USS Skipjack (NCC-99585)

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U.S.S. Skipjack

USS Skipjack
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Registry:
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Status:
 Scryer Class
NCC-99585
United Federation of Planets
Starfleet
Active

The USS Skipjack (NCC-99585) is one of the newest space frames to join Starfleet. One of the newly designed Scryer Class ships, it was built specifically for the scientific and reconnaissance missions. It features an advanced suite of sensor and scientific systems for increase mission flexibility and a variety defensive capabilities that increase the survivability when needed.

History

The fourth ship from Earth to be named Skipjack after a variety of tunafish, its namesake was one the United States Navy's first nuclear powered submarines and lead of her class (SSN-585). Before that the Salmon-class SS-184 was a conventional submarine that distinguished itself during World War II. Prior to that, Submarine No. 24 (or E-1 as she was later known) was in service during World War I.

Work on the the USS Skipjack (NCC-99858) began on Stardate 99620.1 at Laikan Starfleet Shipyards. She was delivered to and accepted by Starfleet then commissioned on Stardate 101195. Shake down cruise began under her first captain, Captain Regiatta “Reggie” Tohanna.

 

Technical Data

Physical Arrangement & Crew Support

Specifications
Length:
Beam:
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Mass:
 542 m
280 m
94 m
2,200,000 mt
Decks:
Crew:
Capacity.:
 8
200
800 (evacuation level)
Avg. Cruise:
Max Cruise:
Maximum Speed:
 Warp 6
Warp 9.6
Warp 9.9 (for 12 hours)
Armaments:
 8x Type-X Phaser Arrays
2x Type-VII Point Defense Phaser Turrets
1x Photon Torpedo Tube
Defenses:
 Ablative Duranium Layer
5x Yoyodyne 1080-D Unified Deflector Field Emitter Arrays
Refractive Deflection System
Portcullis Portal Prevention Field
MK III (Rev a) Optical and Particle Obfuscation Unit (Cloaking Device)
MK VI Photonic Projection Array
MK VI & MK VIII ECM Unit
3x MK III ECCM Units
Sensor Systems:
 Navatron 3000 Navagational Scanner
DYN-90 Multi-band Linear Sensor Suites
Omniwave MK II Passive Sensor Matrices
MILS Probe Launching System
Star 3 Multi-mode subspace scanner
Chronotonic Scanning System
All Particle Quantum Scanner Array
Auxiliary Craft:
 2x Type 9 Shuttlecraft (Skahm, NCC-99585/2, Hopi, NCC-99585/3)
1x Danube Class Runabout (Chickamauga, NCC-99585/1)
1x Civilian Shuttle ( Miss Betty, RD-22312a )

While the USS Skipjack, and the Scryer Class in general doesn’t follow the multi-mission configurability that is common in many space frames of the current Starfleet design paradigm, what it does bring is a reliable and methodical approach to needs of missions that require a specialized platform that is unattainable with the multi-mission platforms.

Custom, quad Iso-Linear/Neural Gel Pack hybrid systems connected via a neural-organic network system, work in tandem to handle the enormous amount of data generated during a routine information gathering mission. This not only increases the load handling capabilities of the central computer core, but also provides for fault tolerance and backup storage. Only one of these systems is required for normal operations.

With 8 launchers, mounted 4 on each side of the outer command saucer ring, give operational commanders extended “over the horizon” scanning capabilities.

Obfuscation and Stealth
The USS Skipjack is specifically created for intelligence missions that involve stealth, special operations, monitoring of hostile actors, reconnaissance, and information gathering. The current galactic environment, along with recent challenges to peace have shown the need a far more advanced platform for intelligence data harvesting and processing, as well as the ability to not be detected while doing so. To the end Scryer Class ships, including the USS Skipjack, are the first Starfleet ships to include MK V Optical and Particle Obfuscation Unit, or as it known colloquially, a “cloaking device” as standard load out.

Counter Measures
In addition, the ship’s loadout includes powerful Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) systems and Electionic Counter Counter Measure (ECCM) systems to further increase the ship’s stealth and survivability when on solo missions. These systems also allow the Skipjack to take on a value-added support role in fleet operations against hostile entities.

Scanning, Listening, Analysis
Full band scanning and monitoring systems allow the Skipjack to act as Starfleet’s eyes and ears in the galaxy. These systems are not only useful for espionage but for non-intelligence scientific endeavors.

From Electro-Magnetic radiation to Sub-Space frequencies and beyond, the Skipjack as the capability not on receive but also transmit which gives an operation commander the option of using subterfuge and distraction when dealing with situations that require out of box approaches. Moreover, it gives the commander multiple methods to communicate in situations where normal methods are blocked or suppressed.

The Skipjack has a fifth Iso-Linear/Neural Gel Pack hybrid system to handle decryption and code breaking along with a dedicate team of specialists.

Probes
These highly configurable probes can be used for information gathering, rescue and evacuation operations, sabotage, and damage infliction. Each probe can operate autonomously on their programmed missions or they can be remotely driven by drone pilots.

The probes are created on demand by dedicated replicators in the probe work center and launch bay. A unique, preprogrammed probe can be created in 1 to 9 minutes depending on complexity of operational demands.

Personnel


COMMANDING OFFICER

CAPTAIN
Regiatta "Reggie" Tohanna
EXECUTIVE OFFICER


OPERATIONS OFFICER


CHIEF ENGINEER


CHIEF OF SECURITY


CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER


CHIEF TACTICAL OFFICER


CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER


References

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