USS Columbia, NCC-2049
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The USS Columbia is a Sovereign-class Explorer vessel.
The Sovereign-class was introduced during the early 2370s, and was, at the time, the most advanced starship design in the fleet, though not as large as the Galaxy-class starship. |
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Technical Specifications
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Nearly seven hundred meters in length, the Sovereign-class Columbia consists of two hull sections: a saucer-shaped primary hull and a secondary hull which mounted two warp nacelles.
The Columbia has 29 numbered decks. Two shuttlebays, one on the far aft of the secondary hull, similar to the hangar of the Constitution and Ambassador-class ships, and another bay on the aft part of deck 7, were built in to the class. The Sovereign-class vessels are also fitted with a captain's yacht which is launched from the underside of the saucer section. The Columbia has 6 standard personnel transporters, 8 cargo transporters and 6 emergency transporters. The Columbia features a warp drive modified to reduce damaging effects on subspace, without the necessity of the Intrepid-class's continuum-safe variable geometry warp nacelles. The Columbia has a maximum speed of warp 9.95. The Columbia also incorporates Bio-neural gel packs into its computer systems. |
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Tactical Systems
Originally, the Sovereign-class explorer was outfitted with 12 phaser arrays and 5 torpedo tubes. However, between 2375 and 2379, the Columbia was refitted with 4 extra phaser arrays mounted on the nacelle pylons and 5 more torpedo tubes. Additionally, the Columbia is outfitted with 20 phased plasma torpedoes and a regenerative shield system.
