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[[File:ambassador_class-tng-163.jpg|350px|thumb|right|''Ambassador'' class<ref name="TNG163"/>
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[[File:ambassador_class-tng-163.jpg|350px|thumb|center|''Ambassador'' class ([[Star Trek: The Next Generation|TNG]] [[Yesterday's Enterprise (Episode)|163]])]]
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The design of the ''Ambassador'' class, which entered service in 2322,<ref name="LUG25000"/> was closely related to the ''[[Constitution class]]'' and formed the basis for the design of later vessels like the ''[[Nebula class|Nebula]]'' and ''[[Galaxy class|Galaxy]]'' classes.<ref name="LUG25000"/><ref name="Decipher3"/> Designed for long range exploration and defense of the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]], the ''Ambassador'' class heavy cruisers served as [[Starfleet]]'s the primary capital ships from 2322 through 2360,<ref name="Decipher4"/> and were responsible for a number of first contacts, including that of the [[Zakdorn]], who would go on to become [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] members, during the coreward frontier survey in the mid-24th century, and the class took the brunt of the fighting during wars with the [[Cardassian Union]] and [[Tholian Assembly]] of the 2340s and 2350s.<ref name="Decipher3"/><ref name="Decipher4"/>
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In the early 24th century, [[Starfleet Command]] desired a new class that could explore further beyond the borders of the Federation, and with greater safety, than before, and it was no accident that the ''Ambassador'' class mimicked the ''[[Constitution class]],'' which was arguably the most successful starship design in Federation history, in appearance, if not in function.<ref name="Decipher4"/>
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Part of the ''Ambassador's'' rugged durability stemmed from its redundant and shielded systems. [[Electroplasma System]] (EPS) taps throughout the ships were the first to employ triple-redundancy, allowing the ships to continue to operate even after multiple hull breaches. The Type IX [[Phaser]] arrays employed on the class, new when the class was initially designed, had an efficient power use curve that allowed the ships to mount more arrays than prior designs. Many aspects of the design were beyond the capabilities and standards of the era, however, and in the end several key systems, notably [[Warp drive|warp drive]], paid the price. The end result was a multi-role starship capable of operating independently on extended-duration missions, but one that was never quick to the scene.<ref name="Decipher4"/> The ''Ambassador'' class was nevertheless a very maneuverable ship that could outperform equivalently sized [[Romulan Star Empire|Romulan]] vessels,<ref name="TNG163"/> and at the height of Romulan aggression against the [[Klingon Empire]], ''Ambassador'' clas ships sometimes found themselves in&mdash;and holding their own against&mdash;three-to-one odds.<ref name="Decipher4"/> These heroic displays, particularly that of the ''[[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-C]]'' in 2344, eventually paved the way to a formal alliance between the Klingons and the Federation.<ref name="TNG163"/>
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''Ambassador'' class heavy cruisers continued to serve with distinction in significant fleet actions and frontier patrol capacities for many years after production on the class ended in 2372.<ref name="Decipher3"/> While outgunned by [[Jem'Hadar]] warships during the [[Dominion War]], the ''Ambassador'' class still managed to wreak a deadly toll on the Cardassian ''[[Galor class]]'' vessels.<ref name="Decipher3"/> Those ''Ambassador'' class vessels still in active service by 2375 continued to fulfill either patrol or training duties, as well as the occasional survey or diplomatic profile mission.<ref name="Decipher4"/>
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===Statistics===
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{|
 
