USS LaFayette

If the Bridge is the nerve center of the LaFayette, then here in Engineering is located her heart and soul. It is from here that power for the primary drive, weapons, and shields and life support is generated.

Vessel Name		USS LaFayette
Vessel Registry		NCC - 63441
Vessel Class		Akira Class Heavy Cruiser
Commissioned		2364
Dimensions & Mass		Length: 464.43 m Beam: 316.67 m Height: 87.43 m Decks: 15 Mass: 3,055,000 t
Shipyard		Avalon Fleet Yards

Crew		Officers: 200* Enlisted: 300 Compliment: 500 Evacuation limit: 4,500
Armament		2 Type XII Phaser arrays 1 Type U turret mounted Pulse Phaser Cannon 14 Pulse fire Torpedo tubes Torpedo types: Photon, Quantum, Hellfire
Defensive Systems		Shields: Auto-modulated high capacity regenerative shield system Heavy duranium/tritanium double hull w/ 5.4 cm ablative armor Standard Structual Integrity Field
Power Systems		One 1500+ Cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles Two impulse systems Normal Cruise: Warp Factor 6 Maximum Cruise: Warp Factor 9.3 Maximum Rated: Warp Factor 9.8 for 12 hours
Expected Hull Life		80 years
Refit Cycle***		Minor: 1 year Standard: 5 years Major: 20 years

* Footnote 1		Includes warrant and junior grade pilots and marine personnel
**Footnote 2		During her first refit, the LaFayette was retrofitted with a Pulse Phaser Cannon mounted to her weapons pod. This weapon is semi retractable into the weapons pod, taking the space once occupied by a torpedo tube and firing assembly. The remaining 14 torpedo tubes are mounted as follows: Pod: 6 total, 3 in upper section of pod, 3 in lower section, all face forward. Saucer: 7 total, 3 forward below the front shuttle bay doors, 4 in dorsal surface, 2 port, 2 starboard. The latter four face out to port and starboard, respectively ; finally there is 1 in the lower hull section, just below the deflector dish.
***Footnote 3		During the LaFayette's first standard refit in 2369, she received upgraded computer systems and the phaser cannon noted above, at the exspense, due to power and spacing requirements, of one torpedo tube and one phaser array. She is just coming out of drydock after her second standard refit, a little later than scheduled due to the Dominion war. The LaFayette received an Intrepid bridge module and upgrades to her armor, shields, and weapon systems. (c. 2376)

This is not a complete listing of the LaFayette's deck specifications, but does show where the major centers of activity are located.

Deck 1		Bridge, Ready Room, Conference Lounge

Deck 2		Combat Information Center (CIC), CIC Lounge, Flag Quarters, Armory 1

Deck 3		Senior Officers Quarters (single accomodation)
		Department Head Officers (adjoining quarters)
		Transporter Bay 1 (10 pads)

Deck 4		Main Engineering

Deck 5		Crew Quarters (dual accomodation)
		Transporter 2
		Holodecks (4)
		The Dark Unicorn Lounge

Deck 6		Officer and Senior Enlisted Quarters, VIP Quarters (5)
		Sick Bay

Deck 9		Flight Crew Quarters, Fighter Operations Center, Auxillary Bridge

Deck 10		Hanger Deck

Deck 12		Marine Quarters and Muster Areas
		Training Holodeck
		Transporter 3

Deck 13		Brig

Deck 15		Science and Computer Labs, Astrometrics

Nacelles		Engineering spaces, Cargo Bays

Weapons Pod		Auxrillary Fire Control Center

For additional information and design notes on the Akira class, review the data files at the