Baton Rouge Class Explorer 2215

[John Adams]

Class and Type: Baton Rogue-Class Explorer

Commissioning Date: 2215


HULL SYSTEMS
Size: 5
Length: 240 meters
Beam: 160 meters
Height: 35 meters
Decks:
Mass:
SU's Available: 1,300
SU's Used: 1,071
Hull:
Outer (20)
Inner Hull (20)
Resistance:
Outer Hull 3 (2)
Inner Hull 3 (2)
Structural Integrity Field
Main: Class 2 (50/80 protection) (20)
(1 power / 10 protection / round)
Backup: Class 2 (25 protection) (10)
(1 power / 10 protection / round)

PERSONNEL SYSTEMS

Crew / Passengers / Evacuation: 225 / 60/ 1,800
Crew Quarters (72 Officers & 153 Enlisted)
Spartan:
Basic: 100 (10)
Expanded: 60 (12)
Luxury: 10 (10)
Unusual: 5 (5)

Environmental Systems
Basic Life Support: 9 power / round (20)
Reserve Life Support: 5 power / round (10)
Emergency Life Support: (10)
Gravity: 3 power / round (5)
Consumables: (3 year's supply) (15)
Food Replicators: 3 Galley Synthesizers (5)
(5 power / round)
Industrial Replicators
Type: Small Networks (5)
2 power / round of use
Type: 2 Large Industrial (6)
2 power / round of use each

Medical Facilities: Rating 7 (+1 Test) (35)
7 power / round
Recreation Facilities: Rating 7 (56)
14 power / round of use
Personnel Transport: Turbolifts & Jefferies Tubes (15)
2 power / round

Fire Suppression System: 1 power / round of use (5)
Cargo Holds 99,000 cubic meters (3)
Locations: 2 large in engineering hull
3 small in saucer section
Escape Pods (6)
Number: 120
Capacity: 4 persons each

PROPULSION SYSTEMS

Warp Drive
Nacelles:
Speed: Warp 3.0/4.0/5.0 (25)
(1 power / .2 warp speed)
PIS: Type C (6 hours at max) (6)
Uprating: none

Impulse Engine
Type: Class 3A (.5c / .75c) (18)
(1 power / .1 c.)
Location: Aft section of saucer
Acceleration Uprating: Class Alpha (66%) (2)
(1 power / round)
Reaction control System: ( 2 power / round) (5)

POWER SYSTEMS

Warp Engine
Type: Class 4G (55)
Location: Engineering Hull
Impulse Engine
Auxiliary Power: 3 Fusion Reactors (9)
(generates 5 power / round / reactor)
Emergency Power: Type B (30)
(generates 30 power / round)
EPS: Standard Flow (+200) (40)

Standard Usable Power 277

OPERATION SYSTEMS

Bridge top of saucer (25)
Saucer Separation (no reattach) (3)
(10 power when used)
Computers
Core 1: Saucer section (10)
(5 power / round / active core)
Core 2: Engineering Hull (10)
(5 power / round / active core)
Uprating: Class Beta (+2 Test) (4)
(2 power / round)
ODN (15)

Navigational Deflector (20)
Range: 10/20,000/50,000/150,000
Accuracy: 5/6/8/11
(5 power / round of use)
Location: Forward Engineering Hull

Sensor Systems
Long-Range Sensors:
Range Package: Type 2 (8)
(5 power / round of use)
High Resolution: 5 LYs .5/.6-1.0/1.1-3.5/3.6-5.0)
Low Resolution: 12 LYs 1/1.1-3.0/3.1-8.0/8.1-12)
Strength Package: Class 3 (6)
Gain Package: Class Alpha (+1 Test) (3)
Coverage: Standard
Lateral Sensors: (10)
Strength Package: Class 3 (6)
(5 power / round of use)
Gain Package: Class Alpha (+1 Test) (3)
Coverage: Standard
Navigational Sensors: (10)
Strength Package: Class 3 (6)
(5 power / round of use)
Gain Package: Class Alpha (+1 Test) (3)
Coverage: Standard
Probes: 50 (5)

Sensor Skill: 4

Flight Control Systems
Autopilot: Skill Level 3 (9)
( 1 power / round of use)
Navigational Computer
Main: Class 2 (2)
Backups: 2 Class 1 (0)

Internal Damping Field
Main: (3 power / round) (40)
Strength: 5
Number: 4
Backup: (2 power / round) (12)
Strength: 5
Number: 4

Attitude Control: (1 power / round) (1)

Communications Systems
Type: Class 3 (6)
(2 power / round)
Strength: 3
Security: -1
Basic Uprating: Class Alpha (+1 Test) (3)
Security Uprating: Class Gamma (-1 Security) (2)
Emergency Comm: (2 power / round of use) (1)

Tractor Beams
Emitter: Class Beta (6)
(3 power / point of strength / round of use)
Accuracy: 5/6/8/11
Location: bottom of saucer
Emitter: Class Beta (6)
(3 power / point of strength / round of use)
Accuracy: 5/6/8/11
Location: engineering hull, aft

Transporters
Type: 4 Personnel Transporters
Pads: 6 each (12)
Emitter / Receiver Array: Personnel Type 1 (4)
Energizing / Transition Coils: Class 3 (12)
Number and Location: 4 located in saucer

Type: 4 Emergency Transporters
Pads: 16 each (16)
Emitter / Receiver Array: Emergency Type 1 (4)
Energizing / Transition Coils: Class 3 (12)
Number and Location: 2 in saucer, 2 in engineering hull

Type: 2 Cargo Transporters
Pads: 400kg (4)
Emitter / Receiver Array: Cargo Type 1 (2)
Energizing / Transition Coils: Class 3 (6)
Number and Location: 1 in each main cargo bay

