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The '''Vesta-class Explorer''' is a [[Star Fleet]] [[starship]] class, of [[Explorer]] type in use from 2419.
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| ship name = Vesta-class Explorer
== History ==
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| allegiance = United Federation of Planets
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| image = Vesta.png
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| image3 = vestaclass1.jpg
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| image4 = vesta_schematic.jpg
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| class = Vesta Class Explorer
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===Overview===
  
Originally conceived as a deep-space Explorer and Reconnaissance Vessel in the early 2380s, the Vesta-class was beset by technical issues and ultimately suspended as the First General War loomed. The project was revived as part of the [[Fleet Modernization Program]] in 2417, intended to supplement the new [[Beckett Class Star Cruiser|Beckett Class]] and replace the ageing and increasingly maintenance-heavy [[Avenger Class Heavy Cruiser|Avenger]] and [[Zeus Class Light Cruiser|Zeus]] classes as a middleweight explorer that combined the strengths of both vessels and go some way to negate the glaring weaknesses in the previous design; which had been built as warships first, and explorers second.
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The ''Vesta-class'' Explorer represents the epitome of late 24th-century engineering. Designed as a long-range vessel of exploration, the Vesta built off the success of the ''[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Dauntless_class Dauntless class]'' of the early 2380s and equipped with Starfleet's first production [[Quantum Slipstream Drive]]. Equipped with state-of-the-art technologies, the ''Vesta-class'' starship is often assigned to deep-space exploration and reconnaissance missions and is therefore rarely seen within Federation Space. Only a limited number were completed prior to the destruction of Utopia Planitia in 2385, which many believed would be the end of the project, but production was distributed to other shipyards around the Federation and new ships began launching in the early 2390s. Nearly the entire production run was assigned to explore beyond the boundaries of Federation space, though a handful were retained for special duties.
  
The earliest ships in the class would also serve as testbeds for new technologies, including Holographic Displays, a [[Multidimensional Wave-function Analysis Module]], and [[Quantum Slipstream Drive]]; the latter having finally been deemed viable forty years following the concept's initial transmission from the ill-fated USS Voyager.
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The rarity of the ''Vesta-class'' Explorer and its scarcity within the Federation's borders has led some to consider crews an elite bunch even among Starfleet; competition for space aboard such a vessel is fierce and only the best and the brightest are assigned. Service on a deep-space assignment aboard a ''Vesta-class'' is seen by many as a guarantee of promotion to higher position, though obviously these positions are not without their risks...
  
Like the Beckett-class, the Vesta-class differed from its forebears by returning to a predominantly Array-based Phaser system, creating greater coverage of fire. The number of Torpedo Launchers was reduced to four, but technological advances allowed these tubes to rapid-fire torpedoes rather than being forced to risk "stacking" them in the launch chamber. The final addition was the inclusion of two Type-G cannons in the ship's bow, the multi-function weapons enabling the ship to destroy incoming torpedoes, while also granting it the firepower to punch through any blockade with ease.
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===Capabilities===
  
The prototype vessel, the ''USS Vesta, EX-10000'', was launched in September 2418. The trials were successful but highlighted some failings in the design, though relatively minor compared to those found in the [[USS Beckett, CX-2000|Beckett]]. These flaws had been mostly ironed out by early 2419, and the first production model is expected to launch soon.
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The ''Vesta-class'' was the culmination of decades of Research and Development combined with a few chance discoveries from the Delta Quadrant; prime among these being the Quantum Slipstream Drive. The ''Vesta-class'' also includes second-generation Bio-Neural Gel Packs and the most modern computer and sensor systems to emerge from the Daystrom Institute. This gives it unparalleled capacity as a long-range explorer, especially when combined with the impressive capacity for carrying cargo and auxiliary craft - a single ''Vesta-class'' and its auxiliary craft can survey an entire system in half the time another Starfleet vessel would take.
  
[[image:Vesta.png|right|thumb|185x185px|Vesta-class Development Patch]]
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Exploring deep space has its dangers, and the ''Vesta-class'' is more than capable of meeting those dangers head-on. With primary and secondary Impulse Engines, it is able to outmaneuver or outrun most ships at sublight speeds, and what it cannot outrun its impressive armament usually allows it to out-shoot. Combat is not, however, the specialty of the ''Vesta-class'', requiring Captains to pick their battles and when forced to engage, to disable or destroy their opponent quickly before making a rapid getaway.
  
