U.S.S. Discovery

Class	Rhode Island
Registry	NCC-74802
Owner	United Federation of Planets
Operator	Starfleet 5^th Fleet
Launched	April 16, 2377
Status	Active (2421)

U.S.S. Discovery

Nova class (Rhode Island refit), Light Science Vessel
Starship Registry NCC-74802
The USS Discovery (NCC-74802) was a Federation Nova-class starship operated by Starfleet. Constructed late into the original Nova-class lifecycle, the Discovery was one of the final vessels constructed of the block one line and thus was constructed with only iterative upgrades. Over her 40 year service, she received several major systems upgrades before finally receiving a full retrofit in 2412, essentially uprating her to the Rhode Island-class specification.

Master Systems Display

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History

Originally constructed in 2377, the Discovery was launched as an original line Nova-class short range scout vessel. Assigned to Captain Meridia Tihz, and slated to join the Eridan Belt exploration initiatives, the Discovery began service with little fanfare.

Starfleet Life Sciences Experimental Service

The Discovery received an extensive retrofit in 2412 which saw extensive changes throughout the vessel, replacing the secondary deflector with a smaller but significantly more efficient graviton polarity generator, affording a comparable level of output performance in scientific and reconnaissance applications as the primary deflector. Power generation systems were also improved, with expanded fusion reactors and an upgraded warp core rated to take Discovery from 1000+ Cochrane of Warp Displacement to 1575+, allowing efficient travel at speeds close to Warp 9.1, up from Warp 8. The upgraded power systems led into further upgraded shielding and phaser output systems, taking care of some shortcomings discovered during the Klingon War.

The largest change of this refit was the reduction in crew complement from 85 to just 20, with the majority of engineering, security and medical staff provided by holographic crew members and exocomp crew members as part of an extended study by Starfleet, investigating the feasibility of limited code and function holograms to carry out dangerous duties without violating laws on Photonic and Artificial Sentience. This allowed many more laboratories to be installed in the place of former crew quarters, and a greater proportion of the crew dedicated to scientific study. While the study was hailed as a technical success, many crew members felt unease due to the abject lack of personality or basic emotion emulation in their holographic crewmates.

Long Duration Exploration

In 2421, Discovery was reassigned to the Starfleet 5th Fleet and underwent a refit at Starbase 514. This refit removed many of the holographic systems, and created additional crew habitation areas to support a larger crew once more. Advances in systems automation, and successes in trials with the Exocomp crew members meant that the new crew complement was now rated at 50 persons.

Technical Data

Full Technical Details

Extended Specifications
General Information
Class	Nova class (Rhode Island refit)
Designation	Light Science Vessel
Hull Duration	80 Years
Time Between Refits	10 years for major system replacements, 2 years for minor system upgrades
Time Between Resupply	Full store rotation every 6 months
Dimensions
Length	180 meters
Beam	43 meters
Draft	34 meters
Mass	276,948 mt
Personnel
Habitable Decks	8
Senior Officers	16
Other Officers and Enlisted Crew	34
Civilians	Mission Specific
Marines/MACO	Mission Specific
Evacuation Limit	200
Propulsion Systems
Warp Drive Configuration	Class 12 General Electric ADS/01 M/ARC Warp Core rated at 1575+ Cochrane
Warp Drive Units	Twin LF-46 Mod 9 Advanced Linear Warp Drive Units
Primary Impulse System	Single FIG-8 Subatomic Unified Impulse Unit
Slipstream Drive	Q-1T Quantum Slipstream Drive System
Transwarp System	Twin Asynchronous TF-5-X Transwarp Coil Units
Speed
Avg. Cruising Speed	Warp 6.5 (Conventional), Transwarp 12.1 (Slipstream)
Max. Cruising Speed	Warp 9.1 (Conventional), Transwarp 26.2 (Slipstream)
Emergency Speed	Transwarp 12 (Conventional, for one hour), Transwarp 30 (Slipstream, for 30 seconds)*
Defensive Systems
Primary Shielding System	Asymmetrical Peristaltic Subspace Graviton Field
Backup Shielding System	N/A
Additional Defenses	N/A
Offensive Systems
Phaser Systems	11x Type XII Collimated Phaser Arrays
Torpedo Systems	2x MK 90 Direct Fire Tubes (2 Fore)
Torpedo Armament	25x Quantum Torpedo, 55x Photon Torpedo (Variable)
Scientific Systems
Sensor Systems	12x DYN-90 Milti-Band Linear Sensor Suites, 1x SENTINEL Omni-Directional Targeting Array, 1x Omniwave Warp Current Sensor Array
Probe Systems	Class I through X Probe packages available (non-dedicated, shared with photon torpedo case stock)
Deflector System	Twin graviton polarity generators feeding twin 550 millicochrane subspace field distortion generators
Scientific Laboratories	8 Laboratories; 4 General Purpose 2 Planetary Science 1 Astrometric/Astrophysics 1 Stellar Cartography Suite
Crew Support Systems
Medical Support Systems	Primary Medical Care facility, expected only to stabilise major injuries before delivery to a Starbase or larger vessel for further treatment.
Recreational Systems	3 Crew Lounges 2 Holosuite Facilities 1 Gymnasium
Auxiliary Information
Auxiliary Craft	Type 7 Medium Range Shuttlecraft Boé Baret Type 8 Medium Range Shuttlecraft Boudeuse Étoile Workbee CMUs (x2) Waverider Lindsay

