Ambassador Class

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Ambassador Class
The Federation Ambassador Class
Catagory:	Explorer/Combat/Heavy Cruiser
Commissioned:	2330-phaseout
Length:	526 meters
Width:	320 meters
Height:	125 meters
Mass:	3,700,000 metric tons
Decks:	38
Crew:	1150 officers 550 enlisted
Maximum capacity:	3500
Phasers:	Type IX
Torpedo launchers:	2
Warp reactor:	M/ARA
Normal cruising speed:	Warp 6.6
Max cruising speed:	Warp 8.8
Maximum speed:	Warp 9.2 (12 hrs)
Armament:	Type IX Phasers, Photon Torpedoes
Defenses:	12x 145.9 Mega-Watt Deflector Shield Grids
Threat:	Med
Estimated Ships:	40
Known Ships:	10

The Ambassador could be considered Starfleet's first modern class design. Designed to replace the aging Excelsior class, and to fulfill an expanded mission role, the Ambassadors were equipped with upgraded scientific and diplomatic resources. The new role reflected a mission of exploration for Starfleet after the Khitomer accords created peace with the Klingon Empire. Though no longer needed to defend the frontiers, the Ambassador class was also equipped with upgraded weapons systems to relieve the outmatched Excelsior class in battle situations. History records that an Ambassador Class starship, the Enterprise-C, finally cemented relations between the Klingon Empire and the Federation while defending a Klingon outpost against a Romulan attack, at the cost of the destruction of the Enterprise-C. Today the Ambassador class is limited to service in Starfleet's military wing surpassed by more advance classes.

Additional Information

The Ambassador class is outfitted with Type IX phasers, advanced for her day, and duranium hull plating over key areas of the ship. The Ambassador class is also extremely maneuverable for a ship of its size and should always be considered a threat during combat.

History

• U.S.S. Enterprise-C commissioned in the first half of the 24th century at Earth Station McKinley
• 2344 - U.S.S. Enterprise-C was lost defending a Klingon outpost from a Romulan attack. The loss of the Enterprise eventually lead to a lasting peace between the Klingons and the Federation
• 2366 - U.S.S. Enterprise-C appeared 22 years in the future after traveling through a time anomaly, creating an alternative time line where the Federation is at war with the Klingons
• Early 2370's - The Ambassador class phased out of commission although some ships still remain in service

Notable Ships

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External links

• Ambassador Class (Memory Alpha)
• Ambassador Class (Wikipedia)
• Ambassador Class (DITL)

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The Ambassador class was Starfleet's early 24th century explorer and combat role starship before it was replaced by the more capable Galaxy class.

The Enterprise-C altered the future after disappearing during the defense of a Klingon outpost setting the Federation and the Klingon Empire on a path to war.

The Enterprise-C altered the future after disappearing during the defense of a Klingon outpost setting the Federation and the Klingon Empire on a path to war.

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