U.S.S. BRAHE
PLANETARY AND STELLAR SURVEY VESSEL
Starfleet Registry NCC-97235
The U.S.S. Brahe is a Rhode Island Class survey vessel commissioned in 2399 by Starfleet to perform deep space exploration and planetary surveys.
Those who study the stars have God for a teacher. ~Tycho Brahe (1546-1601 CE)
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Basic Specifications
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LENGTH 180 meters HEIGHT 35 meters BEAM 43 meters MASS 110,000 metric tonnes |
OFFICERS AND CREW 65 (20 Officers, 45 Enlisted) EVACUATION LIMIT 250* EVACUATION RATE 200 persons/hour DECKS 8 |
they are instead placed in cargo/shuttle bays, laboratories, or mess halls.
Propulsion
WARP CORE Ceries F-Type M/ARA Drive System MK IV
AVG. CRUISE SPEED 7.5
MAX. CRUISE SPEED 9.2
MAX. WARP 9.995 (8 hour duration)
SLIPSTREAM CAPABILITY ONLINE
AVG. CRUISE SPEED 7.5
MAX. CRUISE SPEED 9.2
MAX. WARP 9.995 (8 hour duration)
SLIPSTREAM CAPABILITY ONLINE
Armament & Defence
PHASERS 11 Type XIII Phaser Arrays (4 Saucer, 1 Lateral Stardrive, 4 Aft, 1 Aft/Port, 1 Aft/Starboard)
PHOTON TORPEDO LAUNCHERS 3 Mark VI Torpedo Launchers (2 Forward, 1 Aft)
TORPEDO CAPACITY 100
TORPEDO COMPLIMENT 75 Quantum Torpedoes (25 per Launcher), 25 Probes (Mark I-IX per mission parameters; default ~2 of each type)
SHIELDS 11 Asymmetrical Peristaltic Subspace Graviton Field Generators (rated 2.75GW, covers 42% of EM Spectrum)
HULL Reinforced Duranium-Tritanium composite
PHOTON TORPEDO LAUNCHERS 3 Mark VI Torpedo Launchers (2 Forward, 1 Aft)
TORPEDO CAPACITY 100
TORPEDO COMPLIMENT 75 Quantum Torpedoes (25 per Launcher), 25 Probes (Mark I-IX per mission parameters; default ~2 of each type)
SHIELDS 11 Asymmetrical Peristaltic Subspace Graviton Field Generators (rated 2.75GW, covers 42% of EM Spectrum)
HULL Reinforced Duranium-Tritanium composite
Sensor and Science Facilities
LATERAL SENSOR ARRAY 11 MultiSpectral Modular MK XII Lateral Sensor Pallets
TACTICAL SENSOR ARRAY 10 Independent Omni-Directional Targeting Sensors
COMPUTER MAINFRAME 1 Z-Series Isolinear Computer Core with Highly Redundant Storage (Main, Forward) | 1 E-Series Emergency Operational Backup Computer (Backup, Stardrive)
LABORATORY FACILITIES 3 Dedicated | 16 Maximum
TACTICAL SENSOR ARRAY 10 Independent Omni-Directional Targeting Sensors
COMPUTER MAINFRAME 1 Z-Series Isolinear Computer Core with Highly Redundant Storage (Main, Forward) | 1 E-Series Emergency Operational Backup Computer (Backup, Stardrive)
LABORATORY FACILITIES 3 Dedicated | 16 Maximum
3 Dedicated Laboratories: 2 on Deck 3 (divisible into 6 smaller labs), 1 aboard WaveRider
1 Astrometrics Laboratory
8 Multi-Purpose Rooms Convertible to Laboratories
SPECIALIZED SENSOR SYSTEMS
1 Astrometrics Laboratory
8 Multi-Purpose Rooms Convertible to Laboratories
2 Mess Halls
1 Gymnasium
1 Medical Surgical Suite
1 Observation Lounge
1 Conference Room
1 Secondary Deflector Control
1 CargoBay (inert sample collection only)
1 Gymnasium
1 Medical Surgical Suite
1 Observation Lounge
1 Conference Room
1 Secondary Deflector Control
1 CargoBay (inert sample collection only)
6 Parallaxing High-Fidelity Topographic Imaging Scanners w/ Hologrphic Model-Mapping
2 Intraspatial Imaging Suites
6 Long Range Gravimetric Detection Arrays
1 Deep-Penetrating Metallurgical Sampling Transporter Suite
1 Subspace Graviton Field-Current Scanner
2 Intraspatial Imaging Suites
6 Long Range Gravimetric Detection Arrays
1 Deep-Penetrating Metallurgical Sampling Transporter Suite
1 Subspace Graviton Field-Current Scanner
Small Craft
TYPE 8 SHUTTLES 2: Okie-Dokie and A-Okay
TYPE 9 SHUTTLES 2: No-Prob-Bob and Surething
WORK BEES 2
WAVERIDER ATMOSPHERIC FLIER 1: Robin
TYPE 9 SHUTTLES 2: No-Prob-Bob and Surething
WORK BEES 2
WAVERIDER ATMOSPHERIC FLIER 1: Robin
Deck Layout
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Rooms marked with (H) denote holo-emitters capable of producing projections like the Emergency Medical Hologram. Standard desktop/terminal holographic imaging systems are common and augment traditional 2D panels.
