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During the 2340s, Starfleet's ASDB was already looking forward to the generation of starships to be fielded in the following decades, projects such as the Nebula and Galaxy class. However, there was also an impatience during this period with how much time and effort was being put into designs which were exceptional mostly for their size. The vessels fielded during this period reflected a desire to test out more radical design philosophies than those currently in development, producing a range of small, specialized and rather strange-looking craft.
The Norway Class was created for two reasons. One, engineers were experimenting with different warp-field configurations associated with unconventional hull shapes, and were interested different hull arrangements producing a low Z-axis profile. Second, Starfleet found itself with a considerable shortage of mobile scientific and ambassadorial platforms, with the Ambassador class running far behind its production schedule and designs such as the Nebula or Galaxy still decades away. Though having significantly more internal volume than the Steamrunner, the Norway class was to have a 50% reduction in armament to allow the addition of two extra science labs, a set of ambassadorial quarters and a large conference hall complex. This would allow the ships to host multi-party talks and scientific conferences which were beyond the capacity of its contemporaries. The USS Norway entered service in 2351, with more than two dozen others in service by the end of the decade. The ships proved very popular in service, largely because of the excellent accommodation standards for a ship of its size, and the vessel became the vehicle of choice for most ambassadorial parties. Norways have served with great distinction throughout the Federation, playing host to countless functions and events. Perhaps most notable was the Federation-Cardassian armistice of 2359, signed in neutral territory on board the Norway-class USS Tenochitlán. However, in recent years the Norway has found itself sidelined due to the rising tensions throughout the galaxy. The ships' poor defensive capabilities rendered them an easy target for Dominion raiders during the war, and the ships had to be relocated far away from Cardassian territory. The only notable contribution made by the class to the war effort lay in its design; the configuration of the Norway's warp nacelles bear a structural resemblance to those of the later Akira class, and data collected by Norway engineers helped the development teams perfect the concept for the immensely successful Akira. Only under the most desperate of circumstances have Norways actually been ordered into combat. |
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| General Information | ||||
| Category | Unit Run | Time Between Resupply | Time Between Refit | Expected Service Lifetime |
| Light Explorer/Consular Vessel | 267 (92 in service) | 1 Terran Year | 5 Terran Years | 80 Terran Years |
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| Length | Beam | Depth | Mass | Crew Capacity |
| 300 m | 200 m | 45 m | 650,000 metric tons | 300 |
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| Officers | Enlisted Crew | Marines | Civilians | Total |
| 40 | 110 | 0 | 40 | 190 |
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| Standard Core Output | Maximum Core Output | Maximum Cruise Speed | Maximum Safe Speed | Maximum Speed |
| 1.68 x 106 TW (Cruise Mode) | 3.35 x 1013 TW | Warp 6.00 | Warp 8.40 (48 hrs.) | Warp 9.00 (12 hrs.) |
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| Primary Fusion Output | Secondary Fusion Output | Impulse Engine Output | Impulse Engine Tolerance | Maximum Accelleration |
| 5.1 EJ/hr | 3.0 EJ/hr | 8.011 MeV/sec | 11.565 MeV/sec | 500,000 m/sec-2 |
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