STARBASE PHOENIX : USS Griffin

To assist Starbase Phoenix in achieving its primary goals, the Defiant-class USS Griffin was assigned to the station on stardate 2398.02.21. Its tactical specialties have proved invaluable on many occasions since. Primary operating specifications for the Griffin are as follows:

Main Features

12 Decks.

2 Personnel Transporters.

3 Cargo Transporter.

2 Shuttle Bays.

2 Type VI Assault Shuttles (configured for 8 marines, 2 crew).

2 Type IX Assault Shuttles  (configured for 12 marines, 2 crew).

2 Holodecks.

109 maximum crew capacity (79 standard complement, emergency life-support for 385).

3 Command officer Cabins (one per cabin) - CO, XO, Marine CO.

5 Senior officer Cabins (two per cabin) - Department Chiefs, Counsellor, Marine XO.

5 Junior officer Quarters (four per cabin) - Department Officers, Marine Officers.

6 Enlisted crew quarters (six per cabin).

4 Marine barracks (ten per cabin) - standard complement of 20 Marines.

Tactical Systems

Phasers: Type XII, 7.2 MW, range 300,000 km.

Torpedo Launchers: 6 Forward, 2 Aft (each launcher capable of firing a 10 torpedo Spread, full reload in 6.2 seconds).

Standard Torpedo complement: 300, Range 350,000 km.

Quantum Torpedo complement: 100, Range 350,000 km.

Shields: 2.2x106 kW primary energy dissipation.

Mark 3.2a+ Cloaking Device.

Sensors

Main Sensor Array: 12 light-year range at medium/low resolution.

Sensor Probes:
   10 Type V reconnaisance probes.
   5 Type VI communication relay probes.
   5 Type VII culture study ("loiter") probes.
   5 Type VIII reconnaisance probes - medium-range warp capability.
   5 Type IX reconnaisance probes - long-range warp capability.

Engineering Systems

Matter/Anti-matter Warp Core

Impulse Engines

Transporters (Personnel and Cargo systems)

EPS Power Distribution

Performance Specfications

Cruise Velocity: Warp 8.8

Maximum Velocity: Warp 9.65 Sustainable For 12 Hours

Cruise Sub-light Velocity: .85c (usually limited to .25c for relativistic considerations)

Deck Layout

Deck 1:
Bridge (Broken down into upper and lower levels).  Command Bridge is on the upper level; the Captain's Ready room, and the Officer's Conference room are on the lower level.

Deck 2:
Sickbay, CMO's Office, Transporter Room 1, and Captain's Quarters.

Deck 3:
Junior Officer Quarters (5 rooms), Executive Officer's Quarters, and Officer's Lounge (in the 'neck' of the ship and the only place with viewports).

Deck 4:
Senior Officer Quarters (5 rooms), and Marine Commandant's Quarters.

Deck 5:
Crew Quarters (3 rooms), Brig, Holodeck 1,  and Mess Hall.

Deck 6:
Crew Quarters (3 rooms), Main Computer Core, Main sensor Array, and Main Weapons Deck (torpedo stores and launchers access).

Decks 7, 8, 9:
Cargo Bays 1 and 2 (accessed from Deck 7 (Bay 1 - forward, Bay 2 - aft), Cargo Transporters 1 and 2, Engineering (Main Engineering on Deck 8), Counsellor's Office (Deck 8), Shuttle Bays 1 and 2 (accessed from Deck 9 and on the aft side of the ship).

Deck 10:
Marine Quarters (2 barracks), Transporter Room 2, Marine Commander's Office, and Backup Computer Core.

Deck 11:
Marine Training Area (Doubles as Reserve Marine Quarters, 20 Marines), Holodeck 2 (small, mainly used for Marine training), and Cargo Bay 3.

Deck 12:
Cargo Bay 3, Cargo Transporter 3,  and Landing Struts.

[Note that the decks are not strictly numbered top to bottom: Decks 1 & 2 are in the forward ('nose') of the ship and are somewhat separated from the main vehicle section, Deck 2 is on the same 'elevation' and connects to Deck 4 via a hallway.]

Internal Security

The main weapons locker is near the Marine training area on Deck 11 (it contains 25 phaser rifles, Marine support weapons, and 10 of each type I and II phasers, with room for 20 more rifles).  There is also a weapons locker in the brig (Deck 5), on the bridge in the Officer's Conference Room (Deck 1), and in Main Engineering (Deck 8), each containing 3 phaser rifles, 5 type II phasers, and non-lethal ordanances).

In other than red alerts, weapons lockers can be accessed by the Marine Detachment CO & XO, and the Griffin CO, XO, Chief Security Officer, and Security Officers on duty.  During red alerts, all commissioned and non-commissioned officers can access these areas.

Crew Quarters

Marine Quarters are barracks style and sleep 10 marines on double bunk wall beds with storage in the walls above, between and below the upper and lower bunks, and a terminal/desk/multipurpose surface, and with showers at one end and washrooms at the other.

Crew Quarters (6 crew per room) with double bunk wall beds with storage in the walls above, between and below the upper and lower bunks, and a terminal/desk/multipurpose surface, and with two washrooms with shower compartments.

Junior Officer Quarters (4 officers per room) are limited to 4 beds parallel to the walls (which can fold up), with storage compartments above and below, 4 terminal/desk/multipurpose surfaces, two washrooms with a shower compartments , and a replicator.

Senior Officer Quarters (2 officers per room) are limited to 2 beds parallel to the walls, storage compartments above and below, two terminal/desk/multipurpose surfaces, a washroom with a shower compartment, a replicator, a sofa and table area with a view screen.

The Captain's, Executive Officer's, and Marine Commandant Quarters (individual rooms) have a bed parallel to the wall, storage comparments above and below, a free standing terminal/desk/multipurpose surfaces, a washroom with a shower compartment, a replicator, a sofa and table area with a view screen.  The sleeping and living areas are seperated by a small wall.

[All rooms have the approximate dimensions of either 4 x 5 meters or 3 x 6 meters, except Marine Quarters which are 11 x 3 meters]