STARFLEET DIVISION DESIGN DOCUMENT.
Advanced Technical Specifications for the U.S.S. Hurricane Avenger Class Vehicle.
Current Starship Identification and Registration Numbers:
U.S.S. Hurricane – NCC91937/A
Classification: Battle Cruiser (Defensive/Explorer/Interceptor)
Funding for U.S.S. Hurricane construction provided by: Advanced Starship Design Bureau; United Federation of Planets Defense Council. Developed by RomSol Joint Venture Engineering LTD.
Development Project Started: 2401
Incept Date: 2412
Commission Date: 2414
Current Status: In Service
Location of U.S.S. Hurricane Construction: Utopia Planitia Fleet Yard, Mars
Accommodation: 500 (90 Officers - 330 Enlisted Crew - 80 civilian)
Evac Limit: 4,500
Length: 414.43 meters
Width: 198.67 meters
Height: 82.43 meters
Weight: 3,055,000 metric tons
Cargo capacity: 47,254 metric tons
Hull: Duranium-Tritanium-Neutronium composite with micro-fiber reinforced ablative armor plates.
Number of Decks: 16 Total, 15 Habitable. Note 5 decks level split across twin hulled neck,
Refit Cycle:
Minor: 1 year
Standard: 5 years
Major: 20 years
MISSION OBJECTIVES.
Pursuant to Starfleet Exploration Directives 902.3 & 914.5, Starfleet Defense Directives 138.6, 141.1. 154.7 and 238.3, and Federation Security Council General Policy, the following objectives have been established for an Avenger class Starship:
Replace Heavy Cruiser, re-commissioned Excelsior and Defiant classes and variant Starships as a primary instrument of Federation deep-space defense.
Provide a mobile platform for a wide range of ongoing scientific and cultural research projects.
Provide autonomous capability for full execution of Federation defensive, interdictive, cultural, scientific, and explorative policy in deep space or border territory.
Serve as a frontline assault vehicle during times of war and emergencies.
Provide a mobile platform for testing and implementation of mission-specific, adaptive, iterative or new technology.
GENERAL OVERVIEW.
Avenger class vessels are part of the generational tradition initialised by the Akira and Defiant classes that smaller, faster, more maneuverable Starships are needed to better serve Starfleet's, and, by extension, the Federation's needs. Considering the design requirements of range, flexibility and durability, the Avenger provides a much admired return to the classic Constitution silhouette albeit in a heavier and more compact form.
Initial prototyping of the Avenger class took place at the ASDB tertiary facilities at Utopia Planitia, Mars.
Unlike many larger starships of current developmental attitudes, with saucer separation as a prerequisite, Avenger class vessels have no provision for MVA separation. As a result, the Avenger class no longer has the truly distinct twin hull design that has been seen in many of active service cruiser marques. This means that the primary hull and the engineering hull are integrated in similar fashion to the Intrepid class, with a heavier twin hulled "neck" section. This allows the Avenger class to make a smoother, less polluted entry into subspace during Warp, as per Starfleet Directive 12856.A.
The upper mission pod is modular and can be refitted with a large array of optional configurations in a similar fashion to the Nebula class. In fact, the design of the interlock is specifically designed to be compatible with currently available Nebula class mission pods. With the Nacelles closer to the main hull, they can be more adequately protected by the primary and secondary shield generators with only a minimal loss in shield efficiency.
The armaments for the Hurricane have integrated Romulan designed heavy plasma weaponry. Three plasma projectile generators are located ventrally immediately above the deflector dish. In addition a full frontal array of Antiproton beam array emitters are arranged to provide a solid arc of fire on the fore and flank vectors. Point defense beam emitters will be mounted across the surface area of the Hurricane, granting full quadrant cover. In addition, a focused kinetic impact beam projector has been mounted centrally with distributed emission vents to provide additional full quadrant cover.
The Hurricane is extremely heavily armed with high power requirements to maintain efficient firing cycles. Warp core design and EPS substructure are implemented specifically to account for this. Hurricane maintains a triple redundancy for all mission critical systems to allow for combat and long range failures.
The Hurricane is outfitted with a shuttle hangar on deck 4 from which a varied complement of utility craft can be launched. Complete replication and repair facilities are integrated with extensive automation capabilities on the flight deck. This allows the Hurricane to fully commit to salvage and colonial tasks.
CONSTRUCTION HISTORY.
Starfleet Command issued a request to the major fleet yards in 2411 for design and engineering specifications for a new Avenger class Battle Cruiser to supplant and support the Heavy Escort, Defiant class and Excelsior Class starships as a primary instrument of Federation frontline action. The prototype contract was awarded initially to the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, with the newly incorporated RomSol Joint Venture Engineering LTD coming onboard later as the primary engineering contractor.
