U.S.S. Minerva
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Class: Registry: Owner: Operator: Status: |
Vesta Class NCC-91325 United Federation of Planets Starfleet Active |
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USS Minerva is a Vesta-class Multi-Mission Explorer. Like her sister ships she is primarily equipped for long range exploration although her mission profile also includes the slew of exploratory and tactical assignments expected of a capital grade vessel. Her current CO is Captain Isadora Lyn.
History
The USS Minvera is a typical example of a modernized Vesta-class Multi-Mission Explorer. The external spaceframe is virtually identical to the first ships of the class which launched in the 2380s. Internally however, continuous updates to her offensive, defensive, propulsion, and other systems have kept the Vesta-class up to date with the rest of the fleet.
The Minerva was among the wave of ships ordered for construction in the wake of the Iconian War amidst a push for both fleet reconstruction and a return to exploratory duties. The subtext that the Vesta-class also served as a cutting-edge defensive vessel was also quietly acknowledged.
The ship was commissioned on Stardate 96094.7 and after a six month shakedown was assigned to a five year exploratory mission in the Delta Quadrant under the command of Captain Isadora Lyn.
Technical Data
Physical Arrangement, Facilities, and Crew
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Length: Beam: Draft: Mass: |
672 m 195 m 88 m 3,321,630 mt |
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Decks: Crew: Capacity.: |
23 750 10,000 |
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Avg. Cruise: Max Cruise: Maximum Speed: |
Warp 8 Warp 9.95 Warp 9.99 |
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Armaments: |
14x Type-XV Phaser Arrays 4x Torpedo Launch Tubes (2x Fore, 2x Aft) 1x Type-XV Heavy Phaser Cannon |
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Defenses: |
Primary Deflector Shields Secondary Deflector Shields Ablative Armor (Limited Coverage) |
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Auxiliary Craft: |
2x Type 11 Shuttlecraft 4x Type 14 Shuttlecraft 4x Type 6 Shuttlecraft 6x Workbees 2x Danube-Class Runabout (USS Seine, USS Taedong) |
At a length of 672 meters the USS Minerva sits on the upper end of size for Starfleet vessels, exceeded in a significant way only by super-capital ships such as the Odyssey and Jupiter-class vessels. However, her slim profile means she displaces far less than many ships of comparable length.
Her spaceframe consists of an elongated saucer section that flows seamlessly into a streamlined primary hull dominated at the rear by a massive hangar bay and at the front by an equally oversize primary deflector. Both the oversize deflector and her narrow profile are hallmarks to the Vesta-class origins as a testbed for advanced technology including the quantum slipstream drive.
The ship has 23 horizontally stacked decks that support a standard crew complement of 750 individuals. In keeping with her mission profile as a long-range exploration and survey vessel, this number is skewed towards sciences although the bulk is still made up of operations and engineering personnel.
Thanks to leaps in automation, the ship can be functionally crewed by 150 personnel and can be considered operational with less than 50. However, operating at the latter level for any significant period is guaranteed to result in rapid deterioration of systems due to lack of maintenance. This is of course assuming deleterious social outcomes do not occur before that point.
Sickbay
Drawing on lessons learned from USS Voyager and long duration missions, the Minerva carries one and a half times the number of holodecks typical for a cruiser as well as multiple recreational facilities including multiple variable gravity gyms, two pools, a miniaturized onboard spa, four configurable multipurpose spaces, and several dedicated kitchens for use by the crew.
Perhaps because of these expanded facilities, Minerva also possesses twin primary sickbays and a single secondary sickbay, each with dedicated triage and surgical bays. During rescue missions and other emergencies, medical labs can be converted to overflow space.
Vesta Class Master Systems Display
Tactical Systems
The USS Minerva possesses the powerful defensive shields common to most Starfleet vessels. In addition, the vessel has a secondary shield grid which can briefly absorb incoming fire, allowing time for the primary emitters to recharge. Critical areas such as main engineering are additionally protected by a layer of ablative armor.
Offensively, the Minerva has the typical arrangement of phaser arrays providing full coverage arcs of fire. This takes the form of four dorsal and four ventral phaser arrays on the saucer section covering the forward arc and much of the rear. A pair of arrays on the outer surface of the nacelle pylons and a matching pair on the inner surface provide complete rear arc coverage as well as overlapping fields of fire. An array on the ventral surface of the primary hull and a single array on the dorsal ‘spine’ of the ship completes this arrangement.
In common with other Vesta-class ships, the USS Minerva also carries a pair of heavy phaser cannons inlaid into its forward hull.
With respect to torpedoes the Minerva carries a forward launch tube on each side of the main deflector, and a pair of aft tubes slung under the primary hull. The launchers are connected to internal magazines with each forward tube having an independent magazine and the rear tubes sharing a single magazine. The standard complement of the USS Minera is the typical mix of photon and quantum torpedoes, and the tubes are capable of rapid successive launch as needed.
Although intended for scientific use, the advanced sensors of the Vesta-class offer incredible target resolution and cut through many forms of ECM that might otherwise hamper a less sophisticated vessel.
Power and Propulsion
Warp Nacelle Schematic
Primary power for the USS Minerva comes in the form of a Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems 45B S/C8Y warp core which provides sufficient power to allow for a cruising speed of warp 8 and a top speed of warp 9.99.
Sublight maneuvers employ a quartet of Tycho Heavy Industries 4B-H impulse thrusters built into the aft of the saucer section. These are supplemented by a pair of Tycho Heavy Industries 8A-Mx impulse thrusters integrated into the nacelle pylons as well as the typical suite of RCS thrusters. Working in concert, these systems allow the Minerva considerable speed and maneuverability at sublight velocities.
In common with her Vesta-class sister ships, the spaceframe of the Minerva was constructed with slipstream travel in mind. Although the technology has since been rolled out across the fleet, the Vesta-class hullform grants it better than average slipstream stability.
Embarked Auxiliary Craft
The cavernous hangar bay of the Vesta-class complements its intended role as a long-range multi-mission exploratory vessel. If needed, the ship can embark a significant number of auxiliary craft including multiple runabouts intended for long range independent survey and fighter wings to serve as force multiplication.
During her five year mission, USS Minerva was equipped with eight type-11, twelve type-14, and eight type-6 shuttles in addition to a quartet of Yellowstone-class runabouts. However, as its current role is anticipated to keep the USS Minerva relatively close to Federation borders and fleet support, its complement of auxiliaries has been trimmed to a mere ten shuttlecraft and a pair of Danube-class runabouts.
The shuttlecraft carried are a mix of type-6 and type-14 general purpose craft with a pair of type-11 long range shuttles for extended mission profiles which do not warrant the attention of a runabout.
Currently the Danube-class runabouts USS Seine and USS Taedong are assigned to USS Minerva.
Personnel
CAPTAIN
CAPT Isadora Lyn
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