Cardinal Virtue

[Will Karelia]

Fleet Admiral Karelia, in 2381, purchased a small vessel from the merchant Enoch, just before his short-lived retirement. The vessel, of unknown origin or construction, was christened the Cardinal Virtue. The vessel is equipped with two tetryon disruptor cannons as it's primary defensive armament, as well as multi-regenerative shielding and a similarly mysterious cloaking device.

The Cardinal Virtue is about 60% larger than a standard Danube-class Federation runabout, and about twice the length of a Delta-class shuttle (Delta Flyer). It has a dedicated engineering compartment, a cargo bay and armory, as well as crew facilities. The vessel, despite it's ability to fit into most Federation shuttle bays, is considered a standalone starship, and is not registered to any one mothership.

From the limited research performed on the vessel, it appears that it was originally used as a blockade runner, due to it's impressive sub-light speeds and agility, as well as a well-sized cargo bay. The vessel was acquired with several minor energy burns on the hull, likely from the defenses of those it was used to steal from. However, under Karelia's care, the vessel has been restored, as well as kept out of danger.

Here is what is known about the vessels capabilities:

Name: Cardinal Virtue

Drive Systems (sublight): Thorium-based impulse boosters
Maximum Speed (sublight): 57,000 KPH

Drive Systems (interstellar): Quantum Slipstream Induction Drive
Maximum Speed (interstellar): Roughly equal to Warp Factor 9.995, about 29,000 times the speed of light. The fastest Starfleet warp drive can achieve Warp Factor 9.99, which is about 7,912 times the speed of light.

Armament: 2 x Tetryon Disruptor Cannon, 1 x Federation Microtorpedo Tube + 25 Quantum Microtorpedoes
Defenses: Multi-regenerative shielding, cloaking device

Active Scan Radius: about 4 AU (600 million kilometers)
Passive Scan Radius: about 1 AU (150 million kilometers)
Basic Scan Radius: about 7.5 LY (7.0956x10^13 kilometers)

Mimimum Crew Capacity: One
Recommended Crew Capacity: Three to five
Maximum Crew Capacity: Twelve
Maximum Passenger Capacity: Thirty

Images:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a318/admiralkarelia/CardinalVirtue.jpg" target="_blank">Cardinal Virtue, isometric view

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a318/admiralkarelia/Virtue-combat.jpg" target="_blank">Cardinal Virtue, without disruptor cannons

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a318/admiralkarelia/Virtue-bow.png" target="_blank">Cardinal Virtue, hiding in the corona of a star

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a318/admiralkarelia/Virtue-aft.jpg" target="_blank">Cardinal Virtue, aft view

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a318/admiralkarelia/VirtueBlueprint.png" target="_blank">Cardinal Virtue, internal blueprint