The hull, now dubbed the USS Hurricane, was laid in late 2413 and basic compartmentalization was completed in short order, when the RomSol Plasma-Integrated MK XIV warp core and nacelle structure was installed. The Hurricane hull, assigned the registry NCC-91937/A, launched from UPFY Dock 404.
At the time of her warp core and engine testing, she was unarmed, with plans for Type XIV antiproton beam arrays planned for deployment aboard the vessel, along with three plasma projectile generators with sequential charge capacity. The Hurricane fulfilled all test requirements, achieving Warp 7 with reserves indicating a sustainable cruising speed of Warp 8.9. Subspace degradation was registered at 6 Sigma and the design was signed off when the Hurricane returned to UPFY under her own power.
Phase 2 of engine development proceeded at this point. The integration of borg derived nanotech subsystems, notably the computer systems, power relays and TransWarp engine adjuncts were placed in rapid prototyping and secondary deep-space trials were undertaken. The Hurricane hull was listed as capable of sustaining a cruising speed of TransWarp 14, with a theoretical maximum TransWarp speed of 29.99. Subspace degradation was registered at 9 sigma. Warp trials were completed in mid 2413 and the Hurricane was returned to UPFY Dock 404 for full strip and hull analysis.
Final Impulse Engine stress testing was undertaken in late 2413. On successful completion of these trials, the Hurricane hull entered final phase implementation of subsystems and weaponry. Final testing phase was undertaken with all subsystems functional. All procedures registered well and the Hurricane was signed off as complete.
Hurricane was activated early for immediate service, postponing shakedown.
COMMAND SYSTEMS.
MSD.
MAIN BRIDGE.
MAIN ENGINEERING.
TACTICAL SYSTEMS.
ANTIPROTON BEAM ARRAYS.
Antiproton array arrangement: Fifteen emitter strips grant a 250 degree frontal arc of fire. Point defense emitters grant 360 degree coverage.
Antiproton Array Type: The Hurricane utilizes a five/seven split Type XIV array system. Two emitter generators are kept in reserve, whilst any five can supply full forward/flanking fire. Each array fires a steady beam of energy and the forced-focus emitters discharge the coherent antiprotons at speeds approaching .986c. The antiproton array automatically rotates frequency and attempts to lock onto the frequency and phase of a threat vehicle's shields for shield penetration.
Antiproton Array Output: Each array takes its energy directly from the impulse drive and auxiliary fusion generators. Individually, each Type XIV system can only discharge approximately 18,500 TW (terawatts). However, five systems engage at once in the array during standard firing procedures, resulting in a discharge in excess of 90 TW/cycle.
Range: Maximum effective range is 300,000 kilometers.
Primary purpose: Assault.
Secondary purpose: Defense/anti-spacecraft/anti-fighter/point defense.
PLASMA TORPEDO GENERATORS.
Arrangement: Two fixed-focus projectile generators, one located below the main deflector dish and a second at the stern of the engineering hull. These launchers are the second generation of automated, high-speed launchers originally developed and found on the T'Varo and D'Deridex Classes and later seen across the Republic Fleet as part of their refit and construction schedule. Each launcher is armed with 5 accelerators per launcher, giving the Hurricane the ability to launch up to fifteen plasma torpedoes in a single salvo.
Type: Magnetically bound plasma field projectiles. Capable of pattern firing (sierra, etc.) as well as independent launch. Independent targeting and autonomous once launched from the ship, detonation on contact unless otherwise directed by the Chief Tactical Officer or TIC Weapons Officer.
Payload: 500 control cores in storage, with replicator facility to restore capacity.
Range: Maximum effective range is 3,000,000 kilometers.
Primary purpose: Assault
Secondary purpose: Anti-spacecraft
DEFLECTOR SHIELDS.
Type: A symmetrical subspace graviton field. This type of shield is fairly similar to those of most other Starships. However, besides incorporating the now mandatory neutation shift in frequency, the shields alter their graviton polarity to better deal with more powerful weapons, such as those fielded by Herald and Borg vessels. During combat, the shield sends data on what type of weapon is being used on it, and what frequency and phase the weapon uses. Once this is analysed by the Ops stations, the shield can be configured to have the same frequency as the incoming weapon - but different neutation. This tactic dramatically increases shield efficiency.
Output: There are sixteen shield grids on the Hurricane, and each one generates 18600 TW, resulting in a total shield strength of 297600 TW. However, during normal combat operations, only 10 of the 16 shield generators are activated, with the remaining 6 generators serving as the emergency shield system. This means that, in normal combat operations, the Hurricane has a rated shield strength of 186000 TW. The power for the shields is taken directly from the warp engines and impulse fusion generators. If desired, the shields can be augmented by power from the impulse power plants. The shields can protect against approximately 60% of the total EM spectrum, made possible by the multi-phase graviton polarity flux technology incorporated into the shields.
