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...=/\= Knight Class =/\=

STARSHIP INFORMATION
  Ship Class: Knight Class
  Type / Role: Cruiser / Defense
HULL DIMENSIONS
  Length: 454 meters
  Beam: 198 meters
  Draft: 65 meters
  Number of Decks: 18

CREW INFORMATION
  Standard Crew: 320
  Maximum Capacity: 700
  Civilians: 0
  Standard Quarters: 95 square meters per officer
  Senior Staff Quarters: 110 square meters per senior officer

COMPUTER SYSTEMS
  LCARS-II Nanonic computer core with bioneural subprocessors
  Quantum-transient information network
  Computer Core Type: Nanonic
  Maximum Storage: 6.4 million kiloquads
  Data Transfer Rate: 6,000 kiloquads / second

PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Hyperlight Drive: Mark VI Warp Drive
  *Cryogenic deuterium
  *Keltrinium crystals
  *Nanocompressed magnetic constriction coils
  *Reinforced Plasma Transfer Conduits
  *Multilayered nanocompressed warp coils
  Nacelles: 2
  Maximum Cruise: Warp 9.964
  Emergency Speed: Warp 9.997 (for 8 hours)
  Sustainable Field Output: 6200 cochranes
  Sublight Drive: Impulse Engines
-8 dispersion-strenghtened hafnium molyferrinide fusion spheres.
-Tuned to emit in less-noticible UV spectrum; it is slightly less efficient, but the greater stealth capability makes up for it.
-Utilizes a Helium-3 enhanced deuterium flow as well as a completely ordered ionic injector and muon-nuclei bonding.
-Has a separate antimatter storage cell to be used as a speed boost; 3 boosts possible
-Muon-generator powered by a nanofusion power cell, as well as multi-injector ports
-Magnetohydrodynamic thrusters burning deuterium via magnetic compression and radio-frequency heating; superconductive magnetic field coils, layered to
provide feedback control via changing the energy fed to the coils. MHD thrusters use high-energy EM fields to propel ionically charged material at very
high speeds; the burned deuterium gains a large ionic charge and is easily propelled.
-Fuel pumps electromechanically operated and constructed of a phase-transition welded cortanium carbide alloy; can withstand up to 345,000 KPA.
-Dual-stage Vectored driver coil
-NFC coating on all load-bearing components inside and outside of the vessel.
-Reinforced G-Driver and S-Driver coils, as well as reinforced warp coils
-Double-layered superconductive magnets for Power Transfer Conduits
-Steerable exhaust vents to wring maximum amount of movement from exhaust


Auxiliary power is provided by 12 1-meter nanofusion generator cubes (each with their own deuterium storage cell) and tholian gravitic power cells


Shields

Standard Starfleet deflector shield arrays, enhanced with Metaphasic and Nutational shield modes. Defense also include a Storm-class cloaking device and a shield-enhanced (but not dependent) Structural Integrity Field.

Shields Sustainable Load: 6000 MW
  * Double Redundancy Systems
  * Diaxialated Shield Grid
  * Ultra EM Band Support
  * Rapid Remodulation Systems
  * Electromagnetic Regeneration Systems
  * Auxiliary Systems: 58% of main shields.

Tactical Systems
  Phaser Arrays: 8 Type IX Arrays
  Maximum Emitter Length: 250 segments
  Teryon Arrays: 2 Type IV Arrays
  Torpedo Launchers: 2 forward, 2 aft
  Torpedo Payload:
  60 Mark II Quantum Torpedos with cobalt hexaflouride enhancement
  20 Mark VI Photon Torpedos with bilitrium-warhead enhancement
  10 Mark I Verteron Torpedos
  10 Mark IV Graviton torpedos
  Cloaking Device: Holographic

H U L L
-The hull is a 4 meter thick miracle of modern engineering. It is composed of 4 layers, joined to form a hull that almost does not need the SIF field most ships do.

