GENERAL NOTES

With the retiring of the INTREPID class cruiser it was determined that there was a need for a short term scientific explorer. The WANDERER class vessels were designed with that goal in mind. Due to the nature of their task, they have a limited defensive capabilities, however, their scientific equipment is state-of-the-art.

The WANDERER is constructed of standard tritanium and duranium alloys and composites. The bridge has been submerged within a large Deck 1, and the entire vessel has been shortened to five decks plus allowances for crawl-ways and cable trunks. The warp nacelles have been brought inboard to a minimum safe distance for field EM, and all EPS weapon-power conduits have been truncated to provide a nearly zero lag time between activation signal and beam launch.

The Wanderer is equipped with the typical commplement of control stations, with the addition of a redundant science station designed to handle increased sensor workloads. An integral situation monitor and conference table allow the crew to study and plan strategies and tactic during reduced action periods. Engineering and tactical stations have been included and have dedicated ODN lines to the main computer and critical systems. A single forward flight station replaces the traditional helm and navigation stations and represents a trend in control design and computer-aided guidance and navigation.

Twin isolinear processing cores are situated just aft of the bridge on Decks 2 and 3. The total computer core possesses 675 banks of chromopolymer processing and storage sheets, for a total capacity of 146.98 terraquads. The system is normally powered by an EPS shunt from the aft impulse reactors, but can be powered by a smaller regulated EPS conduit from the warp core. Cooling of the isolinear systems is accomplished by a regenerative liquid nitrogen loop, which incorporated a delayed-venting heat storage block. The typical mission requirements for the main computer involve only 40 % of the processing and storage capacity; the remaining 60% is reserved for scientific operations.

Wanderer is equipped to perform highly detailed scientific missions. It is suited for extended scanning and analysis tasks, and is suited for 98% of all astrophysical, biological, and planetological sweeps and accompanying data reduction. A loadout of a dozen plus class-9 probes adds to the ships, scientific abilities. The external long- and short-range sensors are adapted from standard sensor pallets and set behind selectively EM-opaque hull plating.

All standard EPS, fluid transfer, ODN lines, atmospheric, and other energetic and consumable systems are installed aboard the WANDERER. The EPS conduits and ODN fiber bundles have been reinforced with jackets of multi-layered woen polyduranium. Onboard gravity is provided by 153 improved statorotor gravity generators. Solid waste disposal is handled by compaction-desiccation units. Replicators are furnished for crew foodstuff and inorganic-object production, and are connected to raw matter and recycling tankage. 

Cryogenic fuels are moved by standard magnetic-peristaltic conduits. Limited-capacity turbolifs provide access to key locations on the ship, primarily along its length. A small number of Jefferies tubes provide access to systems between and behind major compartments and deck structures.

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DECK LISTINGS (STANDARD)

Deck 01: Command Bridge, Transporter, Deuterium Tanks, Plasma Vents, Captain's Ready Room, Pulse Phaser Cannon, Engineering Deck 1, Sensor Palette
Deck 02: Shuttlebay, Antimatter storage, Torpedo Launchers, Engineering Deck 2, Dual Computer Core
Deck 03: Sickbay, Warp Coils P/S, Mess Hall, Targeting Sensors, Transporter Room, Holodeck 1, Command Crew Quarters. 
Deck 04: NAV deflector, Science Labs, Astrometrics, Stellar Cartography, Hydroponics Bay, Holodeck 2, Crew Quarters
Deck 05: Landing Leg. LWR Sensors, Phaser charging coils, Cargo Bay, Cargo Transporters

Class: Wanderer
Type: Light Cruiser
Length: 340.82
Beam: 134.11
Draft: 30.1
Decks: 5

VESSEL COMPLEMENT (STANDARD)

Total: 150
Officers: 40
Crew: 90
Non-crew: 20

PROPULSION SYSTEMS

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

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

Warp Speeds:
- Standard Cruise Speed: 9.4
- Maximum Constant Speed: 9.982
- Maximum Emergency Speed: 9.9998

Transwarp Speeds (Transwarp Drive for emergency only):
- Standard Cruise Speed: Warp 12 (Transwarp 3)
- Maximum Cruise Speed: Warp 16 (Transwarp 7)
- Maximum Emergency Speed: Warp 16.975 (Transwarp 7.975)

TACTICAL SYSTEMS

Phaser Systems:
- Type: Mark XI
- Total: 2 primary
- Maximum Effective Range: 500,000 km

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

Quantum Torpedo Systems:
- Type: Mark XI Seeking/Direct
- Total: 2 tubes - 1 fore, 1 aft
- Maximum Effective Range: 4,500,000 km 

Deflector Shield Systems:
- Type: Mark X Multiphasic Shielding (Nested) 
Enhancements: 
- Mark VI Metaphasic Shielding Unites

Bio-regenerative Hull Matrix:
- Type: Mark II

OTHER SYSTEMS

Transporters:
- Personal Transporters: 2
- Emergency Transporters: 2
- Cargo Transporters: 2

Holodecks:
- Main: 1

Computers:
- Main Processors: 1 Mark I Behavioral Interface
- Dedicated Sub-Processors: 4 Type Mark IX 
* Main Bridge 
* Primary Sickbay 
* Main Engineering
* Brig

Shuttlebays:
- Total: 1 aft

Embarked Craft (standard):
- Shuttlepods: 4 
- A-wing Flyer: 1

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.