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The Odyssey-class starship was a type of dreadnought cruiser that officially entered Starfleet service in 2405 at the height of the Third Federation-Klingon War although due to the use of Krenim Technology in 2410 which created an Alternate Timeline in which they were fully launched much earlier in 2386 in responce to the Destruction of the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards and Loss of the Enterprise-E.
History[]
First conceptualized in 2381, the Odyssey-class was conceptually an extension of the Constitution-class design lineage of a large multirole cruiser. However, due to its size and power the Odyssey was classified as a dreadnought. In peacetime, it served the role of an explorer on long-term deep space missions. In wartime, the class was meant to act as the hard-hitting core of large starship formations, though it was fully capable of solo operations.
The initial design received final approval in 2406 and the first four ships of the class began construction that year. The USS Endurance would be constructed at the San Francisco Fleet Yards, while the USS Odyssey, USS Houston, and USS Valentine were laid down at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards. As construction progressed engineers at Utopia Planitia developed three variants that were applied to frames being constructed there.
In 2408, the USS Enterprise-E was decommissioned due to battle damage sustained under classified circumstances. The incomplete USS Endurance was re-designated the USS Enterprise-F. Captain Data of the Enterprise-E was offered command, but declined.
The science variant Enterprise-F was first out of spacedock in mid-2409, dispatched to Deep Space 9 before her official launch and with much of her interior still incomplete, as the flagship of Vice Admiral Manuele Atoa with Captain Va'Kel Shon as flag captain, leading half of Home Fleet to reinforce against 2,800 time-displaced Dominion warships that had appeared through the Bajoran wormhole. The action was successful, and Starfleet Command ordered a second production run of twenty ships. The Odyssey, Houston, and Valentine would be completed and launched in mid-August, with the Enterprise joining the launch ceremony for her official debut.
The first Odyssey-class would be lost in battle in December of that year when the Houston engaged a pair of command ships of Borg Unimatrix 0047. Admiral D'Vak became separated from his screening vessels, and the ship was struck amidships by a plasma lance and vanished in a fireball seconds later.
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First conceptualized in 2381, the Odyssey-class or Verity-class as it was called at the time was conceptually an extension of the Constitution-class design lineage of a large multirole cruiser. However, due to its size and power the Odyssey was classified as a dreadnought. In peacetime, it served the role of an explorer on long-term deep space missions. In wartime, the class was meant to act as the hard-hitting core of large starship formations, though it was fully capable of solo operations.
The first 2 ships of the Verity class bagan construction in 2381 however production on the USS Odyssey was haulted soon after when it was discovered that the main star Hobus System had suddenly begun turning into a supernova at an accelerated rate as well as Mysteriously transfering much of its Energy into Subspace thus drastically increasing its destructive range.
With the imminent danger to multiple Romulan Worlds, several federation planets along the border and Romulus iself all resources were shiped to complete the USS Verity and assemble an armada of Warp Capable Tugs to evacuate any thretened planets. In 2387 the Hobus Supernova went Supernova despite Starfleet assistance. Spock's sacrifice having presuably being consumed by a Black Hole created using Red Matter to collapse the Supernova helped prevent further loss of life but was not soon enough to prevent the destruction of Romulus.
Bruce Maddox from the Daystrom Institute had sucsessfully revived the lost Commander Data using the body of his brother's Lore and B4, athough with some initial resistance Jean-Luc Picard had convinced Starfleet Command to give Data Captaincy of the USS Enterprise-E. In 2399 the Enterprise-E was destroyed by the Undine.
Later in 2405 the Klingon Empire would declare war on the Gorn Hegemony believing that they had been compremised by Undine Infiltration (Which would eventually be proven correct), causing a break down of diplomacy between the Empire and the Federation thus all out war between the two most dominant powers in the region was inevitable.
In 2409 the Borg began their invasion of Federation and Romulan Space setting up Transwarp Corridors in the Azure Nebula, although in many numbers starfleet had advanced their technology rapidly in preparation for this and for the most part the borg were temporarily contained. Following A Time displaced dominion take over of Deep space 9, The USS Enterprise NCC-1701-F would be launched with Andorian Captain Va'kel Shon former CO of the USS Belfast in command. Later that year the Iconian War began, lasting into late 2410 in which the Alliance of the Federation, Klingon Empire and the newly formed Romulan Republic were losing, in a desperate attempt to postpone the Iconian War the Alliance used Krenim Technology to altertime however this would have far reaching consequences.
Verity Class Cruiser (Enethrin)
Revised Timeline[]
USS Verity (NCC-79000) would be launched in early 2382 under the command in the recently promoted Admiral Jean-Luc Picard and his aid Lieutenant Commander Raffi Musiker of Romulan Affairs. In 2385 Utopia Planitia was destroyed by Hijacked Synthetics destroying much of the romulan Evacuation Fleet and causing the Federation to Pull the plug on the Evacuations and Admiral Picard Resigned in protest. In this timeline Data would continue to be deceased until 2401.
In 2385 the Enterprise-E was lost while under command of Captain Worf and one year later Starfleet would revive their Super Capital Designs using updated Technology relaunching the USS Odyssey as well as the New USS Enterprise-F under the command of Various decorated Officers. By 2401 thirteen Odyssey Classes had been constructed with 3 being moderately damaged during that year's Frontier Day Celebrations when they were temporally commandeered along with the majority of the fleet by the last remnants of the Borg Collective with assistance of Rogue Changelings. Admiral Picard would use the non-networked USS Enterprise-D to destroy the theoretically last Borg Queen and the Borg in this timeline were rendered extinct.
