Specifications - USS Endurance

Summary

The Nebula-class was developed along-side the Galaxy-class in the 2340s and ‘50s. While Starfleet firmly believed in the feasibility of the Galaxy-class, they wanted a more cost-effective ship that would be able to perform much of the same missions as the larger, more expensive capital ships under construction.

Part of the design that was approved by Starfleet included a multi-mission module that could easily be exchanged within days at a certified facility. The first of which consisted of a sensor dome attached to the rear of the ship. Designed to aid in long-range reconnaissance and search-and-rescue operations, the sensor pod quickly proved its usefulness, so much so that several Nebula-class vessels were allocated to border patrols.

With the flexibility given to it by the replaceable pod-module, the Nebula-class has quickly become one of the most produced and utilized starships of the 24th century.

Current Pod Variants:

Sensor pod: The majority of the first Nebula-class ships were outfitted with this pod, which greatly extended the ship's sensor range. With this pod the Nebula-class ship is virtually unmatched in regards to sensor capability. Ships with this pod module were routinely assigned to deep-space exploration, hostile border patrols or long-range reconnaissance.

Weapons pod: With the recent Borg invasions and Dominion War, Starfleet quickly mobilized to deploy the weapons pod, which contains 5 forward-facing and 3 aft-facing "pulse" torpedo launchers, and 2 Type X Phaser Arrays. The launchers are fed by an additional 200 photon torpedoes stored in the pod itself. The weapons pod is also equipped with two shield generators (one main, one backup), since it was realized that the pod would be an easy target. The shield generators are the same type used through-out the rest of the ship, and draw power directly from the auxiliary energy reserves during Red Alert situations.

Tactical pod: This is a recent addition to the Nebula-class fleet, and is quickly becoming the default module for all new Nebulas being built. The design combines the scanning capabilities of the sensor pod and the offensive capabilities of the weapons of the weapons pod into one module. There are disadvantages to this design. The tactical pod contains 75 fewer torpedoes (125) and only three torpedo launchers - two forward, one aft - in order to make room for the sensor pallets. Also, the scanners are primarily designed to aid in targeting for the torpedoes and phasers, and as such are not as effective for long-range usage as those of the full-on sensor pod.

Hospital Pod: This pod is not often used, but is kept on hand at major starbases for medical relief missions. THe Hospital Pod contains a full medical facility of starbase size and quality and has the capacity to house nearly 100 medical personnel and up to 600 patients.

Habitation/Colony pod: This pod contains a large number of residential quarters, and is sometimes used on long-term missions, or on missions focusing on populating a colony. Depending on configuration, up to 6,000 people can be ferried in the habitation module. With slight modifications, this module can be configured to act as a troop transport, enabling the ship to carry several thousand troops. This module also contains a dozen dedicated transporters, allowing the roughly 5,000 troops to be beamed out within a relatively short amount of time.

[Currently Installed] Shuttlebay/Hangar pod: This experimental pod includes a large shuttle hangar with the space to hold a significant quantity of fighters and runabouts. A typical Hangar pod would contain the following:

* 12 Razor Class Interceptors
* 6 Scorpion MkII Fighters
* 12 Viper Fighters
* 7 Runabouts/Transports, various classes (Dragoon count as 2 each)
* 2 Serenity Modular Transports

General

Class		Nebula
Serial Number		NCC-84371
Role		Explorer/Carrier
Duration		100 years
Time Between Refits		20 years
Time Between Resupply		5 years

Dimensions

Length		442 metres
Width		318 metres
Height		130 metres
Decks		30

Personnel

Officers		125
Enlisted Crew		625
Civilians		20
Emergency Capacity		3080

Speed

Cruise Speed		6
Maximum Speed		9
Emergency Speed		9.9 (for 12hrs)

Weapons & Defensive Systems

Shields		Standard Shielding System
Weapon Systems		Phaser Arrays -- Type X: 8 Torpedo Systems -- Burst-fire Torpedo Launcher: 5 ---- Photon Torpedoes
Armament		Ablative Armour Duranium/Tritanium Double Hull Structural Integrity Field

Auxiliary Craft

Shuttlebays		2
Integrated Crafts		Mk 1 Captain's Yacht: 1
Maintenance Crafts		Workbee Maintenance Craft: 4
Shuttles		Type 11 Shuttlecraft: 2 Type 9 Shuttlecraft: 2 Type 8 Shuttlecraft: 4
Transports		Argo Cargo Transpor: 1 Danube Runabout: 2 Delta Flyer Runabout: 1

Flight Operations

Flight Decks		1
Fighters		12 Razor Class Interceptors 6 Scorpion MkII Fighters 12 Viper Fighters 7 Runabouts/Transports, various classes - Danube-class Runabout x1 - Dragoon Evacuation Transport Runabout x3