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− | {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Columbus'' class}} | + | {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Columbus'' class (FASA)}} |
− | [[File:columbus_class-sfc.jpg|350px|thumb|right|''Columbus'' class ([[Star Trek: Spaceflight Chronology (Book)|SFC]])]]
| + | {{ImageInfoBox2|name=''Columbus'' class|file=columbus_class-sfc.jpg|caption=''Columbus'' class ([[Star Trek: Spaceflight Chronology (Book)|SFC]])}} |
− | The ''Columbus'' class sublight explorer—an 8,600-ton craft powered by a high-acceleration, sub-light Bussard ramjet, and housing a crew of 40—entered service in [[Chronology: 2040s#2048|2048]] as [[Earth]]'s largest space-going vessels. The class boasted advanced [[impulse drive|fusion engines]] that could produce speeds of up to 0.75[[speed of light|c]] and was the first [[Humans|Human]] spacecraft class to carry on-board shuttlecraft for extra-vehicular excursions, but new ships incorporating [[Cochrane, Zefram|Zefram Cochrane]]'s [[warp drive]] engines soon superseded the class for interstellar flight, and the last ship of the class was retired in [[Chronology: 2100|2100]].<ref name="SFC"/>
| + | {{TableRow|title=Commissioned|data=[[2040s (FASA)#2040|2040]]}} |
− | | + | {{TableRow|title=Retired|data=[[2070s (FASA)#2075|2075]]}} |
− | ===''Columbus'' class vessels===
| + | {{TableRow|title=Advertising|data={{AmazonLink2|asin=0671790897}}}} |
− | * [[U.N.S.S. Icarus (Columbus class)|U.N.S.S. ''Icarus'']]
| + | |}</div> |
− | | + | {{BannerFASA}} |
− | <div style="width:25%;float:left;margin-right:0.25em;">
| + | The ''Columbus'' class sublight explorer—an 8,600-ton craft powered by a high-acceleration, sub-light Bussard ramjet, and housing a crew of 40—entered service in [[2040s (FASA)#2040|2040]] as [[Earth (FASA)|Earth]]'s largest space-going vessels. The class boasted advanced [[impulse drive|fusion engines]] that could produce speeds of up to 0.75[[speed of light|c]] and was the first [[Humans (FASA)|Human]] spacecraft class to carry on-board shuttlecraft for extra-vehicular excursions, but new ships incorporating [[Cochrane, Zefram (FASA)|Zefram Cochrane]]'s [[warp drive (FASA)|warp drive]] engines soon superseded the class for interstellar flight, and the last ship of the class was retired in [[2070s (FASA)#2075|2075]].<ref name="SFC"/> |
− | ===Specifications===
| + | {{InfoBox|float=left|name=Specifications}} |
− | {|style="width:100%;" | + | {{TableRow|title=Length|data=120[[meter|m]]}} |
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| + | {{TableRow|title=Diameter|data=37.2[[meter|m]]}} |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Length
| + | {{TableRow|title=Mass|data=8.6 million [[kilogram|kg]]}} |
− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|120[[meter|m]] | + | {{TableRow|title=Engines|data=Geodyne Fusion Engine pack}} |
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| + | {{TableRow|title=Fuel|data=[[antimatter]]-spiked [[deuterium]] (50:1 deuterium to antimatter)}} |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Diameter
| + | {{TableRow|title=Complement|data=40 Overall<br/>4 Officers<br/>36 Crew}} |
− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|37.2[[meter|m]]
| + | {{TableRow|title=Navigation|data=Elementary Interstellar Celestial Guidance}} |
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| + | {{TableRow|title=Communication|data=Laser/Particle Beam Subcarrier Radiotelemetry}} |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Mass
| + | {{TableRow|title=Computer|data=Intermediate Independent Thought Memory Scan}} |
− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|8.6 million [[kilogram|kg]]
| + | {{TableRow|title=Life Support|data=Gravity 0.4-0.75[[gravity|g]]<br/>Atmosphere 22% [[oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]]; 14% humidity}} |
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| + | {{TableRow|title=Sustenance Duration|data=1-13 years at standard ship's complement}} |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Engines
| + | {{TableRow|title=Weapons|data=4 forward lasers<br/>25 [[fusion torpedoes]]}} |
− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|Geodyne Fusion Engine pack
| + | |}</div> |
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| + | {{InfoBox|float=left|name=Performance}} |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Fuel
| + | {{TableRow|title=Range|data=Standard 5.75 billion [[kilometer|km]] ([[Earth]]-[[Pluto]])<br/>Maximum 8.5 [[light year|light years]]}} |
− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[antimatter]]-spiked [[deuterium]] (50:1 deuterium to antimatter)
| + | {{TableRow|title=Velocity|data=Cruising 0.75[[speed of light|c]]<br/>Maximum 0.85[[speed of light|c]]}} |
− | |- | + | {{TableRow|title=Typical Voyage Duration|data=[[Earth]]-[[Pluto]] 10 hrs<br/>[[Earth]]-[[Alpha Centauri system|Alpha Centauri]] 11.5 years}} |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Complement
| + | {{TableRow|title=Thrust|data=1 billion [[kilogram|kg]]}} |
− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|
| + | |}</div> |
− | * 4 Officers
| + | {{ClassColumbus|other=clear:left;}} |
− | * 36 Crew
| + | {{References}} |
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− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Navigation
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|Elementary Interstellar Celestial Guidance
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− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Communication
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|Laser/Particle Beam Subcarrier Radiotelemetry
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− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Computer
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|Intermediate Independent Thought Memory Scan
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− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Weapons
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|
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− | * 4 forward lasers
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− | * 25 fusion torpedoes
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− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Life Support
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|
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− | * Gravity: .4-.75[[gravity|g]]
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− | * Atmosphere: 22% [[oxygen|O&sub2;]]; 14% humidity
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− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Sustenance Duration
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|1-13 years at standard ship's complement
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− | |}
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− | </div>
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− | <div style="width:25%;float:left;margin-right:0.25em;">
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− | ===Performance===
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− | {|style="width:100%;" | |
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− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Range (Standard)
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|5.75 billion [[kilometer|km]] ([[Earth]]-[[Pluto]]) | |
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− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Range (Maximum)
