Erebus Class

Erebus-class is a class of seven spacecraft carriers in service with the Terra Alpha Navy and formerly Starfleet. The lead ship of the class was named after the H.M.S. Erebus, which was lost in the north arctic searching for the Northwest Passage in 1841. With an overall length of 1265 meters and 10,989,012 metric tons the Erebus-class is the largest ship in the Alliance Navy.
== History ==
Designed by Captain Rebecca Talon, and Commodore Montgomery "Scotty" Scott during the later stages of the Dominion War as a response to the increased use of fighters by Starfleet. These craft where not nearly as powerful as full size starships, having many tactical disadvantages.  Despite their shortcomings they were easily mass-produced, required minimal personnel to crew, and in large numbers could be an effective weapon against capitol ships.
However, getting fighters into the battle area was often a challenge.  The fighters were not equipped for long duration missions as there were minimal support facilities on board.  Some fighter classes were not equipped with bunks, and food replicators, and even warp drives. The fighters also had minimal deuterium reserves, and lower top speed compared to the rest of the fleet. No carrier ship was currently available to carry the fighters to the battle.
In 2374 Starfleet’s Advanced Starship Design Bureau (ASDB) opened a project in hopes to answer this problem.  Several initial ideas were to convert existing starship frames to fill this roll.These classes included: Galaxy-class, Excelsior-class, Ambassador-class, Constitution-class, and Miranda-class
However, all of these classes with the exception of the Galaxy-class were considered too old to perform the expected duty that this carrier would have to perform. The Galaxy-class too was eventually dropped because current systems would not allow for easy installation of fighter bays with extensive redesign.
The decision was made to create an entirely new hull, frame, and class. Starfleet Spacecraft Design Advisory Commission (SSDAC) approved Starfleet Defensive Directive 2234.8, establishing the following objectives for the design.
* Provide a mobile platform for fighters and additional shuttles.
* Provide a scientific platform capable of any number of exploration duties.
* Include the latest in Federation defensive and offensive technology.
* Include the latest in scientific, computing, networking, and sensory technology.
* Include an emergency separation system, and both sections must be equipped with warp coils.
Six of the carriers were constructed by Starfleet at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards and the San Francisco Fleet Yards in the Sol System. One additional ship was constructed at the Terra Alpha Fleet Yards, in the Terra Alpha system.
== Description ==
The Erebus-class was constructed of standard Federation saucer-section, engineering-section, and warp nacelle configuration with the addition of a through deck flight deck stretching the length of the engineering hull. The class was also the first type to incorporate retractable warp nacelles
for the separated saucer-section, that would be duplicated for the Prometheus-class.
== Specifications ==
Dimensions:
Length: 1265 m
Beam: 484 m
Height: 241.5 m
Decks: 69
Mass:
Empty: 7,876,000 metric tons
Fully loaded with fighter wing: 10,989,012 metric tons
Crew:
Compliment: 2,425
Wing: 1,075
Marines: 800
Total: 4,300
Visiting Personnel and dignitaries: 500
Evacuation Limit: 30,000
Armament:
15x Type XIV Phaser Arrays, total output 120,000 TeraWatts
4x Class I rapid fire phaser pulse cannon
1x Rapid fire quantum torpedo tube + 100 torpedoes
8x Type 4 Burst Fire quantum/photon torpedo tubes +450 torpedoes
+200 quantum torpedoes
Defense Systems:
Multi-layered shielding system
Layer 1: multi-phaseic shield, total capacity 1,767,000 TeraJoules. Effective against temporal based weapons.
Layer 2: Auto modulated shield system, total capacity 4,590,000 TeraJoules. Effective against standard weapons.
Layer 3: Graviton Flux Disruption shield, total capacity 1,767,000 TeraJoules. Effective against tractor locks, and transporter beams. Outermost layer.
Secondary shield system, total capacity 1,201,500 TeraJoules.
Heavy Duranium/Tritanium double hull plus 5cm. of Ablative Armor
High level structural integrity field.
Warp Speeds (TNG Scale):
Transwarp Drive
Cruise: 14
Maximum Cruise: 16
Maximum Transwarp: 17.765 for 12 hours
Saucer:
Cruise: 2
Maximum Cruise: 5.5
Maximum Warp: 6.023 for three hours
Strength Indices (Galaxy=1,000):
Beam firepower: 3,784
Torpedo Firepower: 7,416.25
Weapon Range and accuracy: 1,290
Shield Strength: 3,454
Hull Armor: 1,900
Speed: incomparable
Combat maneuverability: 100
Overall Strength Index (Galaxy=1,000):
4,523
Diplomatic Capability:
Grade 4
Expected Hull Life:
120 years
Refit Cycle:
Minor: 1 year
Standard: 5 year
Major: 10 year
== Ships ==
Ship 	Hull Number	laid down 	Launched 	Commissioned 	Decomissioned	Fate
Erebus 	NX-1334-A 	Sept 14, 2374 	Oct. 23, 2377 	Jan 2, 2378 	Aug 10, 2417 	destroyed at the Battle of Trill
Ceres 	NCC-78966 	June 8, 2379 	July 4, 2380 	July 30, 2380 	Dec. 12, 2410	Sold to miners
Poseiden 	NCC-79023 	May 19, 2380 	Aug 17, 2381 	Sept. 1, 2381 	Nov 10, 2395 	Destroyed, Borg War
Athena 	NCC-79059 	April 19, 2380	March 20, 2381	April 19, 2381 	 	Commissioned with the TA Navy
Aphrodite	NCC-79563 	April 19,
2380	May 2, 2381 	May 30, 2381 	Dec. 12, 2410	Scrapped
Apollo 	NCC-80001 	Aug 22, 2380 	Nov. 8, 2381 	December 18, 2381	Feb. 28, 2396	Destroyed, Borg War
Erebus 	FCV-1000 	May 3, 2416 	July 28, 2416 	Aug. 30, 2417 	 	Commissioned with TA Navy
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