U.S.S. SARASWATI
Brigid Class, Multi-Mission Explorer
Starfleet Registry NCC-82648
GENERAL INFORMATION
Class
Brigid
Designation
Multi-Mission Explorer
Hull Duration
120 years
Time Between Refits
15 years for major system replacements
5 years for minor system upgrades
Time Between Resupply
Full store rotation every 5 years
PERSONNEL
Officers
180
Enlisted Crew
570
Civilians
Up to 150
(including short term visitors, crew families, scientific and facilities contractors)
Evacuation Limit
2,600
DIMENSIONS
Length
675 meters
Height
90 meters
Width
195 meters
Decks
22
WEAPONS AND DEFENSIVE SYSTEMS
Shields
Regenerative Symmetrical Subspace Graviton Field with Adaptive Metaphasic Shielding
Ablative Armor Plating
Weapon Systems
16x Mk XII Collimated Phaser Arrays
4x Mk 95 Burst Fire Photon/Quantum Torpedo systems (2 fore, 2 aft)
Torpedo Armament
300 x Mark XXV Photon Torpedo
500 x Mark XIII Quantum Torpedo
SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS
Sensor Systems
Primary Sensor Array (co-axial with main deflector)
Secondary Sensor/Deflector Array
Lateral Sensor Pallets
Mission Pod
Scientific Laboratories
30 General Purpose Labs
22 Specialized Labs
5 Geology
5 Biology
4 Astrophysics and Subspace Mechanics
4 Robotics and Cybernetics
2 Xenolinguistics
2 Stellar Cartography
Additional specialized equipment may be installed on request
Probe Systems
Class I through IX probes available
PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Engine Configuration
1 M/ARC Warp Core rated at 1650 Cochranes feeding 2 Advanced Linear Warp Drive Units
2x Primary Impulse Units (primary hull)
2x Secondary Impulse Units (nacelle struts)
1 Q-1T Quantum Slipstream Drive System
2 Asynchronous TF-9-U Transwarp Coils
Cruise Speed
Warp 7
Maximum Sustainable Speed
Transwarp 12.5
Emergency Speed
Transwarp 14 (3 hours)
Transwarp 30 with Quantum Slipstream (30 seconds with 120 second cooldown, 30 minutes total)
CREW SUPPORT SYSTEMS
Crew Quarters
Sleeping capacity for 900 persons
150x 4-person communal quarters
100x 2-person quarters
50x 1-person quarters
50x Empty quarters to be configured as needed
All quarters are modular and can be combined if requested by crew.
All quarters can accommodate class H, K, L, and M (all variants) environments.
Through additional modular changes, sleeping capacity can be increased to 1,100 and support for class E, F, O and P environments can be attained, but only in these fully modular compartments.
AUXILIARY CRAFT
Shuttlebays
2
Small Auxiliary Craft
4x Type 6 Shuttlecraft
6x Type 9 Shuttlecraft
4x Workbee Pods
Large Auxiliary Craft
2x Type 11 Shuttlecraft
4x Danube Class Runabouts
1x Captain's Yacht
The Brigid class is the latest evolution of the Vesta-type Multi-Mission Explorers. Ships of the Brigid class are named for female deities of knowledge from cultures other than Greco/Roman; Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, arts, wisdom, and learning.
Saraswati was constructed at the New Aberdeen Yards, Aldebaran Sector. Structural assembly began on stardate 92206, with final fitting out being completed on stardate 93093, nearly 11 months later. She was officially launched on stardate 93095. Following her shakedown, she was assigned to the 38th Fleet, under the command of Captain Sanara Draz.