Stockdale-class border patrol cruiser
Starship name: USS Stockdale
Class: Stockdale-class border patrol cruiser
Length: 60.9 yards
Beam: 40.5 yards
Height: 15.2 yards
Departmental class: multi-purpose vessel, patrol vessel/combat vessel
Cruise Velocity: Warp 6
Maximum Velocity: Warp 8 (for two hours)
Weapons systems: 2 type 10 phaser strips, 2 forward photon/quantum torpedo tubes, two rear photon/quantum torpedo tubes, 1 forward micro-photon torpedo array.
Decks: 3
Crew compliment: 50, evacuation limit of 200.
Design: The Stockdale-class ships were designed to fill the growing need for a small, reliable, combat ship to patrol the federation borders. However, the design had several troubles when first released. The Bussard collectors ingested mud and contaminants from the planet surface while landing and taking off. The other was that the firing button for the phasers tended to become stuck in the “on” position, causing them to fire repeatedly at nothing.
The Stockdale-class was designed with a new and unique design of weapon- a micro-photon torpedo launcher array. It consists of twenty four separate micro-photon torpedo launchers, which are rigged to fire together. When fired, they create a stream of miniature photon torpedoes which impact the target, causing considerable damage. This causes tremendous stress on the target's shields, as they have no time to recover between torpedo strikes. However, a major problem with this system is that the beam can not be shut down quickly, so if the target’s shields collapse, there is a high probability that the target will be destroyed.
The ship is capable of landing on planetary surfaces, using the two landing pads on the bottom of the warp nacelles, as well as a retractable leg stored in bow.
Alignment & Era: Federation, STO Era
Mission profile: This is designed as a multi-purpose vessel, generally for use by larger starbases. They are also used as patrol vessels on the Federation border.
Purpose within Starfleet: Stockdale-class ships are embarked on most large starbases, serving as transports and base defense vessels. Many ships of this class are also used as patrol vessels on the Federation border.
