CRUSADER-CLASS TACTICAL CRUISER

Ships facilities

Due to her very small crew, the Crusader class is fitted with large staterooms for her officers and crew. There is extensive space for Marine barracks (though fifty are standard, she can hold five hundred if necessary) as well as training areas. The ship does have a dedicated diplomatic suite, as well, with VIP rooms and extensive conference facilities.

Construction and shake-down trials

Once given the go-ahead, Crusader was laid down in Utopia Planitia on January 16, 2376. Construction was completed, and the ship launched, on June 3, 2379. She was formally commissioned into service in October of 2380 and entered service with the Fifth Fleet. Captain Jennifer Thomas and Commander Dona Rae Colbert were named as the command crew for her first tour of duty. It is expected that an additional four vessels of this class will be ordered for long-range exploration and patrol duties, with full-scale production being considered, based on reports.

Current Specifications for the Crusader-class:

Displacement 1,850,000 mt

Overall Length 301 m

Overall Draft 80 m

Overall Beam 192 m

Propulsion:

Two LF-41 Mod 1 energized-energized antimatter warp drive units

One FIG-4 subatomic unified energy impulse unit

QASR-2 particle beam maneuvering thrusters

“Trentis IV” pulsed laser reaction control system

Velocity:

Warp 7.0 Standard Cruising Speed

Warp 9.3 Maximum Cruising Speed

Warp 9.885 Maximum Attainable Velocity

Duration:

5 years, standard

Complement:

55 Officers

145 Enlisted Crew

50 Marines

0 Passengers (Normal – Up to 50 Maximum)

200 Total Crew (Standard)

Embarked Craft:

1 Danube Class Runabout

2 Type 6 Personnel Shuttle

2 Type 7 Personnel Shuttle

1 Type 9A Cargo Shuttle

2 Type 10 Combat Drop Shuttle

2 Type 16 Shuttlepod

Navigation:

RAV / ISHAK Mod 3 Warp Celestial Guidance

Computers:

M-15 Isolinear III with LCARS interface software

Phasers:

10 Type X Collimated Phaser Array

Missiles:

3 Mk 95 Quantum Torpedo Launchers

Defense:

FSS Primary Force Field

FCE-2 Integrated Cloaking Device

Life Support:

MM6 Modular Gravity Unit

AL4 Life Support System