Norway Class

Norway-class
Accommodation:	190 (25 Officers and 165 Crew)-{Evacuation Limit 500}
Classification:	Medium Cruiser [Scientific/Diplomatic]
Development Project Started:	2357
Production Start Date:	2359/2368
Production End Date:	Still in production.
Length:	445.02 meters
Width:	275.24 meters
Height:	64 meters
Weight:	758,840 metric tons
Cargo Capacity:	32,200 tons.
Hull Composition:	Duranium-Tritanium composite
Number of Decks:	17 Total. 16 habitable.

Locations of Norway Class Construction:

Spacedock 1, Earth, Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars and Shor Ka'Tel Fleet Yards, 40 Eridani.

Norway Class Mission Profile

The Norway Class design was intended to provide a multi-mission mobile platform for a wide range of scientific and explorative research, and diplomatic projects. Replace the Cheyenne and the Ambassador Class for long-term scientific missions and Federation diplomatic excursions. 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 emergencies and a platform for the extension of Federation diplomacy and policy. Provide non-critical functions such as transport of personnel and cargo when necessary, extended aid, and short-range patrol.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

In 2357, Starfleet rolled out the newest of a class of ships intended to re-center Starfleet and move it away from the bigger-is-better philosophy envisioned in the largest ships of the last few build cycles; such as the Ambassador, Galaxy and Nebula-classes.

Designed to function for long periods in non-definitive missions, the Norway Class starship is visually impressive on first sight. Though not the largest ship in Starfleet by any means, its midsize condition allows it to both impose and relieve those that see it as an arm of Federation sovereignty when it is encountered.

As a ship tasked with diplomacy as much as scientific endeavors, the Norway Class starship is stronger than it is powerful. High-powered engines, computer systems, and shields allow the vessel to operate in relative safety even in the presence of larger more heavily armed enemy vessels. At the very least, the Norway Class’s non-standard configuration can be made use of strategically and allow the ship to escape to safety with its crew and any VIPs that may or may not be aboard.

The Norway Class’s small size allows the ship to be more determinedly designed for its task of Science/Diplomacy. Much of the interior of the ship is utilized primarily by science systems and has almost two full decks tasked specifically for diplomatic housing and functions.

An additional ability of the Norway Class is atmospheric entry and landing. With better ‘breathing’ intakes to handle the stresses of atmosphere, the Norway Class can enter planetary atmospheres with impunity and utilize its strategically placed and sensitive anti-gravity engines and ventral impulse engines when out of the relative weightlessness of space, and to maneuver the seven hundred thousand ton starship over a planet.

Additionally, the broad wing-type nacelle struts on the catamaran aft section allows simple lift to slow the ship’s descent and guide it with the help of etheric rudder in the form of manipulated gravity and impulse propulsion. Once near the surface, three landing struts are extended from the ventral hull with the aft legs angled toward the back to counterbalance the weight of the nacelles and catamaran.

CONFERENCE HALL:

Though much of the internal spaces of a Federation starship can be expanded and reduced as necessary, much of this work takes considerable turnover time and reduces the functionality of the ship for a time in all but the largest ships such as Galaxy, Nebula, Ambassador, and Sovereign-class vessels.

Located nearest the senior VIP quarters on Deck 5, the Conference Hall is an important part of the Norway Class Vessel’s diplomatic arsenal. Outfitted to easily handle around a hundred delegates at any one time, the Conference Hall can be configured in a dais-to-audience format in the form of a raised stage built into the decking, or a roundtable configuration can be assembled in short order when necessary.

The Norway Class’s Conference Hall is kept offline when unnecessary, maintained on a strict schedule to be ready whenever the Council or Starfleet calls on its use. When in use, security officers are posted both inside and out of both entrances and the Hall’s recording system can be kept offline at the Captain’s and Executive Officer’s discretion, and by request of the delegation or the Diplomatic Corps.

EVENT COORDINATOR’S OFFICE:

Diplomacy can be a touchy business in the 24th century, and Diplomacy is the bread and butter of the Norway Class. Since that is the case, Norway Class starships carry an Event Coordinator aboard as part of their standard crew compliment. Typically, this person is a civilian in the Federation Council’s Diplomatic Corps.

Located on Deck 5 with the VIP quarters, the ECO handles protocol and scheduling for diplomatic events held aboard the ship as well as all preparations from briefing the Senior Staff on a race or the event to liaising with Security and the Honor Guard

HONOR GUARD ARMORY AND STAGING AREA:

Appearance is everything. The intricacies of Diplomacy depend on appearance and attention to detail.

