GENERAL NOTES

In 2423, Starfleet entered new hostilities with the Dominion. Perdition class was swiftly developed authorized and built to combat the superior number of Dominion warships. While other classes were also gearing up their production runs, perdition was a from the keel- up warship designed for nothing but combat. In a normal setting, the ship would be classified as extreme overkill, but Starfleet operations and Engineering jointly developed a ship that could effectively breech if not full on crush enemy lines. There were zero amnemnities developed as part of this class, all available space going towards crew and weapons.

The ships is equipped with redundant shielding and weapons. Its torpedo set up takes lessons from the past, and are manually loaded and fired. While most modern starships increase phaser outpuit by channeling them through the warp reactor, Perdition instead uses auxillary impulse reactors to power the energy weapons. The ship incorporates both energy based Ablative armor, such as the type widely used int he fleet today, and hull mounted armor used on the famed Defiant class. The addition of hull armor made the use of a biohull impossible as the systems were incompatible. Instead a living membrane was incorporated within the inner layers of the hull composite to aide in sealing any breach of the hull that may occure. This membrane feeds off of matter from the waste extraction systems and can fully replenish itself from just a single panel in a matter of days.

The primary focus in this design was to stay away from Energy weapons and uses as much as possible. Even with a fully destroyed power grid, Perdition is capable of maintaining an orbit for 1 standard week using chemically fired thrusters, as well as firing its complete torpedo inventory. Even the uses of every day convieniences has been reduced or eliminated. To save on replicator power, A mess officer is assigned to these ships. Only him/her/hir and the command crew have access to replicators. The mess officer is responcible for choosing a meal selection for the crew. Even turbolifts are restricted. There are two shafts on the ship one forward and one aft. These lifts only go from top deck to bottom, any lateral travel must be done through corridors Because of the lack of turbo-lifts a series of stairwells are incorporated into the ship at equal distances along the length of the ship. With these designs it is far easier to take deck stairs up one or two levels than to go to a lift.

The torpedo pod is detachable using maglocks for ease of replacement as well as upgrades.

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Number in Service: 1
* USS Perdition, NX-23000 (in service)

Proposed: 9
* USS Abaddon NCC-23001
* USS Hades NCC-23002
* USS Abyss NCC-23003
* USS Affliction NCC-23004
* USS Agony NCC-23005
* USS Anguish NCC-23006
* USS Blaze NCC-23007
* USS Inferno NCC-23008
* USS Purgatory NCC-23009

VESSEL COMPLEMENT (STANDARD)

Total: 450
Officers: 50
Crew: 300
Marine Detachment: 100

PROPULSION SYSTEMS

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

Warp Propulsion System (WPS):
- Type: Static Warp/Transwarp
- Bussard Collectors: Wide Range Collectors Mark IV

Warp Speeds:
- Standard Cruise Speed: Warp 6.5
- Maximum Cruise Speed (for 50 hours max) : Warp 9.2
- Maximum Sustainable Speed (for 12 minutes max): Warp 9.351
- Maximum Emergency Speed (core shutdown after 2 minutes): Warp 9.355

Transwarp Speeds:
- Standard Engage Speed: Warp 10
- Maximum Ship Sustainable Speed (all power to engines): Warp 14.5 ((Transwarp 5.5)
- Maximum Emergency Speed (core breach after 45 seconds): Warp 14.9 ((Transwarp 5.9)

TACTICAL SYSTEMS

Phaser Systems:
- Type: Mark XIII
- Total: 4 Primary Banks, 5 Secondary Banks, 4 Tertiary Banks
- Maximum Effective Range: 500,000 km

Torpedo Systems:
- Tubes: 11 - 7 Fore, 4 Aft - Type: Quantum Mark XII, Range: 4,900,000 km
* Number of Casings: 300 - Type: Trans-Phasic Mark IV, Range: 3,500,000 km

Cloaking Device:
- Standard Cloak mk 3: Not Equipped
- Phased Cloak mk 2: Not Equipped

Deflector Shield Systems:
- Type: Mark X Multiphasic (Nested)
Enhancements:
- Mark VII Metaphasic Shielding Units
- Unimatrix Modulation Unit

Bio-regenerative Hull Matrix:
- Type: Mark IV

OTHER SYSTEMS

Transporters:
- Personnel Transporters: 5
- Emergency Transporters: 15
- Cargo Transporters: 5

Holodecks:
- Main: 0
- Personal: 0

Computers:
- Main Processors: 1 Type Mark XV
- Dedicated Sub-Processors: 4 Type Mark VII
* Primary Sickbay
* Torpedo Guidance Center
* Flight Operations/Marine Operations
* Main Engineering

Shuttlebays:
- Total: 1

Embarked Craft (standard):

- Runabouts: 4
* Danube Class: 0
* Euphrates Class: 0
* Warhammer Class: 2
* Mustang Class: 0
* Counterstrike Class: 1 (Marine Equipped)

- Shuttlecraft:
* Type 6: 0
* Type 9: 4
* Type 10: 0
* Type 11: 2
* Type 18: 0
* Argo: 4