Rooms marked with (H) denote holo-emitters capable of producing projections like the Emergency Medical Hologram. Standard desktop/terminal holographic imaging systems are common and augment traditional 2D panels.
| Section | Deck | Notable Rooms |
| Saucer | 1 | Bridge (H), Conference Room (H), Captain's Quarters, First Officer's Quarters |
| Saucer | 2 | Personnel Transporters, Officer's Quarters, Mess Halls (H), Life Support, Impulse Control |
| Saucer | 3 | Secondary Deflector Control, Sickbay (H), Security Complex (Armoury/Brig), Science Labs 1&2 (H), Cargo Bay |
| Saucer | 4 | Computer Core (Main Level), Torpedo Launch Bays, Waverider Parking Bay, Crew Quarters |
| Star Drive | 4 | Shuttle Bay Landing Deck |
| Star Drive | 5 | Structural Integrity Field Generators, Deuterium Storage, Shuttle Parking Bay, Industrial Replicator Systems |
| Star Drive | 6 | Primary Deflector Generator (Main Level), Main Engineering (Second Level), Waste Reclamation, Aft Torpedo Bay |
| Star Drive | 7 | Main Engineering (H), Astrometrics Laboratory, Gymnasium (H), Observation/Conference Lounge (H), Landing Struts (Aft) |
| Star Drive | 8 | Landing Struts (Forward), Antimatter Containment, Airlock & Landing Ramp |
History of the Nova Class Starship
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The USS Brahe traces its history to the Nova Class, originally designed in 2363 as a replacement for the ageing Obrith Class. The Nova Class continued the tradition of scientific research, while also improving greatly on the old design.
With Spartan crew quarters and limited luxuries, the Nova could fit more advanced sensor and imaging systems within its tiny frame. Planetfall capabilities allow vessels to land, permitting the crew to expand outward and use the ship as a research base. Improved defensive systems meant fewer ships caught unprepared while travelling through uncharted space. Finally, the specialized Waverider yacht, docked on the Ventral side of the Saucer section, provides the most advanced aerodynamic Vertical Take-Off and Landing support craft in Starfleet.
In truth, the Nova Class was designed as a flying sensor platform, intended to follow were larger ships have gone before.
With Spartan crew quarters and limited luxuries, the Nova could fit more advanced sensor and imaging systems within its tiny frame. Planetfall capabilities allow vessels to land, permitting the crew to expand outward and use the ship as a research base. Improved defensive systems meant fewer ships caught unprepared while travelling through uncharted space. Finally, the specialized Waverider yacht, docked on the Ventral side of the Saucer section, provides the most advanced aerodynamic Vertical Take-Off and Landing support craft in Starfleet.
In truth, the Nova Class was designed as a flying sensor platform, intended to follow were larger ships have gone before.
Nova Mark II ((Rhode-Island Class))
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In 2371, only four years after production of the Nova Class begun, the USS Equinox was mysteriously lost and presumed destroyed. This raised concerns about the capabilities of the design. Two years later, the Dominion War begun, placing a halt on new Nova orders until the close of hostilities in 2375.
A combination of isolated incidents, the Dominion War, and the loss of the Equinox pushed Starfleet to revisit the Nova Class, placing a greater emphasis on defensive and propulsion systems. The existing space frame was improved by shielding exposed sections with armour, more phaser emitters were added, shields enhanced, and the warp core and engines given a major lift. The result was a small, resilient ship that could go toe-to-toe with larger vessels, at least long enough to escape (or for help to arrive).
The improvements not only made the Nova Class capable in combat, but better at its job overall: greater survivability and high warp speeds meant this evolution of the Nova could complete deep space assignments with little or no support. Further improvements in autonomous computing allowed this version to decrease its crew compliment from 80 to 65, thereby making the tiny ship a little less cramped.
With the success of the Nova Mark II Program, Starfleet continued to invest in the platform, keeping this variant in regular rotation for servicing and upgrades.
A combination of isolated incidents, the Dominion War, and the loss of the Equinox pushed Starfleet to revisit the Nova Class, placing a greater emphasis on defensive and propulsion systems. The existing space frame was improved by shielding exposed sections with armour, more phaser emitters were added, shields enhanced, and the warp core and engines given a major lift. The result was a small, resilient ship that could go toe-to-toe with larger vessels, at least long enough to escape (or for help to arrive).
