Galor-Class Destroyer

The Galor-class Destroyer is a Cardassian Union starship class, of the Destroyer type.

History

Galor-class Destroyer

The Galor class—named for a hooded warrior from Cardassian mythology—made up the bulk of the Cardassian fleet for over a century and despite their relatively small size compared to other races' capital ships have always been able to hold their own in battle.

Originally entering service in 2310, the Galor-class served widely in the Federation-Cardassian War and the later Dominion War. However by the early 2370s their top status in the Cardassian Fleet was being usurped by the newer, larger Keldon class. The Keldon-class design builds directly on the Galor class space frame and technologies, so the two designs are linked in ways no other starship classes have been. Only the fact that the Keldon was more resource-intensive to build has allowed the Galor to retain its ubiquitous nature in the Cardassian fleet.

Despite the design now being well over a century old, the Cardassian Union continues to update and improve upon their design - much in the same way that Star Fleet continued to use Miranda-class vessels well over a century after their commissioning dates. New Galors are entering service from Cardassian shipyards alongside newer designs, though the new technologies and other modifications mean that new Galors are larger than their Dominion War-era counterparts.

To counter shifts in technologies and strategies that the Union's military and technological levels simply cannot keep up with, Galors are often deployed in "Wolf Packs" of three vessels to ensure victory; the benefit of combined firepower and presenting multiple targets often enough to deter all but the most skilled attackers.

Galor-class Destroyers currently comprise the majority of Cardassian Military vessels, and are often seen patrolling the Cardassian border. They also served proudly during the Cardassian-Talarian War, though losses were higher than anticipated. However, they are iconic enough that they are still being built and maintained by the Union in great numbers.

Specifications

Specifications
Type:	Destroyer
Length:	450 Meters
Beam:	250 Meters
Height:	70 Meters
Mass:	approx. 750,000 Metric Tons
Decks:	12
Crew Compliment:	Standard: 50 Officers, 250 Enlisted Emergency: 500
Warp Speed:	Type: 1 Main Warp Engine (Unknown Type) Cruise Speed: 6 Sustainable Speed: 8.2 Emergency Speed: 9.6 (12 hour automatic shutdown)
Impulse Engines:	Type: 1 Main Impulse Engine, 1 Secondary Impulse Engines Speed: .9 C
Defensive Systems:	Standard Cardassian Shield Generator (MSG-2 Equivilant)
Armament:	Phasers: 6 Spiral-Wave Disruptors (4F,2A) Torpedoes: 3 Launchers (2F,1A) Payload: 80 Photon Torpedoes
Other Capabilities:	Cloaking Device (Non-standard; not found on all observed ships)
Computer System:	Cardassian Military Computer, Possibly Type 7-A (2400 development)
Tractor/Repulsor:	2 Main Tractor/Repulsor Beams, 8 Docking Tractors, 3 Shuttle Tractors
Shuttlecraft:	1 Bay: 15 Fighters
Sensors:	Corolnar Technologies Type 8 or equivilant