In 2402 the Constitution III Class USS Titan-A was renamed the Enterprise-G now under command of Captain Seven. In 2405 the Odyssey class became a crucial component of Star fleet Battle Groups during The 3rd Klingon-Federation War as well as in the later Iconian War. During the course of these two conflicts the ranks of the Odyssey class had been decimated with only 1/3rd surviving and all those requiring extensive Repairs. In 2411 following the 3rd Battle of Earth also known as the Battle of Midnight, Odyssey classes were refitted into 3 Sub-classes thus revitalising the new Super Capital Designs.
The Odyssey Class and its Sub-Classes would remain in service for an extremely long time although they would eventually begin showing their age, by the early to mid 26th century most had been retired. Several did participate in the Battle of Procyon V against the Sphere Builders along side the other long lived classes such as the Hydra and Equinox as well as Starfleet's new designs incorporating early iterations of temporal technology.
Odyssey Class Star Cruiser (Enethrin)
Technical information[]
Physical arrangement[]
Saucer separation in progress.
The Odyssey-class used the same basic saucer-hull-nacelle arrangement common to most Starfleet capital ships. Like the Galaxy-class of nearly sixty years before, it was composed of two hull sections: an egg-shaped, domed primary hull, and a detachable secondary hull housing the main engines and warp drive. They could be reversibly separated, affording the stardrive section improved agility.
The stardrive section was reminiscent of an enlarged Sovereign-class, with the saucer fitted to a triangular dock that mated to the engineering hull by two slender necks. The warp nacelles were long, wide-spread, and mounted to the engineering hull by aft-swept pylons.
At the Bow of each Odyssey-class was a fixed area of Reinforced Diburnium Plating. This feature was added due to the massive damage sustained by the Sovereign-class USS Enterprise-E in 2379 during the Battle of the Bassen Rift when she Rammed head first into the Reman Warbird Scimitar in a last effort to disable the colossal ship. Diburnium is a Super Heavy Metallic Element with Phaser Resistance Qualities and is occasionally combined with various other elements including Osmium to create extremely durable alloys.
Odyssey Class Quantum Slipstream Core
Propulsion systems[]
In addition to the Impulse Engines and Matter/Anti-Matter Warp Drive common to all Starfleet vessels, the Odyssey Class included a Standard Starfleet Quantum Slipstream Drive. The dual-neck design afforded the vessel improved stability under slipstream, enabling it to sustain the field twice as long as any other vessel. This gave it the highest effective faster-than light speed equivalent to transwarp factor 34.71 matching the Slipstream Capabilities of the later Khitomer Class Battlecruiser with the latter also having a more efficient Warp Drive due to the use of Klingon Warp Coils.
Odyssey Class Main Engineering Layout (Theurgy)
Sub-light Manoeuvrability was provided by 2x Charon Yards Hyper Impulse Engines located on the Primary Hull, 10x Zhiv/Ren SR83 Impulse Thrusters integrated into the Nacelle Pylons as well as 8 Sublight Thruster Modules with 44 individual vector thrust nozzles making the Odyssey class Extremely Nimble for its colossal size. 4 Gimbaled Warp Field Governors were intigrated into the Odyssey class improving Warp Stability.
Monitoring, Maintenance, Upkeep and Upgrades of the Propulsion Systems were coordinated by a Main Engineering constructed around a class 9 later updated to Class 10 warp drive with a tricyclic input manifold. The core provided a maximum output of over four thousand teradynes per second. The warp drive was designed to operate for up to three years before refuelling. The reaction chamber was equipped with a compositor, which allowed recrystallization of dilithium based on shared Xahean designs. The warp drive allotted these ships a top sustainable cruise velocity of warp factor 9.5 and a Maximum of Warp 9.995 and later improved to Warp 9.999 by 2405.
The main engineering room featured three levels between decks 23 and 25. In front of the warp core was a large monitoring area on the lower engineering level. Also located on this level was the chief engineer's office and an open work area for special projects or situational analysis. The main impulse engines on an Odyssey-class starship were located on the aft primary hull. Each pylon leading to the warp nacelles held 5 Zhiv/Ren SR83 Impulse Thrusters providing a total of 10 Auxiliary Impulse Engines.
In the event of a warp core breach, the Odyssey-class starship could eject its warp core. This procedure required the authorisation code of the chief engineer or a member of the senior staff. The core was ejected through the ejection port on the hull. Magnetic rails inside the channel accelerated the core once disengaged from the vessel and flung it away from the ship. Under normal circumstances, the vessel then moved away from the core as fast as possible under impulse power. Should the core not go critical, the vessel could recover it with tractor beams and reintegrate it with careful manipulation.
Mark-II EVA Suit (Theurgy)
Tactical systems[]
The Odyssey-class was heavily armed and incredibly resilient under enemy fire. With the saucer docked it mounted enough phaser arrays to be able to hit any point in surrounding space with at least four or more beams simultaneously it housed 18x Mk XII Phaser Arrays, 6x Variable Payload Warhead Launchers, 2x Phaser Cannon Turret Mounts located on the dorsal and ventral secondary hull, 2x Heavy Phaser Cannon Emitters on the fore of the Primary Hull. The Odyssey-class carried both Photon and quantum torpedoes as standard ordnance. For bombardment of hardened targets such as enemy starbases it also carried a complement of tricobalt warheads. All Phasers made use of integrated Annular Confinement Beam-jacketing devices allowing them to be fired at FTL Speeds and penetrate Warp Fields.
