Ambassador class

Overview   Affiliation United Federation of Planets Used by Starfleet     Classification Multi-mission explorer Operational phase by 2305- Ships constructed Many Description Large starship class introduced at the beginning of the 24th century, that has been constructed for almost 50 years with only slight changes in design and technology. Being a successor of the Excelsior class, the Ambassador class is classified as multi-mission explorer. Vessels of this class are used for scientific missions as well as diplomatic missions and battles and therefore have remarkable offensive and defensive capabilities. Its series production being stopped already by 2330, the Ambassador class belongs to the discontinued classes and is now mostly used for diplomatic missions. The former tasks of these vessels are taken on by the more modern and even bigger Galaxy class ships, that were designed to be the successors of this class.   Ships constructed     Name                  Registry number Comissioned Used until USS Ambassador (prototype) NCC-10521 by 2305 USS Horatio NCC-10532 by 2305 2364 USS Zhukov NCC-26136 2310s USS Valdemar NCC-26198 2310s USS Yamaguchi NCC-26510 2310s USS Excalibur NCC-26517 2310s USS Exeter NCC-26531 2310s USS Gandhi NCC-26632 2310s USS Adelphi NCC-26849 2310s USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C 2330 2344   History   by 2305 The Ambassador class prototype, the USS Ambassador, is commissioned.    Technical specifications     Dimensions Length 526 m, width 317 m, height 130 m Mass 3.71 Mt Structure Circular saucer section, primary section with two warp nacelles Deck count 38       Computer systems duotronic, since 2329 isolinear Propulsion systems    Warp drive Warp core for M/AM power generation 2 warp nacelles    Impulse drive 2 impulse engines    Maneuvering drive RCS thrusters Weapon systems Phasers, photon torpedo launchers Defensive systems Deflector shields Other systems Tractor beam emitters    Hakki