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===Mission Profiles===
  
== Specifications ==
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''Vesta-class'' starships are usually assigned to deep-space exploration missions, as a diplomatic/First Contact vessel, or as technical testbeds for new technologies.
  
[[image:|right|thumb|Vesta Forward]]
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<gallery>
[[image:|right|thumb|Vesta Aft]]
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Image:Vestabridge.png|Bridge
[[image:|right|thumb|Vesta Port]]
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Image:BC-1863_TF.jpg|Officer's Lounge
[[image:|right|thumb|Vesta Starboard]]
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Image:BeckettSickbay.jpg|Main Sickbay
[[image:|right|thumb|Vesta Dorsal]]
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Image:StratOps.jpg‎|Strategic Operations
[[image:|right|thumb|Vesta Ventral]]
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Image:securityplan.jpg‎|Security Office
[[image:Vestaflyby.jpg|right|thumb|Vesta-class Explorer]]
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</gallery>
[[image:vesta_schematic.png|right|thumb|Master Systems Display]]
 
  
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=== Vessels of Note===
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*''Note: This represents the ENTIRE production-run of Vesta-class Explorers.
 
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!Name !! Registry !! Status
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|''USS Vesta'' || NX-82601 || Active, [[Pathfinder Project]]
== Vessels ==
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| ''USS Aventine'' || NCC-82602 || Active, [[Pathfinder Project]]
!Name !! Registry !! Launched
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| ''USS Caelian'' || NCC-82611 || Active, Seconded to Starfleet Intelligence
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| ''USS Capitoline''  || NCC-82617 || Active, Seconded to DTI
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| ''USS Esquiline'' || NCC-82614 || Missing, Presumed Lost
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| ''USS Palatine'' || NCC-60067 || Active, [[Pathfinder Project]]
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| ''USS Quirinal'' || NCC-82610 || Missing, Presumed Lost
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| ''USS Viminal'' || NCC-82626 || Undergoing Refit
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|[[USS Artemis, EX-11000|USS ''Artemis'']] || EX-11000 || Active, Special Assignment
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|[[USS Nike, NCC-82612|USS ''Nike'']] || NCC-82612 || Active, [[Pathfinder Project]]
 
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|USS ''Vesta'' || EX-10000 || 21809.01
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|[[USS Freyja, NCC-82613|USS ''Freyja'']] || NCC-82613 || Active, [[Pathfinder Project]]
 
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|USS || EX-11000 || 2419
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|USS ''Athena'' || NCC-82621 || Active, [[Pathfinder Project]]
 
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[[Category: Starship]][[Category: Engineering]]

Latest revision as of 00:30, 4 May 2023

STARSHIP
United Federation of Planets logo.pngVesta-class ExplorerUnited Federation of Planets logo.png
Vesta.png
Class
Vesta Class Explorer
Allegiance
United Federation of Planets
Vestaclass1.jpg
Vesta schematic.jpg
Specifications
Type: Explorer
Length: 670 Meters
Beam: 195 Meters
Height: 88 Meters
Mass: 3,321,630 metric tons
Decks: 19 Deck Plans
Crew Compliment: Standard: 115 Officers, 485 Enlisted Crew Breakdown
Emergency: 2,000
Warp Speed: Type: Dual Thrawn-class Warp Core Reactors
Cruise Speed: Warp 8
Sustainable Speed: Warp 9.8
Emergency Speed: Warp 9.99 (36 hour automatic shutdown)
Impulse Engines: Type: 2 Class 8 Main Impulse Engines (MIE),
2 Secondary Impulse Engines (SIE)
Speed: .87 C
Other Propulsion Systems: Type: Type-1 Quantum Slipstream Generator
Speed: Warp 9.99998477 (12 hour automatic shutdown)
Defensive Systems: Type-1A Shield generator
Other Defensive Systems: Sensor Cloak, 20cm Ablative Armour
Armament: Phasers: 2x Type G (Saucer - Forward);
2x 140-degree Type-I Arrays, one starboard, one port (Saucer - Dorsal);

