The Intrepid Class Starship The Intrepid class starship is one of Starfleet's newest additions to her fleet. Though it is small in comparison with previous models (it is only half the length of the Enterprise-D), it's design and engineering provide great maneuverability, speed, and vast arsenal of weapons. Designed at the Utopia Planitia shipyard on Earth by a team headed by Dr. Leah Brahms, the Intrepid Class starship was geared to maximize scientific exploration without compromising tactical superiority. The U.S.S. Voyager NCC-74656 is the second of only four Intrepid-class starships built by Starfleet to date, launched in 2371 on stardate 48038.5. Voyager is capable of a sustainable cruise velocity of warp 9.975, and boasted of a much improved computer system which included bio-neural circuitry rather than the traditional optical processors. Its EPS system and back-up have been totally modified to employ Enaran power-conservation technology; power relays on some decks now employ Borg technology. |
Voyager's Schematics
Voyager Deck by
Deck
(note: multiple entries indicate features that span one or more decks)
Deck |
Major
Features |
1 |
Bridge, Captain's Ready Room, Senior Officers' Briefing Room |
2 |
Messhall (according to Season 1's "Phage," which also establishes that Neelix has set up his kitchen in what used to be the Captain's Private Dining Room: in "Cabin 125 Alpha, Deck 2") |
3 |
Captain's Quarters, VIP and other crew quarters (probably senior officers), Aft Photon Torpedo Launchers |
4 |
Primary Transporters, Crew Quarters, Aft Photon Torpedo Launchers |
5 |
Sickbay and the Holodoc's office, Crew Quarters |
6 |
Holodecks 1 and 2, Auxiliary Computer Core |
7 |
Crew quarters |
8 |
Astrometrics Lab (in Section 29, according to Season 5's "Equinox"), Cargo Bays 1 & 2 (Seven of Nine's Alcove and Personal Work Station are in Cargo Bay 2, according to Dark Frontier), Crew quarters |
9 |
B'Elanna's quarters (on "Deck 9, Section 12," according to Season 5's "Someone to Watch Over Me"), Deuterium Tanks, Crew quarters |
10 |
Aerowing Shuttle (marks last deck of "saucer" section), Shuttlebay, Main Shuttle Ramp, Additional Cargo Bays, Primary Computer Core, Warp Core, Forward Photon Torpedo Launcher, Secondary Warp Core, Main Navigational Deflector |
11 |
Main Engineering (also according to Season 5's "Equinox"), Primary Computer Core, Deflector Dish, Primary Warp Core |
12 |
Navigational Control, Environmental Control |
13 |
Main Deflector, Aft tractor beam, Science Labs, Escape Pod access, Secondary ODN/EPS conduits, Landing Pads |
14 |
Anti-matter Storage Pods |
15 |
Ground Hover Pads |
Notable Features Variable Geometry Warp Nacelles Intrepid Class Starships employ a folding wind-and-nacelle configuration that allows the starship to exceed the warp 5 "speed limit" without polluting the space continuum. Voyager can reach a speed of warp 9.975, but only for short periods. Bussard Collectors The front of the warp engine nacelles incorporate a set of powerful electromagnetic coils called a Bussard Collector. When the ship is travelling at high speed, these coils generate an electromagnetic field which collects stray atoms of interstellar hydrogen for use as fuel. Bioneural Gel Packs Advanced Federation technology which adds synthetic neural cells to a soft-sided circuitry module, designed to organize information more efficiently and speed up response time. The new feature is standard on Intrepid-class starships such as the U.S.S. Voyager. Their organic elements are, however, subject to damage from organic infection. Photon Torpedoes There are four photon torpedo launchers on the Intrepid Class starship; two at the lower front and two at the top rear of the Engineering Hull. Photon torpedoes are "smart" weapons and are capable of tracking a moving target. Torpedoes are usually launched in clusters, each independently targeted. The explosive power of a torpedo can be varied by the amount of anti-matter loaded into the magnetic casing. Phasers Phasers, or Phased Energy Rectification, are the ship's primary offensive weapon. Phaser banks are located in the upper and lower phaser strips and the two mid-hull phaser strips of the Primary Hull as well as a ventral strip on the underside of the Engineering Hull. Impulse Engines The impulse drive is powered by a series of fusion reactors located in both aft wings on Deck 11. Another set of fusion reactors provides auxiallary power to keep systems operational when both the warp drive and impulse reactors are off-line. The impulse fusion reactors are fueled by frozen Hydrogen, also called Deuterium. Shuttlebay Located at the rear of the Engineering Hull on Decks 9 and 10, most Intrepid Class vessels carry two standard shuttlecrafts, four shuttlepods, and four EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) Workpods. (we know this probably isn't accurate since Voyager seems to have an inexhaustible supply of shuttles -- perhaps it's the work of the Shuttle Fairy). AeroWing Shuttle The bottom of the Primary Hull, or saucer, holds a single aerodynamic shuttle capable of atmospheric travel as well as interplanetary flight at speeds up to Warp 3. The AeroWing can carry various combinations of crew and cargo; the usual flight complement numbers four crewmembers. Ship's Life Expectancy Expected Lifetime: 100 Years Theoretical Crew Complement Officers:
40 Diplomatic Capability Grade 3
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