Informational and Engineering Manual Prometheus Class Tactical Cruiser

USS Jaresh-Inyo NCC- 74922 Launched Stardate 2009.256 and Commissioned Stardate 2010.257

Major General Gary Hollifield, Jr., Commanding Officer Lieutenant Charles Robinson, Chief Engineer

Introduction

I remember when I was first invited to join this ship a little over a year ago by our CO; he told me our mission was to transport the President of the United Federation of Planets in a Prometheus Class Cruiser. I accepted the invitation and joined this ship and crew, but to be honest I hadn’t heard of a Prometheus Cruiser so looked into it and found it was a very powerful ship. It has the latest and greatest technology available and packs a very big punch and the amazing Multi-Vector attack mode that has countless possibilities. But my interest was piqued and thus started this over a year long research project on this class of ship. In this manual we’ll cover the armaments, defensive systems, and support systems of this vessel and how it all interacts to make the ship as great as it is. We’ll also learn some its remarkable history, to learn where it came from and why it’s needed. I‘ve enjoyed Star Trek for many years and read a lot of books, mostly from an engineering standpoint. I was an aviation hydraulics technician in the United States Navy, and now for a job I service and repair all types of aircraft carrier materials handling equipment; cranes and forklifts mostly. So now that I have the ship operations down my research is far from over. My next endeavor will be to figure out all the tasks and maintenance needed, who does what and when so to speak, things like preventive maintenance, damage control, and fire fighting; the little things that keep a ship in fighting shape. What you will learn as I have learned is we have an AWESOME piece of weaponry; it’ll take us to the fight and bring us back to tell the tale. For our writers in the crew, all this information should help with your story lines. And hopefully I’ve included enough pictures for you. If not there are plenty of them on the web. Something else I found out is that there are a lot of variances with the information about the Prometheus, so I put together this information so as a crew we could be on the same page so to speak.

Acknowledgements

I have to thank any and all who wrote or created the pictures, models, and information throughout the WEB, as well as all of the fan fiction Trek sites where there’s a lot of imagination and gifted artists, plus STARFLEET the International Star Trek Fan Association and their support links. I have to thank my Commanding Officer MGN Gary Hollifield, Jr. for the invite and letting me be the Chief Engineer aboard his ship. And of course a Great Big Thanks to Gene Roddenberry for giving all of us his dream of Star Trek. One note before beginning this manual: I’m not going to get into the power requirements for any systems, there was just way to many numbers to make an accurate assessment of these requirements. If any power input or output numbers are mentioned it’s because it’s from a known good source such as the Starfleet Advanced Design Bureau (www.asdb.net) or similar. If you need these numbers pick a site and use theirs because you can pick a dozen and have that many different answers.

May all who read this have Fair Winds, Following Seas, and a star to guide by.

Lieutenant Charles Robinson,

Chief Engineer, USS Jaresh-Inyo

Ships History and Development

When the USS Odyssey was destroyed in late 2370, war with the Dominion looked inevitable. TACFLEET took a frank assessment of their position and the results did not bring them any comfort. Dominion polaron weapons had easily penetrated the Odyssey’s shields and the few times the ship could target and hit the Jem`Hadar vessel, even the type 10 phasers were surprisingly ineffective. TACFLEET knew that the Federation needed a vessel designed for one purpose- To hunt down and destroy any known hostile starship. TACFLEET also knew that such a vessel would seriously upset the balance of power within the Alpha Quadrant. It was decided to develop, construct and test the new vessel in secret. TACFLEET provided the funding to Star Fleet Intelligence who could provide the secrecy needed.

Boeing-Mitsubishi’s Phantom Works was named prime contractor, as they had experience in building “Black” projects for Starfleet. There was some debate about what to classify the ship. Battlecruiser was considered but it was worried this might “tip the hand.” Instead, the long discussed Tactical Cruiser nomenclature was assigned. There has yet to be a design as radical as the Prometheus, which introduces the concept of “Multi-Vector Assault Mode” to starship design. The Prometheus can split into 3 fully warp capable tactical platforms that can then attack the target from 3 different angles, or while one section gets “High Priority Passengers” out of harms way, at high warp, the other 2 sections could engage the hostiles.

These figures show the ship in Multi-Vector Attack Mode, and how the ship

separates into 3 fully independent warp capable vessels.

Each section of the ship has its own bridge for command and control in MVAM. The main bridge is on the primary or saucer section and the secondary and tertiary sections have battles bridges similar to the Defiant class bridge. Command of each section would be divided between the senior officers assigned, normally CO=Primary, XO=Secondary and either OPS or Engineering=Tertiary. This is not set in stone and may be changed at the discretion of the CO or Mission parameters.

These figure shows the Main Bridge and one of the Battle bridges

The Prometheus class employs all the latest in Federation automation systems and therefore requires a markedly small crew; the ship can be operated with as few as 4 officers. The system installed on the Prometheus is the M-16 Tri-core Bio-Neural Gel Pack-Isolinear 3 with LCARS interface software. The layout is Distributed processors and distributed core for faster processing and also gives each section of the ship its own core for MVAM.

