Brenton Class Cruiser Mk IV, circa 2325-2365
The following is the TNG version of the Brenton to follow up on the TOS version I posted a few days ago.
Brenton, Mk IV Class
Class and Type: Brenton, Mk IV-class Exploratory Cruiser
Commissioning Date: 2320
HULL SYSTEMS
Size: 6
Length: 259.39 meters
Beam: 253.88 meters
Height: 55.4 meters
Decks: 15
Mass: 1600000 metric tonnes
SUs Available: 1750
SUs Used: 1655
Hull
Outer Hull [24]
Inner Hull [24]
Resistance
Outer Hull: 8 [9]
Inner Hull: 7 [8]
Structural Integrity Field
Main: Class 5 (Protection 80/120) [8 Power/10 Protection/round] [30]
Backup: Class 4 (Protection 35) [4 Power/10 Protection/round] [14]
Backup: Class 4 (Protection 35) [4 Power/10 Protection/round] [14]
PERSONNEL SYSTEMS
Crew / Passengers / Evac: 378/67/3550
Crew Quarters
Spartan: 0 [0]
Basic: 245 [25]
Expanded: 147 [30]
Luxury: 45 [45]
Unusual: 10 [10]
Environmental Systems
Basic Life Support [10 Power/round] [24]
Reserve Life Support [5 Power/round] [12]
Emergency Life Support [0 Power/round] [12]
Gravity [3 Power/round] [6]
Consumables: 3 year's worth [18]
Replicator Systems
[Note: These are true Replicators following an early 2360 refit]
Food Replicators [6 Power/round] [6]
Industrial Replicators
Type: Network of Small Replicators [2 Power/round] [6]
Type: 1 large unit [2 Power/round] [3]
Medical Facilities: 6 (+1) [6 Power/round] [30]
Recreation Facilities: 6 [12 Power/round] [48] [Holodecks installed 2367]
Personnel Transportation Systems:
Turbolifts, Jefferies tubes [2 Power/round] [18]
Fire Suppression System [1 Power/round when active] [6]
Cargo Holds: 66000 cubic meters [2]
Locations: Ventral cargo Bay
Escape Pods [8]
Number: 140
Capacity: 6
PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Warp Drive
Nacelles: Type 5A [55]
Speed: 5/7/8 [1 Power/.2 warp speed]
PIS: Type H [16 ] (12 hours of Maximum warp)
Uprating (2365): 2360 Refit upgraded Nacelles to 5B’s (minor upgrade of the internal systems only) making the ship 1665 SU total and capable of Warp 5.0/7.0/9.0
Impulse Engines
Primary Type: Class 5 (0.7c/0.9c) [25] [7/9 Power/round]
Location: Aft edge of main Hull
Reaction Control System (.025c) [6] [2 Power/round when in use]
Auxiliary Reaction Control System (.025c) [3]
POWER SYSTEMS
Warp Engine
Type: Class 7/M (generates 380 Power/round) [83]
Location: Ventral Aft Decks 5-12
Primary Impulse Engine: 5 (generates 40 Power/round)
Auxiliary Power: 8 reactors [24] (generates 40 Power/reactor/round)
Emergency Power: Type D (generates 40 Power/round) [40]
EPS: Standard Power Flow [50] +200 Power transfer/round
Standard Usable Power: 420
Maximum Power (with Auxiliaries) 500
OPERATIONS SYSTEMS
Bridge: Saucer dorsal [30]
Auxiliary Control Stations: 1 [18]
Computers
Core 1: Top Hull, Decks 2-5 [12] [5 Power/round]
Core 2: Main hull, decks 10-11 [12] [5 Power/round]
ODN18
Navigational Deflector [5 Power/round]24
Range: 10/20,000/50,000/150,000
Accuracy: 5/6/8/11
Location: Forward Main hull, front "notch"
Auxiliary Navigational Deflector6
Location: Forward dorsal Tophull
Sensor Systems
Long-range Sensors [5 Power/round] [43]
Range Package: Type 6 (Accuracy 3 / 4 / 7 / 10)
High Resolution: .5/.6-1.0/1.1-3.7/3.8-5.0
Low Resolution: 1/1.1-5.0/5.1-12.0/12.1-16.0
Strength Package: Class 7 (Strength 7)
Gain Package: Class Alpha (+1)
Coverage: Detect an additional 500 substances
Lateral Sensors [5 Power/round] [16]
Strength Package: Class 7 (Strength 7)
Gain Package: Class Standard (+0)
Coverage: Detect an additional 500 substances
Navigational Sensors [5 Power/round] [14]
Strength Package: Class 7 (Strength 7)
Gain Package: Class Standard (+0)
Probes: 80 [8]
Sensor Skills: 5
Flight Control Systems
Autopilot [1 Power/round in use] [12]
Shipboard Systems (Flight Control) 3, Coordination 3
Navigational Computer
Main: Class 2 (+1) [1 Power/round] [2]
Backups: 2 [2]
Inertial Damping Field
Main [36]
Strength: 8 [9 Power/round]
Number: 3
Backups [9]