The Odyssey classes used a GE-219 Deflector Shield Grid to projected a Multi-Quantum Spatial Unimatrix Shield System with multi-spectrum, covariant, and metaphasic properties. Nexus Defense Screens protected the crew from the effects of the Nexus and similar phenomena, were also integrated into the shield systems. Odyssey class shields were regenerative using technology tested on the Prometheus Class.
The Odyssey's active protection system (APS) consisted of three Type VII phasers and complex cyber-electromagnetic countermeasure (CEMCM) systems. The latter allowed each starship to create powerful fields that provided some protection against sensor scans, target locks, digital assaults, and other CEM attacks. The CEMCM could also be employed offensively, for sensor disruption and signal scrambling. One of the phaser turrets was only employed during saucer separation, as it was located on the dorsal side of the forward secondary hull.
The boarding prevention systems (BPS) of the cruisers included passive internal sensor systems, to detect and locate unknown entities aboard, and inhibitors attuned to only Federation transporter signals. The Odyssey Class hull is made of Duranium-Tritanium Double Layered Plating, Tritanium-Rodinium Composite Armour as well as Type-3 Ablative Hull Armour. Intended as a last resort, the Odyssey-class was equipped with an Auto Self-Destruct System. It could only be activated by special command authorization and would destroy all key systems and facilities to prevent their recovery by any opposing forces.
Odyssey Class Security Center (Theurgy Wiki)
Security Systems[]
Odyssey classes contained multiple Security Checkpoints, Brig's and Weapons lockers coordinated by a dedicated Security Centre in case of hostile boarding action against the crew. During a Security emergency all defence operations could be organised from this area, as such it was one of the few places that only senior and command officers could enter without going through a security checkpoint. The Security Centre had its own Power source, Holding Cells, Interrogation Rooms, Forensics Lab, Weapons Lockers and Training Areas, it is also Restricted to Civilians without authorisation from a Senior Officer. Throughout the ship Security details would make rounds and security checks in key locations at regular intervals.
Hazard Team Tactical EVA Suit (Theurgy)
Hazard Team[]
A Hazard Team was the field unit of the Military Assault Command Operations Division of Starfleet Security Command. Originating in the late 24th century, the first use of the term was for units created by Lieutenant Commander Tuvok aboard USS Voyager during its 7-year unplanned journey through the Delta Quadrant. Tuvok's program established an elite force of security officers, medics, and pilots that were utilised to take control of extreme situations and participate in high-risk away missions. Upon Voyager's return to Federation territory, the program continued aboard the USS Enterprise-E something the ship's new CO Worf was pleased with. After the continued success of these Hazard Teams, the Chief of Starfleet Security decided to fold the program into the reformed Military Assault Command Operations. Hazard Teams then became the special operations field units of Starfleet Security from 2385 onward.
Each Hazard Team consisted of four to five members with a team leader, medic, weapons specialist, pilot, and engineer. Roles would often overlap and additional experts would be assigned to a specific team on an as-needed basis. For larger operations, personnel would be grouped into squads of three to four teams. All Starfeet's Command Vessels had their own dedicated Hazard teams including the Odyssey Class. During extended periods of conflict squads of Marines or MACOs could also be assigned to front line Starships and Facilities.
Main Sickbay (Theurgy Wiki)
Medical systems[]
The Odyssey-class contains 1 Main-Sickbay ward in the Primary Hull located on Deck 12 as well as 2 smaller Battle sickbay's in the Secondary Hull, and would be the template for the Facilities on the later Theurgy Class. As such they all contained the necessary facilities to treat a not insignificant portion of the ship's compliment. During an emergency, Triage could be handled by lower ranked personnel with adequate medical training using Medkits housed in every corridor on the ship and multiple in dedicated safe shelters. Sickbay also included Counselling Offices, Morgues for the storage and autopsies of any deceased, and Stasis Units for fatally injured personnel when resources are in high demand. If a Contagion made it onto the ship in some way the ships sections could be sealed off on the authorisation of a ranking officer or automatically as well as decontamination rooms and Medical Sterilisation Sonic Showers to clear foreign agents. Sickbay was outfitted with holo-emitters and the newest generations of Emergency Medical Holograms as well as a dedicated Long-term Medical Hologram.
Odyssey Temporal Observatory Lab (Theurgy Wiki)
Science systems[]
Odyssey Chemistry Lab (Theurgy)
The Odyssey Class included 4x DYN-75 Multi-Band Linear Sensor Suites, 4x Omniwave Passive Sensor Matrices and 1x J-DOME Planitary Sensor Array giving it some of the best scientific capabilities although it would be superseded soon after by the Sutherland and Grissom Classes of Science Vessels.
The Navigational Deflector is a Molybdenum & Duranium Mesh design similar to that on the Guardian Class Powered by Six Graviton Polarity Generators an Output of 450 Gigawatts and Field Strength of 750 Millicochranes. Impeded in the Bow of the Saucer section's Reinforced Diburnium Alloy Brace are 4 Heavy Probe launchers allowing for the rapid dispensing of sensor & mapping probes, satellites, subspace transceivers and other equipment.