This figure shows 1 of 3 computer cores

These figures show the core components for processor speed used in the M-

16 computer systems installed aboard the Prometheus. Starting left to right,

Bio-Neural network cell Packs and Iso-Linear Chip sets.

Assisted by the new MK ll version EMH, first deployed aboard Sovereign and Intrepid classes. Holo-Mitters located through out the ship allow the EMH to operate anywhere needed aboard the ship.

This figure is of the Mobile Holo-Imitter

Facilities on board allow for the embarkation and training of Marines and other ground forces, as such the ship is a natural for assault and interdiction duties since we always have combat troops aboard, also handy for the President when he needs something handled discreetly.

The Prometheus is the first ship since the Peacekeeper class to mount 4 primary nacelles and unique to any vessel in mounting 3 separate warp cores driving a total of 6 nacelles. In normal flight mode or docked mode only the 2 directly feeding the upper and lower nacelle pairs are in operation, only when the ship is in Multi-vector (MVAM) does the third core, mounted between the 2 impulse engines come online to feed the 2 extendable nacelles located on the top and underside of the primary hull.

These figures show a Galaxy class nacelle and a Sovereign class nacelle the

nacelles installed on the Prometheus are similar to the Sovereign design

The 2 cores and 4 nacelles located in the secondary and tertiary sections, when in docked mode resulted in the fastest speed ever attained by ANY Federation starship-a stupendous warp 9.999. The ship is rated for a steady cruise speed of warp 9.9, easily making it the fastest ship in the fleet. Maximum speed has not been calculated as of yet.

In this figure you can see the 4 primary warp nacelles.

Here is a good shot of the Primary or saucer section with good views of the

nacelles both extended and retracted, the nacelles are located center and

aft and only extend for operation in MVAM.

These figures show the matter-antimatter reaction process

The Prometheus is equipped with all the latest Federation weaponry and defensive systems, starting with 14 type Xll phaser strip arrays and 5 quantum burst fire launchers; These are when the ship in docked mode. When the ship separates into MVAM there are 18 type Xll phaser arrays and 7 quantum burst fire launchers available. Something to remember the type 12 phasers until the .Sovereign class were only installed on large installations such as space stations

Quantum torpedoes being fired from a Sovereign class

Her defensive systems include Auto-Modulating Regenitive shield arrays. This unit is an upgraded version from the Sovereign and Intrepid classes; ablative hull armor type 3 and a regentive hull matrix, upgraded from the Intrepid class, gives her unparalleled hull strength. Regenitive shields absorb the incoming fire and incorporates it to another shield layer, while the Ablative armor absorbs the weapon impact and disperses it to decrease its damage impact. This makes the Prometheus the most powerful ship in known space, even when compared to the Federations mighty Akira class battle cruiser.

This figure shows the Ablative Generators, you can also see sensor pallets

and the Type 12 Phaser array strips. This shot is of an Intrepid class ship

A note about Ablative armor, when in combat this system will open a small portal for the weapon that is firing while maintaining its armor protection for the rest of the ship.

In this figure you can see the ablative armor being deployed

This figure shows the Shielding systems in operation

As you can see, Starfleet used only the best of its equipment on the Prometheus, using systems proven in earlier designs and configurations and packing them in a relatively small package and then enhancing those technologies with further upgrades and capabilities that surpassed even what they had in mind.

Accidental Live Fire Exercise

During her maiden trails; Romulan agents of the Tal Shiar stole the prototype killing the small crew during her maiden flight from Deep Space 5 to Utopia Planitia. Through help from the EMH’s of the Prometheus and Voyager the ship was recovered but not before she had heavily damaged several Starfleet vessels; a Nebula class, which some say was destroyed but that has not been confirmed; Heavily damaged an Akira class battle cruiser and 2 Defiant class vessels while being attacked by Romulans and the only command and control were 2 EMH’s and yet still managed to destroyed a Romulan D’Deridex class Battle cruiser. Although she was heavily damaged herself, she was able to be returned to Utopia Planitia for repairs and further test flights before commissioning in 2376 at Beta Antares Shipyards. It was during this incident that EMH from Voyager made contact with Starfleet and informed Starfleet of the Voyagers status

Current Prometheus Class Specifications Docked Mode

Length; 415M or 1362FT Height; 73.5M or 241FT Width; 165M or 541FT

Average Deck Height Throughout the ship is 3.5M or 11.5FT The ship has 21 Decks, 2 Aux Craft Shuttle Bays and Hanger Spaces for a

Marine Aerospace Squadron and its personnel.

Specific component information can be found at Memory Alpha as they are a great source for Trek information; I highly recommend them.

