Prominence-Class Carrier

The Prominence-Class is an upgraded version of the Anuke-Class Fleet Carrier. In order to accomplish the goals of updating the fleet while spending less than previously it was decided to upgrade the Anuke-Class with additional torpedo launchers and a gravetic cannon. The Anuke-Class had proven itself more than capable so there was no need seen to do more than these minor upgrades.

The Prominence-Class has all of the Anuke-Class's features - multiple fighter bays for quick launch and retrieval, plentiful storage of extra ammunition, a fine sensor array for tracking it's fighters, and a large control center to keep the fighters attacking the right targets. With the expansion of fighter types carried the Prominence-Class has a lot more options avaliable. The array of fighters also makes this starship a vital support vessel for ground operations.

During the current refit cycle the decision was made to widen the SDF's fighter stable from one fleet fighter and one ground support fighter to four fighters. The Prominence-Class accomidates this easily - though it no longer carries TME-208's. Those are now strictly based on Corona-Class ships and planetary fighter bases.

The cost of upgrading each Prominence-Class will be 17 billion di-coins, raising the total replacement cost to 407 billion di-coins. This amount includes the cost of the fighters and other support craft. The upgrades and any new production will happen on Mars, and a total of 60 will be fielded during the AFY2500 replacement cycle.

Prominence-Class Specifications
Production Data
Origin: Libertarian Paradise of Sunset
Class and Type: Prominence-Class Carrier
Date Launched: 2500

Hull Data
Structure: 40
Size/Decks: 7/8 Decks
Length/Height/Beam: 456/42/256 Meters
Complement: 443

Operation Data
Transporters: 4 Personal, 4 Cargo
Cargo Units: 50
Shuttle Bays: 8
Shuttle Craft: 84 Size Worth (2 Personal, 2 Cargo, 40 DA-105, 20 DA-106, 20 GC-216)
Tractor Beams: 1 Aft Ventral, 1 Forward Ventral
Separation System: No
Sensor System: Class 3 (C)
Operations System: Class 5 (B)
Life Support: Class 3 (B)

Propulsion Data
Impulse System: Type II (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
Gravetic Cannon: Type II (1 Forward, x1, C)
Penetration: 14/12/10/8/6
Torpedos: Type X Torpedo System (12 Forward, 12 Aft, 4 Dorsal, 4 Ventral, 4 Port, 4 Starboard, x40, C)
Ordinance: 400 HunterVI Heavy Torpedos, 200 SwarmVI Multi-Warhead Torpedos, 200 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 (6 Forward, 6 Port, 6 Starboard, 6 Aft, x24, C)
Deflector Shield: Class 6 (D) / Class 5 (C)
Protection/Threshold: 18/6 / 15/5

All specifications are as per the Star Trek RPG.