Strength: 6 [6 Power/round]
Number: 3
Attitude Control [1 Power/round] [1]
Communications Systems
Type: Class 7 [2 Power/round] [14]
Strength: 7
Security: -3
Basic Uprating: Class None (0)
Emergency Communications: Yes [2 Power/round] [1]
Tractor Beams
Emitter: Class Beta [3 Power/Strength used/round] [6]
Accuracy: 5/6/8/11
Location: Ventral Engineering hull, below navigational deflector
Emitter: Class Alpha [3 Power/Strength used/round] [3]
Accuracy: 5/6/8/11
Location: Main shuttlebay
Transporter Systems
Type: Personnel [12 Power/use] [64]
Pads: 6
Emitter/Receiver Array: Personnel Type 6 (40000 km range)
Energizing/Transition Coils: Class G (Strength 7)
Number and Location: 4, Deck four, saucer section
Type: Emergency [16.5 Power/use] [43]
Pads: 22
Emitter/Receiver Array: Emergency Type 3 (15000 km range)
Energizing/Transition Coils: Class F (Strength 6)
Number and Location: 3, Two in saucer, one in engineering hull
Type: Cargo [7.5 Power/use]28
Pads: 750 kg.
Emitter/Receiver Array: Cargo Type 3 (40000 km range)
Energizing/Transition Coils: Class G (Strength 7)
Number and Location: 2, Two in saucer, one in engineering hull
Security Systems
Rating: 4 [16]
Anti-Intruder System: Yes [1 Power/round]6
Internal Force Fields: Yes [1 Power/3 Strength]6
Science Systems
Rating: 2 (+1) [2 Power/round] [16]
Specialized Systems: 3 [15] (Survey Suite: Usually Geology, Astronomy, Sociology; sometimes vessels Labs are altered on construction)
Number of Laboratories: 20 [4]
TACTICAL SYSTEMS
Beam Weapons
Saucer Forward Starboard Ventral Phaser Array [31]
Type: VIII
Damage: 160 [16 Power]
Number of Emitters: 150 (up to 3 shots per round)
Auto-Phaser Interlock: Accuracy 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
ACB Jacketing: No
Location: Saucer ventral, forward starboard
Firing Arc: 360 degrees Ventral
Firing Modes: Standard, Continuous, Pulse, Wide-Beam
Saucer Forward Port Ventral Phaser Array [31]
Type: VIII
Damage: 160 [16 Power]
Number of Emitters: 150 (up to 3 shots per round)
Auto-Phaser Interlock: Accuracy 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
ACB Jacketing: No
Location: Saucer ventral, forward port
Firing Arc: 360 degrees Ventral
Firing Modes: Standard, Continuous, Pulse, Wide-Beam
Saucer Forward Dorsal Phaser Array [19]
Type: VIII
Damage: 160 [16 Power]
Number of Emitters: 80 (up to 2 shots per round)
Auto-Phaser Interlock: Accuracy 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
ACB Jacketing: No
Location: Saucer dorsal, forward
Firing Arc: 270 degrees Dorsal
Firing Modes: Standard, Continuous, Pulse, Wide-Beam
Saucer Aft Ventral Phaser Array [19]
Type: VIII
Damage: 160 [16 Power]
Number of Emitters: 80 (up to 2 shots per round)
Auto-Phaser Interlock: Accuracy 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
ACB Jacketing: No
Location: Saucer dorsal, forward port
Firing Arc: 270 degrees Dorsal/Aft
Firing Modes: Standard, Continuous, Pulse, Wide-Beam
Saucer Aft Dorsal Phaser Array [19]
Type: VIII
Damage: 160 [16 Power]
Number of Emitters: 80 (up to 2 shots per round)
Auto-Phaser Interlock: Accuracy 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
ACB Jacketing: No
Location: Saucer ventral, aft starboard
Firing Arc: 360 degrees Ventral, Aft
Firing Modes: Standard, Continuous, Pulse, Wide-Beam
Nacelle Phaser Array – Port [13]
Type: VIII
Damage: 160 [16 Power]
Number of Emitters: 40 (up to 1 shots per round)
Auto-Phaser Interlock: Accuracy 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
ACB Jacketing: No
Location: Port Nacelle
Firing Arc: 360 degrees Port
Firing Modes: Standard, Continuous, Pulse, Wide-Beam
Nacelle Phaser Array – Starboard [13]
Type: VIII
Damage: 160 [16 Power]
Number of Emitters: 40 (up to 1 shots per round)
Auto-Phaser Interlock: Accuracy 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
ACB Jacketing: No
Location: Saucer dorsal, aft starboard
Firing Arc: 360 degrees Starboard
