USS Charon Schematics

The Luna-class was designed by Dr. Xin Ra-Havreii, of Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards on Mars, and initially conceived for scientific exploration of the Gamma Quadrant following the discovery of the Bajoran Wormhole. The project was sidelined by the impending threat from the Dominion, then restarted following the end of the Dominion War.

The Luna-class ships were the top of the line in Starfleet's scientific and exploratory pursuits on behalf of the United Federation of Planets. Each had an average crew of the 350 individuals and was approximately 450 meters long. Their shuttlebays were reminiscent of the old Constitution-class shuttlebays, having a more rounded opening door. They also featured a longer "runway" for shuttles as they entered and exited the ship.

All Luna-class starships were named after moons. The first production lot was named after moons in the Sol system.

Crew Compliment:

• 350 crew (75 Officers, 275 Enlisted Crew)
• Evacuation Limit: 6,000

DIMENSIONS

• Overall Length 454.3 m
• Overall Beam (Width) 203.9 m
• Overall Draft (Height) 80.7 m

Saucer Section:

• Saucer Length 246.3 m
• Saucer Beam 203.9 m
• Saucer Draft 37.6 m

Engineering Hull:

• Engineering Length 254.5 m
• Engineering Beam 72.5 m
• Engineering Draft 52.5 m

Sensor Module:

• Sensor Module Length 88.2 m
• Sensor Module Beam 54.8
• Sensor Module Draft 18.2 m

Shuttlebay Entrance:

• Shuttlebay Beam 23.9 m
• Shuttlebay Draft 10.5 m

• Mass: 1,250,000 metric tons
• Decks 16 Total (13 in Main Hull, 3 in Sensor Pod)

POWERPLANT

• One M/A Reactor feeding 2 Nacelles
• 2 Impulse Engines

PERFORMANCE

• Cruising Speed Warp 7.5
• Max Speed Warp 9.99 for 12 Hours

ARMAMENT

• 5 x Type XII Phaser Arrays
• 3 x Torpedo Launchers + 450 Torpedoes (2 fore / 1 aft) (150 Quantum & 300 Photon)

DEFENSES

• Auto-Modulated Shields
• Ablative Armor

TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT

• 10 x Mixed Personnel Shuttles
• 4 x Work Bees