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(Chimera concept - more here)

 

Chimera Class: 2348 - Still in Service

OVERVIEW   (Spec Info)  
Designation Scout (Ship Designations)
Commissioned 2347
1st Construction Batch 2347-2350
2nd Batch Period Planned for 2380
Most Recent Ship Commissioned USS Beckett - 2350 (A new batch to commence in two years time)
Crew 255
Ships Built/Remain in service 65 (so far) / 44
TACTICAL  
Weapons 7 Type VIII Phaser Arrays,2 Photon Torpedo Launchers (Stock 150) -(Upgraded to Quantums, 2371)
Shield Strength 6.2 (upgraded to 7.2, 2371)
Offensive Power 55.8
OTHER STATS  
Maximum Cruising Speed Warp 8.2 (Upgraded to 9.95, 2371)
Mass 321,000 metric tonnes
Length 208M
Decks 12

Used extensively against the Dominion on numerous Gamma Quadrant scouting missions, many of the forty four vessels remaining in this starship class are currently being overhauled at various shipyards and Starbase facilities.

NAME OF VESSEL REGISTRY STATUS

INFORMATION

USS Chimera 2 NX- 57044 DD  
USS Athene NCC 57908 DD  
USS Portland 2 NCC 57418 DD  
USS Xavier NCC 57930 DD  
USS Erebus NCC 57950 PD  
USS Valentine NCC 58331 D  
USS Swedenborg NCC 60053 O  
USS Beckett NCC 61089 O  
USS Prominent NCC 59713 D  
USS Contiki  NCC 59969 DD  
USS Tsunami NCC 57681 PD ----

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.

The listed specifications for ship classes are partly hypothetical, but some data such as ship lengths, weapon stats and crew complements are in some cases canon. For an explanation on the specs, and what the Ship designations mean, see Spec Definitions.

 

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