U.S.S. Baldur
NCC-121368
NCC-121368
Type: Heavy Cruiser (Dakota-class Variant)
Length: 405 meters
Beam: 210 meters
Height: 90 meters
Mass: 600,000 metric tons
Accommodation: 475 officers and crew; 1,800 personnel evacuation limit
Armament: Eight type-12 phaser emitters; three quantum torpedo launchers
U.S.S. Baldur is a standard Dakota-class cruiser, built to Dakota-class specifications, in all but the nacelle design. Sporting a modified hull and two nacelles tucked close to the underside of the ship, Baldur is a vessel built for close-combat scenarios while maintaining its deep-space focus. A more compact body and shorter struts, as well as armored plating, provide more protection and concealment to the propulsion devices then on most Dakota-class ships.
Spoiler: Dakota-class Mission ObjectivesShow
1.1 MISSION OBJECTIVES
Pursuant to revised Starfleet Exploration Directives 1015.9 & 1020.16, Starfleet Defense Directives 200.0, 197.5 & 197.6, and Federation Security Council General Policy, the following objectives have been established for a Dakota Class Starship:
- Provide an autonomous mobile platform for a wide range of ongoing long-range explorative, scientific, and cultural research projects in deep space or border territories.
- Augment the Intrepid class in certain frontline, exploration, and scientific duties.
- Provide an advanced platform for extended scientific survey and scouting missions.
- Serves as a frontline support vehicle during emergencies.
- Incorporate recent advancements in warp power plant technology and improved science instrumentation.
- Provide non-critical functions such as transport of personnel and cargo when necessary, extended aid, and long-range patrol.
- The Dakota Class Starship is a long-range explorer type vessel, a starship not specifically built for combat, but like the Constitution Class of the previous century, it is a vessel designed for long-term, multi-purpose missions into uncharted space. Equipped with conventional tactical systems (deflector shields; phasers; quantum torpedoes, etc.), the Dakota Class ship also boasts state-of-the-art propulsion and cutting-edge scientific equipment, as well as being a test bed for experimental science and sensor technology not yet available on other classes of starships.
- Aggressively designed, the midsized ship and its lack of amenities like the Galaxy Class manage to surpass one’s first impression of its size. Known for its durability, the Dakota Class has swiftly loss its status as a ‘Clunky Ship’ and is slowly gaining acclaim for their usefulness in making for more accurate missions to new areas of space, bringing back teraquads of data on individual systems that is disseminated amongst the fleets.