Security Systems
Rating: 4 (16) Anti-Intruder System: (1 power / round of use) (5)
Internal Force Fields: (5)
(1 power / round / 3 strength / force field)
Science Systems
Rating: 3 (+2 Effect) (20)
Specialized Systems: 2 (6)
Laboratories: 20

TACTICAL SYSTEMS

Laser Array
Type: 3 Type E Lasers (30)
Damage: 100 (2 shots / round) (10 power / shot)
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
Accuracy: 3/4/6/9 (18)
Location: All in Saucer Section
Firing Arc: 1 Fwd (180), 1 Fwd/Port (180),
& 1 Fwd/Stbd (180)
Firing Modes: Standard Mode Only

Photon Torpedo
Type: 1 Type I Photon Torpedoes (5)
Number 100 (10)
Launchers: 1 Forward (25 power / round of use)
Spread: Not Capable
Range: 15/300,000/1,000,000/3,000,000
Accuracy: 5/6/8/11 (0)
Location: Lower decks in saucer section
Firing Arc: 1 Fwd (180)

Weapons Skill: 4

Shields: (Forward, Aft, Port, Starboard)
Shield Generator: Class 2 (400 Protection) (52)
(1 power / 10 protection / shield)
Shield Grid: Type O (0)
Subspace Field Distortion Amplifiers: Class Gamma (40)
(150 Threshold)
Recharging System: Class 1 (45 Seconds) (12)
Backup Shield Generators: 4 ( 1 / shield) (4)

Auto-Destruct System Yes (5)

AUXILIARY SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS

Shuttlebay: Capacity for 24 size of ships (48)
Standard Compliment: 8 Standard Shuttles
Location: Aft section of engineering hull

Captain's Yacht: None

DESCRIPTION AND NOTES

I have always enjoyed role-playing and narrating in the PRE-TOS period. Unfortunately, I just don't like the Ranger Class Explorer found on page 142 of the TOS Core Book. The Baton Rouge Class Cruiser, mentioned in a few sources (canon and otherwise) is my choice to replace the Ranger Class. I just assume the U.S.S. Ranger was a vessel of this class.
As an explorer, the Baton Rouge Class represents the best of Starfleet at the time. I assume that many of these ships played a crucial role in the hostilities with the Klingons as well as in exploration, diplomacy, and first contact situations.
I am preparing a small SRM for 2215-2245 and the Baton Rouge Class represent the top vessel during the initial years of this time period. The planning is almost done on the Comanche Class light cruiser, the Hale Class Scout, the Apache Class (frigate or escort?) as well as the Klingon D-3, D-4, and D-5's. I welcome any comments to help me perfect the ships of this period. Of course, when the TOS SRM comes out, I will update all of my ships. If you love the PRE-TOS like I do, join me in filling out the ranks of ships and situations for this time period.

John Adams


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"Kirk to Enterprise. Cestus III has been destroyed." (Oh, like who doesn't scan a planet before they beam down?

[This message has been edited by John Adams (edited 01-30-2001).]

[Owen E Oulton]

"Unfortunately, I just despise the "Ranger Class Explorer" found on page 142 of the TOS Core Book. Just attaching the engineering hull "upside-down" to the saucer section is almost offensive to any Star Trek fan's intellect."

No, only those ignorant of Trek history. That design is a tip of the hat to Matt Jefferies, who came up with it as his "next to final" design for the Enterprise. A small cardboard and balsa model was made, but when it was hung from a string to display it, it stubbornly decided to hang upside down. The Great Bird liked the upside down version, which became the official version. Other early Enterprise designs which have cropped up are the so-called Declaration Class and the Daedalus Class.

If you don't like the design, fine, but I really think you arrogate to much unto yourself when you claim anything you don't like is an insult to all right-thinking Trek fans.

Now, on the other tentacle, I also like the Baton Rouge Class from the Goldstein/Sternbach Spaceflight Chronology. I see it as a perfect crossover between the Daedalus and Constitution eras

[John Adams]

I stand completely corrected. I did not know that the Ranger Class was a Matt Jefferies conceptual design. I had just assumed someone spent very little time and creativity cutting-and-pasting a ship to fall between the Daedalus and the Constitution classes. I am very sorry. I will change my comments.


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"Kirk to Enterprise. Cestus III has been destroyed." (Oh, like who doesn't scan a planet before they beam down?

[SIR SIG]

Originally posted by Owen E Oulton:

No, only those ignorant of Trek history. That design is a tip of the hat to Matt Jefferies, who came up with it as his "next to final" design for the Enterprise. A small cardboard and balsa model was made, but when it was hung from a string to display it, it stubbornly decided to hang upside down. The Great Bird liked the upside down version, which became the official version. Other early Enterprise designs which have cropped up are the so-called Declaration Class and the Daedalus Class.

Yes but the Declaration class is also a tip of the hat to Matt Jefferies concept design which became (kind of) the Ranger.

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SIR SIG a Aussie TREK Narrator

[Steve Long]

Owen, which model/drawing would be the Declaration class?

Steve Long

[Owen E Oulton]

The so-called Declaration Class is the one with the two rings at the back and the long Klingon-style boom seen in the Rec Deck "shrine" in STTMP. It was dubbed the Declaration Class by the Goldsteins for the Spaceflight Chronology. Both the Rec Deck painting and the book illo were done by Rick Sternbach. Some of the books by Judith and Garfeild Reeves-Stevens incorrectly indicate this to be from another production, but the dates on the reproduced Matt Jefferies drawings show it to be a Star Trek design.