Propulsion 4 LF-44 Mod 1 Dillithium-Energized, Advanced Warp Drive Units

2 LF-15 Mod 1 Dillithium-Energized, A modified Defiant unit, Compact Linear Warp Drive Units in the saucer section.

Matter/Antimatter containment (Warp Core) and Matter/Antimatter Reaction Chamber (M/ARC) are both modified units from the Sovereign class,

3 FIG-5 Subatomic unified energy impulse units QASR-2 Particle beam maneuvering thrusters Trentis 4 pulsed laser reaction control system

Standard cruise=9.0 Warp

Max cruise=9.9 Warp

Max Attainable Velocity=Unknown

Crew Compliment This is the basic Ships Company or permanent party crew, mission parameters

will dictate how many personnel are aboard at any given time, so these numbers can change as dictated by the mission requirements.

50-Officers 150-Enlisted

50-marines, 10 Officers, 10 Trainers and 30 for Security such as CO’s Guard/Escort, High Priority Passenger Security and sensitive ships spaces.

Marine Aerospace Squadron, Craft and Personnel 25-Passengers

Navigation

RAV/ISHAK Mod 3 Celestial Guidance system

Computers M16 Tri-Core Bio-Neural Gel Pack (For Faster Information Processing and the Bio-Neural packs can make a best guess where standard computers can not)

Isolinear 3 with LCARS Interface software Various science pallets as directed by mission requirements.

The computer core is set up as 3 cores the primary is on the saucer section and 2 sub cores in the secondary and tertiary areas of the ship and known as

Distributed Processing and Distributed Cores. Again this makes for faster data processing basically by dividing the tasking and freeing up data space in the

core.

Weapons Systems 14 Type 12 Collimated Phaser Strip Arrays

7 MK 11 Quantum Seeking/Direct Fire Burst capable Launchers with 200 rounds aboard

24 Independent Tactical Sensor Pallets These Sensor Pallets Automatically Track and Lock incoming hostile threats reporting position and distance to the Bridge. 90% efficient against ECM and

operates fairly well in a Particle Flux Nebula.

Defensive Systems MK 12 Regenerative Shielding Systems MK 12 Multi-Phasic Deflector Systems

MK 3 Bio-Regenerative Hull Matrix Type 3 Ablative Hull Armor

Life Support MM6 Modular Gravity Unit AL4 Life Support Systems

Holo-Mitters installed for EMH operation ship wide

Ships Aux Craft The Prometheus has 2 primary shuttle bays just like the Intrepid, in the

secondary section of the ship. We also have a large hanger facility in the tertiary section of the ship to support a full Marine squadron. Since aux craft can change depending on mission parameters I’ve decided to just give you an aux craft chart

showing what’s available to us for this duty.

As you can see we have a lot of craft to choose from, and the next figure is of the Delta Flyer 2 this a great addition to any aux craft fleet. I didn’t cover the Marine Aerospace craft, their in a league of their own and with a full squadron on board, I feel for anyone who tries to commit any aggression in our patrol area, we in one ship bring a large force to bear.

Delta Flyer 2

Prometheus MSD Chart This station gives you the heart and soul of the vessel

The following views will give you an idea of the deck layout of this vessel Remember these layouts are of the proto-type variant and are only similar.

Our Ship the U.S.S. Jaresh-Inyo has been specifically modified for use by the President United Federation of Planets as he deems necessary.

Note a cloaking system has been developed for the Prometheus, all spaces and hard parts have been installed, an operational cloaking device could be

completed in a few days at space dock.

The following figures show some of the spaces aboard the Prometheus Class Vessel

Standard Main Bridge of the Prometheus class

And now the Views of our main bridge; I’m glad I found these pictures.

I think these photos give you a better feel for the ships Main Bridge. You can also see how compact the space is compared to a Galaxy.

Secondary or Battle Bridges

Battle Bridge’s on the Secondary and Tertiary sections of the ship, notice how very similar the battle bridges are to the Defiant bridge, that’s because it’s the

very same design with some upgrades for operation on the Prometheus class as secondary command and control during MVAM operation.

One of the ships shuttle bays with 2 Type 9 shuttles.

Engineering Sections

Sickbay

One of the Science Labs Onboard

One of the Transporter Rooms

This figure is a view of the Mess Hall

A lot of the spaces are very similar to the Intrepid class

Since the Jaresh-Inyo is the President’s transport he does have a stateroom and office aboard. They are located on the primary or saucer section 1 deck below

the main bridge. Whenever the President is aboard he will have armed Marines for security and patrolling the deck he occupies.

Below is a figure of his office space its right next door to his stateroom

Starship Size Comparison Chart

Various views of the Prometheus

This concludes the basic information about the Prometheus. I hope you enjoy it and it helps with your information needs. Remember this ship is designed to be adaptable and can be configured for many different mission parameters. And of course this being a fictional ship a little imagination can go a long way. I just wanted everyone to know what we have to work with. Amendments will be incorporated to the back of this manual as they are approved by the Commanding Officer. Crew Members should inform their department officer for input and submission to the CO.