Cosmos Class

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--COSMOS CLASS--


Designation Explorer (see Ship Designations)
Commission Dates 2378-present
Crew 1100
Ships Built/Remain in service 2 / 2 (A further 11 planned by 2383)

TACTICAL  

Weapons 12 Type XI Phaser Arrays, 4 Quantum Torpedo Launchers (Stock 450), 2 Plasma Torpedo Turrets (experimental -Stock 275) 1 Nucleonic Rail Gun (experimental -individual power 86.4)
Shield Strength 7.8
Total Offensive Power 242.4

OTHER STATS  

Maximum Cruising Speed Warp 9.977
Mass 6.56 million metric tonnes
Length 973M
Decks 38



On the drawing board for 10 years, this new breed of Explorer heavy cruiser Cosmos Class takes over from Galaxy Class as the big, major league player on Federation frontiers. Compared to Galaxy's approximate length of 641 Meters, the Cosmos comes in at a massive 973, and sustains an average compliment of 1100. Additionally, the huge and densely packed warp coil arrays contribute to each of the enormous warp nacelles weighing in at nearly half a million metric tonnes each. Being the most advanced vessel in the fleet, it is considered by some to be indomitable, even though a good proportion of its highly potent armaments are considered experimental.

This classification was Initially planned alongside the Sovereign Class in the mid 2360's due to some in the hierarchy of Starfleet believing that the Galaxy Class fell short of tactical expectations as a primary flagship class, and was not entirely as powerful as its image portrayed (one of several known enemy ships could triumph in a one on one combat situation, most notably a Romulan Warbird being a chief rival). Cosmos Class, with multi spectral phaser arrays, nucleonic rail gun, 4 quantum torpedo tubes, and plasma torpedoes (to drain adversary's shield integrity -currently experimental), is literally armed to the teeth. Complemented with its ground breaking three tier duo-phasic shield shell it can deflect 65% of enemy fire power, whilst absorbing the remainder, channeling and filtering it into the plasma relay system via capacitors  -hence supplementing power reserves. It is believed it would take a powerful enemy indeed to take one of these class ships down. With a maximum Cochrane output of 3,306 -a safe sustainable speed of warp 9.977, it annihilates the competition. This is the coup de grace of modern Starship design.