Specifications
Length Beam Draft Mass	180 meters 43 meters 34 meters 276,948 mt
Decks	8
Standard Crew	50 persons
Emergency Capacity	200 persons
Armaments	11x Phaser Arrays 2x Photon/Quantum Torpedo systems
Defenses	Resilient Shielding Array
Auxiliary Craft	2x Type 7 Shuttlecraft 2x Type 8 Shuttlecraft 2x CMU Workbees 1x Waverider

Command and Control Systems

The computer systems aboard the Rhode Island-class were based on isolinear circuitry, with additional bio-neural gel packs positioned throughout the vessel. The ship employed a single computer core. Operational control of the ship was provided by the main bridge, located on Deck 1. While Rhode Island-class ships weren’t capable of saucer separation, the bridge module (and most of Deck 1) could be ejected as part of an abandon ship protocol, capable of linking with other escape pods and forming a large network capable of surviving longer than a lone escape pod would.

Crew Composition

Department	Complement
Command	7
Operations	6
Engineering	11
Security	9
Science	12
Medical	5

Physical Arrangement & Crew Support

Measuring at over 180 meters long and with 8 decks, the design of the Nova-class consisted of two hull sections; an oval shaped primary hull and a cylindrical secondary hull which mounted two warp nacelles.

While the Rhode Island class starships typically held a crew complement of 85, following a refit in 2421, Discovery's standard crew complement was listed as 50. In an emergency situation, the Rhode Island-class was rated to carry up to 200 passengers for a limited duration.

While the refit Discovery was rated as a long range explorer-type, accommodations for civilian families were non-existent. Any civilians onboard the ship were typically limited to short term scientific and facilities contractors. A small range of typical amenities were available to the ship’s crew, including a number of holosuites and recreational facilities. Discovery possessed a single sickbay with three biobeds and a critical care bed. Originally designed to only act as an emergency recovery facility to transport critically injured to either a starbase or larger vessel for medical treatment, the size available is limited. Due to recent lessons learned from a Starfleet study on photonic entities, resourceful Doctors can make use of a hologramatic programing interface, to generate equipment and support structures within sickbay to facilitate many treatment profiles. Medical staff can also interact with a holographic interface based on personality engrams of renowned Dominion War hero, Doctor Julian Bashir and an extensive library of “frontier medicine” knowledge.

Discovery also possesed a sizable array of science labs for its weight.

Deck Layout

Deck 1

Main Bridge
Conference Room
Ready Room
2× 1-bed Quarters
- Captain’s Quarters
- Executive Officer’s Quarters
Communications Equipment Maintenance Bay
Transporter Emitter Maintenance Bay

Deck 2

Transporter Room 1 & 2 (P/S)
Impulse Engineering Bay
Life Support Equipment Bay
Airlocks (P/S)
Crew Quarters
- 2× 1-bed Quarters
- 2× 2-bed Quarters
- 1× 6-bed Quarters
Crew Lounge (Port)

Deck 3

Main Cargo Bay
Replicator Main Systems Bay
Transporter Buffer Maintenance Bay
Computer Core Maintenance Access
Dorsal Fore Phaser Array Maintenance Access (P/S)
Security Suite
- Armoury
- Briefing Room
- Brig
Sickbay
Science Laboratories (P/S)
- 2x General Purpose
Secondary Deflector Control
Crew Quarters
- 2× 2-bed Quarters
- 2× 6-bed Quarters
Escape Pod Access