Odyssey Class main Computer Core (Theurgy)
The Odyssey Class includes Multiple Tractor Emitters powered by 4-15 Gigawatt Multi-phase Graviton Polarity Sources each with a Field Strength of 490 Millicochranes featuring a range of 150 Million tons at 2 Kilometers to 1 ton at 30.000 Kilometers. The Odyssey classes Computer Systems are comprised of two Type 2 Integrated Positronic Processing Bioneural Isolinear Cores, LCARS 7+ Computer Interfaces, A storage capacity of 1953 TeraQuads and a processing speed of over 1,014,500 ExaFLOPS. The Standard Communications systems allowing 2,500,000 Kilometers to 18 Light-years for Real-Time Transmission, a Transmission capacity of 17.2 kiloquads per second and speed of approx. Warp 9.9997.
During construction Technology used in the MIDAS Array was implemented allowing the Odyssey Classes to communicate across Quadrants within minutes similar to the later Pathfinder Class. The ships Astrometric and Stellar Chartography Lab was located between Decks 5 and 7, Cetaean Ops was located on Decks 5-11 and was connected to the Arboretum. A Hydroponics Bay for Flora studies and growing produce was also included.
Variants[]
In early 2411 after the Second Battle of Earth (also known as the Battle of Midnight), Starfleet engineers and the Advanced Starship Design Bureau looked to expand upon the Odyssey class variants using the derelict hulks of Odyssey Classes destroyed in the Iconian War. The original class and variants were dubbed Block I, with this new Sojourner, Endeavor and Yorktowns, being labeled Block II. In 2409 the Terran Empire had acquired a Block I Odyssey class model along with the Technical Schematics for a Block II Yorktown by late 2411, Later that year they were able to redesign their own Version creating the Lexington Class Dreadnought Cruiser. All Block II and Block III odysseys would include a Quantum Slipstream Projector.
Operations[]
Sojourner Class Operations Cruiser (Enethrin)
The Sojourner Operations Cruiser variant was intended to enhance extended operation during multipurpose missions. The EPS systems were balanced to provide equal power generation across all primary systems. Redundant power generation systems and improved warp field design also integrated a more efficient saucer separation allowing most of the crew and any civilians aboard to rapidly be evacuated in an emergency. The more circular Saucer section of the Sojourner class housed a ring of enclosed Warp coils powered by a miniaturised warp core thus granting the Primary hull independent warp capability based on the Ross Class.
Block II Sojourner Classes were outfitted with the latest design of Industrial and Vehicle Replicators allowing them to manufacture complex components and even whole auxiliary craft within minutes (This system was tested on the Protostar Class in the early 2380s and further refined in the Lancelot Class). Sojourner Classes could quickly transport prefabricated equipment onto planetary surfaces or the surrounding space like the experimental automated Texas Class.
Yorktown Science Cruiser (Enethrin)
Science[]
The primary mission of Starfleet was scientific exploration. The Yorktown Science Cruiser variant met these goals with unmatched sensor enhancements, unseen in previous cruiser designs. Along with enhanced shield power, Workbee Cargo Management Units were typically assigned to this class in order to support ship operations on extended scientific endeavours. Odyssey Classes include various Intelligence Suites, Temporal Observatories, Stellar Cartography and labs dedicated to multiple sciences including: Archaeology, Geology, Hydroponics, Planetology, Physics, Chemistry, Xenobiology & Cybernetics, various Library and Research Rooms as well as a dedicated Holographic Research Lab. The Block II Yorktown would also have the most extensive and advanced medical facilities of the Odyssey Class Variants with 2 Main Sickbays and 2 Battle Sickbays. Newer and more powerful Impulse Engines were added, the Pylons were reinforced and flaring was added to the Nacelle ends improving Warp stability.
Endeavour Class Tactical Cruiser (Enethrin)
Tactical[]
In this extended period of conflict, the Starfleet Corps of Engineers were tasked with developing a cruiser with additional firepower. The Endeavour Tactical Cruiser variant was a unique development that emerged from this goal. While the EPS systems were tuned to provide superior power to its additional weapon hard points. The Endeavour's hull and shields would also be enhanced increasing survivability. Its hangers would be redesigned allowing more Warp Fighter craft to be stored, maintained and launched. The Class was outfitted with the Updated Eagle Class Raider which replaced the old Aquarius Escort Model. The Odyssey's Reinforced Diburnium Plating was enlarged now encompassing the Saucer's rim and reinforcing other areas of its structure.
Lexington Class Dreadnought Cruiser (Enethrin)
Dreadnought[]
The Lexington Class Dreadnought in the form of the ISS Enterprise-F was the Flagship of Admiral Leeta one of the most ruthless members of the Mirror Universe's Imperial Starfleet. This Class has the basic frame of a Yorktown Class but also included an update Eagle Class Raider, and an Agony Spinal Lance Phaser fixed to the underside of the Primary Hull.
A Mission Pod is placed above the Secondary Hull which could be switched out for a Multi Target Artillery Platform containing additional Phaser emitters and Torpedo Tubes, a Through Deck Hanger for additional Warp Fighters, a Long-range Sensor Array for Intelligence Gathering Missions or a 3rd Nacelles providing increased warp stability and speed similar to the earlier Galaxy Dreadnought Model.
Along with the Eagle Class raider the designs for this class were acquired by their Federation counter parts and 6 Block II Yorktown Classes were retrofitted to the specifications.
Interior design[]
Main bridge[]
Odyssey Class Bridge 2411
The main bridge of the Odyssey-class spread over parts of Decks 1 and 2 and had a vaulted ceiling staring into space. The Odyssey-class bridge was extremely large aiding in its primary role as an Exploration and Diplomatic starship. This space could also be used as a makeshift control room for a Sector commander if there were no Starbase facilities present.