The Honor Guard aboard the Norway Class is made up of Security officers, some of whom are trained as medical technicians and in first aid. Their uniforms differ slightly from standard ‘dress whites’ and include gold stripes down the length of the uniform trousers to match their departmental colors. Under certain conditions, elements of a race or culture’s ceremonial dress may be worn with the dress uniform as some races consider it a sign of respect for an individual to put on their best show for them.

When a conference is being held onboard, the Honor Guard sleeps and operates from a single location on Deck 5 known as the Honor Guard Armory. There they sleep and eat during the duration, as well as change shifts for security purposes. Ceremonial weapons are stored there, as well as their uniforms.

When active, only the Captain, First Officer, Chief of Security and Event Coordinator have access to the Honor Guard Armory.

PRIVATE COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY:

The communications equipment aboard the Norway Class carries higher gain and atypical encryption equipment that is used by normal ship operations.

All VIP quarters aboard the ship are equipped with terminals using that system. This system uses a secondary ODN route to the main communications array and is accessed only by key personnel under strict security. The system is handled by an isolated sub processor situated in a Communications Center on the VIP Deck that is also used by the staff and entourage of delegates aboard. Access to this system is restricted to Level 9 authorization and above.

Since privacy is so important aboard a diplomatic ship, any tampering with these systems is investigated with all due diligence and punished severely if a crewmember is found responsible.

PHASER ARRAY

Even though the Norway Class is a medium sized vessel, it still utilizes the Type X array system. The six arrays are all Type-X, the new standard emitter. Each array fires a steady beam of Phaser energy, and the forced-focus emitters discharge the Phasers at speeds approaching .986c (which works out to about 182,520 miles per second - nearly warp one). The Phaser array automatically rotates Phaser frequency and attempts to lock onto the frequency and phase of a threat vehicle's shields for shield penetration.

The Norway Class is equipped with two small dorsal Phaser arrays located in the hull depression at the bow of the ship. Two ventral Phaser arrays on the primary hull, extending from the very back of the primary hull almost to the bow. These arrays also converge gradually as they approach the widest part of the primary hull, converging near the bow. Two Phaser strips are located on either side of the primary hull nearest to the rear and high on the dorsal side to cover the rear-firing arc.

Each Phaser array takes its energy directly from the impulse drive and auxiliary fusion generators. Individually, each type X-emitter can only discharge approximately 5.1 MW (megawatts). However, several emitters (usually two) fire at once in the array during standard firing procedures, resulting in a discharge approximately 10.2 MW.

The maximum effective range on the Type X emitter is 300,000 kilometers

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS

The Norway Class is equipped with two fixed-focus torpedo launchers, one located just below the main deflector dish on the dorsal side of the Primary Hull and another at the rear of the primary hull. The Norway Class is fitted with smaller versions of the Burst-Fire Torpedo launcher originally developed for the Sovereign class starship. The Norway can fire 3 torpedoes per salvo from each launcher, with a maximum rate of fire of 6 torpedoes from both launchers.

The Norway Class is armed with the Type-6 Mark XXV photon torpedo, capable of pattern firing (sierra, etc.) as well as independent launch. Independent targeting once launched from the ship, detonation on contact unless otherwise directed. Payload: The ship can carry a maximum of 40 torpedoes.

Range: Maximum effective range is 3,500,000 kilometers.

DEFLECTOR SHIELDS

The Norway Class is equipped with a symmetrical peristaltic subspace graviton field. This type of shield has some similarities to those of most other Starships, but is rated higher than most vessels of equivalent size as a defensive measure due to its role in hosting conferences and ferrying VIPs. Other than incorporating the now mandatory nutational shift in frequency, the shields alter their graviton polarity to better deal with more powerful weapons and sophisticated weaponry (including Dominion, Breen, and Borg systems).

During combat, the shield sends data on what type of weapon is being used on it, and what frequency and phase the weapon uses. Once the tactical officer analyzes this, the shield can be configured to have the same frequency as the incoming weapon - but different nutation. This tactic dramatically increases shield efficiency.