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|8.5 [[light year|light years]]
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− | |- | |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Velocity (Cruising)
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|0.75[[speed of light|c]] | |
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− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Velocity (Maximum) | |
− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|0.85[[speed of light|c]]
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− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Typical Voyage Duration
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|
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− | * [[Earth]]-[[Pluto]]: 10 hrs
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− | * [[Earth]]-[[Alpha Centauri IV|Alpha Centauri]]-[[Earth]]: 11.5 years
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− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Thrust
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|1 billion [[kilogram|kg]]
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− | |} | |
− | </div> | |
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− | <div style="clear:both;"></div>
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− | ==FASA Timeline==
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− | [[File:columbus_class-sfc.jpg|350px|thumb|right|''Columbus'' class ([[Star Trek: Spaceflight Chronology (Book)|SFC]])]]
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− | The ''Columbus'' class sublight explorer—an 8,600-ton craft powered by a high-acceleration, sub-light Bussard ramjet, and housing a crew of 40—entered service in [[FASA Chronology: 2040s#2040|2040]] as [[Earth]]'s largest space-going vessels. The class boasted advanced [[impulse drive|fusion engines]] that could produce speeds of up to 0.75[[speed of light|c]] and was the first [[Humans|Human]] spacecraft class to carry on-board shuttlecraft for extra-vehicular excursions, but new ships incorporating [[Cochrane, Zefram|Zefram Cochrane]]'s [[warp drive]] engines soon superseded the class for interstellar flight, and the last ship of the class was retired in [[FASA Chronology: 2070s#2075|2075]].<ref name="SFC"/> | |
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− | ===''Columbus'' class vessels===
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− | * [[U.N.S.S. Icarus (Columbus class)#FASA Timeline|U.N.S.S. ''Icarus'']]
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− | <div style="width:25%;float:left;margin-right:0.25em;">
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− | ===Specifications===
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− | {|style="width:100%;" | |
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− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Length
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|120[[meter|m]] | |
− | |- | |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Diameter
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|37.2[[meter|m]] | |
− | |- | |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Mass
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|8.6 million [[kilogram|kg]] | |
− | |- | |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Engines
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|Geodyne Fusion Engine pack | |
− | |- | |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Fuel
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[antimatter]]-spiked [[deuterium]] (50:1 deuterium to antimatter) | |
− | |- | |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Complement
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"| | |
− | * 4 Officers
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− | * 36 Crew
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− | |- | |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Navigation
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|Elementary Interstellar Celestial Guidance | |
− | |- | |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Communication
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|Laser/Particle Beam Subcarrier Radiotelemetry | |
− | |- | |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Computer
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|Intermediate Independent Thought Memory Scan | |
− | |- | |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Weapons
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|
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− | * 4 forward lasers
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− | * 25 fusion torpedoes
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− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Life Support
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"| | |
− | * Gravity: .4-.75[[gravity|g]]
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− | * Atmosphere: 22% [[oxygen|O&sub2;]]; 14% humidity
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− | |- | |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Sustenance Duration
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|1-13 years at standard ship's complement | |
− | |} | |
− | </div> | |
− | <div style="width:25%;float:left;margin-right:0.25em;">
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− | ===Performance===
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− | {|style="width:100%;" | |
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− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Range (Standard) | |
− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|5.75 billion [[kilometer|km]] ([[Earth]]-[[Pluto]])
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− | |-
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− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Range (Maximum)
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|8.5 [[light year|light years]]
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− | |- | |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Velocity (Cruising)
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|0.75[[speed of light|c]] | |
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− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Velocity (Maximum)
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|0.85[[speed of light|c]]
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− | |- | |
− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Typical Voyage Duration
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"| | |
− | * [[Earth]]-[[Pluto]]: 10 hrs
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− | * [[Earth]]-[[Alpha Centauri IV|Alpha Centauri]]-[[Earth]]: 11.5 years
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− | |class="HeaderRow ButtonLeft" style="width:25%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"|Thrust
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− | |style="vertical-align:top;"|1 billion [[kilogram|kg]] | |
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− | </div> | |
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− | <div style="clear:both;"></div>
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− | ==References==
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| <references> | | <references> |
| <ref name="SFC">{{RefSFC}}</ref> | | <ref name="SFC">{{RefSFC}}</ref> |
| </references> | | </references> |
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