It contained chairs for the commanding officer and two staff in the centre facing a large viewscreen. The Navigation & Flight Ops (CONN) and Operations Management stations sat to either side of the viewscreen. Behind the command area were four consoles dedicated to Mission Ops, Engineering, Science as well as Communications & Environmental Control (These Consoles departments could be quickly switched out on the fly). Overlooking these stations and the command area were the stations for Tactical, Security and Flight Deck Ops. All Consoles aboard used the latest LCARS Design and could even be modified to Non-Starfleet or manually changed and redesigned by their users. At the rear of the cavernous bridge was a seven-pad transporter with doors leading to a Mission Operations and Intelligence Suite usually off-limits to unauthorised personnel. The control panels were touch pad style but would be switched to holographic in later iterations.
At the centre of the bridge, just in front of the command chairs and behind the CONN and OPS consoles is an extendable Tactical Holographic Situation Dias, which provides the Command Staff with quick access to information in tense situations. The Dias can also act as an impromptu meeting and situation area for the senior and bridge officers. The Command chairs have panels integrated into the armrests allowing for the display if vital information at a glance and access to main computer for the retrieval of information, utilising command codes and recording logs. Also included each command chair and the CONN Station are manual steering control joysticks providing fine manual piloting control in situations where the normal helm controls were not precise enough, were inoperable, or if preferred by the pilot over conventional push button or touch interfaces.
Two bridge turbolifts were located on the port side, with the entrance to the ready room on the starboard. On the walls surrounding the bridge were storage lockers containing equipment, on duty food replicators and auxiliary computer access terminals, Other exits lead to the Head and the rest of Deck 1 connected to the bridge escape pods, Environmental Suits adjacent to a rear Airlock and a turbolift to the Battle Bridge.
An observation area was between the viewscreen and the forward view-port. The Sub-deck of an Odyssey bridge served as the executive Conference/Observation room containing a conference table and multiple Holographic Displays and Consoles. The observation lounge was used as a meeting place for the ship's senior staff as well as special events and gatherings. Most went to the observation lounge simply for the view.
Odyssey Class Battle Bridge (Theurgy)
Battle Bridge[]
A Secondary/Battle bridge was housed within the Forward Secondary Hull on Deck 13 and served as a secondary central command facility in the event that the main bridge was unusable or inaccessible. It also served as the primary command facility of the star-drive section during saucer separation scenarios. It was Smaller and more compact than the Main Bridge but still contained all the necessary stations to command the ship effectively. (If either the Main and Battle Bridges were inoperative control was transferred to Main Engineering).
The Battle Bridge was the same as the later Theurgy Class Vector 2 and 3 Bridges and shared a passing resemblance to the Intrepid Class Bridge but with a different style and updated consoles forgoing the holographic consoles used on the main bridge for more traditional integrated panels although several stations were switched. The Tactical Station was split into separate Tactical and Security Stations, the later replacing the Ops console which is merged alongside the Helm at the fore of the bridge while the Science and Engineering Stations swap places. The CO and XO command Chairs also switch places with the confined View-screen being replaced by a larger (and arguably more cinematic) Holo-Projected screen used to simulate visuals overlay-ed on a reinforced bulkhead similar to the original Sovereign Class View Screen.
Odyssey Class Interior Design (2411)
Interior[]
The Interior Corridors of the Odyssey Classes have a primary white colour palate with red and black accents. Holding an M-class environmental standard Odyssey classes could also alter sections of corridors, entire decks or just the area around one person to simulate multiple environments. Holo Emitters were installed throughout the ship allowing Emergency Medical, Security and Engineering Holograms to be activated on any deck. Force Field Emitters were integrated in every corridor in the event of a hull breach, contain hazardous materials and suppress fires, or allowing anyone with authorisation to restrict borders movements although they could be deactivated with sufficient firepower or technical expertise.
Each Odyssey class had their own dedicated photonic core which stored the programs for five Emergency Medical Holograms, five Emergency Engineering Holograms, twelve Emergency Security Holograms, and a single Emergency Command Hologram.
EMH Mark-6
The Emergency Holographic Crew Replacement System (EHCRS) was an experimental holographic program based on the Emergency Command Hologram from the USS Voyager, This system used the holo emitters on every deck of the starship being capable of immediately replacing a living Crew Member at a control station if they leave, are evacuated or incapacitated thus allowing the ship to function with no crew aboard in an emergency for an almost indefinite amount of time.
25th Century Early Production Mobile Holo Emitter developed by the Daystrom Institute (Theurgy)
With the Partial adaptation of Mobile Holoemitters based on a detailed analysis of the Original Device Procured by the USS Voyager in 2373, these Holographic Crewmen can alter their programming code and leave the confines of areas with Holo-emmitters for a limited amount of time. Although Starfleet Command still maintains that Self-Aware Holograms require authorization to be created.
Captain and VIP Quarters (Theurgy)
Living Spaces[]
Elisted Quarters (Theurgy)
Most crew quarters on the Odyssey-class were located in the ship's saucer section, in order to provide safety for civilian and non-essential personnel during Saucer Separation. However, the engineering hull also contained crew quarters, generally containing operations personnel.
- Captain's Quarters & VIP Quarters
- Departmental Heads' Quarters
- Senior Officers' Quarters
- Junior Officers' Quarters
- Shared NCO Quarters
- Shared Enlisted Quarters
Crew Recreational Areas[]
Odyssey Class Below Deck Lounge (Theurgy Wiki)
Odyssey Class Public Baths (Theurgy)
Odyssey Classes include Gym's, Bars, Holodecks, Rec Rooms, Baths, Lounges, Cetacean Operations and Arboretums for crew comfort and support.
