BH-17-class Specifications
Production Data
Origin: Gorn Alliance
Class and Type: BH-17-class Battleship
Launched: 2355 {2368}
Hull Data
Structure: 60
Size/Decks: 9/43 decks
Length/Beam/Height: 773/529/215 meters
Complement: 688
Operational Data
Transporters: 4 standard, 4 cargo, 4 emergency
Cargo Units: 90
Shuttlebay: 2 aft ventral
Shuttlecraft: 18 size worth
Tractor Beams: 1F, 1D 1AV
Separations/Atmospheric Systems: no/no
Sensor System: Class 3R (+3/CC)
Operations System: Class 5 (F)
Life Support System: Class 4R (EE)
Propulsion Data
Impulse System: [FIG-4] "BUS-909" (.9c) (D)
Warp System: [LF-44} "SSW-2200" (wf 6/9.5/9.7) (C)
Tactical Data
Blasters: [Type XI] "GB-11" (x4/E)
Penetration: 7/5/5/0/0
Torpedoes: [Mk 80 DF] "Goptuk 6B" (x4/E) {[Mk 95 DF] "Goptuk 7B" (x4/E)}
Penetration: 7/7/7/7/7 {7/7/7/7/7}
Deflector Shields: CIDSS-3 (C)
Protection/Threshold: 15/3
Hull Plating: Type III (9)
Miscellaneous Data
Maneuver Modifiers: +4C, -1H, +3T
Traits: Enhanced System (blasters, +1/0/0/0/0, reflected above)
Hardened System (weapons)
Successor to the BH-12 battleship, the BH-17 had a difficult beginning. Not long after the final design was approved in 2344, a serious flaw was detected in the ship's computer core system. The program was delayed for six years as designers attempted to at first correct the problem, then scrapped the entire computer control system and rebuild it from the ground up. While the delay cost the Bez-Goru Design Bureau millions of credits, the result was a powerful heir to the legacy of the BH-12.
The battleship immediately took over the role as primary capital ship of the fleet, serving with distinction in minor skirmishes vs. the Romulans and the Tholians. The BH-17 received a torpedo system upgrade in 2368.
The class is expected to serve through the end of the century. No successor is in the works at the present time.
Davy Jones
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-- The Wizard of Oz