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| style="text-align:right;" | Length
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| class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | Length
| style="text-align:left;" | 525m
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| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" | 525m
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | Width
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| class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | Width
| style="text-align:left;" | 133m<ref name="Decipher3"/>
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| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" | 133m<ref name="Decipher3"/>
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | Height
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| class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | Height
| style="text-align:left;" | 361m<ref name="Decipher3"/>
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| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" | 361m<ref name="Decipher3"/>
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | Decks
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| class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | Decks
| style="text-align:left;" | 40
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| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" | 40
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | [[Transporter|Transporters]] (Personnel)
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| class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | [[Transporter|Transporters]] (Personnel)
| style="text-align:left;" | 4
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| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" | 4
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | Transporters (Emergency)
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| class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | Transporters (Emergency)
| style="text-align:left;" | 4
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| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" | 4
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | Transporters (Cargo)
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| class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | Transporters (Cargo)
| style="text-align:left;" | 4
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| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" | 4
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | Shuttlecraft
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| class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | Shuttlecraft
| style="text-align:left;" | 4<ref name="Decipher3"/>-8<ref name="Decipher4"/>
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| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" | 4<ref name="Decipher3"/>-8<ref name="Decipher4"/>
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | Crew
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| class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | Crew
| style="text-align:left;" | 900
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| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" | 900
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | Evacuation Limit
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| class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | Evacuation Limit
| style="text-align:left;" | 4,100
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| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" | 4,100
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | Cruising Speed
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| class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | Cruising Speed
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Warp drive|Warp]] 7<ref name="Decipher3"/>
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| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" | [[Warp drive|Warp]] 7<ref name="Decipher3"/>
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:right;" | Emergency Speed
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| class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | Emergency Speed
| style="text-align:left;" | Warp 9.2 for 6 hours
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| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" | Warp 9.2 for 6 hours
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2" | Weapons
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| class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2" | Weapons
| style="text-align:left;" | Type IX [[Phaser]] arrays
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| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" | Type IX [[Phaser]] arrays
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 2 torpedo launchers; 250<ref name="LUG25000"/> Type V [[Photon torpedo|Photon torpedoes]]<ref name="Decipher3"/>
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| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" | 2 torpedo launchers; 250<ref name="LUG25000"/> Type V [[Photon torpedo|Photon torpedoes]]<ref name="Decipher3"/>
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The design of the ''Ambassador'' class, which entered service in 2322,<ref name="LUG25000"/> was closely related to the ''[[Constitution class]]'' and formed the basis for the design of later vessels like the ''[[Nebula class|Nebula]]'' and ''[[Galaxy class|Galaxy]]'' classes.<ref name="LUG25000"/><ref name="Decipher3"/> Designed for long range exploration and defense of the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]], the ''Ambassador'' class heavy cruisers served as [[Starfleet]]'s the primary capital ships from 2322 through 2360,<ref name="Decipher4"/> and were responsible for a number of first contacts, including that of the [[Zakdorn]], who would go on to become [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] members, during the coreward frontier survey in the mid-24th century, and the class took the brunt of the fighting during wars with the [[Cardassian Union]] and [[Tholian Assembly]] of the 2340s and 2350s.<ref name="Decipher3"/><ref name="Decipher4"/>
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===''Ambassador'' class vessels===
In the early 24th century, [[Starfleet Command]] desired a new class that could explore further beyond the borders of the Federation, and with greater safety, than before, and it was no accident that the ''Ambassador'' class mimicked the ''[[Constitution class]],'' which was arguably the most successful starship design in Federation history, in appearance, if not in function.<ref name="Decipher4"/>
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* [[U.S.S. Adelphi NCC-26849|U.S.S. ''Adelphi'' NCC-26849]]
 
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* [[U.S.S. Ambassador NCC-10521|U.S.S. ''Ambassador'' NCC-10521]]
Part of the ''Ambassador's'' rugged durability stemmed from its redundant and shielded systems. [[Electroplasma System]] (EPS) taps throughout the ships were the first to employ triple-redundancy, allowing the ships to continue to operate even after multiple hull breaches. The Type IX [[Phaser]] arrays employed on the class, new when the class was initially designed, had an efficient power use curve that allowed the ships to mount more arrays than prior designs. Many aspects of the design were beyond the capabilities and standards of the era, however, and in the end several key systems, notably [[Warp drive|warp drive]], paid the price. The end result was a multi-role starship capable of operating independently on extended-duration missions, but one that was never quick to the scene.<ref name="Decipher4"/> The ''Ambassador'' class was nevertheless a very maneuverable ship that could outperform equivalently sized [[Romulan Star Empire|Romulan]] vessels,<ref name="TNG163"/> and at the height of Romulan aggression against the [[Klingon Empire]], ''Ambassador'' clas ships sometimes found themselves in&mdash;and holding their own against&mdash;three-to-one odds.<ref name="Decipher4"/> These heroic displays, particularly that of the ''[[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-C]]'' in 2344, eventually paved the way to a formal alliance between the Klingons and the Federation.<ref name="TNG163"/>
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* [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-C|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701-C]]
 
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* [[U.S.S. Excalibur NCC-26517|U.S.S. ''Excalibur'' NCC-26517]]
''Ambassador'' class heavy cruisers continued to serve with distinction in significant fleet actions and frontier patrol capacities for many years after production on the class ended in 2372.<ref name="Decipher3"/> While outgunned by [[Jem'Hadar]] warships during the [[Dominion War]], the ''Ambassador'' class still managed to wreak a deadly toll on the Cardassian ''[[Galor class]]'' vessels.<ref name="Decipher3"/> Those ''Ambassador'' class vessels still in active service by 2375 continued to fulfill either patrol or training duties, as well as the occasional survey or diplomatic profile mission.<ref name="Decipher4"/>
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* [[U.S.S. Exeter NCC-26531|U.S.S. ''Exeter'' NCC-26531]]
 
