TEXT: GALAXY-CLASS REFIT 
  FEDERATION 
  STARBASE 556 
  Heavy Explorer, Commissioned: 2373 
  HULL DATA 
  STRUCTURE:  40  
  SIZE/DECKS:  8/42  
  LENGTH/HEIGHT/BEAM:  641/137/467  
  COMPLIMENT:  1,053  
   
   
   
  HULL DATA 
   
   
  ATMOSPHERE CAPABLE:  No  
  TRANSPORTERS:  8 Standard, 8 Emergency  
  CARGO UNITS:  100  
  SHUTTLEBAY:  2 Stardrive, 1 Saucer  
  SHUTTLECRAFT:  24 Size worth  
  TRACTOR BEAMS:  1 fv, 1av  
  SEPARATION SYSTEM:  Yes (Emergency Only)  
  SENSOR SYSTEM:  Class 4A (+4/DD)  
  OPERATION SYSTEM:  Class 4R (EE)  
  LIFE SUPPORT:  Class 4 (E)  
  PROPULSION DATA  
  IMPULSE SYSTEM:  FIG-5 (.92C) (D)  
  WARP SYSTEM: LF-41 (Warp 6/9.2/9.6)  
   
   
   
  TACTICAL DATA  
    
    
  PHASER LANCE:  Type XV Phaser Lance (V. Saucer/E) 
  PENETRATION:  7/7/6/0/0  
  PHASER ARRAYS:  Type X (Saucer x2, Stardrive x3/E)  
  PENETRATION:  4/4/4/0/0 (Saucer) 6/5/5/0/0 (Stardrive ) 
  TORPEDOES: Mk 80 DF (stardrive x2, Saucer x2/E) 
  PENETRATION: Type X (Saucer x2, Stardrive x3)  
  DEFLECTOR SHIELD:  FSR (E) 
    
   
   
  MISCELLANEOUS DATA    
    
  MANEUVER MODIFIERS:  Command +2, Helm –4, Tactical +4 
  TRAITS: Vulnerable (Phaser Lance) 
  PROTECTION/THRESHOLD: 17/4 
  Design Notes: The Galaxy-refit was designed as a Size 9 starship.  Size 8 did 
  not offer the space required.  Tried several times to have a Size 8 refit, 
  could never make it work, so I took the easy cheat out.  Sorry.   
   
  STARBASE 556  
  
  Mission 
  The Galaxy-class Mk III refit, or as it has become to be 
  know, the Galaxy Dreadnaught, was conceived in the 
  weeks following the first contact with the Borg in 2365.  
  Due to the interference of Q, Starfleet became aware of 
  the Borg threat, and raced to design a series of counter 
  measures.  The Mk III refit was to combine the best fea-
  tures of the Galaxy-class with best tactical and defen-
  sive technologies available in the Federation. 
  Background 
  With the encounter with the Borg represented a threat 
  never before encounter by the Federation.  Recognizing 
  that Starfleet had no accurate timetable to predict the 
  Borg’s arrival, a decision was made to investigate and 
  modify existing technologies to meet the threat.  Taking 
  lessons learned from the Galaxy-class design, and incor-
  porating some of the new design work from the Perimeter 
  Defense Directive, the dreadnaught was born. 
  Two Galaxy-class Dreadnaughts served during the Do-
  minion War, U.S.S. Excelsior, U.S.S. Bonaventure, with 
  an additional four space frames under construction.  The 
  third vessel, U.S.S. Vimy Ridge, has been assigned to 
  peacekeeping duties inside the former Cardassian Em-
  pire.   
  Despite facing a considerable amount of critics during 
  their construction, the Galaxy-class refit, served with dis-
  tinction during the Dominion War, and is proving as 
  adaptable as her explorer based sibling.  With the chang-
  ing state of the Alpha Quadrant, continued uncertainties 
  in the Gamma Quadrant, the Galaxy-class refit is becom-
  ing a more common site along the Federation frontiers.   
   
  Features 
  The Galaxy-class spaceframe was chosen due to the 
  high degree of reliability, and familiarity with engineering 
  and theoretical staff.  In addition, several existing space-
  frames of the Galaxy-class had been completed, and 
  placed in secured storage and would allow for a rapid 
  prototype to be assembled, cutting years off the design 
  and construction process.   
  The most dramatic difference between the Galaxy, and 
  the refit is the addition of a third-nacelle.  The third na-
  celle offered extended the range of the starship at high-
  warp speeds, and provides for a more efficient transition 
  from impulse to warp velocities.   
  The addition of  a phaser cannon mounted along the 
  ventral surface of the saucer, is the next most dramatic 
  change. Intended to provide the refit with a devastating 
  first strike, the phaser cannon, or phaser lance as it has 
  become called by the design team, suffered varioustech-
  nical challenges in its creation.  Several of the most sys-
  tem critical problems where solved before the cannon 
  was gamma-welded to the saucer, but despite the best 
  efforts of the fleet yard, the phaser lance is susceptible to 
  damage and requires high maintenance in the field. 
  The Galaxy-refit also contains an extensive Command 
  and Control facility.  This facility gives commanders in 
  the field real-time analysis of the battle, and allows them 
  to meet the needs of the 3-D battlefield.   The Command 
  Center was further refined after experiences in the Do-
  minion War and has proven popular with flag officers.  
  The refit is still capable of separating the saucer from 
  the stardrive, but unlike the conventional Galaxy-class, 
  this is intended as an emergency life boat, and is not ca-
  pable of extensive maneuvers or extended endurance. 
  Name 
  Registry 
  Notes 
  U.S.S. Excelsior  
  NCC-77426 
  Assigned to Starbase 12 (prototype), Flagship (+5 Command)  
  U.S.S. Bonaventure 
  NCC-81845 
  Participated in Battle of the Three Suns (R4, Battle Tested (+5 Tactical)) 
  U.S.S. Vimy Ridge 
  NCC-71917 
  Constructed in 2376, participating in peacekeeping operations in Cardassian Space.   
  U.S.S. Challenger 
  NCC-51712 
  Served with distinction as Flagship of the 11th Fleet during the Dominion War (R4, Battle Tested (+5 Tactical)). 
   
   
   
  Ships in Service  
  U.S.S. Bonaventure arrives at Starbase 39 Sierra with elements from the  22nd, and 5th 
  Fleets.  The Boanaventure participated in the Battle of the Three Suns and served as the 
  personal flagship of Admiral David Bowman for the duration of the Dominion War. 
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