Sovereign class starship

A Sovereign class ship is estimated to have 24 decks and measure 689 meters in length, making it slightly smaller than the Galaxy class starship that preceded it, but it is somewhat more powerful, and is equipped with quantum torpedoes.

Table of contents

1 Specifications 2 Known Sovereign class vessels 3 External links 4 External links

Specifications

• Type: Explorer
• Dimensions:
  • Height: 88 m
  • Length: 685 m
  • Beam: 240 m
• Accommodation: 855 standard
• Propulsion:
  • One matter/antimatter reactor powering two twenty-six-coil non-destructive warp engines
  • Impulse engine(s)
• Performance: Warp 9.7
• Weaponry:
  • 12 type-ten phaser strips (original); 16 type-ten phaser strips (refitted)
  • 6-9 photon torpedo launchers
  • 1 quantum torpedo launcher (firing rate of 4 torpedoes per second or greater)
• Defenses: Deflector shields
• Auxiliary vessels:
  • Personnel shuttlecraft stored in two bays, including at least one type-eleven shuttlecraft
  • 1 captain's yacht, embedded in the ventral area of the saucer
  • Possibly other types of craft

• The original USS Sovereign (NX-73811), prototype of its class and testbed for several new technologies like enhanced deflectors and shields; The program was considered a failure when it turned out that the availiable warp cores at that time were not powerful enough to suit the huge energy needs of the ship's systems.
• The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E), commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard. In contrast to the USS Sovereign, this ship was equipped with conventional shields and deflectors. As of 2379, it is the flagship of Starfleet.

External links

• Sovereign class at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek WikiWiki
• startrek.com - Sovereign Class

In the fictional universe of Star Wars, there exists a different Sovereign-class starship; this one is a heavy battleship (or "Super Star Destroyer") of the Galactic Empire. More advanced and powerful than the Executor-class super star destroyer that preceded it, the Sovereign-class super star destroyer is somewhat shorter in length (15,000 meters as opposed to 17,600 meters) but considerably broader and deeper - and thus more massive - than the earlier ships. The Sovereign-class star destroyer also carries a medium superlaser, similar to the kind found on the Death Star. This superlaser is many orders of magnitude less powerful, however, being "only" powerful enough to crack open the crust of a planet rather than destroy it outright.

External links

• Imperial Sovereign-class Super Star Destroyer
• Sovereign-class Super Star Destroyer @ Star Wars Technical Commentaries