Topic: USS Maori NCC-2161 - Completed!

[Scottish Andy]

Clyde Fleet Shipyards
USS Maori NCC-2161
Trista-class long range scout












Owner/Operator: United Federation of Planets/Starfleet.
Type: Long-range scout vessel
Availability: Limited. In service from 2293
Production Run: 20 ships, 2293-2296

Statistics
Length:  261.1m
Beam:   141.7m
Height:  60.0m

Armament
Phasers: Six (6) banks of paired Type-VII emitters giving 720 degree arc;
Torpedoes: N/A.

History
Named for an ancient Saurian tribe of warriors and hunters, this class of vessel is the currently the ultimate development of the “large scout” concept first embodied by the Hermes class in the 2250s. With a design lineage that includes the Monoceros-class, the Hermes (refit I)-class, the Kearsage-class “new scout cruiser” variant, and the Kestral-class superscout, this vessel combines and adds onto all these design elements for a ship with superior capabilities for the 2290s and beyond.

Taking the basic Hermes (refit I)-class layout with its full-sized saucer for plenty of SigInt and Cryptography laboratories and massive computer facilities, the Trista-class adds in the far more fuel-efficient twin nacelle warp engine arrangement of the Kearsage. This allows a large speed increase and far greater range for less wear and tear on parts, reducing maintenance needs – always desirable in a vessel purpose-built for extended duration missions in uncharted territory, far from the nearest starbase. Further added to this is a sensor suite developed from the Kestral-class’ massive underslung sensor array. Arranged more compactly and fitted directly into the hull to increase warp-field efficiency, two OC10589W very long range passive sensor arrays are mounted on the forward saucer cut-out quarters, Port and Starboard. Their large surface area and the power of a destroyer-class warp reactor allows them an unparalleled sensitivity for the detection of both subspace & realspace communications signals, and warp-field detection. Four OC10273T very long range active sensor arrays are mounted above and below the forward saucer cut-out quarters, Port and Starboard. Usable in both interstellar and orbital ranges, these sensors are at the bleeding edge of Federation scientific and technological excellence.

To create more space for crew facilities such as quarters, recreation, laboratories, and computer processing power, the standard internal shuttlebay of the previous classes is dispensed with and a dedicated shuttlebay is mounted at the base of the dorsal neck, which also incorporates the Trista's multiple probe launchers.

A standard saucer complement of 6 banks of twinned Type VII phaser emitters provides a more than adequate defence, and a photon torpedo armament was omitted, as is standard practice for large scout classes.

As a scout class expected to transition long distances of interstellar void, the physical structure of these ships are specially reinforced for extended duration at high warp speeds. Their structural integrity field is rated to heavy cruiser levels, and their emergency speed of warp 10.63 (Cochrane scale, 1200c) can be maintained for 48 hours. Their flank speed of warp 10 (Cochrane scale, 1000c) can be maintained for ten days, and their max safe (indefinite) cruise speed is warp 8.5 (Cochrane scale, 614c). Compare this to the Constitution class heavy cruisers, whose equivalent max safe speeds are warp 10, warp 9.5, and warp 8 respectively for Emergency, Flank, and Max Cruise.

This class of 20 vessels is named after various ancient tribal units from worlds across the Federation renowned for their tracking and navigational abilities.

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Kitbasher: Scottish Andy
Minor Retexturing: Scottish Andy
Scale: Scottish Andy
Hardpoints & Damage Points: untouched
Models & Textures used: Moonraker’s New Haven class, Atrahasis’ Belknap class, Lord Schtupp’s shuttlebay (for Atrahasis & Firesoul’s Salazar-class), Marauth's retextures of Wicked Zombies original F-CA saucer textures for USS Sicilia model from Rogue Shipyards.
Build time: 6 + 2 hours (came back and used Belknap pylons instead of New Haven’s original pylons).

[Klingon Fanatic]

  That's a bit heavily armed for a scout don't you think? Nice work though, I'd call it a war destroyer myself, LOL.

KF

[Starforce2]

what is all that pointy stuff sticking out of it?

[ModelsPlease]

what is all that pointy stuff sticking out of it?

Sensors maybe? Like the Soyuz perhaps? Not sure 

[Scottish Andy]

Oh Starforce! After you telling me to read the stickies, too!

Look at her armament listing! She just has the standard saucer phaser banks. I even say so in my class history section. MP has it right. While Moonraker originally had this as the New Haven class heavy destroyer, my Frederation doesn't make gun bunny ships that have huge 70s BSG "laser cannon on ice planet zero" sticking out of them.

The ship doesn't look peaceful, you know?

I have this ship as a long range scout. She has 6 phaser banks, 3 on the top and 3 on the bottom, of the saucer. That's it. The pointy bits are sensor arrays, just like on the Soyuz-class Bozeman and the Sisko's Miranda-class Saratoga.

Geez guys, please read my class histories!

[Starforce2]

Oh Starforce! After you telling me to read the stickies, too!

Look at her armament listing! She just has the standard saucer phaser banks. I even say so in my class history section. MP has it right. While Moonraker originally had this as the New Haven class heavy destroyer, my Frederation doesn't make gun bunny ships that have huge 70s BSG "laser cannon on ice planet zero" sticking out of them.

The ship doesn't look peaceful, you know?

I have this ship as a long range scout. She has 6 phaser banks, 3 on the top and 3 on the bottom, of the saucer. That's it. The pointy bits are sensor arrays, just like on the Soyuz-class Bozeman and the Sisko's Miranda-class Saratoga.

Geez guys, please read my class histories!

Hey now, I wasn't the one suggesting they were guns..lol, someone else did. That and the long arguement over those "turrets" on the bozeman....

[ModelsPlease]

Since the textures are updated you may want to consider getting rid of the old sensors and use the Bozeman ones or create new ones 

[Scottish Andy]

That's an idea...

Thanks MP!