Range: The shields, when raised, stay extremely close to the hull to conserve energy - average range is ten meters away from the hull. The shields can be extended to the standard Byarsky bubble format to better deflect kinetic attacks. The maximum radius sustainable is 750 meters. This is sufficient for enveloping smaller vessels in extremis.
Primary purpose: Defense from enemy threat forces, hazardous radiation and micro-meteoroid particles.
Secondary purpose: Ramming threat vehicles.
COMPUTER SYSTEMS
COMPUTER CORE
Number of computer cores: Three; The primary core is located adjacent to the bridge on Decks 3, 4 and 5. The secondary, emergency core is much smaller than the first and occupies space on decks 13 and 14 far astern. The tertiary core is a distributed neural network throughout the Hurricane.
Type: CLASSIFIED.
LCARS
Acronym for Library Computer Access and Retrieval System, the common user interface of 25th century computer systems, based on verbal and graphically enhanced keyboard/display input and output. The graphical interface adapts to the task which is to be performed and is individually customisable for any authorised user, allowing for maximum ease-of-use. The Hurricane operates on LCARS build version 9.86B with a custom kernel to account for specific hardware.
MAIN SUBSYSTEMS
WARP PROPULSION SYSTEM
Type: RomSol Mark XIV Plasma-Integrated Matter/Anti-Matter Reaction Drive, developed by RomSol LTD. Information on this Warp Drive can be found in any Starfleet Library or SubNet Omnipedia. ADJUNCTS CLASSIFIED.
Normal Cruising Speed: Warp 8.65
Maximum Sustainable Speed: TransWarp 14
Maximum Speed: TransWarp 29.99 for 30 seconds
IMPULSE PROPULSION SYSTEM
Type: Hurricane's paired mass drivers were developed and built by HighMPact Propulsion. A durable and powerful system with a long service history and effective upgrade routes built in from the incept date.
Output: Each engine can propel the Hurricane at speeds within the area known as Standard impulse operations. These speeds are limited to a maximum speed of .25c, with each engine working at .125c, due to time dilation problems. Quarter impulse is rated at .0625c, half impulse being .125c and full impulse is rated at .25c. Hurricane's resultant acceleration factor is a ten percentile variable 196 on the Epstein scale.
REACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
Type: Standard Version 11 magneto-hydrodynamic gas-fusion thrusters. There are 24 of these thrusters spread across the primary hull to facilitate precise movement. Enhanced RCS control and efficient inertial dampening grants the Hurricane an agility comparable to a stock escort vessel.
Output: Each thruster quad can produce 8.9 million Newtons of exhaust.
NAVIGATION DEFLECTOR
The Hurricane's main deflector dish is located along the ventral portion of the Hurricane's main hull, and is located just forward of the primary engineering spaces. Composed of molybdenum/duranium mesh panels over a tritanium framework (beneath the Duranium-Tritanium-Neutronium hull), the dish can be moved twelve degrees in any direction off the ship's Z-axis. The main deflector dish's shield and sensor power comes from two graviton polarity generators located on deck 17, each capable of generating 128 TW, which can be fed into two 1550 millicochrane subspace field distortion generators.
Twinned secondary deflectors are mounted atop the saucer in keeping with the redundancy requirements of a combat vessel.
TRACTOR BEAM
Type: Multiphase subspace graviton beam, used for direct manipulation of objects from a submicron to a macroscopic level at any relative bearing to the Hurricane. Each emitter is directly mounted to the primary members of the ship's framework, to lessen the effects of isopiestic subspace shearing, inertial potential imbalance, and mechanical stress.
Output: Each tractor beam emitter is built around three multiphase 15 TW graviton polarity sources, each feeding two 1475 millicochrane subspace field amplifiers. Phase accuracy is within .7 arc-seconds per microsecond, which gives superior interference pattern control. Each emitter can gain extra power from the SIF by means of molybdenum-jacketed waveguides. The subspace fields generated around the beam (when the beam is used) can envelop objects up to 2km in diameter, lowering the local gravitational constant of the universe for the region inside the field and making the object much easier to manipulate.
Range: Effective tractor beam range varies with payload mass and desired delta-v (change in relative velocity). Assuming a nominal 45 m/sec-squared delta-v, the multiphase tractor emitters can be used with a payload approaching 116,380,000,000 metric tons at less than 2,000 meters. Conversely, the same delta-v can be imparted to an object massing about one metric ton at ranges approaching 30,000 kilometers.
