USS Philadelphia, NCC-66053-A

The USS Philadelphia, NCC-66053-A is a Nova-class Scout/Surveyor in service in Starfleet in the 25th Century.

STARSHIP
USS Philadelphia, NCC-66053-A


Class	Nova-class
Registry	NCC-66053-A
Allegiance	United Federation of Planets
Commanding Officer	Captain Jennifer Braggins
Launched	240107.01
Status	Active (240107.01)
Specifications
Type:	Scout/Surveyor
Length:	220 Meters
Beam:	62 Meters
Height:	34 Meters
Mass:	80,000 Metric Tons
Decks:	8 Deck Plans
Crew Compliment:	Standard: 15 Officers, 65 Enlisted Crew Breakdown Emergency: 200
Warp Speed:	Cruise Speed: 6 Sustainable Speed: 8 Emergency Speed: 9 (12 hour automatic shutdown)
Impulse Engines:	1 Main Impulse Engine (Type 5) Speed: .93 C
Defensive Systems:	Type 4 Main Shield Generator (MSG-4)
Armament:	Phasers: 4x 100-degree Type-I Arrays; two dorsal, two ventral (Saucer); 2x 60-degree Type-I Arrays (Aft Saucer); 3x 90 degree Type-I Array; two aft, one ventral (Secondary Hull) Torpedoes: 2x Quantum/Photon Torpedo Launchers (2F) Payload: 10 Quantum, 30 Photon Torpedoes, 20 Probe Casings
Other Capabilities:	Planet Landing Capabilities - Blue Alert
Computer System:	Daystrom Industries HSCS-3
Tractor/Repulsor:	2 Main Tractor/Repulsor Beams, 2 Docking Tractors, 2 Shuttle Tractors
Shuttlecraft:	1 Bay (A), 2 Shuttles (2 Type 12); Waverider Support Craft (Docked Under Saucer)
Sensors:	SS Sierra 1a8 Deep Space Scientific Sensors Daystrom Industries HSCS-2SC-C Starship Sensors

Launched from the San Francisco Fleet Yards in Earth Orbit in 2401 as one of the few ships not named "Enterprise" to append a suffix to its registry, the Philadelphia was originally completed as a variant of the Rhode Island subtype of the Nova-class; designed to operate beyond the reaches of Federation Space as a Scout or Light Explorer, thanks in part to the Quantum Slipstream Drive installed in her secondary hull. Like her sister ship and class pathfinder, the USS Rhode Island, the Philadelphia was initially deployed beyond the Federation border, specifically to the unexplored Shackleton Expanse. While there, it engaged in First Contact with the J'Shashian people and assisted in the birth of an infant Crystalline Entity.

Recalled to Earth following these events, the Philadelphia went back into drydock to undergo extensive refits while her crew were temporarily assigned to the USS Aquila. The warp coils and shield generators were upgraded, however the diplomatic facilities and Quantum Slipstream Drive were removed due to a shortage of Benamite and a growing feeling among the upper echelons that larger ships were the only ones worthy of carrying the flag beyond Federation Space. No longer needing such a streamlined design, the extra hull plating covering the Secondary Deflector was removed, and the ship returned to the overall look of its parent class.

In the summer of 2403, the crew were returned to the Philadelphia at Starbase Deep Space Nine.

Lineage

The following vessels have held the name Philadelphia:

USS Philadelphia, Gondola in service in 1776 (Old Earth calendar) <br
USS Philadelphia, 28-gun sailing frigate was in service from 1794 - 1804 (Old Earth calendar)
USS Philadelphia, Frigate was in service from 1800-1803 (Old Earth calendar)
USS Philadelphia, C-4; Cruiser served from 1889 - 1902 (Old Earth calendar)
USS Philadelphia, CL-41; Light Cruiser in service from 1940-1945 (Old Earth calendar)
USS Philadelphia, SSN 690; Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine launched 1977 (Old Earth calendar)
USS Philadelphia, FF-6053; First starship to bear the name as of existing Star Fleet records from approximately 2160 through 2399.
It was destroyed during the Attack on the Borg Megasphere.

Current: USS Philadelphia, NCC-66053-A
Vessel Class: Nova

Vessel Dedication Quote

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

- Benjamin Franklin

Auxiliary Craft

Waverider Support Craft

USS Liberty Bell - 66053-A

Shuttlecraft - Type-12

Gritty - 66053/1
Phanatic - 66053/2

Player Crew Manifest

Rank	Name	Position	Species
Command Staff
	Jennifer Braggins	Commanding Officer	Augment
	Peter Jensen	First Officer	Human
Tactical Department
	Theresa Black	Chief Tactical Officer	Human
	T'Lari	Tactical Officer	Vulcan/Romulan
Security Department
	Artemis d'Tor'an	Chief of Security	Klingon/Human
	Vacant	Security Officer
Engineering Department
	Altairi Hydish	Chief Engineer	Ktarian/Human
	Ian Elliot {d'Tor'an}	Engineer	Human/Klingon
	Eun Ju Han	Engineer	Betazoid/Human
Science Department
	Vacant	Chief Science Officer
	Amaterasu Ichika	Science Officer	Human
	Ktan Shadowhunt	Science Officer	Kzinti
Medical Department
	R'Kaar Ragarri	Chief Medical Officer	Caitian
	Kal-Geal Beinn {Ragarri}	Medical Officer	Child of San-Tarah