Deck 4

Shuttlebay
Dorsal Aft Secondary Hull Phaser Array Maintenance Access (P/S)
Shield Generators (P/S)
Nacelle Pylon Jeffries Tube Access
Turbolift Maintenance Junction
Emergency Battery Compartment
Cryogenic Gas Storage Tanks (P/S)
Atmospheric Flight Systems
RCS Thruster and Fuel Systems
Dorsal Aft Primary Hull Phaser Array Maintenance Access (P/S)
Quarters
- 2× 1-bed Guest Quarters
- 4× 2-bed Quarters
Science Laboratories x2 (P/S)
- 2x General Purpose
- 2x Planetary Science
2x Holosuite Facilities
1x Single Size Holodeck Facility
1x Holographic Studies Lab
Ventral External Hull Equipment Access Bay (P/S)
Torpedo/Probe Launch Bay (P/S)
Waverider Dock

Deck 5

Shuttle Parking Bay
Aft Crew Lounge
Primary Cryogenic Gas Storage Tanks
Deuterium Storage Tanks
Deuterium Injector Assemblies
Structural Integrity Field Bays
Ventral External Hull Equipment Access Bay (P/S)
Ventral Fore Primary Hull Phaser Array Maintenance Access (P/S)
Ventral Aft Primary Hull Phaser Array Maintenance Access (P/S)

Deck 6

Cargo Bay 2
Replicator Recycling Bay
Warp Plasma Distribution Systems
Primary Deflector Array
Quarters
- 2× 6-bed Quarters

Deck 7

Tractor Beam Emitters (F/A)
Aft Landing Strut Maintenance
Main Engineering
Gymnasium
Science Laboratories
- Astrometric/Astrophysics Suite
- Stellar Cartography
Cryogenic Distribution Systems

Deck 8

Aft Airlock and Landing Ramp
Anti-Deuterium Storage Pods
Anti-Deuterium Injector Assemblies
Plasma Relay Control
Ventral Aft Secondary Hull Phaser Array Maintenance Access (P/S)
Fore Landing Strut Maintenance

Crew Quarters

5× 6-person communal quarters
8× 2-person quarters
6× 1-person quarters

All quarters are modular and can be combined if requested by crew.
All quarters can accommodate H, K, L, and M (all variants) environments.

Propulsion and Power Generation

Discovery was equipped with a standard Class 12 matter/antimatter warp drive, of General Electric ADS/01 specification, with an average output of 1525 Cochrane. Her standard cruising velocity was Warp 6.5, with a maximum cruise of up to Warp 9.1. Discovery was rated for a top speed of Transwarp 12 for a period of up to 1 hour. Sublight propulsion was achieved primarily through the use of the vessel’s large impulse engine, located on the aft edge of the primary hull. Fine maneuvering control was provided by four large RCS Thruster quads, located on the trailing edges of the primary hull and the far aft of the warp nacelle housings.

While the warp core serves as the primary source of power for all ship systems, often supplanted by the vessel’s conventional deuterium fusion and impulse reactors, it was not the only method of propulsion available. The Discovery was also equipped with a Yoyodyne Q-1T Quantum Slipstream Drive System, allowing the vessel to reach speeds as high as Transwarp 30 for a limited time, however such travel placed immense stresses on the hull, so it is typically only used in emergencies.

Tactical and Defensive Systems

Equipped with only a standard payload of 11 type XII phaser arrays and 2 torpedo launchers, along with a resilient shielding array system, the Discovery provides a capable albeit limited defensive response. By herself, she can employ hit and run tactics, counting more on her small profile and maneuverability than her defensive systems to withstand an extended engagement. As part of a fleet movement, however, Discovery can provide vital support, using her enhanced sensor arrays to provide tactical data on hostile fleet compositions and pinpoint exploitable weaknesses in hostile forces.

Auxiliary Spacecraft

The Discovery was equipped with a single shuttlebay, located along the aft engineering hull of the vessel. In addition, a service bay above the shuttlebay shuttlebay was able accommodate several Workbee-type vessels.

Discovery carried two Type 7 shuttlecraft, two Type 8 shuttlecraft and two “Workbee” pods as her standard complement of small craft, her shuttlebay was capable of holding an additional craft up to the size of a Runabout, however this limited her overall utility and would only be intended for short term visitors or specific mission profiles.

Shuttlebays

1x Primary Shuttlebay/Launch Bay
1x Parking Shuttlebay
1x Waverider Dock

Senior Officers

Commanding Officer	Executive Officer
Captain Ezreli Jarol	Name goes here
Chief Science Officer	Chief Engineer	Chief Medical Officer	Chief of Security
Name goes here	Name goes here	Name goes here	Name goes here

Commanding Officers


Captain Meridia Tihz	Someone Else	Someone Else again	Captain Jason Archer	This is the last one I promise	Captain Ezreli Jarol
2377-2386	2386-2392	2392-2404	2404-2410	2412-2416	2416-Current