Larson-class Specifications
Production Data
Origin: United Federation of Planets
Class and Type: Larson-class Destroyer
Year Launched: 2245 {2259} {{2270}}
Hull Data
Structure: 40
Size/Decks: 6/20 decks
Length/Beam/Height: 269/134/62 meters
Complement: 195
Operational Data
Transporters: 3 standard, 3 emergency, 3 cargo
Cargo Units: 60
Shuttlebay: 1 aft
Shuttlecraft: 6 size worth
Tractor Beams: 1FV, 1 AV
Separation System: No
Sensor System: Class 2a (+2/BB)
Operations System: Class 4 (E)
Life Support: Class 4 (E)
Propulsion Data
Impulse System: SBE (.6c) (D) {{RSM (.85c) (D)}}
Warp System: PB-16 (wf 5/6/7) (C)
Tactical Data
Phaser Banks: Type IV (x3/B) {{Type VI (x3/C)}}
Penetration: 4/3/3/0/0 {{4/4/4/0/0}}
Photon Torpedoes: Mk 10 IF (x2/B) {{Mk 6 DF (x2/C)}}
Penetration: 2/2/2/2/0 {{3/3/3/3/3}}
Deflector Shield: PFF 2 (A) {PFF 2a (B)}
Protection/Threshold: 12/2 {13/3}
Miscellaneous Data
Maneuvering: +1C +2H +2T
Traits: Enhanced System (impulse systems) (+.1c, reflected above)
The Larson-class destroyer was part of the Federation's expansion of the 2240s. An efficient patrol vessel that carried a surprisingly capable science department, the Larson often operated independently in peacetime, performing many of the same functions as the Constitution and Anton-class cruisers.
The class saw heavy action in the Axanar Rebellion, performing well above expectations. However, Starfleet found flaws within the destroyer's shield grid, and corrected the problem with a 2259 refit that upgraded to PFF 2a shields.
The Larson was further modernized in 2270, with upgrades to weapons and impulse systems, making it one of the fastest ships in the fleet at sublight. But the advent of the faster and more modern Baker and Wilkerson-class destroyers in the early-to-mid 70s prompted Starfleet to phase the Larson out by 2283.
Davy Jones
"Frightened? My dear, you are looking at a man who has laughed in the face of death, sneered at doom, and chuckled at catastrophe! I was petrified."
-- The Wizard of Oz