New Orleans class

The New Orleans-class was a type of Starfleet frigate starship in service to the Federation in the 24th century. The class was commissioned on 2332.

The New Orleans vessels crewed 550 officers and crew, with room for up to 1,600 passengers. Additionally, the New Orleans could carry 4,200 persons in an evacuation situation. The vessels measured 425 meters in length. The New Orleans-class had four standard personnel transporters, four emergency transporter stages and four cargo transporters. These vessels were equipped with standard control computer, tractor beam, sensor and deflector shields.

The New Orleans used warp engines rated to cruise at warp factor 5 and max out at warp factor 9, with an upper maximum of warp 9.3 sustainable for 12 hours. The New Orleans impulse engines were rated for nominal .75c and maximum .9c travel. The New Orleans weapons phaser emitters had forward, aft, port and starboard firing arcs. The vessels had two photon torpedo launcher pods on top of the saucer with forward, aft, port and starboard firing arcs, firing spreads of 8 torpedoes from a magazine of 200.

Below the Engineering Section a third pod was placed. This was either a third torpedo pod or a mission specific equipment pod.