2x 90-degree Type-I Arrays, one starboard, one port (Saucer - Ventral);
2x 60-degree Type-I Arrays, one starboard, one port (Pylons - Ventral)
Torpedoes: 4x Rapid-Fire Quantum/Photon Torpedo Launchers (2F/2A)
Payload: 100 Quantum, 200 Photon Torpedoes, additional material for 100

Other Capabilities: Planet Landing Capabilities - Blue Alert
Computer System: Yori-Moto D4D019
Tractor/Repulsor: 2 Main Tractor/Repulsor Beams,
5 Shuttle Docking Tractors (4 in Main Bay, 1 for Yacht),
6 Docking Tractors
Shuttlecraft: 1 Bay (A), 10 Shuttles (4 Type 12, 4 Type 14, 2 Type 17),
2 Runabouts (Delta Class)
Sensors: SS Sierra 1a8 Deep Space Scientific Sensors
Daystrom Industries HSCS-3SC-A Starship Sensors


Overview

The Vesta-class Explorer represents the epitome of late 24th-century engineering. Designed as a long-range vessel of exploration, the Vesta built off the success of the Dauntless class of the early 2380s and equipped with Starfleet's first production Quantum Slipstream Drive. Equipped with state-of-the-art technologies, the Vesta-class starship is often assigned to deep-space exploration and reconnaissance missions and is therefore rarely seen within Federation Space. Only a limited number were completed prior to the destruction of Utopia Planitia in 2385, which many believed would be the end of the project, but production was distributed to other shipyards around the Federation and new ships began launching in the early 2390s. Nearly the entire production run was assigned to explore beyond the boundaries of Federation space, though a handful were retained for special duties.

The rarity of the Vesta-class Explorer and its scarcity within the Federation's borders has led some to consider crews an elite bunch even among Starfleet; competition for space aboard such a vessel is fierce and only the best and the brightest are assigned. Service on a deep-space assignment aboard a Vesta-class is seen by many as a guarantee of promotion to higher position, though obviously these positions are not without their risks...

Capabilities

The Vesta-class was the culmination of decades of Research and Development combined with a few chance discoveries from the Delta Quadrant; prime among these being the Quantum Slipstream Drive. The Vesta-class also includes second-generation Bio-Neural Gel Packs and the most modern computer and sensor systems to emerge from the Daystrom Institute. This gives it unparalleled capacity as a long-range explorer, especially when combined with the impressive capacity for carrying cargo and auxiliary craft - a single Vesta-class and its auxiliary craft can survey an entire system in half the time another Starfleet vessel would take.

Exploring deep space has its dangers, and the Vesta-class is more than capable of meeting those dangers head-on. With primary and secondary Impulse Engines, it is able to outmaneuver or outrun most ships at sublight speeds, and what it cannot outrun its impressive armament usually allows it to out-shoot. Combat is not, however, the specialty of the Vesta-class, requiring Captains to pick their battles and when forced to engage, to disable or destroy their opponent quickly before making a rapid getaway.

Mission Profiles

Vesta-class starships are usually assigned to deep-space exploration missions, as a diplomatic/First Contact vessel, or as technical testbeds for new technologies.

Vessels of Note

  • Note: This represents the ENTIRE production-run of Vesta-class Explorers.
Name Registry Status
USS Vesta NX-82601 Active, Pathfinder Project
USS Aventine NCC-82602 Active, Pathfinder Project
USS Caelian NCC-82611 Active, Seconded to Starfleet Intelligence
USS Capitoline NCC-82617 Active, Seconded to DTI
USS Esquiline NCC-82614 Missing, Presumed Lost
USS Palatine NCC-60067 Active, Pathfinder Project
USS Quirinal NCC-82610 Missing, Presumed Lost
USS Viminal NCC-82626 Undergoing Refit
USS Artemis EX-11000 Active, Special Assignment
USS Nike NCC-82612 Active, Pathfinder Project
USS Freyja NCC-82613 Active, Pathfinder Project
USS Athena NCC-82621 Active, Pathfinder Project