| Explorer Class |
| COMMISSIONED |
| 2399 - present |
| UNIT RUN |
| NX 81204 USS Explorer • NX 81205 USS Chimera • NX 81206 USS Griffin NX 97500 USS Manticore • NX 97501 USS Sphinx • NX 97502 USS Columbia The class remains in service. |
| DIMENSIONS |
| LENGTH: 165.36 m BEAM: 119.80 m HEIGHT: 37.20 m DECKS: 7 |
| CREW |
| 75 officers and crew; 225 evacuation limit |
| ARMAMENT |
| 9 x type-XII phaser arrays, total output 30,000 TerraWatts 4 x class-III rapid fire phaser pulse canons 2 x pulse fire transphasic torpedo tubes + 75 torpedoes 2 x pulse fire quantum torpedo tubes + 75 torpedoes |
| DEFENSE |
| Standard shield system, total capacity 2,504,000 TerraJoules Heavy Duranium/Tritanium double hull +3.5cm density ablative armor High Level Structural Integrity Field |
| PROPULSION |
| NORMAL CRUISE: Warp 7.5 MAXIMUM CRUISE: Warp 11.0 MAXIMUM SPEED: Warp 11.8 for 6 hours |
| STRENGTH INDEX Galaxy Class = 1000 |
| BEAM FIREPOWER: 600 TORPEDO FIREPOWER: 700 WEAPON RANGE/ACCURACY: 832 SHIELD STRENGTH: 927 HULL ARMOR: 450 SPEED: 770 MANEUVERABILITY: 9200 OVERALL: 558 |
| DIPLOMATIC GRADE |
| 1 |
| HULL LIFE |
| 120 years |
| REFIT CYCLE |
| MINOR: 1 year STANDARD: 2 years MAJOR: 6 years |
| First commissioned in early 2399, the Explorer-class is a versatile starship designed for both scientific and tactical missions. Starfleet intended to use the ships in short-range missions that would be staged out of starbases, and typically last several months, up to a year. The Explorer-class is also one of the first Federation vessels to employ experimental quantum slipstream technology, enabling it to reach reasonable speeds without reliance on the Federation's dwindling supplies of dilithium. Stationed out of Starbase 54, the USS Columbia was one of the first Explorer-class vessels on the front lines during the conflict with the Elorg in late 2399 and early 2400. It played a pivotal role in several key engagements, including the assault on Eredas-Il on stardate 77109. |
| The Explorer-class (also known as the Chimera) model used throughout this site was created and graciously provided by Skye Dodds. This page was created using information from Skye Dodds and the Daystrom Institute Technical Library (www.ditl.org) |
| NOTES |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
| TYPE |
| Explorer Class Frigate |