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Ambassador-Class Heavy Cruiser

UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS: STARFLEET DIVISION
Advanced Technical Specifications for the Ambassador-Class Production Vehicle
Accommodation: 750 (250 Officers - 500 Enlisted Crew) - up to 100 visiting scientists, diplomats and civilians; 2,750 person evacuation limit
Classification: Heavy Cruiser [Defensive/Exploration/Diplomatic]
Funding for Ambassador Class Development Project Provided by: Advanced Starship Design Bureau; United Federation of Planets Defense Council. Developed by the Starfleet Advanced Starship Design Bureau, Utopia Planitia, Mars.
Development Project Started: 2311
Production Start Date: 2315
Production End Date: 2370
Current Status: In Service

Locations of Ambassador-Class Construction:
San Francisco Fleet Yard, Sol
Copernicus Fleet Yard, Luna
Utopia Planitia, Mars
Spacedock 1, Sol
New Aberdeen Fleet Yard, Aldebarran

Current Starship Identification and Registration Numbers:

U.S.S. Andromeda NCC-50007
U.S.S. Scorpius NCC-50666
U.S.S. Gryphon NCC-10534
U.S.S. Orion NCC-50955 (Destroyed)
Plus 37 others still on active duty

CONTENTS
1.0 Ambassador-Class Introduction
1.1 Mission Objectives
1.2 Original Design Statistics
1.3 Refit Hull Design Statistics
1.4 General Overview
1.5 Construction History
2.0 Command Systems
2.1 Main Bridge
2.2 Main Engineering
2.3 Tactical/Security Office
3.0 Tactical Systems
3.1 Phasers
3.2 Torpedo Launchers
3.3 Deflector Shields
4.0 Computer Systems
4.1 Computer Core
4.2 LCARS
4.3 Security Levels
4.4 Universal Translator
5.0 Propulsion Systems
5.1 Warp Propulsion System
5.2 Impulse Propulsion System
5.3 Reaction Control System
6.0 Utilities and Auxiliary Systems
6.1 Navigational Deflector
6.2 Tractor Beam
6.3 Transporter Systems
6.4 Communications
7.0 Science and Remote Sensing Systems
7.1 Sensor Systems
7.2 Tactical Sensors
7.3 Stellar Cartography
7.4 Science Labs
7.5 Probes
8.0 Crew Support Systems
8.1 Medical Systems
8.2 Crew Quarters Systems
8.3 Recreational Systems
8.4 The Lounge
9.0 Auxiliary Spacecraft Systems
9.1 Shuttlebays
9.2 Shuttlecraft
10.0 Flight Operations
10.1 Mission Types
10.2 Operating Modes
10.3 Separated Flight Mode
10.4 Landing Mode
11.0 Emergency Operations
11.1 Emergency Medical Operations
11.2 Lifeboats
11.3 Rescue and Evac Operations
Appendix A - Variant Designations
Appendix B - Basic Technical Specifications
Appendix C - Deck Layout

1.0 AMBASSADOR-CLASS INTRODUCTION
1.1 MISSION OBJECTIVES
Pursuant to Starfleet Exploration Directives 902.3 & 914.5, Starfleet Defense Directives 138.6 & 141.1, and Federation Security Council General Policy, the following objectives have been established for an Ambassador Class Starship:
Provide a multi-mission mobile platform for a wide range of scientific and explorative research projects.
Augment Excelsior Class Starships as the primary instrument of Federation deep-space defense and exploration.
Provide autonomous capability for full execution of Federation defensive, cultural, scientific, and explorative policy in deep space or border territory.
Serve as a frontline support vehicle during times of war and emergencies.
1.2 ORIGINAL DESIGN STATISTICS
Length: 526 meters
Width: 322 meters
Height: 128 meters
Weight: 3,700,00 metric tons
Cargo capacity: 42,500 metric tons
Hull: Duranium hull planting over duranium/tritanium structural members
Number of Decks: 26 Total, 25 Habitable
1.3 REFIT HULL DESIGN STATISTICS
Length: 514 meters
Width: 322 meters
Height: 128 meters
Weight: 2,350,000 metric tons
Cargo capacity: 41,200 metric tons
Hull: Duranium hull planting over duranium/tritanium structural members
Number of Decks: 26 Total, 25 Habitable
1.4 GENERAL OVERVIEW
History written by: Steve Mallory - based on information found in Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek Technical Manual, Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, Star Trek: Deep Space 9 Technical Manual, and Star Trek: The Magazine. The style of the history is based on histories presented in the Startrek Spaceflight Chronology by Stan Goldstein, Fred Goldstein, and Rick Sternbach. Please keep in mind that this is a history developed based on canon information presented in various sources and filled in with logical conjecture.
Now an important footnote in the lineage of many a starship, the Ambassador Class is no longer the backbone of Starfleet's exploration nor defensive arms. Once the pride of the fleet and considered, at the time, to be the pinnacle of starship development, technology developed for the Ambassador class has exploded into common usage among other classes of starships, while the grand spaceframe has slipped from active production and is slowly being replaced by newer designs, it still remains a notable class of vessel that continues to serve with distinction.
The Ambassador Class starship was a large departure from current trends in ship design when it was conceived. Nearly twice as large as the current mainstay, the Excelsior Class starship, the Ambassador class would change the face of Starfleet and influence ship design for decades to come. Initial design concepts were developed and toyed with at the newly formed Advanced Starship Design Bureau, Mars in 2249; some of the first concept models and drawings are still on display at the ASDB Museum. However, given the scale of the craft, the concept would remain just that until 2292, when a dramatic shift in Galactic Politics occurred. A shift that would effect the Federation, the Romulan Star Empire and the Klingon Empire well into the next century.