USS SIRIUS - SHIP FEATURES

 


Shuttle Bays

The Miranda class (Refit) has two main facilities intended for the support of auxiliary shuttlecraft operations for the ship. Located in the aft section of the primary hull (both port and starboard) of deck four.

Like those of many other starships, the shuttlebay exterior space doors are triple-layered compressible extruded duranium. Inner doors are composed of a lightweight neofoam sheeting in an expanded tritanium framework. During active shuttlebay operations, atmospheric integrity is maintained by means of an annular forcefield. Which allows both doors to remain open for vehicular ingess and egress without depressurising the bay.

Both shuttle bays are equipped with dedicated maintenance facilities, adjacent to the main landing area. Used for preparation and servicing of mission-specific shuttlecraft.

 

 

Shuttle Craft

Due to the very nature of her mission, the USS Sirius is equipped with several types of auxiliary shuttlecraft. Used primarily for short range travel when the transporter systems are offline.

Standard complement of shuttlecraft aboard ship:
One Type 15 shuttlepod
Two Type 15A shuttlepods
Two Type 16 shuttlepods
One Type 6 personnel shuttle
One Type 7 personnel shuttle
One Type 6-B personnel shuttle (URTD TYPE-6)

A recent addition to the ships compliment, is the shuttle Rescuer. Designed and constructed aboard the Sirius. This shuttle stands as an example to how versatile the Type-6 spaceframe is. Hopes are that this new model of shuttle, will be included in the next compliment of new Federation starships.

Shuttlepod Type 15:  

Light short range sublight shuttle, capable of accommodating two people, pilot and systems manager.

Equipped with: Type IV phaser emitters
Power Plant: 500 millicochrane impulse driver engines, eight DeFI 657 hot gas RCS thrusters. Three sarium krellide storage cells.
Maximum delta-v, 12,800 m/sec

Shuttlepod Type 15A: Same configuration as type 15.

Equipped with: Type IV phaser emitters
Power Plant: 500 millicochrane impulse driver engines, eight DeFI 657 hot gas RCS thrusters. Three sarium krellide storage cells.
Maximum delta-v, 13,200 m/sec

Shuttlepod Type 16:

Medium short range sublight shuttle, capable of accommodating two; pilot and systems manager. Marginally larger then it’s cousins, it is also approximately 28 metric tonnes heavier.

Equipped with: Type IV phaser emitters
Power Plant: 750 millicochrane impulse driver engines, eight DeFI 635 hot gas RCS thrusters. Four sarium krellide storage cells.
Maximum delta-v, 12,250 m/sec

 











 

Personnel Shuttle Type 6:

Light short range warp shuttle, capable of accommodating; two flight crew and six passengers.

The type six can also be equipped with two Type IV phaser emitters for special operations.
Maximum Warp: 1.2 for 48 hours (STD); Warp 2 for 36 hours (UPRTD)

Personnel Shuttle Type 6B:

Medium short range warp shuttle, capable of accommodating; three officers and five passengers. Flight crew consist's of Pilot, systems manager and tactical officer.

Equiped with: N/A

Personnel Shuttle Type 7

Medium short range warp shuttle, capable of accommodating; two flight crew and two passengers.

The type seven can also be equipped with two Type IV phaser emitters for special operations.

Maximum Warp: for 48 hours (STD); Warp 2 for 36 hours (UPRTD)