USS Hammond

== Diligent Class Description ==

== Diligent Class Description ==

By 2376 the Dominion War was over and Starfleet was faced with the herculean task of rebuilding the fleet. While classes like the Akira, Intrepid, Sabre, Defiant and Steamrunner were being produced at record rates to bolster Starfleet's numbers, it was decided that new designs were also needed to address gaps in functionality made apparent during the war.  

By 2376 the Dominion War was over and Starfleet was faced with the herculean task of rebuilding the fleet. While classes like the Akira, Intrepid, Sabre, Defiant and Steamrunner were being produced at record rates to bolster Starfleet's numbers, it was decided that new designs were also needed to address gaps in functionality made apparent during the war.  

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The Diligent's warp propulsion system is based off of innovations made by both the Intrepid and Sovereign Class projects. The warp coils are based off of a scaled-down Sovereign platform, while the warp core is a dilithium swirl chamber, based off of the Intrepid Class design, which allows for excellent power and speed. The warp engines are mounted on variable orientation pylons. When not at warp the nacelles are held close to the ship, minimizing the ship's target profile from the front and rear. This affords the nacelles some amount of protection since they are less exposed. Shortly before going to warp, the nacelles are deployed to help create a warp field that does not harm subspace, similar to the way an Intrepid Class vessel's nacelles pivot upwards prior to engaging warp speeds.  

The Diligent's warp propulsion system is based off of innovations made by both the Intrepid and Sovereign Class projects. The warp coils are based off of a scaled-down Sovereign platform, while the warp core is a dilithium swirl chamber, based off of the Intrepid Class design, which allows for excellent power and speed. The warp engines are mounted on variable orientation pylons. When not at warp the nacelles are held close to the ship, minimizing the ship's target profile from the front and rear. This affords the nacelles some amount of protection since they are less exposed. Shortly before going to warp, the nacelles are deployed to help create a warp field that does not harm subspace, similar to the way an Intrepid Class vessel's nacelles pivot upwards prior to engaging warp speeds.  

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While the Diligent Class boasts notable improvements over the Defiant Class, and other similarly sized vessels, it is not without reproach. Designers were unable to find a way to install impulse engines capable of making the Class as manoeuvrable at sublight speeds than its smaller cousins, for instance. Instead, the Diligent relies upon complete weapons arc coverage, hence the reason for the large number of phaser arrays incorporated into the design. All of the vessel's torpedo launchers are capable of launching a complement of standard Starfleet probes, negating the need for a specific probe launcher. During war time, these would be replaced with additional quantum and photon torpedoes.  

While the Diligent Class boasts notable improvements over the Defiant Class, and other similarly sized vessels, it is not without reproach. Designers were unable to find a way to install impulse engines capable of making the Class as manoeuvrable at sublight speeds than its smaller cousins, for instance. Instead, the Diligent relies upon complete weapons arc coverage, hence the reason for the large number of phaser arrays incorporated into the design. All of the vessel's torpedo launchers are capable of launching a complement of standard Starfleet probes, negating the need for a specific probe launcher. During war time, these would be replaced with additional quantum and photon torpedoes.  

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Deck Eight <br>

Deck Eight <br>

Emergency Power Generators.

Emergency Power Generators.