There are 16 shield grids on the Norway Class, and each one generates 160 MW, resulting in total shield strength of 2,560 MW. The power for the shields is taken directly from the warp engines and impulse fusion generators. If desired, the shields can be augmented by power from the impulse power plants. The shields can protect against approximately 42% of the total EM spectrum (whereas a Galaxy Class Starship's shields can only protect against about 23%), made possible by the multi-phase graviton polarity flux technology incorporated into the shields.

The shields, when raised maintain an average range of 30 meters away from the hull.

COMPUTER CORE

Number of computer cores: Two. The primary computer core is accessed in the control room on Deck 5 in amidships for maximum protection. It covers five decks and extends from Deck 4 to Deck 8. The Auxiliary core is located on the Engineering Deck (Deck 7) and extends down to Deck 8. It is fed by two sets of redundant EPS conduits as well as primary power.

Type: The AC-10 series computer core is built under contract for the Norway Class vessel by Krayne Systems, an independent contractor based on Binar. The structure of the computer is similar to that of most other supercomputing systems in use by Federation vessels with stack segments extending through the ship forming trillions of trillions of connections through the processing and storage abilities of modern Isolinear chips. For missions, requirements on the computer core rarely exceed 45-50% of total core processing and storage capacity. The rest of the core is utilized for various scientific, tactical, or intelligence gathering missions - or to backup data in the event of a damaged core.

WARP PROPULSION SYSTEM

The Norway Class is equipped with the C-Grade Standard Matter/Anti-Matter Reaction Drive, developed by Ceres Industries. Information on this Warp Drive can be found in any Starfleet Library or Omnipedia.

Normal Cruising Speed: Warp 6.5

Maximum Speed: Warp 9.7 for 12 hours

Note: Vessels equipped with the TPG M/ARA Drive System no longer have the maximum cruising speed limit of Warp 5, thanks to innovations discovered and utilized in the General Electric Type 8 M/ARA Warp Drive outfitted in the new Sovereign Class Starship. Pursuant to Starfleet Command Directive 12856.A, all Starships will receive upgrades to their Warp Core system to prevent further pollution of Subspace.

IMPULSE PROPULSION SYSTEM

The Corps of Engineers considered standard Norway Class Impulse Engines ‘excessive’ in power, providing thrust far in excess on the highest estimated needs. Developed and built by Slepnir Inc., the Norway Class engines can be ‘temperamental’ with the tendency to over steer due to the huge thrust factor in Real Space travel. However, the ability to produce so much power effectively diminishes inertial drag making the Norway Class vessel more agile in Real Space.

Each engine (there are two impulse engines) can propel the Norway Class at speeds just under .25c, at ‘Full Impulse’ and an upper ceiling of .75c at three quarters the speed of light. Generally, Starfleet Vessels are restricted to .25c speeds to avoid the more dramatic time dilation effects of higher relativistic speeds. However, such restrictions can be overridden at the behest of the ship’s captain.

NAVIGATION DEFLECTOR

A standard Norway Class main deflector dish is located along the dorsal portion of the Norway Class's primary hull, and is located just forward of the primary engineering spaces. Composed of molybdenum/duranium mesh panels over a tritanium framework (beneath the Duranium-Tritanium hull), the dish can be manually moved twelve degrees in any direction off the ship's Z-axis. The main deflector dish's shield and sensor power comes from two graviton polarity generators located on Deck 13, each capable of generating 128 MW, which can be fed into two 480 millicochrane subspace field distortion generators.

TRACTOR BEAM

The Norway Class is equipped with a multiphase subspace graviton beam, used for direct manipulation of objects from a submicron to a macroscopic level at any relative bearing to the Norway Class. Each emitter is directly mounted to the primary members of the ship's framework, to lessen the effects of isopiestic subspace shearing, inertial potential imbalance, and mechanical stress.

Each tractor beam emitter is built around three multiphase 15 MW graviton polarity sources, each feeding two 475-millicochrane subspace field amplifiers. Phase accuracy is within 1.3 arc-seconds per microsecond, which gives superior interference pattern control. Each emitter can gain extra power from the SIF by means of molybdenum-jacketed wave-guides. The subspace fields generated around the beam (when the beam is used) can envelop objects up to 920 meters, lowering the local gravitational constant of the universe for the region inside the field and making the object much easier to manipulate.

Effective tractor beam range varies with payload mass and desired delta-v (change in relative velocity). Assuming a nominal 15 m/sec-squared delta-v, the multiphase tractor emitters can be used with a payload approaching 2,330,000 metric tons at less than 2,000 meters. Conversely, the same delta-v can be imparted to an object massing about one metric ton at ranges approaching 30,000 kilometers.