- The Gymnasium included Sparring Rings, Workout Gear, Yoga Mats and Gravity Weights and Punching Bags which can be altered to simulate the relative form and durability of almost any species on record including Human, Andorian and Klingon allowing those using them to customise their workouts. Interactive sparring holograms could also be created.
- Recreation areas include eating and gaming areas as well as performing areas equipped with holographic projectors for entertainment.
- Rec Rooms can be customised by their occupants allowing competitive gaming (such as Phaser Tag, Parrises squares, Hover Boarding, Mok'bara Training, Velocity, Tsunkatse and Anbo-jyutsu) as well as lectures, symposiums and chapels.
- Adjacent to the gymnasium was a Public Bath complex with both Sonic and water showers, a Steamroom and Kacuzzi connected to an Exercise Pool with windows to space (windows can be dimmed for more privacy).
- Holodecks are standard for the time allowing the crew to create any environment imaginable (Although capable, the creation of Sentient or Self-aware Programs which can alter their own algorithms and the dispensing Reverse Engineered Mobile Holo Emitters requires the authorization of the Ship's captain). Holodecks are located on Decks 5-6.
- Odyssey classes include approximately 338 Type A Mark IX and 8 Type C Mark XII Autonomous Survival and Recovery Vehicles (ASRV). Each of the Type A evacuation pods sit in its own ejection berth.
- The Officers Lounge found on forward Decks 5 & 6 overlooking Cetacean Ops and the Arboretum. The public Library and Research Room contains networked computers as well as storage and replicators for traditional Hard Copy Books.
Officers, Uniforms and Equipment[]
The most Important positions aboard an Odyssey Class starship are those filled by Command Officers, Deportment Heads and Senior Officers. Depending on the duties and size of any given Starfleet ship most Officers and Enlisted personnel are assigned to one of these departments.
- Command: Commanding Officer, Executive Officer, Captain's Yeoman, Mission Ops Asstant
- Tactical: Chief Tactical Officer, Asst. Chief Tactical Officer
- Flight Operations: Chief CONN Officer, Asst. Chief CONN Officer, Chief Support Craft Pilot, Support Craft Pilot
- Diplomacy (If Assigned): Chief Diplomatic Officer, Asst. Chief Diplomatic Officer, Diplomatic Attaché
- Intelligence (If Assigned): Chief Intelligence Officer, Deputy Chief Intelligence Officer, Senior Intelligence Analyst, Intelligence Operative
- Security: Chief Security Officer, Deputy Chief Security Officer, Investigation Officer, Master-at-Arms, Combat Medic
- Tactical Flight Ops (If Assigned): Group Commander, Wing Commander, Squadron Commanding Officer, Flight Leader
- Medical: Chief Medical Officer, Asst. Chief Medical Officer, Head Nurse, Chief of Surgery
- Counseling: Chief Counselor, Asst. Chief Counselor, Psychiatrist & Morale Officer
- Engineering: Chief Engineer, Asst. Chief Engineer, Systems & Maintenance Engineer, Holo-Systems Engineer
- Operations Management: Chief Operations Officer, Asst. Chief Operations Officer, Transporter Officer, Chief of the Deck, Head of Fighter Weapons & Ordnance
- Science: Chief Science, Officer Asst. Chief Science Officer, Science Officer (Warp Theory), Temporal Affairs Officer, Science Officer (Stellar Cartography), Science Officer (Botany), Science Officer (Xenoanthropology), Science Officer (Xenobiology), Science Officer (Chemistry), Lab Technician (High Energy Physics), Bioengineering Specialist
- Civilian: Liaison Officer, Specialist, Advisor, Observer, Teachers, Host, Trainee, Cadet
Ranks, Uniforms, Division Colours, Accessories & Equipment[]
Ranks[]
- Flag Officers: Fleet Admiral, Admiral, Vice Admiral, Command Master Chief Petty Officer, Rear Admiral, Commodore
- Line Officers: Fleet Captain, Captain, Commander, Lieutenant Commander, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Junior Grade, Ensign
- Provisional Officers: Provisional Captain, Provisional Commander, Provisional Lieutenant Commander, Provisional Lieutenant, Provisional Lieutenant Junior Grade, Provisional Ensign
- Warrant Officers: Chief Warrant Officer 1st Class, Chief Warrant Officer 2nd Class, Chief Warrant Officer 3rd Class, Warrant Officer
- Enlisted & NCOs: Master Chief Petty Officer, Senior Chief Petty Officer, Chief Petty Officer, Petty Officer 1st Class, Petty Officer 2nd Class, Petty Officer 3rd Class, Crewman 1st Class, Crewman 2nd Class, Crewman 3rd Class, Crewman Recruit
- Cadets: Cadet 4th Year, Cadet 3rd Year, Cadet 2nd Year, Cadet 1st Year
- Civilians
Uniforms[]
Starfleet uniforms were uniforms worn by individuals serving in the Federation Starfleet, originally a United Earth organisation. These uniforms facilitated the wearers' needs as both scientists and researchers, as well as Starfleet's military role. Wearers were expected to abide by the Starfleet dress code, though special exceptions were sometimes made for certain aspects of an individual's cultural heritage, such as Klingon baldrics, Ferengi headdress and Bajoran earrings. Officers could also wear Gloves, Head & Hair Bands, Hijabs as well as V.I.S.O.Rs, containment Suits and Exo-frames or any other devise required by the individual.
