Phantom class

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

The ***Phantom*-class** was a type of spacecraft developed by Starfleet in the early 25th century. It was part of a line of starships designed by Starfleet Intelligence for information gathering and espionage. It was rated a scale 3 reconnaissance destroyer and typically served in an interdiction operations ship (IOS) role.

## History

The prototype was completed in early 2406 and underwent trials for a year before finally being commissioned in March 2407 alongside two sibling ships, the USS *Sakakida* and USS *Praparat*.

## Technical information

### Physical arrangement

In order for it to serve as an interdiction operations ship (IOS), the *Phantom*-class profile was designed to maximize its ability to stay hidden while it approached hostile forces under cloak. To this end, the ship's hull consisted of a small, flattened saucer with two compact, low-profile, integrated warp nacelles, and a small catamaran secondary hull. Sensor pallets and phaser arrays had retractable paneling that could be deployed to add to the visual camouflage.

The class's main deflector dish was almost hidden, within a recessed niche along the dorsal surface of the main hull. The slightly raised bridge area was flanked by two armored secondary hull compartments which extended slightly past the trailing edge of the saucer, then linked up in a spoiler configuration.

The hull of the *Phantom*-class was black, with no visible windows, rendering the starships difficult to see against the background of space. Translucent panels along the front edges the saucer shielded instruments that coordinated data from the active sensor probe once launched.

### Deck plan

The following was the standard internal layout of *Phantom*-class vessels.

### Science and remote sensing systems

To enable its surveillance missions, starships of the class were equipped with active sensor arrays. The arrays allowed the starship to gather information about and expose vulnerabilities in its target. Translucent panels along the front edges of the saucer shielded instruments that coordinated data from the class's active sensor probe (ASP).

### Tactical systesms

The *Phantom*-class was a destroyer in every sense of the word. It mounted four Type-XII phasers, four Type-VII phasers, eleven Type-X phasers, a single Type-VIIIb phaser, and two forward-facing launch tubes.

### Auxiliary craft systems

Eighteen evacuation chutes located strategically throughout the class launched the thirty-six Autonomous Survival and Recovery Vehicles (ASRV) carried by each vessel.

### Crew support systems

Holographic projectors were equipped throughout *Phantom*-class vessels to accommodate an emergency medical hologram.

## Appendices

### Connections

**Project groups:** **Union Station** (*Geneva* • *Concorde* • *Presidio*) • **Century Cruiser** (*Springfield* • *New Orleans* • *Challenger* • *Niagara* • *Freedom II* • *Galaxy* • *Nebula* • *Cheyenne*) • **Multi-Mission explorers** (*Brigid* • *Esquiline* • *Palatine*) • **Deep Shadow** (*Eclipse* • ***Phantom*** • *Scryer*) • **Miracle Worker** (*Scott* • *Daystrom* • *Tucker* • *Gagarin*) • **Aeronaut** (*Mercury* • *Ajax* • *Icarus* • *Shran*)

**Other named classes:** *Aegian* • *Aerie* • *Akula* • *Atlas* • *California* • *Centaur* • *Challenger* • *Cheyenne* • *Constellation* • *Constitution III* • *Crossfield* • *Curry* • *Daedalus* • *Dauntless* • *Excelsior II* • *Freedom II* • *Gemini* • *Glenn* • *Guardian* • *Inquiry* • *Iwo Jima* • *Jupiter* • *Lexington* • *Niagara* • *Obena* • *Okinawa* • *Parliament* • *Perseus* • *Pioneer* • *Ranger* • *Sagan* • *Solanae* • *Springfield* • *Turing* • *Ulysses*

**Auxiliary craft:** *Aero* • Class C • Class F • *Danube* • *Flyer* • *Gondola* • *Kodai* • *Mollard* • *Peregrine* • *Selenic* • Type 4 • Type 5 • Type 6 (Type 6A • Type 6S) • Type 7 • Type 8 • Type 9 (Type 9A) • Type 10 • Type 11 • Type 14 • Type 17 • Type 19 • *Valkyrie* • *Venture* • *Waverider* • *Yellowstone*

**Leadership:** Commander-in-chief • Joint Chiefs • Chief of Starfleet External Affairs • Chief of Starfleet Operations • Chief of Starfleet Research and Exploration • Chief of Starfleet Tactical

**Agencies:** Operations (Engineering • Judicial • Materiel Supply • Mission Operations • Personnel Management • Records Service • Shipyards Operations • Starbase Operations) • Research & Exploration (Science • Medical) • External Affairs • Tactical (Intelligence • Security • MACO)

**Notable units:** Ktarn Fleet • Task Force 77

**Facilities:** Deep Space K-7 • Deep Space K-13 • Deep Space 9 • Masamichi Array • Starbase 45-Keepsake • Starbase 82-Maat • Starbase 234-Beskerm • Starbase 247-Vershina

**Agencies:** Starfleet • Diplomatic Corps • Department of Temporal Investigations • Federation Security Agency

**Facilities:** 40 Eridani A Starfleet Construction Yards • Antares Ship Yards • Beta Antares Ship Yards • Copernicus Ship Yards • Laikan Starfleet Shipyards • McKinley Station • Memory Project • New Aberdeen Shipyards • Proxima Maintenance Yards • Salazaar Shipyards • San Francisco Fleet Yards • TL-9139 Starfleet Maintenance Yards • Tranquility Base • Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards

### Sources consulted

* Phantom class article at *Memory Beta*.
* Phantom intel escort article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.

### Footnotes

1. ↑ Derived from MSD created by LeavesAreTasty.