The improvements not only made the Nova Class capable in combat, but better at its job overall: greater survivability and high warp speeds meant this evolution of the Nova could complete deep space assignments with little or no support. Further improvements in autonomous computing allowed this version to decrease its crew compliment from 80 to 65, thereby making the tiny ship a little less cramped.
With the success of the Nova Mark II Program, Starfleet continued to invest in the platform, keeping this variant in regular rotation for servicing and upgrades.
USS Brahe
2399 - 2409
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Launched in 2399 under the Nova Mark II program, the Brahe entered service in a time of relative peace, under the command of Dominion War veteran Captain Kamaka Palakiko. This period was marked by extensive exploration and mapping of space along the Romulan Neutral Zone, averaging over 72 system surveys per year. Brahe also served as an interdiction vessel, helping track and apprehend privateers and smugglers moving in and out of the Romunlan Empire.
In 2405, the Klingon War broke out and the Brahe was caught in the middle of it. Assigned to various task forces responsible for protecting Federation space, Brahe's primary role in these engagements was cloak detection, tactical analysis, and general support.
At the beginning of 2408, Brahe was attached to Task Force Sierra-71 which was tasked to push back Klingon forces in the Xarantine Sector. Brahe served primarily as cloak detection and reconnaissance along side six other ships. During the early months of 2408, Sierra-71 was responsible for the destruction of over 89 enemy ships, 2 installations, and the liberation of 3 colony worlds. Unfortunately, this success was short-lived. By mid-year 2408, Sierra-71 was ambushed during patrol with an apparent loss of all ships.
In truth, Brahe had narrowly survived, losing almost the entire Senior Staff and two-thirds of the crew; leaving Captain Palakiko and his Chief Engineer, Lieutenant Commander Wimini Zolwink, the only officers alive, the former severely injured. Badly damaged and without means of communication, the surviving crew were able to restore enough power to limp away at Warp 3. What followed would be a seven month game of cat-and-mouse as Brahe attempted to return to safe harbour under the shadow of a constantly shifting front.
Brahe was eventually found in 2409 adrift in low orbit over a Class-P world by the USS Atlis during routine patrol. Shortly thereafter, the remaining 19 Brahe crew were located and retrieved from the glacial planet's surface.
Atlis spent a week restoring Brahe's warp drive and power systems. Captain Palakiko had survived, but remained in critical condition within the Atlis' Sick Bay. Lacking any dedicated bridge officers, Atlis temporarily placed their Chief Science Officer, Lieutenant Commander Zaliel Sel, in command of the Brahe for the duration of the return trip.
While en route to Regulus, Atlis was ordered to return to the Klingon Front. Zaliel Sel was granted the provisionary rank of Commander, with orders to return Brahe to port and oversee repairs. For her oversight, diligence, and for want of more experience officers, Commander Sel's rank and position were made permanent in the last days of 2409. Of the original officers and crew of the Brahe, only Chief Engineer Zolwink remained. Captain Palakiko would soon after retire as Rear Admiral Palakiko, having been too badly injured to return to service.
In 2405, the Klingon War broke out and the Brahe was caught in the middle of it. Assigned to various task forces responsible for protecting Federation space, Brahe's primary role in these engagements was cloak detection, tactical analysis, and general support.
At the beginning of 2408, Brahe was attached to Task Force Sierra-71 which was tasked to push back Klingon forces in the Xarantine Sector. Brahe served primarily as cloak detection and reconnaissance along side six other ships. During the early months of 2408, Sierra-71 was responsible for the destruction of over 89 enemy ships, 2 installations, and the liberation of 3 colony worlds. Unfortunately, this success was short-lived. By mid-year 2408, Sierra-71 was ambushed during patrol with an apparent loss of all ships.
In truth, Brahe had narrowly survived, losing almost the entire Senior Staff and two-thirds of the crew; leaving Captain Palakiko and his Chief Engineer, Lieutenant Commander Wimini Zolwink, the only officers alive, the former severely injured. Badly damaged and without means of communication, the surviving crew were able to restore enough power to limp away at Warp 3. What followed would be a seven month game of cat-and-mouse as Brahe attempted to return to safe harbour under the shadow of a constantly shifting front.
Brahe was eventually found in 2409 adrift in low orbit over a Class-P world by the USS Atlis during routine patrol. Shortly thereafter, the remaining 19 Brahe crew were located and retrieved from the glacial planet's surface.
Atlis spent a week restoring Brahe's warp drive and power systems. Captain Palakiko had survived, but remained in critical condition within the Atlis' Sick Bay. Lacking any dedicated bridge officers, Atlis temporarily placed their Chief Science Officer, Lieutenant Commander Zaliel Sel, in command of the Brahe for the duration of the return trip.
