Specifications - USS Pennsylvania
Summary
The Nebula Class was designed to be a companion ship to the Galaxy Class, with a similar design of the Miranda Class. The ship is constructed of Galaxy Class parts with a few minor modifications, making it a compact version of the Galaxy Class, although not as powerful.
The Nebula Class is a part of the Miranda family (the ships have a similar design other ships of this family are the Centaur Class, and Nebula Class), designed as a cheaper alternative to the Galaxy Class. The ship was designed to be more mission specific than the Nebula Class (a battle ship.)
The Nebula class was fielded in the 2350's to provide a smaller, more numerous counterpart to the Galaxy class then under construction. The design was intended to parallel that of the Galaxy class as closely as possible in order to allow for many identical systems to be installed in both classes; this has resulted in significant improvements in the design and construction processes for the Nebula class and thus allowed comparatively high numbers to be fielded. Compared to the Galaxy class the Nebula has a more compact shape the engineering hull is mounted directly to the underside of the saucer section, a measure which saves some 200 meters in length.
The major difference in capability is the addition of a prominent housing aft of the saucer section of the Nebula class. This enables the vessel to carry any one of a variety of special equipment pods current models include a high capacity sensor pod, an enhanced weapons pod, a colony transport pod, an emergency field hospital unit, or a science laboratory pod. Although the basic Nebula design has approximately 80% of the capability of a Galaxy class vessel in most areas, the addition of the mission pod brings that figure up to 95% or more in that specific area. This flexibility actually allows the Nebula design to accomplish almost identical missions despite its smaller size.
In service the Nebula class has proved highly satisfactory, and in many ways these ships form the backbone of Starfleet's exploratory and scientific programs. Like the Galaxy class they have received regular upgrades to their systems, most notably a new Warp Core design. With the advent of the threats from the Romulan, Dominion and Borg, Starfleet invested in sixty seven new enhanced weapon pods for the Nebula class; most of the vessels now carry this as a standard item. the pod carries eight standard torpedo tubes and a stock of 500 casings, approximately doubling the ships overall rate of fire.
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General
| Class | Nebula | |
| Role | Cruiser | |
| Duration | 110 years | |
| Time Between Refits | 6 years | |
| Time Between Resupply | 3 years |
Dimensions
| Length | 442 meters | |
| Width | 470 meters | |
| Height | 130 meters | |
| Decks | 30 |
Personnel
| Officers | 170 | |
| Enlisted Crew | 610 | |
| Marines | 96 | |
| Civilians | 100 | |
| Emergency Capacity | 8000 |
Speed
| Cruise Speed | Warp 6 | |
| Maximum Speed | Warp 9.1 | |
| Emergency Speed | Warp 9.8 for 12 hours |
Weapons & Defensive Systems
| Shields | Auto-modulating Shielding System Metaphasic Shielding System Standard Shielding System |
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| Weapon Systems | 8 Type X Phaser Arrays 2 Burst Fire Torpedo Launchers 2 Tri-Cobalt Devices |
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| Armament | 230 Photon Torpedoes 100 Quantum Torpedoes Ablative Hull Armor Structural Integrity Field |
Auxiliary Craft
| Shuttlebays | 2 | |
| Shuttles | 1 Hunley Class 2 Type 11 Class 5 Type 8 Class 2 Type 9 Class |
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| Fighters | 2 Razor Interceptor's 2 Gryphon Class Fighters 2 Scorpion Mk II Multi-Role Assault Fighters |
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| Runabouts | 2 Danube Class 1 Delta Flyer Class 1 Talon Scout |
Deck Listing
| Deck List | Deck 1 - Captain's Ready Room, Main Bridge, Observation Lounge Deck 2 - Junior Officer's Quarters, Environmental System Controls Deck 3 - Junior Officer's Quarters, Upper Shuttlebay, Shuttlebay Upper Maintenance Bay Deck 4 - Main Shuttlebay, Main Shuttlebay Maintenance Bay, Shuttlebay Operations Deck 5 - Shuttlebay Lower Maintenance Bay, VIP Accommodations Deck 6 - Transporter Room 1-4, Main Science Labs Deck 7 - Senior Officer’s Quarters, Arboretum Deck 8 - Crew Quarters, Commanding Officer Quarters, Executive Officer Quarters, VIP Quarters Deck 9 - Senior Officer’s Quarters, Stellar Cartography (Main Entrance) Deck 10 - Ten-Forward Lounge, Stellar Cartography (Lower Bay), Holodecks (Upper Bay) Deck 11 - Holodecks 1-4 (Main Entrance), Holosuites, Gymnasium 1-2 (High Bay), Banquet Halls Deck 12 - Main Sickbay, Sickbay Main Computer, Surgical Ward, Neo-natal Ward, Biohazard Ward, Critical Triage Ward, Primary ICU, Overflow ICU, Trauma Stasis Unit, Medical Sciences Ward Deck 13 - Cargo Bays 1-2, Residential Quarters Deck 14 - Cargo Bay 3-4, Residential Quarters Deck 15 - Cargo Loading Doors, Armory Deck 16 - Captain's Yacht Docking Port Deck 17 – Crew Quarters Deck 18 - Crew Quarters Deck 19 – Crew Quarters Deck 20 - Crew Quarters Deck 21 - Holosuites Deck 22 - Structural Integrity Field Systems, Matter Injectors Deck 23 - Deflector Dish Deck 24 – Main Engineering, Sensor Maintenance Deck 25 - Science Labs Deck 26 - Aft Torpedo Launcher, Defensive Shield Systems Deck 27 - Environmental Support, Waste Management Deck 28 - Cargo Bays Deck 29 - Antimatter Supply Manifold, Antimatter Storage Pods Deck 30 - Tractor Beam Emitter, Antimatter Generator, Antimatter Injector, Antimatter Loading Hatch, Warp Engine Core Jettison Hatch |