began, loyal she remains"

Personnel

• Officers: 45
• Enlisted Crew: 90
• Marines: 45
• Passengers: 10
• Evacuation Limit: 500

Speed

• Cruising Velocity: Warp 6
• Maximum Velocity: Warp 8.4
• Emergency Velocity: Warp 9.7 (for 12 hours)

Dimensions

• Length: 364.77 meters
• Width: 225.61 meters
• Height: 52.48 meters
• Decks: 12

Auxiliary Craft

• Type-8 Medium Short-Range Shuttlecraft: 2
• Type-9 Medium Long-Range Shuttlecraft: 2
• Type-11 Heavy Long-Range Shuttlecraft: 2
• Work Bee-Type Maintenance Pods: 3

Armament

• Phasers: 64 X Type IX phaser bank, total output 9,000 TeraWatts
• Photon Torpedoes: 24 x Standard photon torpedo tube with 50 rounds
• Quantum Torpedoes: 0

Shielding Systems

• Standard shield system, total capacity 945,000 TeraJoules
• Standard Duranium/Tritanium Single hull.
• Standard level Structural Integrity Field

Aegis

"Ægis" was the protective shield of the god Zeus in Ancient Greek Mythology on Earth.

The word Aegis in modern English can mean: shield, protection, or sponsorship.

"Ægis" has long signified protection of the weak by a strong force. Indeed, "Doing something under someone's ægis" is the act of carrying out an action under protection of a powerful, knowledgeable, or benevolent source.

According to Homer this shield was designed for Zeus by Hephaestus (the Greek god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals and metallurgy, and fire equivalent to Vulcan in Roman mythology.) Hephastus furnished "Ægis" with golden tassels around a Gorgoneion (i.e. Medusa's head) at its centre. It was said that when Zeus shook ægis, then Mount Ida would become shround in clouds, thunder would roar and mortal men would be filled with fear. Zeus would sometimes lend "Ægis" to Athena (Zeus' companion and Goddess of Heroic endeavour) and to Apollo (god of medicine and healing, light, truth, archery and also a bringer of death-dealing plague) whom according to the Iliad used it to charge the Achaeans, and push them back to their ships on the shore.

Deck Layout

The USS Aegis has 16 decks plus an A-Deck. To see how rooms and facilities are spread out over these decks see: USS Aegis Deck Layout

Aegis Crew

As Starbase 118's primary support vessel, the USS Aegis is reserved for use by the C.O. of Starbase 118 Operations. As such she is usually manned by the Operations crew. See here: USS Aegis Senior Staff

External Links

• Norway-Class Medium Cruiser at the Advance Starship Design Bureau [1]

• Norway-Class on Memory Alpha [2]