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* [[U.S.S. Gandhi NCC-26632|U.S.S. ''Gandhi'' NCC-26632]]
==''Ambassador'' class explorers==
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* [[U.S.S. Horatio NCC-10532|U.S.S. ''Horatio'' NCC-10532]]
* ''[[U.S.S. Adelphi NCC-26849]]''
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* [[U.S.S. Krotus NCC-26544|U.S.S. ''Krotus'' NCC-26544]]
* ''[[U.S.S. Ambassador NCC-10521]]''
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* [[U.S.S. Valdemar NCC-26198|U.S.S. ''Valdemar'' NCC-26198]]
* ''[[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-C]]''
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* [[U.S.S. Yamaguchi NCC-26510|U.S.S. ''Yamaguchi'' NCC-26510]]
* ''[[U.S.S. Excalibur NCC-26517]]''
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* [[U.S.S. Zhukov NCC-26136|U.S.S. ''Zhukov'' NCC-26136]]
* ''[[U.S.S. Exeter NCC-26531]]''
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* ''[[U.S.S. Gandhi NCC-26632]]''
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* ''[[U.S.S. Horatio NCC-10532]]''
 
* ''[[U.S.S. Krotus NCC-26544]]''
 
* ''[[U.S.S. Valdemar NCC-26198]]''
 
* ''[[U.S.S. Yamaguchi NCC-26510]]''
 
* ''[[U.S.S. Zhukov NCC-26136]]''
 
 
 
 
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Ambassador class (TNG 163)

The design of the Ambassador class, which entered service in 2322,[1] was closely related to the Constitution class and formed the basis for the design of later vessels like the Nebula and Galaxy classes.[1][2] Designed for long range exploration and defense of the Federation, the Ambassador class heavy cruisers served as Starfleet's the primary capital ships from 2322 through 2360,[3] and were responsible for a number of first contacts, including that of the Zakdorn, who would go on to become Federation members, during the coreward frontier survey in the mid-24th century, and the class took the brunt of the fighting during wars with the Cardassian Union and Tholian Assembly of the 2340s and 2350s.[2][3]

In the early 24th century, Starfleet Command desired a new class that could explore further beyond the borders of the Federation, and with greater safety, than before, and it was no accident that the Ambassador class mimicked the Constitution class, which was arguably the most successful starship design in Federation history, in appearance, if not in function.[3]

Part of the Ambassador's rugged durability stemmed from its redundant and shielded systems. Electroplasma System (EPS) taps throughout the ships were the first to employ triple-redundancy, allowing the ships to continue to operate even after multiple hull breaches. The Type IX Phaser arrays employed on the class, new when the class was initially designed, had an efficient power use curve that allowed the ships to mount more arrays than prior designs. Many aspects of the design were beyond the capabilities and standards of the era, however, and in the end several key systems, notably warp drive, paid the price. The end result was a multi-role starship capable of operating independently on extended-duration missions, but one that was never quick to the scene.[3] The Ambassador class was nevertheless a very maneuverable ship that could outperform equivalently sized Romulan vessels,[4] and at the height of Romulan aggression against the Klingon Empire, Ambassador clas ships sometimes found themselves in—and holding their own against—three-to-one odds.[3] These heroic displays, particularly that of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-C in 2344, eventually paved the way to a formal alliance between the Klingons and the Federation.[4]

Ambassador class heavy cruisers continued to serve with distinction in significant fleet actions and frontier patrol capacities for many years after production on the class ended in 2372.[2] While outgunned by Jem'Hadar warships during the Dominion War, the Ambassador class still managed to wreak a deadly toll on the Cardassian Galor class vessels.[2] Those Ambassador class vessels still in active service by 2375 continued to fulfill either patrol or training duties, as well as the occasional survey or diplomatic profile mission.[3]

Statistics

Length 525m
Width 133m[2]
Height 361m[2]
Decks 40
Transporters (Personnel) 4
Transporters (Emergency) 4
Transporters (Cargo) 4
Shuttlecraft 4[2]-8[3]
Crew 900
Evacuation Limit 4,100
Cruising Speed Warp 7[2]
Emergency Speed Warp 9.2 for 6 hours
Weapons Type IX Phaser arrays
2 torpedo launchers; 250[1] Type V Photon torpedoes[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Core Game Book." Star Trek: The Next Generation Roleplaying Game, Supplement 25000. Game. 1999. Last Unicorn Games, Inc.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "Starfleet Operations Manual." Star Trek Roleplaying Game, Book 3. Game. 2002. Decipher, Inc.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Starships." Star Trek Roleplaying Game, Book 4. Game. 2003. Decipher, Inc.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Yesterday's Enterprise." Star Trek: The Next Generation, Episode 163. Television. 19 February 1990.