Luna class
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| Faction: | United Federation Of Planets |
| Fleet Affiliation: | Starfleet |
| Operational Status: | Active since 2379 |
| Design Specifications | |
| Type: | Deep Space Science Vessel |
| Length Overall: | 454 meters |
| Beam: | 204 meters |
| Height: | 81 meters |
| Decks: | 17 |
| Designed Capacities | |
| Crew Compliment: | 350 |
| Life Support Capacity: | 6,000 (Highly adaptable life support systems throughout ship) |
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| Cruising Speed: | Warp 7 |
| Maximum Speed: | Warp 9.99 (12 hours) |
All information is based on what is found in the Star Trek: Titan novels and is non-canonical and may contain a few errors.
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A newly refitted version of the Luna class came into service as deep space science vessels during the turn of the 25th Century assigned to officers of Admiral rank.
Specifications
The Luna-class was a type of starship in service to Starfleet in the late 24th century.
The Luna-class starship was designed by Dr. Xin Ra-Havreii, of Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards on Mars, and initially conceived for scientific exploration of the Gamma Quadrant following the discovery of the Bajoran Wormhole. The project was sidelined by the impending threat from the Dominion, then restarted following the end of the Dominion War.
The Luna-class starships were the top of the line in Starfleet's scientific and exploratory pursuits on behalf of the United Federation of Planets. Each had an average crew of the 350 individuals and was approximately 450 meters long. Their shuttlebays were reminiscent of the old Constitution-class shuttlebays, having a more rounded opening door. They also featured a longer "runway" for shuttles as they entered and exited the ship.
The first production run of Luna-class starships were all named after moons, with first batch named after moons in the Sol system. Although subsequent runs also featured a large number of ships named for moons other names also began to be used as well.
The Luna-class ship features a sensor pod just above the back of the saucer section that can be accessed via turbo lift. It is comprised of at least two decks that has more advanced sensor nets and data collection grids that were better than even the most advanced space telescope employed by the Federation for its time. The sensor pod itself could be manned by up to 8 crewman at a time, and even included a special TOV suit that allowed a person to control and manipulate probes, giving them a "front row seat" to the action as it were.
One of the features of the Luna-class was the highly adaptable life support systems in place throughout the ship, including unprecedented customisation of crew quarters. This allowed the crew roster to include a far greater diversity than most Starfleet vessels, whose life support systems usually mean ships were crewed dominantly by one race only.
A prime example of this was the USSTitan under the command of Captain William T Riker since 2379. This vessel's crew included not only Humans, Vulcans, Bolians, Trill and Andorians but also aquatic Pacificans, avian Betelgeusians, reptilian Kasheeta, diminutive ostrich-like Choblik, low-gravity Elaysians and even a silicon-based Horta.
Known Ships Of The Class
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