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The Ross-class explorer is a limited production offshoot of the Galaxy-class explorer which incorporates advances from the Sovereign class and serves as a predecessor to the larger and more complex Odyssey-class explorer. While in almost every respect, her performance is close to her parent class, she is slightly faster, has a smaller crew, and has greater small craft abilities. The handful of these ships in Starfleet routinely see deep space exploratory service.
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===Overview===
  
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===Class History===
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Introduced in 2381, the ''Ross-class'' introduced modern technologies into the now decades-old frame of the ''Galaxy-class'' in order to address shortcomings in the design highlighted during the Dominion War.
  
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Following the Dominion War, Starfleet had a much larger number of Galaxy-class ships on hand than they did before the start of the war, thanks to the mobilization and completion of a number of spaceframes held in reserve; these large vessels operated without loss other than the Odyssey herself during first contact with the Dominion. Many of them were ordered and launched without their exploratory systems completed, and much of their internal volume left open.
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===Capabilities===
  
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One such vessel was the USS Ross, which was approximately fifty percent complete when the Treaty of Bajor was signed in 2375. With the Sovereign class now also in production, Starfleet ordered the Advanced Starship Design Bureau to consider options for integrating more of the technology found aboard these newer explorers into the Galaxy. Over the course of two years, modifications were made to the Ross that resulted in a leaner, slightly faster, and incrementally more advanced version of the Galaxy class, even as other vessels continued off of the line in the original configuration.
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Equipped with advanced shield emitters, high-resolution sensors, modular laboratories, extensive diplomatic suites, and a secondary warp core located in the saucer section, the ''Ross-class'' is an upgrade over the earlier ''Galaxy-class'' in every way. The secondary core provides redundant power generation, and allows the saucer section to operate as an independent starship if required. Perhaps the most important upgrade, however, was the installation of the EXEO Core - initially envisaged as a Holographic First Officer, it was later refined into an integrated Artificial Intelligence and avatar for the ship's computer. The EXEO Core allows direct communication between ship and crew, in addition to acting as EMH or ECH when required.
  
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Extensive shakedown operations were conducted into the late 2370s, until the Ross was commissioned in 2379. Starfleet considered the project to be a success, but only ordered a small production run of this class, as it considered the Obena and Odyssey-classes to be more likely contenders as Galaxy successors. Indeed, the Ross herself never had leaps and bounds performance increases over the Galaxy.
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With the expanded laboratories and high-resolution sensors, the ''Ross-class'' is geared towards missions of exploration and diplomacy, capable of running dozens if not hundreds of studies and experiments simultaneous. The ''Ross-class'' is more than capable of holding her own in a battle, however, with ample firepower to hold its own against even the largest of Romulan warbirds.
  
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What the Ross did lead to, though, were comprehensive refits of the Galaxy with enhanced tactical and computer systems, as well as tweaks to their warp drives to bring them on par with the Sovereign class. The successful test of a warp-capable saucer section also paved the way for a more advanced version of this on the Odyssey-class explorer. At least one heavily-damaged Galaxy-class ship was rebuilt as a Ross-class ship in the 2380s, but otherwise, the classes have continued on in parallel until the Galaxy-class began to be phased out, leaving the Ross-class to carry on its legacy.
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===Mission Profile===
  
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===Shipboard Life===
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''Ross-class'' Explorers are true multi-mission vessels, though they are most often assigned to exploration or diplomatic duties. Some act as test-beds for new technologies, such as upgrades to the EXEO core.
  
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Ross-class starships are considered to be something of an oddity by Starfleet officers, as the design they emerge from is so iconic. Indeed, one of the reasons that a large number of Galaxy-class ships weren’t reconfigured into this new design is that Starfleet’s most senior admiralty have been reluctant to alter the lines of the original for marginal performance increases when incremental upgrades respecting the integrity of the original design have proven to be just as successful. Even still, they are large and prestigious vessels, with experienced and talented crews.
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=== Vessels of Note ===
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! colspan="3" style="background:maroon;"|Ross-class Explorers
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|USS ''Ross'', NCC-76710 <ref>Prototype</ref> || USS ''Archer'', NCC-76725 || USS ''Vanguard'', NCC-75148
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|USS ''USS Yi Sun-Sin'', NCC-76545 || [[USS Aquila, NCC-76853|USS ''Aquila'', NCC-76853]] || USS ''Forrest'', NCC-75077
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|USS ''Nechayev'', 75402 || USS ''DeSoto'', NCC-76729 || USS ''Nakamura'', NCC-75411
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|USS ''Hanson'', NCC-76726 || USS ''Jellico'', NCC-76734 ||
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While those aboard a Galaxy-class ship would likely be reluctant to admit this upon visiting a Ross-class ship, the accommodations aboard the Ross are slightly better, as the smaller crew means that more individuals can have their own quarters. The promenade feature in the saucer section is also very popular. Each of these ships has multiple holodecks, holosuites, lounges, and other recreation facilities.
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Medical facilities aboard the Ross are larger than those aboard the Galaxy-class, with about twenty percent greater bed space, as well as a proportionally larger medical staff despite having a smaller crew. Combined with their large hangers, this makes them a good choice for humanitarian missions, though they are still eclipsed by the Obena and Odyssey-classes in this regard.
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Image:Rossbridge.jpg|Ross-class Bridge Layout
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Latest revision as of 00:42, 31 March 2024


