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Admittedly, the Challenger is a fictional ship used only to meet the requirements of the universe that our group has chosen to emulate, however, even a fictional ship needs a baseline on which to judge its capabilites sometimes. These specifications are that baseline for the Challenger, should they ever be needed

Specifications for the Intrepid Class Starship USS Challenger
Expected Duration: 110 years
Time Between Resupply: 3 years
Time Between Refit: 5 Years

Personnel
Officers: 35
Enlisted Crew: 125
Passengers: 40
Evacuation Capacity: 1500

Speed
Cruising Velocity: Warp 8
Maximum Velocity: Warp 9.975
Emergency Velocity: Warp 9.99 (for 8 hours)

Dimensions
Length: 344.42 meters
Width: 135.61 meters
Height: 63.34 meters
Decks: 15

Auxiliary Craft
Shuttlebays: 1

Repair Pods
Mark 12N Workbee: 2

Runabouts
Delta Flyer Runabout: 1 (Scobee)
Aerowing Runabout: 1 (Smith)

Shuttles
Type 10 Shuttle: 1 (Resnik)
Type 8 Shuttle: 2 (Jarvis, Onizuka)
Type 9 Shuttle: 2 (McAuliffe, McNair)

Armament

Defensive Systems
  Ablative Armour
  Structural Integrity Field

Phasers
Type IX Array: 10
Type X Array: 5

Shielding Systems
  Auto-Modulating Shields
  Metaphasic Shielding
  EM Dispersal Field
  Regenerative Shielding

Torpedoes
Pulse-Fire Torpedo Launcher: 4
Photon Torpedoes: 20
Quantum Torpedoes: 40
Tri-Cobalt Devices: 4
Notes
*This ship has atmospheric flight and planetary landing capabilities.
*These specifications and deck listing are taken from Project Sentinel. Specifications are used with permission and altered slightly to meet the conditions of use.

Deck Listing:

Deck Description
1 Bridge, Ready Room, Conference Lounge, Aft Bridge Airlock, Upper Sensor Platform, XO's Office 
2 Mess Hall, VIP Quarters, Science Labs, Sensor equipment 
3 Officers' Quarters, Captain's Quarters, Airlock (Aft), Torpedo Tracking Systems, Emergency Transporter, Shield Generators 
4 Aft Torpedo Launchers (2), Transporter Rooms 1 & 2, Phaser Arrays, Phaser Maintenance, Forward Sensor Platform, Security Facilities, Emergency Batteries, SIF & IDF Generators, Junior Officer Quarters 
5 Sickbay, Doctor's Office, Forward Sensor Platform, , Science Labs, Crew & Officer Quarters, Science Labs, Water Storage 
6 Auxiliary Deflector, Auxiliary Computer Core, Deuterium Processing, Consumables Resupply Connectors, External Support Umbillical Connectors, Crew Quarters, Holodecks 1 & 2, Waste Recycling & Matter Reclamation Systems 
7 Crew Quarters, Science Labs, Shield Generators, Main Batteries, Phaser Arrays, Auxiliary Computer Core, Deuterium Tanks, Deuterium Injector Access 
8 Deuterium Tanks, Docking ports (3: Fore, Port, Starboard), Cargo Bays, Workbee Storage Bays, Phaser Arrays, RCS Thruster Systems, Lateral Sensor Platforms, Life Support Systems, Shield Generators, SIF/IDF Generators, Deuterium Injector 
9 Aerowing Docking Bay, Crew Lounge, Science Labs, Shuttlebay Control 
10 Forward Torpedo Launchers (2), Main Computer Core, Main Engineering Upper Level, Main Shuttlebay, Shuttle Maintenance Bay, Shuttle Component Fabrication Bay, Airlock (Aft), Stellar Cartography, Astrometrics, Crew Mess 
11 Navigational Deflector Systems, Main Computer Core, Main Engineering, Lateral Sensor Arrays, Warp Nacelle & Main Impulse Engine Maintenance Access, Shuttle storage, Aft Crew Lounge, Phaser Arrays 
12 Navigational Deflector Systems, Warp Plasma Distribution, Antimatter Storage Tanks, Main Computer Core 
13 Navigational Deflector Systems, Science Labs, Emergency Transporter, Antimatter Jettison Systems 
14 Antimatter Injector, Science Labs, Transporter Rooms 3 & 4, Shield Generators, Damage Control, Antimatter Processing 
15 Landing Feet, Phaser Arrays, Warp Core Ejection Hatch, Antimatter Jettison Hatch, Antimatter Generator, Tractor Beam Emitters 




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