USS Argo Design Specifications

Design Overview

The Kelvin Class starship is the product of a controversial shift in Starfleet design policy. Brought on by threats such as the Borg and the Dominion, the class is a modification of the basic Sovereign-class spaceframe, with expanded Marine barracks and defensive capabilities, providing an increased capacity for tactical operations on a spaceframe still capable of operating for extended periods without resupply. While less popular than her cousin the Sovereign, the few Kelvins in Starfleet have distinguished themselves in the Dominion War and afterward.
Most noticeably, the Kelvin class differs from the Sovereign in that the ship's warp engines are located beneath the saucer, directly alongside the secondary hull. This is for tactical purposes; the reduced area which the shields are required to cover provides for greater strength and efficiency than is possible in the Sovereign class. However, the configuration does make the warp drive itself slightly less efficient, as evidenced by a slight drop in the Kelvin's maximum warp velocity. Also, interference from the nacelles drastically reduced the effectiveness of the ship's lateral sensor array, rendering it virtually useless while the ship was at warp. To offset this shortcoming, a special sensor pod was placed atop the engineering hull, housing the lateral sensor suite at an operable distance from the warp engines. Through this new configuration, the Kelvin actually has a slightly superior tactical sensor capability to the Sovereign; however, the absence of an ultra-sensitive lateral sensor grid array for long-range scanning makes the class somewhat ill-suited for such missions as deep-space mapping, which Sovereigns may at times take on.
Also, the class features a significantly expanded secondary hull. Including the sensor package, the Kelvin measures 32 decks, a full one-third increase over the Sovereign's 24. The added decks secondary hull house the Marine barracks and expanded weapons magazines, as well as additional fuel reserves and — on refit ships — a modified warp core. There is also a significant expansion to the ship's aft shuttlebay, which now includes two levels spanning four decks, greatly increasing the rear bay's capacity. This is, however, to offset the modifications made to the main shuttlebay on the saucer; the expanded secondary hull required a repositioning of the bay doors and considerable structural alteration; the main shuttlebay is used primarily for storing administrative shuttles and shuttlepods, while the aft bay houses the ship's runabouts and larger auxiliary craft.
While Kelvins are quite apparently more combat-biased than the original Sovereign design, they are not so at the expense of luxury. Living accommodations on both craft are identical; in this regard, the Kelvin is most definitely a Starfleet ship. Nonetheless, the ship, as one of the larger combat-biased craft which has come into use during the 2370s, has come under criticism from elements of Starfleet and the Federation who see this shift in attitude as contrary to the Federation's peaceful nature. However necessary its proponents argue it to be, Starfleet has approved production only in limited numbers, and with the end of the war, the proposal has been made to halt production altogether. Even so, the Kelvins in Starfleet have proven extremely versitile, and only one of the class has been lost since the launch of the first ship in 2371.

General Information (USS Argo)

Category Class Registry Commission Date Expected Service Lifetime

Heavy Cruiser Kelvin NCC-55267 Stardate 52989.3 80 Terran Years

Dimensions

Length Beam Depth Mass Crew Capacity

599 m 241 m 106 m 4,700,000 metric tons 4970

Crew Compliment

Officers Enlisted Crew Marines Civilians Total

292 682 200 294 1,468

Armament

Eight Type-XII Phaser Arrays -- maximum output 85,000 TW

Five rapid-fire torpedo turrets (3 forward, 2 aft)

One burst-fire torpedo turret (aft)
+1,260 torpedoes (700 photon Mk-VI, 500 quantum MK-I, 60 Hellfire Mk-I, 20 tricobalt devices)

Defensive Systems

Auto-modulated deflector shield, total capacity 5,350,000 TW
Heavy Duranium/Tritanium double hull + 10 cm ablative armor
3 m uprated ablative armor
Dual high-level structural integrity field
Klingon Cloaking Device - hull conformal

Warp Systems

Standard Core Output Maximum Core Output Maximum Cruise Speed Maximum Safe Speed Maximum Speed

2.47 x 10⁷ TW (Cruise Mode) 4.35 x 10¹⁵ TW Warp 8.00 Warp 9.50 Warp 9.90 (12 hrs.)

