Federation Coaxial Warp Drive testbed, NX-Savitr
One of the revolutionary technologies USS Voyager returned to Earth with was knowledge of the theoretical Coaxial Warp Drive. The Coaxial warp drive, also known as coaxial induction drive or simply coaxial drive, was a propulsion system that functioned by drawing in subatomic particles and reconfiguring their internal geometries. This allowed a starship the capability to fold the fabric of space, allowing it to travel instantaneously across extremely large distances. (VOY: "Vis à Vis"). By the 24th century, the concept of coaxial warp drive had been hypothesized by Starfleet engineers.
In 2374, an experimental coaxial warp ship was piloted by a shapeshifter with the ability to switch its DNA with another individual, in essence switching bodies. The shapeshifter and its ship was encountered by the crew of the USS Voyager in the Delta Quadrant. At the time, the shapeshifter was pretending to be a Benthan named Steth and claimed that the ship was also of Benthan origin.
Emerging from coaxial space in an unstable condition, the vessel threatened to explode and collapse space within a radius of a billion kilometers. Such a catastrophe was averted, however, when Tom Paris, Voyager's helmsman, managed to generate a symmetric warp field around the coaxial warp ship, containing the instabilities in the space-folding core. The drive of the craft was imperfect, as particle instabilities tended to overload the engines. To correct for this flaw, Paris conceived of the idea of using a polaric modulator to dilute the particle stream as it entered the coaxial core, drawing inspiration from a 20th century device known as a carburetor.
Upon reading Tom Paris's report on the incident, utilizing all of the computer files (various scans of the Benthan Coaxial equipped ship) from Voyager and using what they had theorized StarFleet felt they had enough to develop a working model. After 5 years of R&D the NX-Savitr began Drive trials. The test bed vessel for this revolutionary drive was a newly commissioned Akira-class (launched early 2376) Heavy Cruiser. The NX-Savitr was named after the Hindu god of motion. Apart from the the addition of a Coaxial Warp Drive various systems were also upgraded or uprated. These systems include a Class 13/s warp core, isomagnetic EPS, a class 8/ex SIF and back-ups, an upgraded nacelle set up (6E9 nacelles, sustained speed uprating and variable geometry nacelles), a computer uprating (class beta), the addition of an auxiliary navigation deflector, a slightly better autopilot, installation of a EMH (MKII), improved TA/T/TS, installing an Astrometrics lab and adding several torpedo magazines.
NX-Savitr (Akira-class Heavy Cruiser)
began drive trials 2381.
Size 7
L 464.43m
W 316.67m
H 87.43m
Decks 19
Mass 3,055,000 mt
SU (available) 2750
SU (used) 2743
Hull outer/inner <56>
Resistance outer/inner 10/10 <24>
SIF class 8/ex 110/160 <40>
SIF B'up 55 <20>
SIF B'up 55 <20>
*it was necessary to equip this vessel with a extremely powerful (and newly developed) Structural Integrity Field. The SIF is ALWAYS run at maximum when the ship is using it Coaxial Drive (160 protection/26pwr/rnd)
Crew/pass/evac 500/55/4500
Officers 145 Enlisted 355
Quarters
basic (1-2 berth) 400 <40>
expanded (1-4 berth) 75 <15>
luxury (1 berth) 35 <35>
unusual (1 berth) 20 <20>
*all quarter's ergonomically adaptable, replicator terminal, computer terminal, sonic shower.
*expanded, allows for expansion from 1 berth to 4 berth, previsions for pets
*lux/unusual, water shower, full environmental control
Basic Life Support (caters for 8000) <28>
Reserve Life Support <14>
Emergency Life Support (42 emergency shelters) <14>
Gravity <7>
Consumables 3 years worth <21>
Replicators (food) network of small terminals <7>
Replicators (industrial) network of small terminals <7>
industrial large pads (2) <6>
Medical facilities (8) +2 <40>
cmo 4/5 per 3/4 emk 3
EMH mkII <15>
*this vessel is equipped with advanced medical facilities. There is one large sickbay facility located on deck four, equipped with two intensive-care wards, a laboratory, a nursery, the CMO's office, four surgical suites, a null-grav therapy ward, a morgue, a biohazard isolation unit, and a dental care office. Also pursuant to new Medical Protocols, all Medical Facilities are equipped with holo-emitters for the emergency usage of the Emergency Medical Holograph System, as well as holo emitters placed throughout the vessel allowing the EMH to go anywhere on the ship..
The Ship's Counselor has an office located on Deck four, near the Medical section. It consists of a private office, with standard furnishings (decorated to the Counselors preference), personal view screen, a computer display, and replicator. 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 rest of the crew, the ill crewmember is kept in sickbay, in the isolation unit, or in the intensive care units, as determined by bed availability.
Recreation facilities (6) <48>
2 main holodecks, 10 holosuites
pleasant eating facilities with a large lounge integrated to expand the mess hall, 2 small lounges
Jefferies tubes, network of Turbolifts <21>
Fire suppression system <7>
Cargo holds 300000m cubed <9>
middle of saucer section, various smaller holds throughout vessel.
Escape pods 160 (8 berth) <9>
Last edited by WaveMan; 12-25-2016 at 02:01 AM.
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