USS Yorktown NCC-1717 B - Galaxy Class

Galaxy Class Starship
Category: Explorer



Galaxy

Expected Duration: 180 years
Time Between Resupply: 7 years
Time Between Refit: 20 years

Personnel
Officers: 405
Enlisted Crew: 607
Marines: 203
Passengers: 303
Maximum (Evacuation) Capacity: 15180

Speed
Cruising Velocity: Warp 6
Maximum Velocity: Warp 9.2
Emergency Velocity: Warp 9.6 (for 36 hours)

Dimensions
Length: 641 metres
Width: 467 metres
Height: 137 metres
Decks: 42

Auxiliary Craft
Shuttlebays: 3
Runabouts
Danube Runabout: 5
Shuttles
Type 15 Shuttlepod: 3
Type 16 Shuttlepod: 3
Type 18 Shuttlepod: 6
Type 9A Cargo Shuttle: 10
Utility crafts
Type-M1 Sphinx workpod Utility craft : 2
Work Bee Utility craft : 3

Armament
Defensive Systems
Shield Generator Modules
Auto-Modulation
Metaphasic Shields
Shield Generator Systems
Enhanced Standard Shield System
Hull Construction and Reinforcements
Duranium/Tritanium Hulls
Standard Duranium/Tritanium hull
Structural Integrity Field
Standard SIF
Internal Security Systems
Force Fields
Missle Weapons
Pulse Fire Torpedo Launcher: 3
Quantum torpedo: 75
Photon Torpedo: 175
Operational Systemss
Seperation System
Standard
Tractor Beams: 2
Transporters
Emergency Transporters: 6
Cargo Transporters: 4
Personnel Transporters: 6
Personal Energy Weaponss
Heavy weapons
Isomagnetic Disintegrator: 84
Phasers
Type IIIb phaser rifle: 135
Type I Hand Phaser: 608
Type II Hand Phaser: 1215
Type IIIb EVA Phaser Rifle: 135
Type IIIc Phaser Rifle: 135
Personal Environmental Protection Suits
EVA Suit: 305
Tactical Systems
Phaser Arrays
Type X Phaser Array: 12



Description
The first true multi-role starship design in over a century, Galaxy-class starships function as deep-space explorers capable of operating independently for several years. Extensive sensor capabilities and laboratory facilities, as well as diverse crews, allow the Galaxy -class to engage in a wide range of scientific research. As the foremost ship in the 24th century Starfleet, the class was intended to project federation influence throughout the Alpha Quadrant and beyond. When pressed, the class also makes an effective weapons platform for deployment into hostile areas of space. As a result of the Galaxy-Class Development Project, these ships incorporate many new technologies designed especially for the new design initiative. The design as long-term deep-space explorer sets this vessel apart. With a standard mission duration of up to seven years, the Galaxy-class can operate for an extended period of time without returning to a Starbase. The systems on board were intended to last up to 20 years between overhauls and refits.

The design process of the Galaxy-class, most notably because of her size and unique requirements, was equally lengthy. Construction from concept to commissioning lasted 14 years, with other vessels following six years later. Part of this unique design is the capability of the Galaxy to house families. The Galaxy-class was the first, and only Starfleet ship intended to transport civilians alongside the crew; this was calculated to counter the debilitating effects of long-term separation resulting from deep space exploration. The ability to keep ones family close at hand made Galaxy-class postings the most coveted in Starfleet.

The large size required by the ship’s design parameters resulted in numerous technological advancements that would be incorporated into other starship designs, some occurring before the first Galaxy-class ship had even launched (like the Nebula-class). Structural integrity field strength had to accommodate the ships size to prevent the spaceframe from collapsing in on itself. In order to safeguard the families on board, the Galaxy-class included separation capabilities. Ships of this class could separate into two fully-functional vessels, a saucer section and stardrive section. In the event of an emergency, the saucer section can deploy to escape danger, functioning essentially as a large lifeboat, and even make emergency planetfall. The stardrive section operates as an independent combat vessel, well-armed and able to provide covering fire if necessary.

The armament for the Galaxy-class is extensive. Multiple Type X phaser arrays, the largest of their kind, are mounted in collimated fashion across both the primary and secondary hulls and serve as the primary tactical system. The Mk 80 direct-fire photon torpedo launchers mounted fore and aft provide limited standoff capability and can also launch scientific and reconnaissance probes. The CIDSS-3 is one of the strongest in the fleet.

The Galaxy-class design process also heralded advancements in warp and impulse engines. The LF-41 warp engines make the Galaxy-class one of the fastest starships in the fleet, able to reach warp 9.6 (MCUs). In the event of a hull separation, only the stardrive unit is warp-capable, though the saucer section possesses warp sustainers that allow it to continue to travel in a warp field. The FIG-5 vectored thrust impulse engines incorporate multiple fusion reactors coupled with an accelerator unit to propel the immense ship (and the saucer section maintains its own impulse engines for powered flight after separation).

