USS Bajor

The USS Bajor is a Galaxy-class starship that entered service in mid-. She was commanded by Captain Kanril Eleya.

History
The USS Bajor was part of the twenty-third production series of Galaxy-class starships. Her keel was laid at the. She entered service on August 9, 2409, at the height of the Third Federation-Klingon War, and the newly promoted Captain Kanril Eleya took command.

Facilities
The USS Bajor and her sister ships carry most of the same crew amenities as earlier models, but as crew families have not been allowed aboard Starfleet vessels since before the Dominion War, the nursery and schoolroom were converted to other purposes.

Systems
Owing in large part to the stressful times into which she was born, the Series 23 Galaxy-class was designed for increased endurance, survivability, and combat capabilities over earlier versions.

Instead of photon torpedoes, the Bajor and her sister ships mount fewer but more powerful quantum torpedoes.

The Series 23 powerplants were completely redesigned for increased safety. The warp core is powered by an experimental dilithium-free matter/antimatter reactor intended to be more fuel-efficient and far less susceptible to a core breach. Instead of relying on dilithium crystals to moderate a supercritical mass of deuterium and anti-hydrogen, the reaction chamber contains at any given time only the bare minimum fuel necessary to keep the reaction going. The emergency shutdown procedure now simply consists of shutting off the fuel lines. As a backup, the core ejection operates on a deadman switch principle, with electromagnets attached to mechanical circuit-breakers. If the power is interrupted, the reactor simply drops out the bottom of the ship.

The hull is heavily reinforced and features a full meter of ablative armor.

Behind the Scenes
The USS Bajor was created by StarSword-C for his story .