New Orleans Class
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| New Orleans class | |
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| Class Information | |
| Expected Hull Life |
100 years |
| Resupply Time |
5 years |
| Refit |
10 years |
| Category |
Frigate |
| Affiliation |
Starfleet |
| Dimensions | |
| Length |
350 meters |
| Width |
290 meters |
| Height: |
53 meters |
| Decks |
14 |
| Engines | |
| Warp reactor |
Matter/Antimatter Reactor Assembly |
| Warp nacelles |
2 |
| Cruising speed | Warp 6 |
| Maximum speed |
Warp 9.2 |
| Emergency speed |
Warp 9.4 (for 12 hours) |
| Defensive Systems | |
| Phasers |
6 Type-IX phaser arrays |
| Torpedo launchers |
4 torpedo launchers (fore) |
| Photons |
300 Photons |
| Shields |
Multi Layered Shielding System (MLSS) |
| Hull |
Tritanium composite hull, augmented by Type I Ablative Armor. |
| Tractor beams |
Type-IX Tractor Beam ( Range 3.25 km ) |
| Personnel | |
| Officers |
50 |
| Enlisted |
140 |
| FMI/Sabre |
74 |
| Passengers |
|
| Auxiliary Craft | |
| Shuttle Bays |
3 |
| Additional Information | |
| Systems |
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| [Source] | |
The New Orleans Class was a frigate utilised by Starfleet in the late 24th and early 25th century.
The New Orleans class of Frigate was used primarily as a fleet escort in the mid 24th century. The vessel was considered to be outdated by 2380, as many newer classes with much better armaments and stronger structures were commissioned. During the Borg War, any active vessel was called upon to fight, so the class saw a resurgence in popularity. 22 vessels of the class fought in the war with 18 being destroyed.
Today, only the USS Phoenix remains active. All other ships of the class have been destroyed or decommissioned. Four ships of this class lay at the Jupiter storage facility. All are mothballed vessels that fought in the war with the exception of one. The USS Kyoto is a 3/4 completed hull with many installed components that is the primary spare part repository.
The New Orleans Class systems run on isoliniar chip sets that have been phased out of modern vessels. As a result, the examples of this class in storage rarely get visitors, but are maintained in case of another emergency situation and to keep the Phoenix, in particular, running.
Vessels at the Jupiter Yard include:
USS Kyoto, USS Renegade, USS Rutledge, USS Thomas Paine