Impulse Systems

Primary Fusion Output Secondary Fusion Output Impulse Engine Output Impulse Engine Tolerance Maximum Accelleration

8.2 EJ/hr 5.6 EJ/hr 8.192 MeV/sec 13.718 MeV/sec 350,000 m/sec^-2

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Design Overview
The Kelvin Class starship is the product of a controversial shift in Starfleet design policy. Brought on by threats such as the Borg and the Dominion, the class is a modification of the basic Sovereign-class spaceframe, with expanded Marine barracks and defensive capabilities, providing an increased capacity for tactical operations on a spaceframe still capable of operating for extended periods without resupply. While less popular than her cousin the Sovereign, the few Kelvins in Starfleet have distinguished themselves in the Dominion War and afterward. Most noticeably, the Kelvin class differs from the Sovereign in that the ship's warp engines are located beneath the saucer, directly alongside the secondary hull. This is for tactical purposes; the reduced area which the shields are required to cover provides for greater strength and efficiency than is possible in the Sovereign class. However, the configuration does make the warp drive itself slightly less efficient, as evidenced by a slight drop in the Kelvin's maximum warp velocity. Also, interference from the nacelles drastically reduced the effectiveness of the ship's lateral sensor array, rendering it virtually useless while the ship was at warp. To offset this shortcoming, a special sensor pod was placed atop the engineering hull, housing the lateral sensor suite at an operable distance from the warp engines. Through this new configuration, the Kelvin actually has a slightly superior tactical sensor capability to the Sovereign; however, the absence of an ultra-sensitive lateral sensor grid array for long-range scanning makes the class somewhat ill-suited for such missions as deep-space mapping, which Sovereigns may at times take on. Also, the class features a significantly expanded secondary hull. Including the sensor package, the Kelvin measures 32 decks, a full one-third increase over the Sovereign's 24. The added decks secondary hull house the Marine barracks and expanded weapons magazines, as well as additional fuel reserves and — on refit ships — a modified warp core. There is also a significant expansion to the ship's aft shuttlebay, which now includes two levels spanning four decks, greatly increasing the rear bay's capacity. This is, however, to offset the modifications made to the main shuttlebay on the saucer; the expanded secondary hull required a repositioning of the bay doors and considerable structural alteration; the main shuttlebay is used primarily for storing administrative shuttles and shuttlepods, while the aft bay houses the ship's runabouts and larger auxiliary craft. While Kelvins are quite apparently more combat-biased than the original Sovereign design, they are not so at the expense of luxury. Living accommodations on both craft are identical; in this regard, the Kelvin is most definitely a Starfleet ship. Nonetheless, the ship, as one of the larger combat-biased craft which has come into use during the 2370s, has come under criticism from elements of Starfleet and the Federation who see this shift in attitude as contrary to the Federation's peaceful nature. However necessary its proponents argue it to be, Starfleet has approved production only in limited numbers, and with the end of the war, the proposal has been made to halt production altogether. Even so, the Kelvins in Starfleet have proven extremely versitile, and only one of the class has been lost since the launch of the first ship in 2371.

General Information (USS Argo)
Category	Class	Registry	Commission Date	Expected Service Lifetime
Heavy Cruiser	Kelvin	NCC-55267	Stardate 52989.3	80 Terran Years

Dimensions
Length	Beam	Depth	Mass	Crew Capacity
599 m	241 m	106 m	4,700,000 metric tons	4970

Crew Compliment
Officers	Enlisted Crew	Marines	Civilians	Total
292	682	200	294	1,468

Armament
Eight Type-XII Phaser Arrays -- maximum output 85,000 TW Five rapid-fire torpedo turrets (3 forward, 2 aft) One burst-fire torpedo turret (aft) +1,260 torpedoes (700 photon Mk-VI, 500 quantum MK-I, 60 Hellfire Mk-I, 20 tricobalt devices)

Defensive Systems
Auto-modulated deflector shield, total capacity 5,350,000 TW Heavy Duranium/Tritanium double hull + 10 cm ablative armor 3 m uprated ablative armor Dual high-level structural integrity field Klingon Cloaking Device - hull conformal

Warp Systems
Standard Core Output	Maximum Core Output	Maximum Cruise Speed	Maximum Safe Speed	Maximum Speed
2.47 x 10⁷ TW (Cruise Mode)	4.35 x 10¹⁵ TW	Warp 8.00	Warp 9.50	Warp 9.90 (12 hrs.)

Impulse Systems
Primary Fusion Output	Secondary Fusion Output	Impulse Engine Output	Impulse Engine Tolerance	Maximum Accelleration
8.2 EJ/hr	5.6 EJ/hr	8.192 MeV/sec	13.718 MeV/sec	350,000 m/sec^-2