Firing Modes: Standard, Continuous, Pulse, Wide-Beam
Torpedo Weapons
Torpedos Carried: 50 [5]
Starboard Forward Torpedo Launcher [14]
Standard Load: Type II photon torpedo
Spread: 4
Range: 15/350,000/1,500,000/4,050,000
Targeting System Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Power: [20 + 5 per torpedo fired]
Location: Engineering forward, starboard
Firing Arc: Forward, but self-guided
Port Forward Torpedo Launcher [14]
Standard Load: Type II photon torpedo
Spread: 4
Range: 15/350,000/1,500,000/4,050,000
Targeting System Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Power: [20 + 5 per torpedo fired]
Location: Engineering forward, port
Firing Arc: Forward, but self-guided
Starboard Aft Torpedo Launcher [14]
Torpedo Launcher Spread: Type II photon torpedo
Spread: 4
Range: 15/350,000/1,500,000/4,050,000
Targeting System Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Power: [20 + 5 per torpedo fired]
Location: Ship's dorsal spine, aft starboard
Firing Arc: Aft, but self-guided
Port Aft Torpedo Launcher [14]
Standard Load: Type II photon torpedo
Spread: 4
Range: 15/350,000/1,500,000/4,050,000
Targeting System Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Power: [20 + 5 per torpedo fired]
Location: Ship's dorsal spine, aft port
Firing Arc: Aft, but self-guided
TA/T/TS: Class Beta [1 Power/round] [9]
Strength: 8
Bonus: +1
Backup TA/T/TS: Yes [1]
Weapons Skill: 4
Shields (Forward, Aft, Port, Starboard) [184]
Shield Generator: Class 4 (Protection 750) [300 Power/round]
Shield Grid: Type A (25% increase to 938 Protection)
Subspace Field Distortion Amplifiers: Class Gamma (Threshhold 170)
Recharging System: Class 1 (45 seconds)
Backup Shield Generators: 4 (1 per shield) [6]
Auto-Destruct System [6]
Auxiliary Spacecraft Systems
Shuttlebay(s): Capacity for 8-Size worth of ships [16]
Standard Compliment: 2 Shuttlecraft, 4 Shuttlepods
Location(s): Main shuttlebay aft of bridge
Captain's Yacht: Yes [10]
Description and Notes
[The below assumes that there was no TOS-era Brenton, or perhaps that this is a fundamental Refit a la Constitution/Enterprise; the description below is predicated on the nonexistence of a TOS version and the Mark IV refers to the design as of its fourth major refit in 2360-2365]
An Exploratory Cruiser, the Brenton was designed to survey star systems (with and without planets, habited and inhabited), collect data and perform a wide variety of Scientific mission functions as the Ambassadors were being pushed into more diplomatic and ‘Ship-of-the-Line’ duties. It packed a decent punch for its day, and with subsequent advances in Warp Propulsion technology has been raised back into the ‘normal’ range for vessel speed. While never a particularly large number of the Brentons were commissioned, most survived through the mark VI refit, only loosing a few isolated ships and those mostly to absolutely unknown causes.
Appearance
The Brenton has a wide flat look, part of an attempt to make Federation vessels with somewhat different silhouettes. There is no ‘saucer’ and “Engineering” Hull per se. Think of it as a rectangle with sharply rounded edges at the front and a ‘flat’ back, this is the “Main Hull”. On top of this are two half-oval sections and a central tower which is referred to as the ‘Top hull’ (think of a slightly extended oval cut in half, laid crosswise on the Main Hull, separated slightly from one another with a rounded rectangle on the top of both flat ends). The nacelles extend from short broad pylons parallel to - and lower than - the Main Hull with a forward sweep.
Design Notes
The Brenton-Class Mark IV is a ship for the series I am now contemplating (TNG), it has an ‘older’ feel to it that makes me a bit more comfortable for less-experienced PCs. It is just the sort of vessel that is good for rear-patrol and support action during the Dominion War, perhaps well inside of Federation space.
John D. Lees
Mad Political Scientist