Primary purpose: Towing or manipulation of objects
Secondary purpose: Tactical; pushing enemy ships into each other, locking vessels in relative position.
TRANSPORTER SYSTEMS
Number of Systems: 12
Personnel Transporters: 4 (Transporter Rooms 1-4)
Max Payload Mass: 900kg
Max Range: 40,000 km
Max Beam Up/Out Rate: Approx. 100 persons per hour per Transporter
Cargo Transporters: 4
Max Payload Mass: 800 metric tons. Standard operation is molecular resolution (Non-Lifeform).
Set for quantum (lifeform) resolution: 1 metric ton
Max Beam Up/Out Rate (Quantum Setting): Approx. 100 persons per hour per Transporter
Emergency Transporters: 4
Max Range: 15,000 km (send only) [range depends on available power]
Max Beam Out Rate: 200 persons per hour per Transporter (800 persons per hour with 4 Emergency Transports)
COMMUNICATIONS
Standard Communications Range: 42,000 - 100,000 kilometers
Standard Data Transmission Speed: 18.5 kiloquads per second
Subspace Communications Speed: Warp 9.9997
SENSOR SYSTEMS
Long range and navigation sensors are located behind the main deflector dish, to avoid sensor "ghosts" and other detrimental effects consistent with main deflector dish millicochrane static field output. Lateral sensor pallets are located around the rim of the entire starship, providing full coverage in all standard scientific fields, but with emphasis in the following areas:
1. Astronomical phenomena
2. Planetary analysis
3. Remote life-form analysis
4. EM scanning, passive and active
5. Passive neutrino scanning
6. Parametric subspace field stress (a scan to search for cloaked ships)
7. Thermal variances
8. Quasi-stellar material
Each sensor pallet (twenty-four in all) can be interchanged and re-calibrated with any other pallet on the ship.
Warp Current sensor: This is an independent subspace graviton field-current scanner, allowing the Hurricane to track ships at high warp by locking onto the eddy currents from the threat ship's warp field, then follow the currents by using multi-model image mapping.
TACTICAL SENSORS
There are twenty-eight independent tactical sensors on the Hurricane. Each sensor automatically tracks and locks onto incoming hostile vessels and reports bearing, aspect, distance, and vulnerability percentage to the tactical station on the main bridge. Each tactical sensor is approximately 93% efficient against ECM, and can operate fairly well in particle flux nebulae (which has been hitherto impossible).
RED MATTER CAPACITOR
CLASSIFIED.
CLOAKING DEVICE
CLASSIFIED.
FLIGHT BAY
General Overview: Located at the dorsal bow of the saucer, the Flight bay contains support services for the latest in Starfleet shuttle and runabout designs. The Flight bay is controlled from Flight Operations by the CAG/ChTac. This is located against the forward wall of the Flight bay, next to the exit for the turbolift, which in turn is supervised by the TIC. The Flight bay typically contains the following, though can change on a mission to mission basis:
1 Delta Flyer
4 Type 18 Shuttlepods
2 Type 6 Personnel Shuttles
2 Type 7 Personnel Shuttles
2 Danube Class Runabouts
10 Sphinx Class Work Pods
MISSION TYPES
Despite the fact that the Hurricane's design philosophy leans heavily toward Tactical and Defensive Missions, she is still classified as a multi-role Starship, in keeping with Federation Council Policy. This offers the Federation, and Starfleet, flexibility in assigning nearly any objective within the realm of Starfleet's assigned duties.
Missions for the Hurricane may fall into one of the following categories, in order of her mission parameter capabilities.
Tactical/Defensive Operations: Typical Missions include patrolling borders or occupation zones, interdiction missions, or protecting any Federation interest from hostile intent in planetary or interstellar conflicts.
Emergency/Search and Rescue: Typical Missions include answering standard Federation emergency beacons, extraction of Federation or Non-Federation citizens in distress, retrieval of Federation or Non-Federation spacecraft in distress, small-scale planetary evacuation - medium or large scale planetary evacuation is not feasible.
Deep-space Exploration: The Hurricane is equipped for long-range interstellar survey and mapping missions, as well as the ability to explore a wide variety of planetary classifications.
Ongoing Scientific Investigation: An Avenger class starship is equipped with scientific laboratories and a wide variety of sensor probes and sensor arrays, giving her the ability to perform a wide variety of ongoing scientific investigations.
Federation Policy and Diplomacy: An Avenger class starship can be used as an envoy during deep-space operations.
Contact with Alien Lifeforms: Pursuant to Starfleet Policy regarding the discovery of new life, facilities aboard the Hurricane include a variety of exo and xeno-biological suites, and a small cultural anthropology staff, allowing for deep-space life form study and interaction.
