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(For image, see Darwin Subclass toward bottom)
| OVERVIEW | |
| Designation | Medium Cruiser (see Ship Designations) |
| Commission Dates | 2209-2261 |
| Refit | 2243 |
| Crew | 175 |
| Ships Built/Remain in service | 11 / 0 |
| Subclasses | 1 (3 subclass vessels amongst the 11) |
| TACTICAL | |
| Weapons | 3 Phaser Emitters, 2 Photon Torpedo Launchers (Stock 125) |
| Shield Strength | 1.0 |
| Offensive Power | 5.0 |
| OTHER STATS | |
| Maximum Cruising Speed | Warp 5.5 |
| Mass | 595,000 metric tonnes |
| Length | 246M |
| Decks | 15 |
Destroyer type vessel from the early 23rd century. A product of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau at Utopia Planitia, the Atlas Class was a reasonable servant in both research and defence. Only eleven were constructed though, three of which were part of the second phase refitted type, that transformed into the Darwin subclass (see below).
| NAME OF VESSEL | REGISTRY | STATUS |
| USS Atlas | NX -953 | Sc |
| USS McArthur | NCC 958 | Sc |
| USS Scimitar 1 | NCC 956 | Sc |
| USS Syracuse | NCC 960 | PD |
| USS Ramatis | NCC 963 | Sc |
| USS Hammerhead | NCC 973 | D |
| USS Raphuleo | NCC 954 | Sc |
| USS Tauri | NCC 981 | D |
The DARWIN SUBCLASS
| OVERVIEW | |
| Designation | Tactical Cruiser (see Ship Designations) |
| Subclass In Service | 2223-2256 |
| Refit | 2243 |
| Darwin's Built | 3 |
| TACTICAL | |
| Weapons | 4 Phaser Emitters, 2 Photon Torpedo Launchers (Stock 125) |
| Shield Strength | 1.15 |
| Offensive Power | 6.9 |
| OTHER STATS | |
| Maximum Cruising Speed | Warp 5.8 |
| Mass | 611,000 metric tonnes |
| Length | 253M |
| Decks | 15 |
This was a Tactical Cruiser subclass variant that first debuted at the onset of an aborted refit and second production run of the Atlas. Instead a more advanced and more heavily armed version was constructed to cater for extended deep space tactical assignments. Employing a seemingly ancillary third nacelle this in fact provided a distinct advantage for the Darwins, for it significantly extended the potential range of deployments, and in the event of saucer separation it was also designed to render the saucer warp capable.
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| NAME OF VESSEL | REGISTRY | STATUS |
| USS Darwin | NCC 1317 | Sc |
| USS Arlington 1 | NCC 955 | Sc |
| USS Pentarus | NCC 1321 | Sc |
Footnote
- The Darwin subclass is considered an 'Atlas variant', and so ultimately is still of the Atlas Class. The only visual design difference between the first run Atlases and the Darwin subclass, was the lack of a third nacelle, and the raised deck on the saucer.
KEY
| O= Operational |
| OR= Operational after Refit or Repairs |
| DD= In Drydock for repairs or refit * |
| T= Training Vessel |
| U= Under construction prior to preliminary trials |
| D= Destroyed |
| Sc= Scrapped or Decommissioned |
| PD= Presumed Destroyed |
| M= Missing |
*A ship would visit drydock for many reasons, including refits, repairs, servicing upgrades, preliminary trials and testing of new components, and spacedock for similar reasons, as well as crew rotation, reassignment, prep period before redeployment, and so forth.
As this class is only of my own speculation, all specs and stats appearing here are hypothetical. The explanations about this data, such as ship designations, weapons, offensive power etc, see Spec Definitions.