While en route to Regulus, Atlis was ordered to return to the Klingon Front. Zaliel Sel was granted the provisionary rank of Commander, with orders to return Brahe to port and oversee repairs. For her oversight, diligence, and for want of more experience officers, Commander Sel's rank and position were made permanent in the last days of 2409. Of the original officers and crew of the Brahe, only Chief Engineer Zolwink remained. Captain Palakiko would soon after retire as Rear Admiral Palakiko, having been too badly injured to return to service.
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Following the conclusion of the Federation-Klingon War, USS Brahe completed repairs and refit at the end of 2410 under the attention of its new commanding officer, Commander Zaliel Sel. With the war over, Brahe was returned to its original mission: exploration and scientific research.
The next several years would see the Brahe travelling throughout the Alpha and Beta Quadrants, performing surveys and collecting data. Brahe, by virtue of its remote work, managed to avoid the many other wars and threats that befell civilization; though, Brahe still regularly encountered dangers, experienced loses, and suffered damage as is the risk when a ship leaves port.
In 2418, Brahe was assigned to the 38th Fleet, based out of Deep Space 13 in the Aldebaran Sector. Brahe's mission continues to be one of peaceful exploration and scientific discovery.
The next several years would see the Brahe travelling throughout the Alpha and Beta Quadrants, performing surveys and collecting data. Brahe, by virtue of its remote work, managed to avoid the many other wars and threats that befell civilization; though, Brahe still regularly encountered dangers, experienced loses, and suffered damage as is the risk when a ship leaves port.
In 2418, Brahe was assigned to the 38th Fleet, based out of Deep Space 13 in the Aldebaran Sector. Brahe's mission continues to be one of peaceful exploration and scientific discovery.
Notable Officers & Crew
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 | POSITION: Commanding Officer RANK: Captain NAME: Zaliel Sel SPECIES: Trill PRONOUNS: She/Her |
 | POSITION: First Officer RANK: Commander NAME: Abraham Cotte SPECIES: Human PRONOUNS: He/Him |
 | POSITION: Chief Tactical/Security Officer, Second Officer RANK: Lieutenant Commander NAME: Zani Tiahl SPECIES: Trill PRONOUNS: She/Her |
 | POSITION: Chief Science Officer RANK: Lieutenant NAME: K'Nia SPECIES: Caitian PRONOUNS: He/Him |
 | POSITION: Chief Medical Officer RANK: Lieutenant NAME: Victor Castillo SPECIES: Human PRONOUNS: He/Him |
 | POSITION: Science Officer RANK: Lieutenant NAME: Salek Lovet SPECIES: Vulcan PRONOUNS: He/Him |
| POSITION: Science Officer RANK: Lieutenant NAME: Iola Cirova SPECIES: Xii PRONOUNS: They/Them |
| POSITION: Engineering Officer RANK: Lieutenant NAME: Dia Ashi SPECIES: Vulcan PRONOUNS: He/Him |
 | POSITION: Flight Control Officer/Pilot RANK: Lieutenant NAME: Jarol Ezreli SPECIES: Betazoid PRONOUNS: She/Her |
 | POSITION: Operations Officer RANK: Ensign NAME: Amset, Mk. II SPECIES: Zahir Cybernetics Exploratory Unit PRONOUNS: N/A |
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 | POSITION: Chief Engineer RANK: Lieutenant Commander NAME: Wimini Zolwink SPECIES: N'omge PRONOUNS: She/Her |
 | POSITION: Nurse RANK: Ensign NAME: Michael Kellye SPECIES: Human PRONOUNS: He/Him |
 | POSITION: Security Officer RANK: Ensign NAME: Horace Jefferson SPECIES: Human PRONOUNS: He/Him |
 | POSITION: Diagnostic Technician, Grade 3 RANK: Crewman NAME: Lauren Lauren SPECIES: Human PRONOUNS: She/Her |
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 | POSITION: Helmswoman RANK: Cadet, 1st Class NAME: Robin Monroe SPECIES: Human PRONOUNS: She/Her MEMORIAL: Cadet Monroe died on RS-109 VI during a survey mission on Stardate 96311. She died in an attempt to save the lives of her fellow officers. |
OOC References / Contradictions
The information on this page was cobbled together from various sources in addition to my own interpretation how technology has advanced since the Nova (and subsequent Rhode-Island) were developed. Any contradictions should be considered Yet Another Trek Inconsistency:
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Nova_class
https://memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/Nova_class
http://techspecs.startrek.acalltoduty.com/nova.html#7.1%20SENSOR%20SYSTEMS
https://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/sd-uss-nova-nx-72228.php
The Deck Plans are considered generally correct, with the notable absence of the aft torpedo bay, which we consider to be on Deck 6, accessible proximate to Waste Reclamation.
Standing Orders & Open Positions
