Vanaheim Class

USS VANAHEIM
NX-78711
Vanaheim Class
Lauched:2385 
(escort refit:2389)

This class of vessel is unusual in that the NX version has been upgraded after its initial launch to house RFPulse Cannons, these rapid fire cannons are the same as used on the Defiant class though upgraded to a far superior launch speed.
The USS VANAHEIM NX-78711 is designated "Explorer Escort" and as such is on stand by to assist the USS SURVEY-A as the only ship capable of matching her sister ships speed and range.

The Vanaheim has two less phasers and instead has 4 pulse cannons. The use of these weapons causes mor drain on the limited power of the Transwarp Core.

USS Survey
NCC-73664-A
Vanaheim CLASS
Launched: 2388

This ship was designed along the same lines as the Survey Class that was to supersede the Galaxy Class as Starfleets foremost exploration vessel.
That Class of ship was overlooked in favour of the Sovereign Class, this new USS Survey takes its name but has only a few of its original designs. One main difference is the size of this ship, it is much smaller than the Survey, Sovereign or Galaxy Classes as Starfleet looked for smaller ships to quickly fill the fleet after the recent troubles.

The USS Survey-A has the following design innovations:

ADVANCED SENSORS: The ship has the same advanced sensor capabilities as the recently returned USS Voyager and can scan for 50000 ly. This is an improvement on the original Surveys impressive sensor capability.

AFT CONFIGURABLE POD: The aft section of the ship can be detached and refitted with different tech much like the aged Oberth Class secondary hull. At present the Survey-A is equipped with the TRANSWARP core a unique core that provides Transwarp speeds though with a reduced power output than the previous Standard Cores in use in current Starships.

360DEGREE PHASER ARRAY: as with its predecessor the Survey-A uses the 360 degree vertical phaser array.

TRANSWARP CORE: This was developed by the famous Captian Scott, it incorporates his own theory on subspace layers which Voyager verified during its mission in the Delta Quadrant. The Transwarp Core provides limited power output but high Main Battery storage within the core itself and also allows a deeper Subspace field to form allowing a ship to slip into the Transwarp layer of Subspace. Various other factors are needed such as the enhanced sensors provided by Voyagers return.
The Transwarp speed is 9.8 times faster than normal warp speeds ie: warp 1 = warp 9.8 when in transwarp.


The Survey-A is about the same size as the Intrepid Class though it has less decks.