| GENERAL NOTES
The immediate predecessor to the Investigator class, Venus class Fast Cruisers were designed to fill a hole in the lines of Starfleet Forces left by the retirements of the final Constellation Class in 2400. Designed to run at the upper end of the warp spectrum, the ship is capable of transversing federation territory and provide front line defense giving the larger ships time to be deployed. In the 2 decades of service, only one ship has been lost in combat. This class still serves a vital role and is usually assigned to fleets designated for exploration, or border defense.

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| BASIC INFORMATION Class: Venus
Type: Fast Cruiser
Length: 315 meters
Height: 21 meters
Width: 163 meters
Decks: 10 Number in Service: 30
Class List:
NCC-2020 USS Venus
NCC-2021 USS Guam
NCC-2022 USS Tarawa
NCC-2023 USS Bronstien
NCC-2024 USS Avondale
NCC-2025 USS Zumwalt
NCC-2026 USS Knoxville
NCC-2027 USS Hepburn
NCC-2028 USS Rathburne
NCC-2029 USS Lockwood
NCC-2030 USS Hammond
NCC-2031 USS Bagley
NCC-2032 USS Trippe
NCC-2033 USS Fanning
NCC-2034 USS Bowen
NCC-2035 USS Zavala
NCC-2036 USS Fischer
NCC-2037 USS Devery
NCC-2038 USS Cossett
NCC-2039 USS Moore
VESSEL COMPLEMENT (STANDARD)
Total: 250
Officers: 25
Crew: 225
PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Impulse Propulsion System (IPS):
- Type: Omni-directional Sublight
Warp Propulsion System (WPS):
- Type: Static Warp/Transwarp
Warp Speeds:
- Standard Cruise Speed: Warp 8
- Maximum Cruise Speed (for 50 hours max) : Warp 9.7
- Maximum Sustainable Speed (for 8 minutes max): Warp 9.71
- Maximum Emergency Speed (destruction after 120 seconds): Warp 9.85
Transwarp Speeds :
- Standard Engage Speed: Warp 13 (Transwarp Factor 4
- Maximum Ship Sustainable Speed: Warp 14 (Transwarp 5)
- Maximum Emergency Speed (Destruction after 46 seconds): Warp 14.7 (Transwarp 5.7)
TACTICAL SYSTEMS
Phaser Systems:
- Type: Mark XII
- Total: 10 banks
- Maximum Effective Range: 500,000 km
Quantum Torpedo Systems:
- Type: Mark XI Seeking/Direct
- Total: 3 tubes - 2 fore, 1 aft
- Maximum Effective Range: 4,700,000 km - Number of casings: 100
Deflector Shield Systems:
- Type: Mark XI Multiphasic (Nested)
Bio-regenerative Hull Matrix:
- Type: Mark II
Ablative Armor
- Type III
OTHER SYSTEMS
Transporters:
- Personnel Transporters: 3
- Emergency Transporters: 5
Holodecks:
- Main: 1
- Personal: 3
Computers:
- Main Processors: 3 Type Mark XII
- Dedicated Sub-Processors: 2 Type Mark VII
* Main Bridge
* Main Engineering
Shuttlebays:
- Total: 1
Embarked Craft (standard):
-Type 7 Shuttlepod: 5 |