Ross Class
| STARSHIP | |
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 Ross Class Explorer
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| Class | Ross-class |
| Allegiance | United Federation of Planets |
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| 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: |
| 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 |
Introduced in 2381, the Ross-class introduced modern technologies into the now decades-old frame of the Galaxy-class. The class was equipped with advanced shield emitters, high-resolution sensors, modular laboratories, extensive diplomatic suites and most notably, a secondary warp core located in the saucer section. The secondary core allowed the saucer section to operate as an independent starship in emergencies. 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.
Vessels of Note
| Name | Registry | Status |
|---|---|---|
| USS Ross | NCC-76710 | Active |
| USS Archer | NCC-76725 | Active |
| USS Vanguard | NCC-75148 | Active |
| USS Yi Sun-Sin | NCC-76545 | Active |
| USS Aquila | NCC-76853 | Active |
Image Gallery
Ross-class Bridge Layout
