| U.S.S. Kinistin |
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| Class | Akira (Block III) |
| Registry | NCC-82382 |
| Owner | United Federation of Planets |
| Operator | Starfleet 5th Fleet |
| Launched | 2387 |
| Status | In service |
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U.S.S. Kinistin
Akira-class Heavy Cruiser
Starship Registry NCC-82382
A Block III Akira-class heavy cruiser in service with the United Sector Taskforce, stationed at Starbase 514.
History
USS Kinistin is one of the later models of the Akira class, coming from Block III of the ship’s production. She was produced in 2387 at the ADSB Integration Facility, New Aberdeen Fleet Yards, Aldebaran. Design refinements produced following the war included the implementation of the SSWR-37-C warp core, allowing for a more efficient warp field to be projected forward of the main hull, with the effect of reducing Cochrane field shearing and enabling somewhat higher sustained cruising speeds.
Commanded by CAPT Ananda Srisuwan, the Kinistin launched as an exploratory vessel equipped with runabouts and shuttles in place of its strike fighter loadout, scoped for exploration of the Zenas Expanse. The ship operated as a second-line surveyor and mothership for smaller landing parties on xenoscience and geological missions, primarily gathering samples and conducting field research, with few combat engagements. The Kinistin undertook two five-year tours of the Expanse, with a layover between, before CAPT Srisuwan retired. The ship was reassigned to CAPT Narr Proll and dispatched to the Eridan Belt to assist as a second-line survey ship.
As tensions with the Klingons escalated, the Kinistin was reassigned to the Xarantine Sector following a periodic refit and carrier wing turnover, re-equipping with modern strike craft. The ship provided presence patrols along the Klingon border before being drawn directly into the fighting following the outbreak of hostilities. Kinistin served in several battles throughout the conflict, the most notable being a major battle over Archanis, in which CAPT Proll was severely injured and subsequently discharged for medical reasons. CMDR Della Cardenas assumed command through the remainder of 2408 before command was assumed by CAPT Kai-Mindaugas Liepa following major repairs at Utopia Planitia.
The Kinistin returned to the front lines in 2409, serving throughout the Klingon conflict and accumulating several battle stars and unit service ribbons. By the appearance of the Dyson Spheres, the ship was withdrawn to a supporting role in Romulan space, operating primarily in an anti-piracy role as part of efforts to support the emerging Romulan Republic.
By 2419, with the retirement of CAPT Liepa, the Kinistin was recalled to New Aberdeen Fleet Yards to undergo a full modernization refit. The ship was re-equipped with more modern computer and warp propulsion systems, modern phaser banks and more efficient torpedo auto-reloaders, as well as more efficient and compact sensors and replacement of extraneous crew quarters with new laboratory space. These refinements took approximately two years and significantly increased both the ship’s performance and her versatility.
Following the refit, the Kinistin was assigned to CAPT Ohsala Rinn for regular presence patrols in the Bajor Sector, then reassigned in 2422 to Starbase 514.
Technical Data
Full Technical Details
| Extended Specifications |
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| General Information |
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| Class | Akira (Block III) |
| Designation | Heavy Cruiser |
| Hull Duration | 75+ years |
| Time Between Refits | 15 years for major replacements |
| Time Between Resupply | Full store rotation every 3-5 years |
| Dimensions |
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| Length | 464.43 m |
| Beam | 316.67 m |
| Draft | 87.43 m |
| Mass | ??? |
| Personnel |
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| Habitable Decks | 17 (+2 uninhabitable) |
| Officers | 94 |
| Enlisted Crew | 406 |
| Civilians | 0 |
| Marines/MACO | 100 |
| Evacuation Limit | 4,500 |
| Propulsion Systems |
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| Warp Drive Configuration | 1x Yoyodyne SSWR-37-C matter/antimatter warp core |
| Warp Drive Units | 2x Mitsubishi-Thylliash MAM-9400-31 warp nacelles |
| Primary Impulse System | 2x Mitsubishi-Thylliash ID-4550-12 impulse drive |
| Slipstream Drive | Not rated |
| Transwarp System | Not rated |
| Speed |
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| Avg. Cruising Speed | Warp 9.2 |
| Max. Cruising Speed | Warp 9.89 for 12 hours |
| Emergency Speed | Warp 9.92 |
| Defensive Systems |
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| Primary Shielding System | 16x Glashian-Sulok DS-VIII-21 auto-modulating deflector shield grid |
| Backup Shielding System | |
| Additional Defenses | |
| Offensive Systems |
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| Phaser Systems | 6x Type XI phaser array |
| Torpedo Systems | Magazine space for 120x quantum torpedoes and 300x photon torpedoes
Torpedo replication systems: 2x torpedo/hr |
| Torpedo Armament | 15x pulse-fire torpedo tube |
| Scientific Systems |
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| Sensor Systems | Capacity for 24x modular sensor pallets
2x Incisive Dynamics AN-CFG-441 Cochrane fluctuation detection grid |
| Probe Systems | Class I through IX probes available |
| Deflector System | Standard navigational deflector |
| Scientific Laboratories | Capacity for up to 20 multipurpose laboratories |
| Crew Support Systems |
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| Medical Support Systems | Starship sickbay facilities
2x intensive care units
4x surgical suites
Shipwide EMH emitter infrastructure |
| Recreational Systems |
2x full-service holodecks
8x holosuites
1x gymnasium facility, deck 16
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| Auxiliary Information |
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| Auxiliary Craft |
4x Yellowstone-class runabout: USS Menkalinan, USS Al-Nath, USS Unukalhai, USS Nihal
24x Lockheed-Draylaxian Kestrel fighters in two squadrons:
- VF-722 “Green Comets”
- VF-891 “Stormchasers”
18x Type 11 shuttlecraft
10x standard work bees
5x standard shuttlepods
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Command and Control Systems
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Auxiliary Spacecraft
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Senior Officers
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| Chief Science Officer | Chief Engineer | Chief Medical Officer | Chief of Security |
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