STARSHIP
United Federation of Planets logo.pngRoss Class ExplorerUnited Federation of Planets logo.png
Rossflight.jpg
Class
 Ross-class
Allegiance
 United Federation of Planets
Rossmsd.jpg
Specifications
Type: Exploration Cruiser (EC)
Length: 663.2 Meters
Beam: 398.9 Meters
Height: 146.8 Meters
Mass: 4,409,556.7 Metric Tons
Decks: 42 Deck Plans
Crew Compliment: Standard: 250 Officers, 600 Enlisted plus civilian specialists and families.
Emergency: 6,000
Warp Speed: Main Core:
Cruise Speed: 7.0
Sustainable Speed: 9.0
Emergency Speed: 9.2 (12 hour automatic shutdown)

Auxiliary Core:
Cruise Speed: 1.5
Sustainable Speed: 3.0
Emergency Speed: 5.0 (6 hour automatic shutdown)

Impulse Engines: Type: 3 Class 8 Main Impulse Engines (MIE)
Speed: .85 C
Defensive Systems: Type-1A Shield generator
Other Defensive Systems: 30cm Ablative Armour
Armament: Phasers: Dorsal 1x 270-degree Type-XI Array(Saucer);
Ventral 1x 270-degree Type-XI Array (Saucer);
Lateral 2x 60-degree Type-XI Arrays, one starboard, one port(Pylons);
Ventral 1x 60-degree Type-XI Array (Secondary Hull);
Torpedoes: 3x Rapid-Fire Photon Torpedo Tubes (2F/1A)
Payload: 500 Photon Torpedoes.
Computer System: Yori-Moto D4D019
Tractor/Repulsor: 2 Main Tractor/Repulsor Beams,
7 Shuttle-Docking Tractors
6 Docking Tractors
Shuttlecraft: 1 Bay (A), 16 Shuttles (8 Type 18, 8 Type 14),
4 Runabouts (Delta Class)
Sensors: SS Sierra 1a8 Deep Space Scientific Sensors
Daystrom Industries HSCS-3SC-A Starship Sensors


Overview

Introduced in 2381, the Ross-class introduced modern technologies into the now decades-old frame of the Galaxy-class in order to address shortcomings in the design highlighted during the Dominion War.

Capabilities

Equipped with advanced shield emitters, high-resolution sensors, modular laboratories, extensive diplomatic suites, and a secondary warp core located in the saucer section, the Ross-class is an upgrade over the earlier Galaxy-class in every way. The secondary core provides redundant power generation, and allows the saucer section to operate as an independent starship if required. Perhaps the most important upgrade, however, was the installation of the EXEO Core - initially envisaged as a Holographic First Officer, it was later refined into an integrated Artificial Intelligence and avatar for the ship's computer. The EXEO Core allows direct communication between ship and crew, in addition to acting as EMH or ECH when required.

With the expanded laboratories and high-resolution sensors, the Ross-class is geared towards missions of exploration and diplomacy, capable of running dozens if not hundreds of studies and experiments simultaneous. The Ross-class is more than capable of holding her own in a battle, however, with ample firepower to hold its own against even the largest of Romulan warbirds.

Mission Profile

Ross-class Explorers are true multi-mission vessels, though they are most often assigned to exploration or diplomatic duties. Some act as test-beds for new technologies, such as upgrades to the EXEO core.

Vessels of Note

Ross-class Explorers
USS Ross, NCC-76710 [1] USS Archer, NCC-76725 USS Vanguard, NCC-75148
USS USS Yi Sun-Sin, NCC-76545 USS Aquila, NCC-76853 USS Forrest, NCC-75077
USS Nechayev, 75402 USS DeSoto, NCC-76729 USS Nakamura, NCC-75411
USS Hanson, NCC-76726 USS Jellico, NCC-76734

Image Gallery

  • Ross-class Bridge Layout

  1. ↑ Prototype
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