TRANSPORTER SYSTEMS

The Norway Class is equipped with a total of three personnel transporters capable of a maximum payload mass of 900kg (1,763 lbs) at a maximum range: 40,000 km. The maximum beam Up/Out Rate is approximately one hundred persons per hour per Transporter

The Norway Class also has a total of two cargo transporters capable of a maximum payload Mass of 800 metric tons.

Finally a total of two emergency transporters which are capable of a maximum range of only 15,000 km (send only) [range depends on available power] with a maximum beam out rate of two hundred persons per hour.

COMMUNICATIONS

Standard Communications Range: 65,000 - 135,000 kilometers with a Standard Data Transmission Speed: 18.5 kiloquads per second. The Subspace Communications Speed: Warp 9.9997

SENSOR SYSTEMS

Long range and navigation sensors are located behind the main deflector dish, to avoid sensor "ghosts" and other detrimental effects consistent with main deflector dish millicochrane static field output. Lateral sensor pallets are located around the rim of the entire Starship, providing full coverage in all standard scientific fields, but with emphasis in the following areas: Astronomical phenomena, planetary analysis, remote life-form analysis, EM scanning, passive neutrino scanning, parametric subspace field stress (a scan to search for cloaked ships), thermal variances, quasi-stellar material and Sub-Quantum Mass Particulates. Each sensor pallet (19 in all) can be interchanged and re-calibrated with any other pallet on the ship.

The Norway Class is also equipped with a Warp Current sensor. This is an independent subspace graviton field-current scanner, allowing the ship to track ships at high warp by locking onto the eddy currents from the threat ship's warp field, and then follow the currents by using multi-model image mapping.

Finally the Norway Class vessel is also equipped with a high-power dorsal sensor pallet package that allows it to find, study, and chart exotic anomalies and tunnel deeper into subspace dimensions with far more accuracy than typical Federation sensor packages. The Omni spectral sensor suite is located at the very highest point on the Norway Class and is maintained by access from external airlock doors for on the surface of the ship, and internally through engineering substations and Jefferies tubes.

Additional sensor packages are arrayed on the ventral saucer section.

TACTICAL SENSORS

There are 20 independent tactical sensors on the Norway Class. Each sensor automatically tracks and locks onto incoming hostile vessels and reports bearing, aspect, distance, and vulnerability percentage to the tactical station on the main bridge. Each tactical sensor is approximately 90% efficient against ECM.

STELLAR CARTOGRAPHY

One Stellar Cartography Bay is located on Deck 9, with direct EPS power feed from Engineering. All information is directed to the Bridge and can be displayed on any console or the main viewscreen. When under warp or staffed by demand, the Stellar Cartography Bay is manned by a supervising officer and as many as three subordinates.

SPACE IMAGING LABORATORY

With the wide range of science facilities aboard, and the sophisticated high power DSS sensor system, the Norway Class Medium Cruiser brings those data streams together in one singular laboratory designed as a brain trust of sorts for visual scientific study. A bit bigger than a standard cargo bay, the SIL features a trio of large viewscreens, a floor-mounted holo-imaging system, and a series of wall-mounted consoles for crew use during the lab’s use.

SCIENCE LABS

There are 12 science labs on the Norway Class; six non-specific labs are located on Deck 2 and are easily modified for various scientific endeavors including Bio/Chem, and Physics tests and/or experiments, crews rotate often among these laboratories. The Space Imaging Laboratory is located on Deck 4 amidships and is adjacent to the Chief Science Officer’s office. On Deck 7, there are housed two of the more expansive and specialized labs that conduct Atmospheric Physics experiments, as well as the more dangerous High-Energy Physics (note: additional SIF Field Generators are installed in the bulkheads around this lab). A laboratory specifically dedicated for the use and study of cetacean/amphibian life forms is located on Deck 13. The Cetacean Laboratory carries numerous water tanks and isolated filtration systems.

MEDICAL SYSTEMS

There is one large sickbay facility located on Deck 8, equipped with ICU, Biohazard Support, Radiation Treatment Wards, Surgical Ward, Critical Care, Null-Gravity Treatment, Isolation Suites, a Morgue, a Dental Care Office, the Chief Medical Officer’s office and a load-out of six standard biobeds in the main ward, twenty more in the treatment wards, and a small complement of emergency cots. Pursuant to new Medical Protocols, all Medical Facilities are equipped with holo-emitters for the emergency usage of the Emergency Medical Hologram System. Additional holo-emitters for EMH use are located in Main Engineering and on the Bridge.

