USS Virtue (NX-87313)

The ￼USS Virtue (NX-87313) is a Federation starship in service to Starfleet in the late 24th century.

History
Planning on this new class of starship began in 2370 by the Starfleet Corps of Engineering and the first ship was set to be completed by 2375. However, with the increasing threat of the Dominion, those plans were laid on ice by 2372.

The development was then restarted in 2379, adding several technological advancements which were not part of the original plans.

The design is reminiscent of the and the, but with it's own unique style.

The Virtue-class is the 24th century answer to the, just as the Sovereign-class is to the old vessels.

It was named after Earth's first interstellar micro-spaceprobe, which was constructed and launched by NASA and ESA in 2039.

Construction on the USS Virtue started in 2383 at the San Francisco Fleet Yards in orbit around Earth.

In 2387 the ship was launched for it's maiden voyage as the first ship of it's class.

Other planned ships of this class

 * USS Cassini
 * USS Huygens
 * USS Hubble
 * USS Kepler
 * USS Pioneer
 * USS Galileo
 * USS Akatsuki
 * USS Venera

Technical information

 * Length: 583m
 * Decks: 23
 * Max. warp factor: 9.983
 * Crew: 730
 * Weight: 2.350.000 metric tons
 * Weapons:
 * 5 torpedo launchers (3 front, 2 aft)
 * 18 phaser arrays
 * 5 phaser cannons (3 front, 2 aft)

Deck layout
Deck 1: Bridge, Ready Room, Conference Room

Deck 2: Deck 3: Crew quarters Deck 4: Lounge, Crew quarters, VIP quarters Deck 5: Crew quarters Deck 6: Shuttlebay 1, Crew quarters Deck 7: Shuttlebay 1, Creed quarters Deck 8: Arboretum Deck 9: Aeroshuttle Deck 10: Sickbay, Medical labs Deck 11: Deck 12: Astrometric lab Deck 13: Deck 14: Deck 15: Deck 16: Deck 17: Engineering Deck 18: Engineering, Engineering labs Deck 19: Shuttlebay 2 Deck 20: Shuttlebay 2 Deck 21: Deck 22: Deck 23: