Posted by Captain Christopher Logan (Engineering Director) in Currently Unapproved due to conflict of interest PROJECT: Empress-Class Development Framework

Posted by Captain Christopher Logan (Engineering Director) in PROJECT: Empress-Class Development Framework
Engineering Department
Primary Designers
Patrick A. McGarry

Original Designers
Patrick A. McGarry

STARFLEET MASTER TECHNICAL DOSSIER
​DATE OF COMPILATION: May 20, 2402
PROJECT: Empress-Class Development Framework
DOCUMENT STATUS: Unapproved / Declassified for Fleet Command
​PART I: STARFLEET STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FORMULA (SSSF 2.1)

​I. General Overview
​Class Name: Empress Class
​Classification: Dreadnought / Heavy Explorer
​Designation: USS Atlantis-A
​Registry: NCC-74601-A
​Expected Hull Life: 100 Years
​Refit Cycle: 5 Years (Minor) / 20 Years (Major)

​II. Dimensions & Structural Data
​Length: 780 meters
​Beam: 410 meters
​Height: 125 meters
​Decks: 31 (Active) / 4 (Structural Interspatial Cargo Holds)
​Mass: 4,820,000 metric tons

​III. Crew Complement
​Officers and Crew: 1,012
​Command: 65
​Engineering: 285
​Medical: 92
​Science: 240
​Security: 330
​Visiting Personnel (Diplomats/Troops): 200
​Maximum Evacuation Limit: 15,000 (Standing room only, structural integrity fields maximized)

​IV. Computer Systems
​Core: Isolinear data core x3 (Tri-redundant asymmetric configuration with integrated bio-neural gel-pack computational overlays)
​Software: Starfleet Library Computer Access and Retrieval System (LCARS) v12.4
​Operating Environment: Positronic-assisted GORBI-NX subsystem for advanced fleet-wide tactical coordination and real-time threat calculation.

​V. Warp Systems
​Power Plant: One 2200+ Cochrane MARA (Matter-Anti-Matter Reaction Assembly) core feeding three asymmetric warp nacelles.
​Cruising Velocity: Warp 8.5
​Max. Sustainable Velocity: Warp 9.98 (72 hours)
​Max. Velocity: Warp 9.995 (12 hours)

​VI. Impulse Systems
​Full Impulse: 0.25c (Standard operational ceiling)
​Zero-0.25c: 4.2 seconds
​0.25c-Zero: 3.8 seconds (Utilizing reverse-vectored impulse thrust gates)
​VII. Defensive Systems
​Shield Maximum Graviton Load (Continuous): 4,800 MegaWatts
​Shield Maximum Energy Dissipation Rate: 9.5x10^5 kiloWatts (Regenerative Covariant Shield Grid)
​Armor: 15cm Ablative Hull Armor over a double-layered Tritanium-Duranium framework.
​VIII. Offensive Systems
​Torpedo Tubes: x4 (2 Forward, 2 Aft Burst-Fire Launchers)
​Standard Payload: 350 Quantum Torpedoes, 150 Photon Torpedoes, 20 Tricobalt Devices.
​Phaser Systems: 18 Type-XIV Phaser Strips + 1 Spinal Heavy Phaser Lance.
​Designer’s Note: Totaling 19 independent arrays, staying strictly within the 20-array Starfleet limit for Dreadnought-class hulls.

​IX. Deck Layout
​Deck 1: Main Bridge, Fleet Operations Command Center, Captain’s Ready Room, Main Briefing Room.
​Deck 2: Senior Officer Quarters (CO/XO Suites), VIP Guest Accommodations, Officer’s Mess.
​Deck 3: Main Engineering (Upper Level), Primary Isolinear Core Access, Chief Engineer’s Office, PC-HSL Primary Sub-Harmonic Compression Chamber A.
​Deck 4: Main Engineering (Lower Level), Deuterium Storage Tanks, Antimatter Injector Controls, PC-HSL Secondary Sub-Harmonic Compression Chambers B & C.
​Deck 5-8: Primary Crew Quarters, Civilian Living Quarters, Holodecks 1-4, Gymnasium, Ship’s Lounge.
​Deck 9: Primary Sickbay, Chief Medical Officer’s Office, Medical Labs, Bio-Hazard Isolation Ward.
​Deck 10: Secondary Sickbay, Counseling Offices, Astrometrics Lab, Stellar Cartography.
​Deck 11-14: Cargo Holds 1-4 (Standard storage), Replicator Raw Material Silos, Waste Reclamation.
​Deck 15-18: [Interspatial Cargo Decks] Unmanned, automated heavy cargo holds lacking standard life-support infrastructure.
​Deck 19: Forward and Aft Torpedo Launch Bays, Torpedo Magazine Storage, Armory, PC-HSL Structural Stabilizer Mounts.
​Deck 20: Main Shuttlebay (Upper Level), Flight Control Deck, Maintenance Bays.
​Deck 21: Main Shuttlebay (Lower Level), Craft Storage, Tractor Beam Emitter Controls.
​Deck 22-26: Science Laboratories (Physics, Xenobiology, Cybernetics), Secondary Computer Cores.
​Deck 27-29: Security Barracks, Brig, Holding Cells, Tactical Training Holodecks.
​Deck 30: Environmental Control, Atmospheric Processing, Secondary Shield Generators.
​Deck 31: Captain’s Yacht Docking Port, Secondary Deflector Assembly, Antimatter Storage Pods.

​X. Ships of Class
​The following registries constitute the production run for the Empress-class Dreadnought line:
​USS Empress, NCC-84900 [Class Ship]
​USS Atlantis-A, NCC-74601-A [Active Flagship - Registry carryover via Presidential Decree]
​USS Majestic, NCC-84901
​USS Sovereign II, NCC-84902
​USS Imperator, NCC-84903

​XI. Conclusion
​The Empress-class dreadnought represents the logical evolution of Starfleet capital ship architecture heading into the fifth year of the 25th century. By taking the lessons learned from the Dominion War and the post-Frontier Day rebuilding initiatives, the USS Atlantis-A balances raw tactical dominance with the scientific curiosity that defines the United Federation of Planets. With its distinct tri-nacelle layout and deep-space capability, the Atlantis-A stands ready to defend the final frontier well into the next century.

Captain Christopher Logan
Engineering Director Engineering Department

Currently unapproved only because I am also part of the team of of designers. Patrick will send it to Nick.

Captain Christopher Logan
Engineering Director Engineering Department

I’m unsure as to the point of this document. If this is an actual specification submission, then I would reject it outright. It does not meet current Engineering Department standards. A Dreadnought and an Explorer are different types of Large vessels - one is combat oriented (think the Steamrunner or the Prometheus). Explorers are, as the name implies, large general exploration vessels. The RP areas in STF use vessels with pretty delineated purposes, hence the Milwaukee Plan. The sections are not arranged according to SSSF, and the technical details do not seem to be according to the MNP (or at least inspired by it).

Come to that, this specification, for the most part, is only the details that the SSSF requires for the “Technical Specifications” section of a ship specification design.

Even if this were according to a new SSSF format, there are two whole sections missing according to the numbering.

In addition, while it would be fine for a new USS Atlantis to be a vessel of a new class, it typically would not be included in the original registry list of a specification. Also, I am unfamiliar with a monarch named Sovereign II - I would be intrigued to learn where that is from.

https://www.star-fleet.com/library/tm/guide/sssf/
https://www.star-fleet.com/library/tm/guide/classification/
https://www.star-fleet.com/library/tm/guide/modernnavyplan/

However, if this is simply a new SSSF layout that is being proposed, I believe that this format change needs to be discussed at length before approval. These specifications are supposed to be descriptions of role play areas, not just a technical breakdown of a vessel design. I am all for something that is easier for more people to write, and therefore allow more club members to contribute. This, however, feels too dry for any sort of in-character immersion. As noted above, much of this specification is solely the technical details that would be included in the Technical Specifications of any current vessel design.

If it is a specification, this specific design is rejected per ENERGIE requirements. Please submit a design that is compliant with SSSF, the Milwaukee Plan, and the Modern Navy Plan (or which provides a reasonable explanation for a departure from limitations contained in the MNP, since that last document is a decade old at this point). It may still be called the Empress Class, and may still be a Dreadnought or an Explorer, since we currently only have one of each.

Thank you,
Nicholas Villarreal
Assistant Engineering Director