The Counselor’s office is also located on Deck 8 to assure a more efficient medical treatment environment. Inside, the usual plain duranium walls are accented with simulated woods in an artistic way to add to cool flowing lines in an attempt to relax patients of the counselor. There are no visual sensors in this office and audio recordings are done only with the voice code of the Counselor.

It consists of a private office, with standard furnishings (decorated to the Counselors preference), a personal viewscreen, a computer display, a replicator, and a washroom/head. An individual therapy room furnished with chairs and couch for one-on-one sessions, as well as a large, group therapy room, consisting of several couches and chairs are located adjacent to the Counselor's office.

In the event of a crewmember suffering a psychotic episode, and needing to be isolated from the crew, the ill crewman is kept in sickbay, in the isolation unit, or in the intensive care units, as determined by bed availability.

CREW QUARTERS

All crew and officers' quarters (with the exception of the Captain and First Officers quarters on Deck 2) are located on Decks 2-4, 6, 8-9, 11, 13, and 16; with special variable environment quarters on Deck 11 for crew with special comforts.

Individuals assigned to the Norway Class for periods over six months are permitted to reconfigure their quarters within hardware, volume, and mass limits. Individuals assigned for shorter periods are generally restricted to standard quarter

Standard Living Quarters are provided for both Starfleet Non-Commissioned Officers and Ensigns. These persons are expected to share their room with another crewmate due to space restrictions aboard the starship. After six months, crewmembers are permitted to bring family aboard the ship and a slightly larger room is allocated to them.

Two NCO's or two Ensigns are assigned to a suite. Accommodations include 2 bedrooms with standard beds, connected by a living/work area. A washroom with ultrasonic shower is located off of each bedroom. A food replicator and a personal holographic viewer are located in the living area. Small pets are allowed to NCO's.

Enlisted crewmembers share quarters with up to 4 others. Accommodations include 2 bedrooms with twin beds, connected by a living/work area. A washroom with ultrasonic shower is located off of each bedroom. A food replicator and a personal holographic viewer are located in the living area. Pets are not allowed to enlisted crew.

Crewmen can request that their living quarters be combined to create a single larger dwelling.

Starfleet personnel from the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade up to Commander are given one set of quarters to themselves. In addition, department heads and their assistants are granted such privileges as well, in an effort to provide a private environment to perform off-duty work. After six months, officers are permitted to bring family aboard the ship and a slightly larger room is allocated to them. Members of the Captain's Senior Staff can have these restrictions waved with the Captain's permission.

These accommodations typically include a small bathroom, a bedroom (with standard bed), a living/work area, a food replicator, an ultrasonic shower, personal holographic viewer, and provisions for pets.

Officers may request that their living quarters be combined to form one large dwelling.

The Captain and Executive Officer of Norway Class Starships have special quarters, located on Deck 2.

These quarters are much more luxurious than any others on the ship, with the exception of the VIP/Diplomatic Guest quarters. Both the Executive Officer's and the Captain's quarters are larger than standard Officers Quarters, and this space generally has the following accommodations: a bedroom (with a luxurious bed), living/work area, bathroom, food replicator, ultrasonic shower, old-fashioned water shower, personal holographic viewer, and provisions for pets. The second officer and senior staff have similar quarters with less area, generally between that of the Executive Quarters and the Officer's Quarters.

The Norway Class is a symbol of UFP authority, a tool designed to deal with other races. Starfleet makes extensive use of the Norway Class in diplomacy when necessary, and the need to transport or accommodate Very Important Persons (VIPs), diplomats, or ambassadors may arise.

These quarters are located on Deck 5 and 6. These quarters include a bedroom, spacious living/work area, personal viewscreen, ultrasonic shower, bathtub/water shower, and provisions for pets, food replicator, and a null-grav sleeping chamber. These quarters can be immediately converted to class H, K, L, N, and N2 environments.

Entourage: Should a VIP bring aboard more assistants and accompaniment than the VIP Decks can accommodate; general quarters about the ship are used.

RECREATIONAL

The Norway Class is a medium sized Starship and its design has been maximized for Scientific and Diplomatic usage. Many of the Norway Class’s missions take extended periods of time far from the usual niceties of Federation Starbases for R&R; as such, the ship is equipped to provide a home away from home for the Crew and their families.