Crews could also wear embroidered baseball caps their Dress Uniform, Excursion/Tactical Uniform, Lab Coats, Survival Outfits, Arctic and Arid Climate Attire, Tactical Vests & Body Armour (if in entering a hostile environment), Coveralls, Wet-suits, Infiltration & Special Ops Suits (if on covert missions) and etc. When not on-shift crews can wear civilian attire including workout clothes, swimming outfits, shirts, hoodies and more although it is more common for officers to just wear the standard uniform. Rank is shown by the types of Rank Pips worn by officers and Divisions are conveyed by the Division Colour of each uniform or the Standard Combadge.
Division Colours[]
- Red: Command, Helm/Navigation, Diplomatics
- Orange: Tactical and Security
- Gold/Yellow: Operations and Engineering
- Deep Blue: Sciences (including Communications)
- Light Blue: Medical and Counseling
- White: Tactical CONN
- Black/Dark Grey: Intelligence and Special Operations
- Navy/Green: MACO (Military Assault Command Operations) and Hazard Team
- Light Grey: Special Services (Including miscellaneous positions such as Cooks, Yeoman, Civilian Contractors, etc.)
Equipment[]
While on a mission or in a survival situation the environment might require away teams to use specialised equipment such as EVA and Quarantine outfits or any of these found in lockers or escape pod & shuttle survival kits or provided upon authorisation by a senior officer.
- Re-breather/Respirator
- Engineering Goggles &/or Headset
- Flash Light Drones
- Tricorder
- Personal PADD
- Hypospray
- Hand Phaser
- Subspace Armour Field Tactical Integration (SAFTI) Gear
- Survival/Combat Knife
- Combat/Survival Rations
Transport and cargo[]
Transporter Room (Theurgy)
Transporter rooms[]
Including a dedicated transporter on the aft wall of the bridge, the Odyssey-class featured 7 Personnel Transporters and 5 Cargo Transporters with 6 Pads each as well as 4 Personnel Evacuation Transporters with 22 Pads each at strategic locations throughout the ship connected to a total of 22 emitter arrays on the exterior hull. These allow 40,000 kilometres of Instant Teleportation for multiple personnel and large amounts of cargo. Every Fighter includes an ETS (Emergency Transport System) a single-person, single-use, one-way emergency transport unit.
The Fighters have a built-in (ETS) in the cockpit, with a one-way pre-set location for their assigned Starship or Starbase. The Emergency transporter could be reprogrammed to send the pilot to a new location (chosen by the pilot) because of the possibility of long-range missions, but this system was best utilized if they sustained critical damage while defending their ship within Transporter range.
Starfleet created the class not only for exploration but to establish Bases and outposts quickly and much of the Odyssey classes design could be easily converted to cargo and Colony Carrier Areas allowing this class to essentially act as a Starbase facility. Now the UFP could stake claims to areas far beyond federation space, while also being able to construct outposts and provide protection for these areas until they were secured.
Odyssey Class Secondary Shuttlebay (Theurgy)
Shuttlebays[]
Similar to its Predecessor Starfleet vessels including the Galaxy and Sovereign Classes, the main shuttlebay of the Odyssey-class was situated on the aft rim of the saucer between its impulse engines. Odyssey classes also carried a secondary shuttlebay as was typical, although it was placed on the fore end of the engineering hull just above the Deflector Dish (The second Bay could be retrofit into a Fighter Assault Bay if Required) containing approx. 68 Auxiliary Vehicles of varying types between the 2 Flight Complexes.
At the aft of the secondary Shuttlebay are 8 Rapid Deployment Bays designed to allowing starships to quickly deploy Probes, Mines, Workbees, Communication Arrays and other equipment.
The Odyssey class also included a docking berth for a single Aquarius Class Light Escort. The Aquarius was named as a call back to NASA's Apollo 13 Lunar Module Odyssey and Landing Pod Aquarius. In late 2411 the Yorktown, Lexington and Endeavour Variations of the Odyssey Design replaced the Aquarius with updated Eagle Class Raiders based on acquired Terran Technical Schematics from the Mirror Izar Research Station.
The captain's yacht, are integrated craft of cruisers and were typically docked on the Forward Secondary Hull on Deck 19 just aft of the planetary sensor array. Use of the craft was left at the discretion of a vessel's commanding officer, with the intended purpose being for diplomatic, scientific, transportation, and personal use by said CO. On odyssey classes it would often take the form of a single Manta Class Advanced Scout.
The Standard Offroad Starfleet Vehicle which replaced the Argo Buggy (Daniel Brainbox)
Land Vehicles were stored in the Shutlebays and Several cargo bays throughout the ship for Planetary Expeditions or Cargo Transfers. If required the Entire ship could Land on a Planetary surface or large enough Asteroid using retractable landing legs. Landing on a surface was usually used to set up permanent bases, resupply on raw materials, hide from pursuit, when transporters were inoperative, to perform intensive maintenance if a dry dock facility was unavailable, an Emergency Landing or at the ship's CO's discretion.
With appropriate modifications most Shuttles aboard could be altered to work in Water or almost any other environment including Fluidic Space. (The Engines were Modified, Micro Torpedoes were switched to Missile Versions, Phasers were tuned to be effective Underwater, Sensor arrays were optimized for undersea data collection, Flood Lights would be added and Hull or Shields could be altered in various ways allowing shuttles to withstand pressures of over 59,500 atmospheres and Shock Dangerous aquatic wildlife if threatened.
