| Sovereign Class |
| TYPE |
| Sovereign Class Battlecruiser |
| COMMISSIONED |
| 2372 - present |
| UNIT RUN |
| NCC 78405 USS Atlantis • (NCC 1701-E USS Enterprise) • NCC 54993-C USS Liberty NCC 78404 USS Sarek • NCC 73811 USS Sovereign • NCC 83407 USS Tyhpon NCC 88104 USS Victory • NCC 84908 USS Wehytan • (NCC 61137-A USS Yorktown) Plus an additional 144 vessels. 39 have been lost in all. The class remains in production. |
| DIMENSIONS |
| LENGTH: 680m BEAM: 240m HEIGHT: 87m DECKS: 24 |
| CREW |
| 700 officers and crew; 6500 evacuation limit |
| ARMAMENT |
| 16 x type XIV phaser arrays, total output 104,000 TeraWatts 1 x rapid fire transphasic torpedo tube + 150 torpedoes 5 x type 6 burst fire quantum torpedo tubes + 275 torpedoes |
| DEFENSE |
| Auto modulated shield system, total capacity 5,937,500 TeraJoules Heavy Duranium/Tritanium Double hull + 11.8 cm of ablative armor High level Structural Integrity Field |
| PROPULSION |
| NORMAL CRUISE: Warp 9.0 MAXIMUM CRUISE: Warp 19.0 MAXIMUM SPEED: Warp 19.4 for 6 hours |
| STRENGTH INDEX Galaxy Class = 1000 |
| BEAM FIREPOWER: 2,080 TORPEDO FIREPOWER: 5,100 WEAPON RANGE/ACCURACY: 1,420 SHIELD STRENGTH: 2,199 HULL ARMOR: 2,170 SPEED: 4,125 MANEUVERABILITY: 4,000 OVERALL: 3,002 |
| 5 |
| DIPLOMATIC GRADE |
| HULL LIFE |
| 120 years |
| REFIT CYCLE |
| MINOR: 1 year STANDARD: 1 years MAJOR: 10 years |
| NOTES |
| The origins of the Sovereign Class can be traced back to 2338, when the relationship between the Federation and Klingon Empire had degraded nearly to the point of war. However, Klingon intervention during the battle of Narendra III allayed those fears, and plans to create a new breed of warship were scrapped. First contact with the Borg in 2365 prompted the resurrection of the Sovereign Class. In response to the Borg treat, Starfleet intended to equip the Sovereign Class with an impressive array of new weapons, including quantum torpedoes and an auto-modulating shield system. When it became apparent such technology could not be created in time to face the Borg, Starfleet instead designed a smaller warship that ultimately became the Defiant Class. The first Sovereign Class starship was commissioned several years later, in 2372. The Sovereign Class Enterprise-E saw combat a year later, in late 2373, with the advent of a second Borg attack. The Enterprise performed well during the conflict, ensuring the Sovereign Class a place on the front lines in nearly all future conflicts, including the Elorg War in the 2390's. The Sovereign Class remains one of the most powerful vessels in Starfleet, and the class is expected to remain in production for several years to come. |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
| The Sovereign Class model used throughout this site was created by Paul Trenkler. This page was created using information from the Daystrom Institute Technical Library (www.ditl.org) |