GENERAL NOTES

Given the success of the Galaxy-class Explorer, Starfleet Command once more looked to the Advanced Starship Design Bureau (ASDB) to provide a deep space, multi-mission vessel that would augment the service of the aging Galaxy-class starships while providing a possible successor. Still only halfway through their operational lifetime, ships of the Galaxy-class have been instrumental in the exploration of the far reaches of space and the spreading of the values and ideals of Starfleet and the Federation. As such, the ASDB looked closely at the design specifications that had been laid out nearly fifty years prior and at the various changes and modifications that had been made during that timeframe. Finding, in 2390, that the basic design remained sound despite several major technological advances, the ASDB set to work developing a new class of starships based on the now familiar design of the Galaxy-class.

Under the direction of the Starfleet Spacecraft Design Advisory Comission (SSDAC), the ASDB worked closely with the then Commander in Chief of Starfleet Engineering, Johnathan West, to create a starship that would contain all of the technological marvels that had been developed during the fifty years since the Galaxy-class Starship Development Project had been initiated. Following the criteria set forth by the SSDAC, West and the ASDB focused on the integration of the new Transwarp Drive into the Olympus-class. Easily accomplishing that task by adding the Mark I Transwarp Field Matrix to supplement the existing Mark XI Warp Reaction System, the engineering teams concentrated on several other areas, namely, weapons and sensor systems. In time, the Olympus-class would become famous not only for her pioneering transwarp drive, but also for being the first class into which West's bio-regenerative hull matrix was fitted.

To meet the second criteria of the SSDAC, the engineering crews were given the challenge of developing a revolutionary weapons array in order to protect the monstrous vehicle. Combining a network of Type X phaser emitters and quantum torpedo launchers, the ASDB settled on a system that would maximize the field of protection of the craft while taking into account the occasional need for the exertion of offensive force. Pursuant to Starfleet Exploratory Commission Directive 4012.19(b), reviews of sensor and auxiliary spacecraft support systems were conducted to ensure that the Olympus-class was able to perform the full extent of Starfleet mission profiles. 482 Mark XII sensor pallets, models A through D, were chosen by the ASDB to provide the most accurate and detailed scans of surrounding territory. In addition, a 4-meter, gamma ray telescope was constructed by the Starfleet Sciences Research and Development Bureau on Starbase 3 to perform long-range sensor scans.

Just as with her Galaxy-class counterpart, the Olympus-class starship has been given the ability to separate, allowing for the less armored Primary Hull to seek refuge while the Secondary Hull remains behind to combat an aggressor. Environmental systems for Olympus-class starships conform to the existing Starfleet Regulatory Agency (SFRA) standard and allow for emergency reconfiguration by the vessel's own engineering staff should the need arise. Utilizing bio-neural gel packs, the Olympus-class starship is equipped with some of the most powerful and sophisticated computer systems available to Starfleet. While the Treaty of Algernon is now defunct, thanks in part to the Olympus-class prototype, the USS OLYMPUS, NCC-6000, Starfleet has no plans to integrate cloaking devices into existing ship classes, the Olympus-class included. Research into the technology is ongoing.

Needless to say, the Olympus-class starship works best in the docked configuration, utilizing the ship's energy in the most efficient manner. From a distance, the graceful curves of the Olympus-class are similar to a streamlined avian, following the mathematical formulae of the universe. Classified as an Explorer, a moderately armored yet highly sophisticated craft, vessels of the Olympus-class are proving their worth even now. Capable of a wide array of missions, the Olympus-class will no doubt become the premiere vessel of exploration in the Starfleet armada. With a design lifetime of 150 years, it stands to reason that the vessels of the Olympus-class will be active well into the future.

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DECK LISTINGS (STANDARD)

