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Luna Class

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Universe : Prime Timeline
Affiliation : Federation
Class Name : Luna Class [1]
Type : Light Explorer
Unit Run :
NCC 80101 [2] USS Luna [1] - Active [2]
NCC-80102 USS Titan [1] - Active
NCC-80103 USS Oberon [1] - Active [2]
NCC-80104 USS Europa [1] - Active [2]
NCC-80105 USS Io [1] - Active
NCC-80106 USS Triton [1] - Active
NCC-80107 USS Ganymede [1] - Active
NCC-80108 USS Amalthea [1] - Active
NCC-80109 USS Callisto [1] - Active
NCC-80110 USS Rhea [1] - Active
NCC-80111 [3] USS Charon [1] - Destroyed [3]
NCC-80112 USS Galatea [1] - Active
1 have been lost in all.
Commissioned : Still in production
Dimensions : Length : 450 m [4]
Beam : 200 m [5]
Height : 80 m [5]
Mass : 1,400,000 metric tons
Crew : 350 [6]
Armament : 5 x Type VIII phaser arrays [7], total output 5,000 TeraWatts
3 x Pulse fire quantum torpedo tube [7] with 50 rounds
Defence Systems : Standard [7] shield system, total capacity 900,000 TeraJoules
Standard Duranium / Tritanium Single hull.
Standard level Structural Integrity Field
Warp Speeds
(TNG scale) :
Normal Cruise : 8
Maximum Cruise : 9.975
Maximum Rated : 9.985 for 6 hours.
Strength Indices :
(Galaxy class = 1,000)
Beam Firepower : 100
Torpedo Firepower : 2,025
Weapon Range and Accuracy : 700
Shield Strength : 333.33
Hull Armour : 50
Speed : 3,526
Combat Manoeuvrability : 6,200
Overall Strength Index : 983
Diplomatic Capability : 2
Expected Hull Life : 80
Refit Cycle : Minor : 2 year
Standard : 2 years
Major : 20 years

Notes

Designed by Dr. Xin Ra-Havreii at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards on Mars, the Luna class was intended to exploit the Bajoran Wormhole and carry out exploration missions in the Gamma Quadrant. The Luna project was suspended for the duration of the Dominion war, but once the war was concluded and the Federation began to return to a peacetime basis, production of the ships was resumed. [1]

The Luna class ships were not heavily optimised for combat, but rather for long duration missions of peaceful exploration. The class were named for moons, with the first ships all named for moons in the Sol system. [1]

After the Borg invasion of 2381, President Bacco vowed that more Luna class ships would be built as a symbol of the Federation's commitment to exploration even in face of that disastrous conflict. [8]


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Canon source Backstage source Novel source DITL speculation

References

# Series Season Source Comment
1 Star Trek : Titan, Book 1 - Taking Wing
2 STP 2 The Star Gazer
3 Star Trek : Titan, Book 4 - Sword of Damocles
4 Star Trek : Titan, Book 1 - Taking Wing Page 579
5 Speculative Calculated from scale drawings
6 Star Trek : Titan, Book 2 - The Red King Page 78
7 Star Trek : Titan, Book 1 - Taking Wing Page 579
8 Star Trek : Destiny, Book 3 - Lost Souls
Novel : Star Trek : Titan, Book 1 - Taking Wing
Series : STP Season 2
Episode : The Star Gazer
Novel : Star Trek : Titan, Book 4 - Sword of Damocles
Novel : Star Trek : Titan, Book 1 - Taking Wing
Comment : Page 579
Source : Speculative
Comment : Calculated from scale drawings
Novel : Star Trek : Titan, Book 2 - The Red King
Comment : Page 78
Novel : Star Trek : Titan, Book 1 - Taking Wing
Comment : Page 579
Novel : Star Trek : Destiny, Book 3 - Lost Souls

Comments

The background of the Luna class is quite unique in Star Trek. The movie Star Trek : Nemesis established that the newly promoted Captain Riker was heading off to command the USS Titan, with Troi as his counselor and wife. When Pocket Books decided to bring out a series of novels based around Riker's adventures on the Titan, they held a fan competition to establish the design of the ship. Thus, what we see as the USS Titan was designed by competition winner Sean Tourangeau.
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