Sovereign class/Class Profile

Sovereign Class Starships
Sovereign Class

- - USS Challenger-A

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- - USS Discovery-C

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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-73811) 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

USS Discovery-C