GENERAL NOTES

With the ageing Horizon-class ships reaching the end of their useful life, designers at Starfleet Engineering began work on a replacement class, one that would continue and expand the vital role played by Starfleet's Medical Vessels. After months of intense discussion between Starfleet Engineering and Starfleet Medical, the Sanctity-class Starship was born. Larger than her predecessor, with more than three times the number of personnel, the Sanctity-class ship was primarily designed not only to fulfill the old Horizon-class' mission profile as both a mobile medical center and a rescue/transport vessel during emergency or wartime situations, but a much larger role too. Equipped with the latest in medical research and analysis technology, the Sanctity-class vessel can also function as a short term mobile medical research platform. Her expanded mission profile might include dealing with epidemics or other virulent outbreaks on outlying Federation colonies, or extended missions
deep into unknown space, researching medical phenomena on foreign worlds.

Based on the old Sovereign-class configuration, the Sanctity-class hulls have a slightly elongated saucer section above a narrow secondary hull. In accordance with the design philosophy of the old Horizon-class, the Sanctity-class vessels are equipped with the latest in shielding technology but little in the way of offensive weaponry. Unlike the Horizon-class ships, however, the new Sanctity-class vessels are transwarp capable, allowing them to rapidly depart from any crisis situation. Also in contrast with the Horizon-class ships, the Sanctity-class vessels' saucer section cannot separate from the secondary hull.

The standard crew complement of the Sanctity-class vessel is 630, most of which is made up of medical personnel. In addition the Sanctity-class vessels can accommodate 550 patients. However, in emergency situations, this number can be increased to a maximum of 850 with all the ships' non-essential areas converted into triage wards.

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DECK LISTINGS (STANDARD)

-Main Bridge: Deck 1
-Captain's Ready Room: Deck 1
-Observation Lounge: Deck 1
-V.I.P Quarters: Deck 2
-Main Conference Rooms: Deck 2
-Captain's Quarters: Deck 3
-Chief Medical Officer's Quarters: Deck 3
-Senior Officers' Quarters: Decks 3 and 4
-Emergency Escape Pods: Decks 3 and 21
-Power Distribution Network Access Points: Decks 3, 11, 16 and 24
-Chief Medical Officer's Office: Deck 4
-Senior Medical Officers' Offices: Deck 4
-Civilian Medical Advisors' Offices: Deck 4
-Counselor's Office: Deck 4
-Primary Sickbay: Decks 4, 5 and 6
-Primary Medical Wards: Deck 5
-Emergency Triage Wards: Deck 6
-Secondary Bio-Med Labs: Decks 6 and 7
-Intensive Care Unit: Deck 7
-Psychotherapy and Trauma Recovery Unit: Deck 7
-Primary Medical Supplies Storage: Deck 7
-Junior Officers' Quarters: Deck 8
-Crew Quarters: Decks 8 and 9
-Arboretum and Rehabilitation Center: Deck 10
-Gymnasium: Deck 10
-Main Holodecks: Deck 11
-Main Shuttlebay: Deck 11
-Main Personnel Transporter Rooms: Deck 12
-"The Hippocratic Oath" Lounge: Deck 12
-Personal Holosuites: Deck 12
-Docking Port: Deck 13
-Security Center: Deck 13
-Weapons Locker: Deck 13
-Detention Cells: Deck 13
-Impulse Engines: Deck 13
-Primary Computer Core Access: Deck 13
-Secondary Sickbay: Decks 14 and 15
-Secondary Medical Wards: Deck 14
-Secondary Medical Supplies Storage: Deck 15
-Navigational Deflector Control Room: Deck 16
-Sensor Arrays: Deck 16
-Main Cargo Bays: Deck 16
-Main Cargo Transporters: Deck 16
-Multi-Function Medical Research and Analysis Labs: Decks 17 to 21
-Primary Bio-Med Labs: Deck 17
-Virology, Toxicology and other Advanced Pathology Labs: Deck 17
-Advanced Biochemistry Labs: Deck 17
-Advanced Neurology and Cardiology Labs: Deck 18
-Pediatrics, Geriatrics and Obstetrics Labs: Deck 18
-Exobiology Labs: Deck 20
-Cybernetics and Biotechnology Labs: Deck 20
-Tertiary Sickbay: Decks 21 and 22
-Tertiary Medical Wards: Deck 21
-Tertiary Medical Supplies Storage: Deck 22
-Torpedo Access Room: Deck 24
-Shield Control Room: Deck 25
-Deuterium Fuel Storage: Deck 26
-Environmental Control Systems: Deck 27
-Main Engineering: Deck 28
-Antimatter Containment: Deck 29

Class: Sanctity
Type: Medical Support Vessel
Length: 605 meters
Beam: 350 meters
Draft: 120 meters
Decks: 30

VESSEL COMPLEMENT (STANDARD)

Total: 630
Officers: 42
Crew: 435
Civilian: 153
Maximum Patient Capacity: 850

PROPULSION SYSTEMS

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

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

Warp Speeds:
- Standard Cruise Speed: Warp 7.0
- Maximum Cruise Speed: Warp 8.999975
- Maximum Sustainable Speed: Warp 8.999999987
- Maximum Emergency Speed: Warp 9.599999998

Transwarp Speeds (Transwarp Drive for emergency only):
- Standard Cruise Speed: Warp 12 (Transwarp 3)
- Maximum Cruise Speed: Warp 15.975 (Transwarp 6.975)
- Maximum Sustainable Speed: Warp 15.9975 (Transwarp 6.9975)
- Maximum Emergency Speed: Warp 16.599982 (Transwarp 7.599982)

TACTICAL SYSTEMS

Phaser Systems:
- Type: Mark IX
- Total: 4 banks
- Maximum Effective Range: 500,000 km

Plasma Cannon Systems:
- Type: Mark II Point Defense Emplacements
- Total: 2 Turrets
- Maximum Effective Range: 500 km

Quantum Torpedo Systems:
- Type: Mark XI Seeking/Direct
- Total: 1 tube (fore)
- Maximum Effective Range: 4,700,000 km

Deflector Shield Systems:
- Type: Mark IX Multiphasic Shielding (Nested)
Enhancements:
- Mark VI Metaphasic Shielding Units

Bio-regenerative Hull Matrix:
- Type: Mark III

OTHER SYSTEMS

Transporters:
- Personnel Transporters: 12
- Emergency Transporters: 4
- Cargo Transporters: 10

Holodecks:
- Main: 2
- Personal: 8

Computers:
- Main Processors: 2 Type Mark XVa
- Dedicated Sub-Processors: 7 Type Mark VIIa
* Main Bridge
* Primary Sickbay
* Secondary Sickbay
* Tertiary Sickbay
* Primary Bio-Med Lab
* Cybernetics Lab
* Main Engineering

Shuttlebays:
- Total: 1 aft

Embarked Craft (standard):
- Modified Danube-class Runabouts: 12
- Euphrates-class Runabouts: 3
- Type 16 Shuttlepods: 1
- Type 6 Personnel Shuttle: 6
- Type 9a Cargo Shuttles: 4
- Type 21 EVAs: 4

A variation of the standard warp-capable runabout, this version has a specialized medical module in place of the usual cargo module. The medical module contains a wide array of emergency medical supplies and equipment, allowing the runabout to function as an ambulance, transporting sick and injured to and from the ship when circumstances do not allow for the use of transporters, or as a supplement to them.