Specifications - USS Atlantis

Summary

The Sovereign Project was one of three main forays into the field of new defensive technologies initially intended for use against the Borg. The prototype, U.S.S. Sovereign (NX-75000) was still in the design phase during the Battle of Wolf 359, and began its actual space-trials in 2369.

Initial production of the Sovereign class began at the ASDB Integration Facility, Utopia Planitia, Mars, with final compartmentalization at the San Francisco Fleet Yards, Earth, where it continues to this day. Long term production plans are estimated to include both the Antares Fleet Yards, Antares IV and the New Aberdeen Fleet Yard, Aldebaran, but as of yet, are not included in the Sovereign production plans.

Heavily armed, the design philosophy for the Sovereign class was shaped by the discovery of the Borg. The Sovereign Project attempted to push the envelope as far as possible when it came to computer power, shielding, armament and systems capabilities. The Sovereign Class vessel combines the creature comforts associated with the larger Galaxy-class vessels with the tactical power of the new Prometheus Class. Two forward and Two aft rapid fire torpedo launch systems are coupled with twelve type-XII advanced phaser emitters. The type-XII phaser arrays are the most powerful phaser systems to be installed aboard a Federation Starship to date, capable of delivery crippling blows to enemy shields and armor. The only drawback to the Sovereign is its slightly slower warp drive engines, forcing the ship to struggle to keep up with the newer, Intrepid and Galaxy-class starships.

The USS Atlantis NCC-85103 is a Sovereign-class starship first laid down in the year 2380. By then, the Sovereign Project had a decade of production and field experience which was incorporated into improvements to the design. The issue of the slightly slower warp engines that had been prevalent on earlier Sovereign-class ships had been ironed out, and the Atlantis can easily keep up with newer built ships.

General

Class		Sovereign
Role		Heavy Cruiser
Duration		120 years
Time Between Refits		10 years
Time Between Resupply		5 years

Dimensions

Length		685 meters
Width		224 meters
Height		88 meters
Decks		24

Personnel

Officers		135
Enlisted Crew		725
Emergency Capacity		2500

Speed

Cruise Speed		Warp 8
Maximum Speed		Warp 9.9
Emergency Speed		Warp 9.99 (for 12 hours)

Weapons & Defensive Systems

Shields		Auto-Modulating Shielding System Metaphasic Shielding System Regenerative Shielding System Standard Shielding System Ablative Hull Armor
Weapon Systems		14 Type XII Phasers 5 Torpedo Launchers
Armament		175 Quantum Torpedoes 325 Photon Torpedoes

Auxiliary Craft

Shuttlebays		2
Shuttles		6 Type 8 Medium Short-Range Shuttlecraft (Bobko, Hilmers, Stuart, Pailes, Altman, McArthur) Shuttle Assignments: Main Shuttlebay: Hilmers, Stuart, Pailes, McArthur Secondary Shuttlebay: Bobko, Altman 6 Type 9 Medium Long-Range Shuttlecraft (Grabe, Johnson, Good, Grunsfeld, Massimino, Feustal) Shuttle Assignments: Main Shuttlebay: Good, Grunsfeld, Massimino, Feustal Secondary Shuttlebay: Grabe, Johnson 4 Type 11 Heavy Long-Range Shuttlecraft (Ferguson, Hurley, Magnus, Walheim) Shuttle Assignments: Main Shuttlebay: Hurley, Magnus, Walheim Secondary Shuttlebay: Ferguson 8 Work Bee-Type Maintenance Pods (4 assigned to each shuttlebay)
Integrated Crafts		Sovereign Class Integrated Craft (USS Alvin)