Embarked craft[]
- 14 Mark-3 Workbees
- 1 Manta Class Scout
- 1 Aquarius Light Escort/Eagle Raider
- 6 Yellowstone Runabouts
- 16 Mk III Valkyries
- 8 Tovarek Class FTR Drones
Mark 3 Workbee (bagera3005)
Manta Class Scout (Theurgy WIki)
Eagle Class Raider
Tovarek FTR Drone (Theugy Wiki)
As well as 24 various shuttlecraft including Type 12 Shuttles, Type 14 Shuttles, Type 17 Shuttles and Type 18H Shuttles. In 2409 Odyssey Classes could be provided with 4 Experimental Quantum Slipstream Shuttlecraft with the authorisation of the Sector Commander.
To assist in Repairing Hull Damage and rebooting systems in Space, Odyssey Classes were equipped with 20-40 DOT-12 Automated Repair Robots. These could be controlled remotely for more delicate repairs using an Engineering PADD but usually worked Autonomously alongside external and internal Damage Control Teams.
Ships commissioned[]
Seen during 2401 Frontier Day
- USS Odyssey (NX/NCC-79000)
- USS Verity (NX-79001)-Heavily Damaged
- USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-F)
- USS Endeavour (NCC-97003)
- USS Sojourner (NCC-97004)
- USS Yorktown (NCC-97005)
- USS Lexington (NCC-97006)
- USS Kaja Tjuta (NCC-97008)
- USS Suvwl' (NCC-97009)
- USS Kumari (NCC-97010)
- USS Akagi (NCC-97011)-Heavily Damaged
- USS Houston (NCC-97284)
- USS Hikaru Sulu (NCC-92420)-Heavily Damaged
Under Construction
- USS Declan Keogh (NCC-97013)
- USS T’Plana-Hath (NCC-97014)
- USS Homeros (NCC-97015)
Active
- USS Archeron (NCC-97047)
- USS Challenger (NCC-92421)
- USS Harmony (NCC-97284)
- USS Canopus (NCC-84001)
- USS Arcturus (NCC-84000)
- USS Ride (NCC-97721)
- USS Capella (NCC-83051)
- USS Sirius (NCC-80002)
- USS Polaris (NCC-80001)
- USS Endurance (NCC-97007)
- USS Promethean (NCC-97027)
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- USS Durham-A (NCC-70744-A)
- USS Canterbury (NCC-89594)
- USS Verity (NX-79000)-Retired
- USS Odyssey (NX-79001)
- USS Arcadia (NCC-97001)
- USS Valentine (NCC-97002)
- USS Enterprise-F (NCC-1701-F) (formerly, USS Endurance NCC-79003)
- USS Columbia (NCC-97004)
- USS Dennison (NCC-97005)
- USS Starfinder (NCC-97008)
- USS Keogh (NCC-97010)
- USS Deletham (NCC-97011)
- USS Gheryzan (NCC-97017)
- USS Republic (NCC-97019)
- USS Sisko (NCC-97024)
- USS Schicksal (NCC-97064)
- USS Spock (NCC-97070)
- USS Sahving Valley (NCC-97135)
- USS Marvel (NCC-97180)
- USS Sato (NCC-97216)
- USS Normandy (NCC-4309-B)
- USS O'Brien (NCC-97254)
- USS Atlantis (NCC-97256)
- USS Houston (NCC-97284)
- USS Nimitz (NCC-97404)
- USS London (NCC-97412)
- USS Hiplpeov (NCC-97413)
- USS Peacemaker (NCC-97420)
- USS Victoria (NCC-92748)
- USS Promethean (NCC-97027)
- USS Hikaru Sulu (NCC-92420)
- USS Endurance (NCC-79003)
- USS Endeavour (NCC-98500)-Refit to Endeavour Class
- USS Mol'ecurai (NCC-98501)-Refit to Endeavour Class
- USS Lexington (NCC-98355)-Refit to Yorktown Class then to Lexington Class
- USS Gheryzan (NCC-97017)-Refit to Yorktown Class
- USS Yorktown (NCC-98300)-Refit to Yorktown Class
- USS Ashalla (NCC-97135)-Refit to Sojourner Class
- USS Sojourner (NCC-98400)-Refit to Sojourner Class
- USS Challenger (NCC-92421)
- USS Harmony (NCC-84002)
- USS Canopus (NCC-84001)
- USS Arcturus (NCC-84000)
- USS Ride (NCC-83721)
- USS Capella (NCC-83051)
- USS Sirius (NCC-80002)
- USS Polaris (NCC-80001)
- USS Endurance (NCC-79003)
- USS Archeron (NCC-97470)
Commanding Officers[]
- Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (USS Verity)
- Captain Va'Kel Shon (USS Enterprise)
- Vice Admiral Sysary (USS Deletham)
- Captain Radzen Tos (USS Geryzan)
- Captain Loreck Avery (USS Marvel)
- Captain Ryan Hale (USS Promethean)
- Marcus Alexander Slayton (USS Archeron)
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Odyssey class article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- Odyssey class article at Star Trek Expanded Universe.
- Odyssey Dreadnought Cruiser article at The Star Trek Online Wiki.
- "Starfleet's New Odyssey: The Future of the Super-Capital Starship," TTC Jayce's Navy Interstellar 244, no. 6 (Stardate 84208.8): 80-89.