Luna Class

[Blackcat]

This Class will be posted for comments for at least 1 week, and will remain up for comment for no longer than 2 weeks. During this time you are free to comment on the specs and deck listings and we'll work to come to agreeable specifications.

New Tech: None (See note at bottom, it doesn't go in the Tech DB, but should be noted.)

Luna Class Starship
Category: Long Range Explorer

Expected Duration: 100 years
Time Between Resupply: 5 years
Time Between Refit: 10 years

Personnel
Officers: 75
Enlisted Crew: 250
Marines: 0
Passengers: 50
Maximum (Evacuation) Capacity: 500

Speed
Cruising Velocity: Warp 8.4
Maximum Velocity: Warp 9.5
Emergency Velocity: Warp 9.98 (for 8 hours)

Dimensions
Length: 455 metres
Width: 205 metres
Height: 80 metres
Decks: 16

Auxiliary Craft
Shuttlebays: 2
Runabouts
AeroWing Runabout: 1
Delta Flyer Runabout: 1
Shuttles
Type 10 Shuttle: 1
Type 11 Shuttle: 3
Type 18 Shuttlepod: 2
Waverider Shuttle: 1
Transports
Argo Transport: 1

Armament
Defensive Systems
Ablative Armour
Structural Integrity Field
Phasers
Type IX Array
Type XII Array: 5
Shielding Systems
Auto-Modulating Shields
Metaphasic Shielding
Regenerative Shielding
Standard Shielding
Torpedoes
Probes: 100
Pulse-Fire Torpedo Launcher: 2
Photon Torpedoes: 100
Quantum Torpedoes: 60
Tri-Cobalt Devices: 2

The AeroWing Runabout docks to a port on the ventral surface of the saucer section. It is possible that later variants of the class may be fitted with a newer class of ship, but no new design for the Luna Class has gotten past the drawing board to date.

The sensor pod is usually unmanned, however it can be manned for close monitoring of experiments, probes and sensor data.

Deck Listing:

Deck Description
1 A- Sensor Pod, Probe Launch Tubes 1-3, Primary and Secondary Sensor Arrays
B- Sensor Pod Access, Pod section life support control, Scientific Analysis center, Probe storage
1- Main Bridge, CO's Ready Room, Observation Lounge
2 XO's Office, COB's Office, Officer Quarters, Holodecks 1-2, Astrometrics Lab, Upper Phaser Array
3 Crew Quarters, Holodeck 3, Arboretum, Ship's Lounge, Main Mess Hall
4 Crew Quarters, Holodecks 4-5, Diplomatic Facilities, Chief Diplomatic Officer's Office, Transporter Room 1
5 Computer Core Level One, Ship Operations Center, Chief Ops Office, Upper Shuttlebay, Chief Flight Control Officer's Office, Crew Quarters, Captain's Yacht
6 Computer Core Level Two, Shuttlebay, Industrial Replicator 1, Shuttle Repair Bay, Primary Forward Phaser Array, Secondary Command Processors
7 Computer Core Level Three, Sickbay, CMO's Office, Medical Labs 1-3, Transporter rooms 2-3, Secondary Life Support, Life Support Isolation sub-systems
8 Computer Core Level Four Chief Tactical/Security Office, Security Centre, Armoury, Torpedo Storage, Torpedo Launchers 1-2, Secondary Forward Phaser Array, Rear Phaser Array, Transporter Room 4
9 Computer Core Level Five, CSO's Office, Science Labs 1-7, Secondary sensor Array, Environmental Systems Control
10 Science Labs 7-10, Hazardous Materials Lab, Deflector Control, Primary Command Processors, Secondary Computer Core, Level One, Secondary Power Distribution Systems
11 Quartermasters' Stores, Cargo Bays 1-8, Cargo Transporters 1-8, Secondary Computer Core, Level Two, Industrial Replicators 2-4, Hydroponics Bay, Deuterium Storage
12 Primary Shield Generators, Fusion Reactors, Primary Life Support, Tractor Array Assembly, Communications Array, Secondary Computer Core, Level Three, Deuterium Storage Tanks, Deuterium Injectors, Solids Refinement Center
13 Main Engineering (Upper), Fusion Reactors, Warp Nacelle Access, Secondary Computer Core, Level Four, Primary Stores
14 Main Engineering (Central), Chief Engineering Officer's Office, Tertiary Command Processors, Secondary Computer Core, Level Five, Secondary Stores
15 Main Engineering (Lower), Secondary Shield Generators, Impulse Assembly, Thruster Assembly, Thruster Fuel Storage Tank, Gas Separation and Refinement Center
16 Lower Phaser Array, Waste Management, Warp Core Ejection System, Anti-matter Generator, Anti-matter storage, Gas Scoops

In order to keep in service so long between resupply, Luna Class Vessels are outfitted with Gas Scoops, Gas Separation and Refinement Centers, as well as Solids Refinement Centers. The scoops are used to skim the outer atmosphere of gas giants. Sections of Asteroids can be taken in through the cargo bays. Both resources are run through their respective refinement centers and processed into the Primary and Secondary stores, which in turn provide the materials for the replicators ship-wide.

[Williams]

Just curious, but where'd you get the figure for the number of decks from? I've seen a number of different specs for the Luna, and none of them can really agree on a number, but most tend to be higher than what we have here.

Also, the Arbotoreum I think could possibly be on a lower deck... when reading the topic about it and seeing some notes from the designer, he mentioned the blue glass-like bit which was the Arbo, in homage to the Enterprise's, and it was nearer the lower part of the engineering hull. I think I saw a MSD someone drew up of the class which showed Stellar Cartography on something like decks 6&7, or somewhere about there (it went onto both, since it is described and depicted as a large domed room).

I'll see if I can dig up the bits I'm referring to, though knowing scifi meshes they've likely deleted a lot of the stuff, since it was considered 'old'

[rikere]

Looks pretty good, but I could see fitting marines on it, even the smaller ships carry a few around even if just for the purpose of extra defense. A squad would seem to fit in as they might not see frequent use, but they would be useful on the ground for away missions and such...

[Enmui Darkheart]

Looks pretty good, but I could see fitting marines on it, even the smaller ships carry a few around even if just for the purpose of extra defense. A squad would seem to fit in as they might not see frequent use, but they would be useful on the ground for away missions and such...

I've only ever seen what I'd call marines, in ENT... Marines are specialist, very specialist stuff and should be used sparingly.

[Williams]

The Luna is also a science ship, designed for extensive exploration... only the combat-focused ships should have marines, imo.

[Blackcat]

The number of Decks is an average of the 4 sets of specs I compiled for ours...

Marines? It's a Long Range Explorer... Marines are a Fanfic addition to the Genre... We didn't see them in the series because Explorer types should NEVER have marines...

Todd

[Blackcat]

As there have been no new discussions on this for the past 3 days and a week of discussions has passed, the review on this class is now considered complete, and the specs have been entered in the Ship Database.

Again, if anyone who chipped in on the review wishes to join the tech team on a more permanent basis, simply send me an email at randd@pegasusfleet.net telling me why you think you would make a good addition to the tech team and we'll see about getting you involved.