SS-3-class Specifications
Production Data
Origin: Gorn Alliance
Class and Type: SS-3-class Destroyer
Year Launched: mid-2250s {mid-2270s}
Hull Data
Structure: 40 {30}
Size/Decks: 6/22 decks
Length/Beam/Height: 365/170/87 meters
Complement: 100
Operational Data
Transporters: 3 standard, 3 cargo, 3 emergency
Cargo Units: 60
Shuttlebay: 1 aft ventral
Shuttlcraft: 6 size worth
Tractor Beams: 1FD, 1V
Separations/Atmospheric Systems: no/no
Sensor System: Class 2 (+2/C)
Operations System: Class 3 (D)
Life Support System: Class 3 (D)
Propulsion Data
Impulse System: [SBD-a] "Bugar-4" (.6c) (C) {[RSM] "Ssanzza-9" (.75c) (D)}
Warp System: [PB-32 Mod 3] "Ssanzza W-8" (wf 6/7/8) (D)
Tactical Data
Blasters: [Type] "GB-6" (x4/C) {[Type VIII] "GB-8" (x4/C)}
Penetration: 5/4/4/0/0 {6/5/4/0/0}
Torpedoes: [Mk 12 DF] "Goptuk 3" (x2/C) {[Mk 22 DF] "Goptuk 4B" (x2/C)}
Penetration: 3/3/3/3/3 {3/3/3/3/3}
Deflector Shields: PFF 2 (A)
Protection/Threshold: 12/2
Hull Plating: Type III (9)
Miscellaneous Data
Maneuver Modifiers: +0C, +3H, +2T
Traits: Enhanced System (blasters, +1/0/0/0/0, reflected above)
The SS-3 destroyer was first detected by Starfleet listening posts in 2271. A large, heavily armed destroyer, the SS-3 appears to be the primary search-and-destroy ship in the Alliance Navy. Fairly detailed scans have been taken of SS-3s patrolling along the border, providing a good look at Gorn technology. The original launch date for the vessel is speculative, based on intercepted subspace traffic.
The 2270s refit was first detected in 2279.
Gorn Knowledge
This vessel is the Alliance Navy's primary patrol vessel, hunting along the border in packs of three and four ships. In fleet actions, the SS-3 acts as the primary escort for the BH-2 battleships and MD-8 battle cruisers. Prior to the mid-2260s, the SS-3 escorted the antiquated BD-1 battle cruisers. The BD-1s were all retired prior to 2275.
Refitted in anticipation of its escort role for the BH-2, the SS-3 is one of only a few Gorn vessels to sacrifice armor in favor of speed. Even in 2293, the destroyer is the fastest capital ship in the fleet.
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