Because of its size and its crew complement of over one thousand, the Galaxy-class includes several shuttlebays, support craft, and transporters. An extensive cargo capacity allows this vessel to transport large amounts of supplies or consumables.

Despite its intended 20-year overhaul regime, an upgrade of the Galaxy-class in 2369 included replacing the Mk 80 torpedo launchers and shield systems. Resulting from several the loss of several vessels – the U.S.S Yamato to a catastrophic computer virus, the U.S.S. Enterprise-D to Klingon attack, and the U.S.S. Odyssey to Jem’Hadar attack – these upgrades were meant to counter new, unforeseen threats and safeguard both the crew and civilians. This upgrade proved fortuitous with the looming Dominion conflict close at hand.

The Galaxy-class was intended to take deep-space exploration to a level never before attempted by Starfleet. Building on the experiences of the Constitution-class, and after a long period of relative peace, Starfleet Command desired to return to a more outward-looking mission. Conflict with the Klingons had abated and the Romulan Empire remained dormant behind their Neutral Zone. The Constitution-class, designed as a multi-mission deep-space vessel, had performed admirably despite the relatively small number constructed and their high attrition rate. The Galaxy-class was meant to project federation influence, engage in deep-space investigation, and operate autonomously as the Constitution-class had done a century earlier.

Because of the size of the Galaxy-class, Starfleet never intended to construct a large number of these ships. Beyond the initial six that were launched, another six spaceframes were completed but never assembled; they were instead held for a time of emergency. That emergency came shortly after the Battle of Wolf 359, where the Borg destroyed the bulk of Starfleet’s defense force. Ironically, that attack was halted by a Galaxy-class starship, the U.S.S. Enterprise-D. Afterward, additional Galaxy-class starships were commissioned, and in a few years, during the first overhaul phase for the U.S.S. Galaxy, a refit program was instituted.

By far the most famous Galaxy-class starship is the aforementioned U.S.S. Enterprise-D, under command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. The Enterprise was responsible for numerous first contact and exploratory missions, as well as defense against Klingons, Romulans, Cardassians, and Borg. In an effort to protect the Veridian star from intentional destruction by a madman equipped with a trilithium weapon, the Enterprise-D was lost in 2371. Galaxy-class starships also took part in a number of fleet actions during the Dominion War, entire wings of these mammoth starships engaged Dominion attackers at the First and Second Battles of Vulcanis, the Battle of the Chin’toka System, and the defense of Earth from Breen attacks.

With the conclusion of the Dominion War, Starfleet Command halted production of the Galaxy-class in favor of a return to more mission-specific designs like the Nebula-class, Akira-class, and Nova-class. Existing Galaxy-class vessels continue through their remaining operational lifespans, receiving incremental upgrades as appropriate.

Deck Listing:

Deck Description
1 Main Bridge, Captain’s Ready Room, Observation Lounge
2 Junior Officer’s Quarters
3 Junior Officer’s Quarters
4 Main Shuttle Bay, Cargo Bays
5 Science Labs, Residential Apartments
6 Transporter Rooms 1-(2)4, Science Labs
7 Residential Apartments
8 Saucer Module: Residential Apartments, Captain’s Quarters

Stardrive Section: Battle Bridge
9 Saucer Module: Residential Apartments

Stardrive Section: Docking Latches
10 Saucer Module: Main Lounge, Computer Cores

Stardrive Section: Emergency Batteries, Phaser Bank Systems
11 Saucer Module: Holodecks, Residential Apartments

Stardrive Section: Life Support Systems
12 Saucer Module: Sickbay, Medical Laboratories, Gymnasium

Stardrive Section: Science Labs
13 Saucer Module: Residential Apartments, Life Support

Stardrive Section: Shuttlebays 2 and 3
14 Saucer Module: Residential Apartments

Stardrive Section: Shuttlebay Support, Personnel Transporters 5 and 6
15 Saucer Module: Maintenance

Stardrive Section: Science Labs
16 Saucer Module: Captain’s Yacht Docking Port

Stardrive Section: Maintenance
17 Living Quarters
18 Living Quarters
19 Living Quarters
20 Living Quarters
21 Power Distribution
22 Engineering Support Labs
23 Main Impulse Engines
24 Life Support
25 Dorsal Docking Port, Forward Photon Torpedo Launcher
26 Engineering Support
27 Deuterium Fuel Pumps and Fill Ports
28 Deuterium Fuel Storage
29 Deuterium Fuel Storage
30 Deuterium Injection Reactors
31 Science Labs
32 Living Quarters
33 Living Quarters
34 Environmental Support
35 Aft Photon Torpedo Launcher
36 Main Engineering
37 Environmental Support, Waste Management
38 Cargo Bays, Brig
39 Cargo Bays
40 Antimatter Injection Reactors
41 Antimatter Storage Pods
42 Antimatter Storage Pods