There are three mid-size holodeck facilities on the Norway Class, all located on Deck 5. These Holodecks are proprietary Federation Technology, provide a very realistic feel, and accommodate between 8 and 10 persons without difficulty. Due to their placement on the VIP Deck, use of the Holodecks is restricted to VIP personnel while they are aboard.

THE LOUNGE (Three Forward)

This is a large lounge located on Deck 3, forward, near a bank of large viewports forward and under the bridge. The Lounge has a very relaxed and congenial air about it; being one of the only places on the ship where Officers and Crew are able to mingle freely without the restrictions of on-duty protocol. The Lounge is the social center of the Norway Class.

The Lounge has a battery of recreational games and assorted "stuff”. 3-D chess, octagonal billiards tables, and a storage center with more eclectic games such as Plak-tow can be found in the lounge. Long sectional couches and individual armchairs and divans are spread organically throughout the space, allowing easy views of the huge bank of forward viewports. To one side and along one wall are a nest of dinner tables where the majority of the crew comes to eat their breakfast, lunch, and supper.

The lounge is also served by a bar.

SHUTTLEBAYS

Located at the dorsal stern of the primary hull, the Main Shuttlebay takes up a significant portion of the aft section of Deck 3 on the Norway Class. Due to the mission profile of the Norway Class, the shuttlebay extends larger than normal for a vessel its size to accommodate runabouts and ships smaller than Courier-grade that may be the primary mode of transport by entities the vessel’s crew encounter. The Main Shuttlebay is managed by a team of Helmsmen/Pilots, Engineers and Technicians, and Operations personnel that are based on the Flight Operations office under the supervision of the Flight Control Officer.

SHUTTLECRAFT

The Norway Class is equipped with a total of four Medium-size Personnel Shuttles, two Large-size Personnel Shuttles and three work bees. Exact load-out depends on the Norway Class’ specific mission profile.

CAPTAIN’S YACHT

Type: Norway Class Integrated Craft

Accommodation: 4 flight crew, 20 passengers.

Power Plant: One 5,220-millicochrane warp engine, two 750-millicochrane impulse engines, four RCS thrusters.

Dimensions: Length: 30m; Width: 18.5m; Height: 5m

Performance: Cruise: Warp 4.5; Max Cruise: Warp 5; Max Warp: Warp 5.5/12hrs

Armament: 5 Type-V Phaser Strips, Pulse Emitter, Micro-Torpedo Launcher

Mounted in a recessed docking port in the underside of the hull, the Norway Class Captain’s Yacht serves dual purposes. A situation to be dealt with by the captain of a starship does not always require the entire ship to accompany him or her, or the ship may have a more important mission to accomplish. In these cases, the Captain’s Yacht provides a long-range craft that is capable enough to function without its primary vessel. Be it a simple excursion to get away from the stresses of command, or a run to retrieve or deliver VIPs, the yacht serves as an extendable arm of the Norway Class.

Facilities include six sleeping bunks and a comfortable passenger cabin. A replicator and flight couches provide for the needs of the passengers and a two-person transporter allows for beaming of personnel or cargo when needed. Atmospheric flight capabilities allow this shuttle type to land on planetary surfaces.

OPERATIONS

In an era of starship ubiquity, the Norway Class is among the few exceptions, with a narrow range of missions this class of starship is designed for. Scientific and Diplomatic missions are the primary roles of Norway Class starships, though it may be called to perform other functions from time to time

Mission for a Norway Class starship may fall into one of the following categories, in order of her strongest capable mission parameter to her weakest mission parameter.

Ongoing Scientific Investigation: A Norway class starship is equipped with scientific laboratories and a wide variety of sensor probes and sensor arrays, as well as the state-of-the-art dorsal subspace sensor assembly; giving her the ability to perform a wide variety of ongoing scientific investigations.

Federation Policy and Diplomacy: A Norway Class starship’s secondary role is the performance of diplomatic operations on behalf of Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets. These missions may include transport of Delegates, hosting of negotiations or conferences aboard in the vessel’s Conference Hall, courier for important people and/or items, and first contact scenarios.

Contact with Alien Life forms: Pursuant to Starfleet Policy regarding the discovery of new life, facilities aboard the Norway class include a variety of exobiology and xenobiological suites, and a small cultural anthropology staff, allowing for limited deep-space life form study and interaction.

