Ion-Class Recovery and Supply Cruiser

The Ion-Class Cruiser is the replacement vessel for two previous starships: The Hachiman-Class Recovery Cruiser and the Quartermaster-Class Supply Cruiser. It does not pretend to fill the entire role of these two ships however. Instead it is a full recovery cruiser with a lot of extra storage space for what fleets in the field run out of - torpedos.

Aside from some superficial changes externally it still has the same features as the Hachiman-Class. Eight grapple arms with heavy duty electro-adhesive pads allow the ship to grab damaged and disabled ships and haul them out of harm's way, an extensive engineering facility allow on-site or in transit repairs, and overpowered engines let the Ion-Class get in and get out with their charges quickly and safely.

The most notable external change is a move to the same riser system used on the Venture C and Singularity classes. This riser is larger than the previous version and allows more fuel and ordinance to be carried. It also has more armor than the previous riser. This was deemed high-priority on the new version as previous recovery cruisers were often deliberately targetted by dishonorable opponents.

Each Ion-Class will cost 276 billion di-coins to produce with a production time of a little over 3 years. 40 Ion-Class ships are planned with a total replacement of both the Hachiman and Quartermaster classes by AFY2550. In addition to it's listed ordinance the Ion-Class carries 10 times this amount in storage.

Ion-Class Specifications
Production Data
Origin: Libertarian Paradise of Sunset
Class and Type: Ion-Class Recovery and Supply Cruiser
Date Launched: 2500

Hull Data
Structure: 32
Size/Decks: 6/8 Decks
Length/Height/Beam: 244/32/192 Meters
Complement: 103

Operation Data
Transporters: 4 Personal, 4 Cargo
Cargo Units: 40
Shuttle Bays: 2
Shuttle Craft: 8 Size Worth (4 Personal, 4 Cargo)
Tractor Beams: 1 Aft Ventral, 1 Forward Ventral
Separation System: No
Sensor System: Class 3 (B)
Operations System: Class 2 (B)
Life Support: Class 4 (B)

Propulsion Data
Impulse System: Type V (Acceleration: 50g) (D)
Warp System: Type V (Warp 4/5/7) (C)

Tactical Data
Phaser Arrays: Type X (1 Forward, 1 Mid-Port, 1 Mid-Starboard, 1 Mid-Dorsal, 1 Mid-Ventral, 1 Aft, x6, D)
Penetration: 7/7/7/0/0
Torpedos: Type X Torpedo System (2 Forward, 2 Aft, 2 Dorsal, 2 Ventral, 2 Port, 2 Starboard, x12, C)
Ordinance: 120 HunterVI Heavy Torpedos, 60 SwarmVI Multi-Warhead Torpedos, 60 DisrupterVI HOBD Torpedos
Penetration: HunterVI 10/10/10/10/10, SwarmVI 2/2/2/2/2, DisruptorVI 8/8/8/8/8
Point Defense: GKA Quad Defense Grid (2 Forward, 2 Port, 2 Starboard, 2 Aft, x8, C)
Deflector Shield: Class 6 (D) / Class 5 (C)
Protection/Threshold: 18/6 / 15/5

All specifications are as per the Star Trek RPG.