Layer 1: The exterior shell is composed of interlaced Gundamium-Vanadium-Cobalt alloy filaments. These filaments are gamma-welded into a series of contiguous ceramic composite segments that are 10 cm thick and are typically two meters in width. The substrate segments are electron bonded to three reinforcing layers of 5 cm biaxially stressed nanocrystalline carbotanium struts, which provide additional torsion strength. In areas immediately adjacent to major structural members, four layers of 4 cm duratanium fabric are used. The substrate layer is attached to the major structural members by electron-bonded gundamium-silicon-boron-cobalt alloy fasteners at 2.5 cm intervals.
-Layer 2: This layer is composed entirely of nanocarbon fibers. They are formed when C-60 spheres coil into tubules; millions of these woven tightly together and electron-bonded together form something 100,000 times stronger than standard duranium. These fibers run for approx. 5 centimeters, joining Layer 1 and Layer 3 together and providing exceptional sheer resistence, plus flexibility
-Layer 3: Thermal insulation is provided by two 3.76 cm layers of low-density expanded carbon-foam composites. These layers are separated by an 8.7 cm multiaxis gundamium truss framework, which provides additional thermal insulation and a pass-through for fixed utility conduits. Radiation attenuation is provided by a 4.2 cm layer of monocrystal beryllium-cobalt, in a hexagonal truss formation. Infused with diamond fibers. This layer also contains the conduits for the self-sealing tripolymer/duranium suspension gel
-Layer 4: This layer is most internal. It is also the most complex. The first component is a low-density ceramic, infused with radiation-shielding rhodinium\lead fibers; it also prevents stray radiation from leaking outside of the ship. The next component is a thermoconductive layer; two dissimilar metals joined together, generating a current from the waste heat inside the ship; its only 32% efficient, but its still a sizable energy haul. The final component is a nanocrystalline film of carbon over the inner surface, save the consoles and such.
-Armor-
  Type 2 Force Hull Armor- binary-bonded terminium and monotanium alloy provide phaser resistence and force-prevention.
  Nano-cryst duratanium
  Type 3 ablative armor
  Gundamium
Inertial Dampening System - The system can protect crew from G-forces up to 7 G`s. The system also uses Magellan Class shared components in combating shearing forces capable of allowing the ship tight turns and more dramatic navigational gyro control. A high-density graviton polaric yield, a remodulated design, allows this comphensation.

SENSOR SYSTEMS
  Navigational Sensors: Standard: 1 primary, 1 secondary
  Lateral Sensors: Standard: 12 arrays of 6 pallets
  Probe Loadout: Class I Short-Range Sensor Probes
  Class II Multimission Sensor Probes
  Class III Planetary Survey Probes
  Class IV Stellar Encounter Probes
  Class V Medium-Range Reconaissance Probes
  Class VI Communications Relay/Emergency Probes
  Class VII Remote Culture Study Probes
  Class VIII Medium-Range Multimission Warp Probes
  Class IX Long-Range Warp Probes
  Basic Lateral Saucer/Eng Section Setup: Forward Array, Port Array,
  Starboard Array, Aft Array.
  Advanced:
Wide angle EM radiation imaging scanner, High energy proton spectrometry cluster,Gravimetric distortion mapping scanner, magnetic interferometry scanner,Localised subspace field stress sensor, Alpha X-ray multi-spectrum scanner, Variable band optical image cluster, Passive imaging high-energy photon sensor, Low-level thermal imaging sensor, Fixed angle gamma frequency counter, Virtual particle mapping camera

TRANSPORTER SYSTEMS
  Personnel Transporters: 6 7-person
  Cargo Transporters: 3 15,000 metric ton
  Emergency Transporters: 10 20-person

SHUTTLEBAYS / FLIGHT DECKS
  Main Shuttlebays: 1
  Auxillary Shuttlebays: 1
  Shuttle Loadout:
  4 Mark 3 Sphinx Workbees
  1 Alpha Flyer
  1 Type 9 shuttle
  2 Type 10 shuttlecraft
  2 Targa class runabouts

HOLOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS
  Main Holodecks: 2
  Personal Holodecks: 1 Personal Combat Simulator
  Holographic Programs: 1 Long-term Medical Holographic Program