Specifications - The USS Horizon
NCC - 97001
Horizon Class II Class
Summary
Commissioned 2405
The USS Horizon is the first of the Horizon Mk II-class, a next-generation evolution of the Intrepid platform built for deep-rim exploration and rapid anomaly response. Designed in the wake of the Borg collapse and renewed frontier instability, Horizon represents Starfleet’s recommitment to discovery — without sacrificing preparedness.
Compact, efficient, and technologically advanced, Horizon features distributed computational cores, refined short-burst quantum slipstream capability, and enhanced gravimetric sensor arrays tailored for mapping unstable regions of space. Though not a dedicated warship, she carries a capable defensive profile, regenerative shielding, and a focused tactical complement suited to protecting both crew and mission.
With a crew of approximately 195 officers and enlisted personnel, Horizon operates as a tightly integrated exploratory unit — built for autonomy, diplomacy, and the unknown.
General
| Class | Horizon Mk II | |
| Role | Long Range Exploratory | |
| Duration | 95 years | |
| Time Between Refits | 15 years | |
| Time Between Resupply | 1 year |
Dimensions
| Length | 418 metres | |
| Width | 284 metres | |
| Height | 72 metres | |
| Decks | 18 |
Personnel
| Officers | 45 | |
| Enlisted Crew | 126 | |
| Marines | 24 | |
| Civilians | 15 | |
| Emergency Capacity | 620 |
Speed
| Cruise Speed | 9.6 | |
| Maximum Speed | 9.9 | |
| Emergency Speed | 9.995 (short duration) |
Weapons & Defensive Systems
| Shields | 1) Regenerative Multi-Layer Shield Grid Three-layer structure: - Primary energy shield - Harmonic adaptive reinforcement - Gravimetric distortion dampening layer 2)Gravimetric Counterfield Projectors Embedded along hull nodes. Can: - Emit counter-harmonic bursts - Stabilise local spacetime distortions - Temporarily reduce subspace collapse pressure 3) Point-Defense Grid Distributed micro-phaser emitters. Designed to intercept: - Boarding craft - Swarm drones - Torpedo saturation - Micro-singularity projectiles 4) Polarised Hull Plating Reinforcement Layered ablative armour zones around: - Engineering hull - Core lattice decks - Slipstream chamber 5) Slipstream Evasive Jump (High Risk) Emergency-only manoeuvre. Short-burst corridor insertion to reposition during combat. Extremely dangerous. Structural stress risk high. Use for: - Escape - Tactical surprise - Last resort 6) Distributed Core Tactical Isolation Not a weapon. But vital. If one computational lattice is compromised: - Tactical systems can shift to another core - Ship avoids total system blackout - Command continuity maintained |
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| Weapon Systems | 10 × Type-XII Phaser Arrays - 4 dorsal saucer - 2 ventral saucer - 2 dorsal engineering hull - 2 ventral engineering hull Launchers - 2 Forward-Facing Launchers (Primary) - 1 Dorsal Aft Launcher - 1 Ventral Aft Launcher |
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| Armament | Quantum = 110 Photon = 60 Experimental/Specialised = 10–15 Total Capacity = 180–190 |
Auxiliary Craft
| Shuttlebays | 2 | |
| Shuttles | 4 Standard Shuttlecraft 2 Workpods 6–8 Autonomous Probes |
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| Runabouts | 2 runabouts. |