Ship Specifications

Expected Duration: 100 years Time Between Resupply: 4 years Time Between Refit: 7 years Category: Exploratory Cruiser Personnel: Officers: 155 Enlisted Crew: 625 Passengers: 120 (up to 120) Marines (when embarked): 216 Note: There are currently no marines assigned to USS Hiroshima. Speed: Cruising: Warp 6 Maximum: Warp 9.3 Emergency: Warp 9.9 (12 hours)

Auxiliary Craft:

Shuttles:

Type 8 Shuttle: 6
Type 9 Shuttle: 4
Type 11 Shuttle: 2
Type 15 Shuttlepod: 6
Wyvern Hopper Transport: 2 (USS Hatsuyuki: first snow of the season, USS Sakura: cherry blossom)

Runabouts:

Danube Runabout: 2 (USS Daisho and USS Kimono )
Delta Flyer Runabout: 1 (USS Ki-Rin )

Weaponry: Eight Type X Phaser Arrays Two (one foreward, one aft) Burst Fire Torpedo Launchers with: 250 photon torpedoes 125 quantum torpedoes Fourteen Tri-Cobalt Devices Defenses: Metaphasic Shielding Auto-modulating shields Ablative Armor Dimensions: Length: 442.3 meters Width: 470 meters Height: 130 meters Decks: 34

Description:

The Nebula-class was developed along-side the Galaxy-class in the 2340s and ‘50s. While Starfleet firmly believed in the feasibility of the Galaxy-class, they wanted a more cost-effective ship that would be able to perform much of the same missions as the larger, more expensive capital ships under construction.

Part of the design that was approved by Starfleet included a multi-mission module that could easily be exchanged within days at a suitably euipped starbase. The first pod consisted of a sensor dome attached to the rear of the ship. Designed to aid in long-range reconnaissance and search-and-rescue operations, the sensor pod quickly proved its usefulness, so much so that several Nebula-class vessels were allocated to border patrols.

Although the basic Nebula design has approximately 80% of the capability of a Galaxy class vessel in most areas, the addition of the mission pod brings that figure up to 95% or more in that specific area. This flexibility actually allows the Nebula design to accomplish almost identical missions despite its smaller size.

With the flexibility given to it by the replaceable pod module, the Nebula-class has quickly become one of the most produced and utilized starships of the 24th century.

Tactical Mission Pod Specifications:

This is a recent addition to the Nebula-class fleet, and is quickly becoming the default module for all new Nebulas being built. The design combines the scanning capabilities of the sensor pod and the offensive capabilities of the weapons pod into one module. There are disadvantages to this design. The tactical pod contains 75 less torpedoes (125) and only three torpedo launchers - two forward, one aft - in order to make room for the sensor pallets. Also, the scanners are primarily designed to aid in targeting for the torpedoes and phasers, and as such are not optimized for long-range usage.

Note: Mission pods may only be changed at starbases and shipyards.

Deck Layout:

Note: The decks differ from Obsidian Fleet Database only in that the numbers are shifted to make the Bridge on Deck One.