Ambassador-class

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The USS Excalibur, an Ambassador-class Federation starship, flying in formation with the USS Excelsior.
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The USS Excalibur, an Ambassador-class Federation starship, flying in formation with the USS Excelsior.

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The Ambassador-class Starship

The Ambassador-class starship is a Starfleet heavy cruiser launched during the first half of the 24th century.

The Ambassador-class features the saucer section-engineering section-warp nacelle layout common to most Starfleet vessels. It is intermediate in size between the Excelsior-class and the Galaxy-class. It is armed with both phaser banks and photon torpedoes with coverage to both fore and aft firing arcs.

Technical Data

Dimensions

  • Length: 526 meters
  • Beam: 320 meters
  • Height: 125 meters
  • Decks: 36
  • Mass: 2,350,000 metric tonnes

Performance

  • Crew Complement: 550
  • Maximum Evacuation Limit: 5000 persons
  • Maximum M/AMRA power output: 4000 Teradynes per second
  • Maximum Sustainable Velocity: Warp 9.2 for 12 hours
  • Absolute Maximum Velocity: Warp 9.5 for 10 minutes
  • Maximum Exploration Endurance: Warp 6 for 10 years
  • Recommended Yard Overhaul: 10 years
  • Standard 6-Person Transporters: 6
  • Emergency 22-Person Transporters: 6
  • Cargo Transporters: 6

Under normal operating conditions, an Ambassador-class starship is capable of maintaining a cruising speed of Warp 6 for ten years without refueling.

Tactical Systems

  • Shield Output: 7.2 x 105 kilowatts
  • Directed Energy Weapons: Ten [10] Type X phaser arrays
  • Maximum Phaser Power Output: 5.1 megawatts
  • Maximum Phaser Range: 300,000 kilometers
  • Photon Torpedo Launchers: 1 fore, 1 aft
  • Torpedo Spread: 10 per launcher
  • Maximum Torpedo Range: 4.05 million kilometers
  • Torpedo Load: 250 Type X photon torpedo warheads

Known Ships of the Class

Ship Registry
USS Nokoni NCC-32037
USS Discovery NCC-63282
USS Excalibur NCC-26517