Tactical/Defensive Operations: Though not designed primarily for battle, the Norway Class ‘like all Starfleet vessels’ is designed to be resilient and ably armed. When needed, missions for Norway Class starships may include patrol and interdiction, as well as escort.

Emergency/Search and Rescue: Typical Missions include answering standard Federation emergency beacons, extraction of Federation or Non-Federation citizens in distress, retrieval of Federation or Non-Federation spacecraft in distress, small-scale planetary evacuation - medium or large scale planetary evacuation is not feasible.

Deep-space Exploration: The Norway class can be equipped for long-range interstellar survey and mapping missions, as well as the ability to explore a wide variety of planetary classifications. This is atypical however; as such, missions are usually the province of larger, more capable ships.

LANDING MODE

Norway Class vessels are capable of atmospheric entry and egress with equipment worked into the physical design of the starship. Each Norway Class vessel is equipped with anti-gravity generators as well as impulse and RCS lifters strategically placed at the mass and stress points on the bottom portion of the main saucer section as well as balancing thrusters on the aft-bottom of the catamarans.

During sub-orbital insertion, the Norway Class lowers the projection sphere of the deflector shields, increases power to the Structural Integrity Fields (SIFs), and assumes an angle of attack perpendicular to the angular rotation of the planetary body if it has an atmosphere. This allows the vessel’s shape to work as a lifting body with air traveling under the broad and flat saucer and under the wing-like nacelle struts. Once in the atmosphere, navigation is controlled with RCS thrusters and use of the aft impulse engines.

It is standard procedure to lower the landing gear at approximately 2500m above the Landing Zone (LZ) surface, regardless of LZ altitude. This minimizes the drag on the vessel. Once prepared for landing, aft impulse engines are shut down and four vents on the ventral hull are opened.

These vents cover the ventral impulse thrust plates. Impulse engines in miniature, the thrust plates serve only to provide lift to the vessel as the anti-gravity generators effectively reduce its weight. The RCS thrusters provide final maneuvering power.

Once on the ground, crew or equipment can be transported to the surface from the vessel, or use the ship’s turbolift system that connects to channels inside the landing struts themselves, and open out near the ‘feet’.

Take-off is done in reverse.

LIFEBOATS

Pods are located on decks below Deck 2. Each pod can support a total of eighty-six person-days (meaning, one person can last eighty-six days, two can last for forty-three, etc.). Two pods are reserved for the top four officers in the chain of command on the Norway Class, because they are the last four to leave the ship. These are located on Deck 3.

As the number of experienced Captains dwindles in Starfleet, the notion of a Captain going down with his ship has been abolished. If the ship is abandoned, the top four officers in the chain of command will wait until everyone else is off the ship, opt to arm the auto-Destruct (not always necessary, but there if needed), and then leave in the two escape pods.

The current lifepods are called ASRVs, or autonomous survival and recovery vehicles. In situations when the base vessel is not near a habitable system, up to four ASRVs may be linked together in a chain at junction ports to share and extend resources.

DECK CONFIGURATION

Deck A: Dorsal Sensor systems palette, Warp nacelle pylon struts, Warp nacelle power transfer conduits (2 - 1 P/S, Up from Deck 7)

Deck 1: Main Bridge, Captain’s Ready Room, and Officer’s Briefing Room

Deck 2: Shuttlebay High-Bay, Captain’s Quarters, Senior Officer Quarters, Non-Specific Science Lab (6 - 3 P/S), Cargo Storage (8), Lifeboat station (8), Executive Officer's Office, Defensive Shield Emitter Subsystems (2 - 1 P/S), Defensive Shield Emitters (4)

Deck 3: Main Shuttlebay, Shuttle Maintenance Bay, Flight Control, Officer Quarters, Transporter Room 1, Cargo Transporters (4 - 2 P/S), Crew Lounge, Tactical Planning Station, Lifeboat Station (8)

Deck 4: Deuterium Tanks, Matter Injector, Crew Quarters, Primary Sensor Palette (Upper), Sensor Analysis Station (P), Space Imaging Laboratory, Chief Science Officer's Office, Defensive Shield Emitter Subsystems (2 - 1 P/S), Defensive Shield Emitters (2), Lifeboat Stations (10)

Deck 5: VIP Accommodations, Event Coordinator Office, Honor Guard Armory, Communications Center, Transporter Room 2, Main Computer Core Access Station, Primary Sensor Palette (cont.), Conference Hall, Lifeboat Stations (12)