-Main Bridge: Deck 1 (Primary Hull)
-Ready Room: Deck 1 (Primary Hull)
-Observation Lounge: Deck 1 (Primary Hull)
-Junior Officer's Quarters: Decks 2-3 (Primary Hull)
-Cargo Bays and Cargo Transporters: Decks 4 and 18 (Primary Hull)
Decks 21, 35, and 44 (Secondary Hull)
-Main Shuttlebay: Deck 5 (Primary Hull)
-Shuttlebays 2 and 3: Deck 23 (Secondary Hull)
-Personnel Transporter Rooms 1-4: Deck 6 (Primary Hull)
-Personnel Transporter Rooms 5-8: Deck 17 (Primary Hull)
-Personnel Transporter Rooms 9-12: Deck 13 (Secondary Hull)
-Personnel Transporter Rooms 13-16: Deck 22 (Secondary Hull)
-Personnel Transporter Rooms 17-20: Deck 34 (Secondary Hull)
-Captain's Quarters: Deck 8 (Primary Hull)
-VIP Quarters: Deck 9 (Primary Hull)
-Ten-Forward: Deck 10 (Primary Hull)
-Computer Core: Deck 10 (Primary Hull)
-Battle Bridge: Deck 10 (Secondary Hull)
-Emergency Escape Pods: Decks 10 and 17 (Primary Hull)
Decks 30-33, and 36-38 (Secondary Hull)
-Primary Sickbay: Deck 12 (Primary Hull)
-Weapons Locker: Deck 12 (Primary Hull)
-Main Holodecks: Deck 16 (Primary Hull)
-Personal Holodecks: Deck 19 (Primary Hull)
-Captain's Yacht: Deck 20 (Primary Hull)
-Secondary Sickbay: Deck 24 (Secondary Hull)
-Main Impulse Engines: Deck 25 (Secondary Hull)
-Forward Quantum Torpedo Launchers (2): Deck 27 (Secondary Hull)
-Brig: Deck 35 (Secondary Hull)
-Science Labs: Deck 45 (Secondary Hull)
-Main Engineering: Deck 46 (Secondary Hull)
-Aft Quantum Torpedo Launchers (2): Deck 48 (Secondary Hull)

Class: Olympus
Type: Explorer
Length: 936 meters
Beam: 682 meters
Draft: 204 meters
Decks, Primary Hull: 1-20
Decks, Secondary Hull: 10-56

VESSEL COMPLEMENT (STANDARD)

Total: 1,687
Officers: 114
Crew: 835
Marines: 360
Non-crew: 378

PROPULSION SYSTEMS

Impulse Propulsion System (IPS):
- Type: Omni-directional Sublight

Warp Propulsion System (WPS):
- Type: Static Warp/Transwarp

Warp Speeds:
- Standard Cruise Speed: Warp 6
- Maximum Cruise Speed: Warp 9.9975
- Maximum Sustainable Speed: Warp 9.99987
- Maximum Emergency Speed: Warp 9.99998

Transwarp Speeds (Transwarp Drive for emergency only):
- Standard Cruise Speed: Warp 11 (Transwarp 2)
- Maximum Cruise Speed: Warp 14.975 (Transwarp 5.975)
- Maximum Sustainable Speed: Warp 14.9998 (Transwarp 5.9998)
- Maximum Emergency Speed: Warp 14.99999 (Transwarp 5.99999)

TACTICAL SYSTEMS

Phaser Systems:
- Type: Mark X
- Total: 20 banks - 8 primary, 12 secondary
- Maximum Effective Range: 425,000 km

Plasma Cannon Systems:
- Type: Mark II Point Defense Emplacements
- Total: 32 turrets - 14 primary, 18 secondary
- Maximum Effective Range: 500 km

Quantum Torpedo Systems:
- Type: Mark X Seeking/Direct
- Total: 4 tubes - 2 fore, 2 aft
- Maximum Effective Range: 4,500,000 km

Deflector Shield Systems:
- Type: Mark VII Multiphasic (Nested)
Enhancement(s):
- Mark IV Metaphasic Shielding Units

Bio-regenerative Hull Matrix:
- Type: Mark I

OTHER SYSTEMS

Transporters:
- Personnel Transporters: 20
- Emergency Transporters: 7
- Cargo Transporters: 12

Holodecks:
- Main: 5
- Personal: 25

Computers:
- Main Processors: 3 Type Mark XII
- Dedicated Sub-Processors: 6 Type Mark V
* Main Bridge
* Primary Sickbay
* Battle Bridge
* Secondary Sickbay
* Primary Detention Center
* Main Engineering

Shuttlebays:
- Primary Hull: 1 aft
- Secondary Hull: 2 aft

Embarked Craft (standard):
- Euphrates-class Runabouts: 12
- Type 16 Shuttlepods: 8
- Type 6 Personnel Shuttle: 20
- Type 9a Cargo Shuttles: 7
- Type 21 EVAs: 17