TEXT: ERAHARD 
  KATANA-CLASS FRIGATE                           FEDERATION
  Heavy Frigate, Commissioned: 2382 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   HULL DATA 
   
  STRUCTURE: 30(5 ABLATIVE) 
  SIZE/DECKS: 6/9 
  LENGTH/HEIGHT/BEAM: 313/60/103 
  C OMPLEMENT: 115 
  OPERATIONAL DATA 
  ATMOSPHERE CAPABLE: NO 
  TRANSPORTERS: 3 STANDARD, 3 EMERGENCY 
  CARGO UNITS: 60 
  SHUTTLEBAY: 1 A 
  SHUTTLECRAFT: 6 SIZE WORTH 
  TRACTOR BEAMS: 1 FV 
  SEPARATION SYSTEM: NO 
  CLOAKING DEVICE: NONE 
  SENSOR SYSTEM: CLASS 4 (+4/E) 
  OPERATIONS SYSTEM: CLASS 3 (D) 
  LIFE SUPPORT: CLASS 3R (DD) 
                    
   
  PROPULSION DATA 
   
  IMPULSE SYSTEM: FIG-4 (.9C) (D) 
  W ARP SYSTEM: LF-35 (6/9.2/9.8) (D) 
  TACTICAL DATA 
  PHASER ARRAYS: TYPE XIV (X4/D) 
  PENETRATION: 6/6/6/0/0 
  TORPEDOES: MK 105 DF (D) 
  PENETRATION: QUANTUM 5/5/5/5/5 
  DEFLECTOR SHIELD: FSQ-7 (CC) 
  PROTECTION/THRESHOLD: 17/4 
    
  MISCELLANEOUS DATA 
  MANEUVER MODIFIERS: +2C, +0H, +2T 
  TRAITS: ABLATIVE ARMOR 
     
   
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  Mission 
  The Katana  class is the result of applying the best aspects of the Intrepid  class design to a pure combat frame. With its Type XIV phaser 
  strips and MK. 105 torpedo launchers, the Katana  can inflict serious damage to bigger ships.  According to its weaponry, such a vessel 
  should be classified as a “cruiser” but the decision was made to classify it as a Heavy Frigate as it is a less-advanced design than the 
  Intrepid. 
  Features 
  In addition to the Cantell  class, Star Fleet also looked into a simpler design of similar dimensions to the Intrepid. This design would also omit 
  thevariable-geometry warp nacelles, but would maintain the excellent accommodation and sensor platforms of the Intrepid. It would be both 
  cheaper and quicker to produce than an Intrepid, with cost and production time savings of roughly 25%. 
  Like the Cantell, the Katana  class was heavily influenced by the Intrepid  class in her design. The Katana  actually shares more of a visual 
  influence with the Intrepid  than the Cantell, however its greater mass and less advanced drive system make it a slower vessel than the 
  Cantell. 
  The Katana uses the LF-35 series of warp drive, which offers excellent performance and economy. Its weaponry is impressive, with four 
  Type X phaser strips and a Mk. 105 quantum torpedo launcher. The M-15 Isolinear III computer system was equipped due to lower space 
  requirements and cost. 
   With her larger size, the Katana  includes the same interior fittings of the Intrepid without sacrificing as much space as the Cantell. The 
  Katana uses the same sensor suite and science facilities of the Intrepid which, along with the larger crew, make it a more effective, though 
  pricier, platform than the Cantell. 
   
   
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  Ships in service 
  Name  
  Registry  
  Notes 
  USS Katana  
  NCC-85903  
  Prototype, destroyed by Tholian strike force near the Saskacoidan system (2384). 
  USS Daisho 
  NCC-85907  
  Participated in the¨Sacred Ground¨rebellious movement. Captured with all hands by Starfleet (2385). 
  USS Wakizashi 
  NCC-85912 
  Fought the Norexan class warbird ¨Hakare¨near the Paulson Nebula (2382). 
  USS Tachi 
   NCC-85915  
   
  USS Ono  
  NCC-85918  
  USS Tetsubo 
  NCC-85921  
  Escorted key personnel from Mastia II back to Earth after secession from the Federation (2385). 
  USS Naginata  
  NCC-85923  
  USS Kama 
  NCC-85926 
  Destroyed three independent Jem´Hadar attack cruisers and was itself crippled (2383).  
   
  USS Jitte   
  NCC-85929  
  USS Tessen 
  NCC-85930  
  Member of Task Force 7 sent to patrol Tholian border during the Typhoon pact crisis (2382) 
  USS Nage -Yari NCC-85933  
  Assisted the USS. Cassini  which was drifting after a warp core ejection (2384). 
  USS Aiguchi 
  NCC-85936  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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