Deck 6: VIP Accommodations, Transporter Pattern Buffers (2 - 1 P/S), Mid-Size Holodeck (3 - 2 P/1 S), Crew Recreational Room (2 S)

Deck 7: Main Engineering, Chief Engineer’s Office, Atmospheric Physics Lab, High Energy Biophysics Lab, Sensor Monitoring, Engineering Support Systems, Inertial Dampening Systems, Operations Office, Lifeboat Stations (12)

Deck 8: Sickbay, Primary Sickbay Support Systems (ICU, Biohazard Support, Radiation Treatment Wards, Surgical Ward, Critical Care, Null-Gravity Treatment, Isolation Suites, etc.), Chief Medical Officer's Office, Counselor's Office, Stellar Cartography High-Bay, Crew Quarters, Lifeboat Stations (14)

Deck 9: Stellar Cartography, Crew Quarters, Forward Phaser Emitter, Photon Torpedo Magazine, Photon Torpedo Loading Mechanism, Lifeboat Stations (16)

Deck 10: Arboretum, Antimatter Injector, Stellar Cartography Low-Bay, Library, Forward Photon Torpedo Launching System, Transporter Room 3, [Warp Nacelles (Connected from nacelle struts on Deck A), Warp Nacelle control chamber, Warp plasma infusers], Lifeboat Stations (18)

Deck 11: Antimatter Storage Pods, Variable Environment Crew Quarters (16), Antimatter Pod Ejection Systems, Transporter Pattern Buffers (1 P), Lifeboat Stations (18)

Deck 12: Warp Core Ejection Port, Warp Core Ejection Systems, Deflector Subsystems, Defensive Shield Emitter Subsystems (2 - 1 P/S), Defensive Shield Emitters (6), Antimatter Pod Ejection Port (Aft),

Deck 13: Main Deflector Dish, Phaser Emitter (P/S), Deflector Subsystems, Aft Photon Torpedo Launching System, Crew Quarters, Atmospheric Processing Systems, Cetacean Operations (3 - 2 P / 1 S), Cetacean Lab (1 S), Cetacean lifeboat (4-persons), Lifeboat Stations (16)

Deck 14: Main Brig, Main Security Personnel Station, Chief Tactical Officer's Office, Photon Torpedo Magazine, Photon Torpedo Loading Mechanism, Type X Phaser Array (2 - 1 P/S), Torpedo Launcher, Small-Arms Arsenal (P), Phaser Maintenance (S), Phaser Practice Range (2 P), Cargo Bays, Three-pad Emergency Transporter (2 - 1 P/S), Lifeboat Stations (16), Target Range (1-S)

Deck 15: Primary Impulse Engine (P/S), Impulse Engine Deuterium Surge Tanks (P/S), Environmental Waste Processing Systems, Landing Strut Support Systems (4 - 2 P/S), Atmospheric Control Jets, Captain’s Yacht Docking Port

Deck 16: Captain’s Yacht, Crew Quarters, Cargo Bays, Tractor Beam Emitter, Transporter Emitter Consumables Storage, Landing Struts (4 - 2 P/S), Defensive Shield Emitter Subsystems (2 - P/S), Defensive Shield Emitters (2), Lifeboat Stations (18)

COMMENTS

As a dedicated diplomatic and science vessel the Norway class is a top-notch design.

Norway Class Starship

Notes

The Norway-class was a type of Federation starship in service with Starfleet during the 2370s. The vessel's armament included a phaser emitter situated on the dorsal bow.

Norway Class vessel firing it bow phaser cannon

In 2373, at least four ships of this class were involved in the Battle of Sector 001 against the Borg.

Few facts are available on the Norway class. The main hull resembles a flat-iron, the secondary hull consists of two wing-shaped warp pylons with a gap in between. Instead of phaser strips this class has a phaser cannon installed in the bow.

The following information of specifications and defenses comes exclusively from the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual:

Norway Class vessel

• Type: Medium Cruiser
• Production Base: ASDB Integration Section, Spacedock 1, Earth
• Accommodation: 190 officers and crew; 500 personal evacuation limit
• Power Plant: One 1,500+ Cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles; one impulse system
• Length: 364.77 meters
• Mass: 622,000 metric tons
• Performance: Warp 9.7 for 12 hours
• Armament: Six type-10 phaser emitters; two photon torpedo launchers