TOS Dyson Class

Description
Dyson Class Early Exploration Vessel

The Dyson-Class is named after the 20th Century scientist Freeman Dyson and belong to an advanced class of exploration vessels constructed for the United Federation of Planets and operated by Starfleet Command.

At 150 meters in length with a cruising speed of warp 6 these ships are the first to be capable of performing extended exploration missions and are excellent vessels for conducting multidisciplinary research projects that involve large teams of scientists. She is capable of berthing up to 60 scientific personnel as well as 36 officers and crew. The working space for research includes a number of laboratories as well as a staging bay and two large storerooms for scientific equipment and supplies.

The ship is also equipped with emerging offensive and defensive systems as well as advanced warp core technology allowing the ship to operate with full weapons and shielding charge without drawing from auxiliary power reserves. Starfleet has classified the Dyson-class as a heavy cruiser and will fill a capitol ship role in times of conflict.

This ship is balanced for the Early TOS Era


ARMAMENT
6 Dual Emplacement Phaser banks (3 Dorsal, 3 Ventral)
2 Torpedo Tubes (2 Forward)