Parliament class
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| Class Information | |
| Class: | Parliament-class |
| Affiliation: | Starfleet |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Date Introduced: | 2368 |
| Expected Design Duration: | 100 years |
| Time Between Minor Refit: | 3-5 years |
| Time Between Major Refit: | 20 years |
| Time Between Resupply: | 5 years |
| Dimensions | |
| Length: | 486 m |
| Width: | 332 m |
| Height: | 70.5 m |
| Decks: | 11 decks |
| Personnel | |
| Total Crew: | 345 persons |
| Officers: | 58 persons |
| Enlisted: | 287 persons |
| Maximum (Evacuation) Capacity: | 1,380 persons |
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| “Efficient” Cruising Velocity: | Warp 6 |
| Maximum “Sustainable” Velocity: | Warp 9 |
| Emergency Velocity: | Warp 9.4 (for 12 hours) |
| Slipstream Capable: | No |
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The Parliament-class starship was introduced by the Federation Starfleet in the late 24th century with the purpose of engaging in large, complex engineering projects.
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History
As Starfleet was drawing up its new fleet specifications in the mid-2300s, Starfleet Corps of Engineers submitted a request that was somewhat unusual but also highly practical. Large scale engineering projects, such as construction of new starbases, demolition of large spaceborne debris and other similar projects often required taking a large ship off of the line, refitting it for the mission, and deploying it on an extended project. While SCE was looking at having some roles they needed for projects taken on by the upcoming Sabre-class, recent events highlighted that there was need for a ship matching the Corps of Engineers request. As such, the Parliament-class was designed and deployed for the role.
On external appearances, one can tell that the Parliament-class is from a transitional phase in Starfleet designs. Some aspects of its design come from the ships in the earlier 2300s, such as the Galaxy-class, while others, notably its warp nacelle design, came from the newer ship designs like the Sovereign-class. In order to maximize efficiency of the design without making it overly large and unwieldy, Starfleet Corps of Engineers decided that the nacelle pylons would be more than just structural, and utilized the space for decks and systems. The large shuttle bay space was taken from a rejected plan for the Akira-class’ shuttle bay layout, allowing the Parliament-class to carry the necessary small craft, including shuttles and workbees, to conduct engineering missions.
Overall, Starfleet soon found that for a ship that they had not realized they needed, the Parliament-class was exactly what they needed. During the Dominion War, the class was responsible for deploying and repairing fortifications. One new role found for the ship was that it could act as a first responder repair ship, patching up battle damage enough to get damaged ships to the nearest repair yard. Many command personnel who originally were engineer-track see command of one of these ships as more prestigious than command of a Sovereign-class or Odyssey-class.
Mission and Purpose
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Shipboard Life
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Ships Commissioned
Appendices
Background Information
- The Parliament-class appeared first in Star Trek: Lower Decks (LD: “Cupid’s Errant Arrow”).
- The specifications were drawn up using on-screen materials presented and extrapolated by the Pegasus Fleet resources staff to bring the class into use with the fleet.
Writing Notes
Given the extremely focused role, the Parliament-class is not going to be often seen in most cases, but is ideal in situations that are considered large-scale engineering projects, such as building or maintaining starbases, performing controlled demolitions of large stellar objects, and as a mobile repair ship. However, Starfleet did not build many of these ships due to their role, so it is unlikely that there will be more than one in any given situation that it could be seen in.
Being posted on a Parliament-class is a dream come true for an engineer - they are often presented with the most challenging and hands on tasks in the fleet. It is not unreasonable to expect that the captain and first officer both have extensive engineering backgrounds. Some scientific fields may also be interested in the work being done, but other departments tend to find they don’t share their colleagues’ same enthusiasm. Those in security and tactical find the work boring due to the fact that the Parliament is a second-line vessel and medical personnel find they are just there to patch up an overeager engineer’s injuries, until they are called upon to become suddenly swamped with injured if the ship has to be reassigned to acting as a mobile repair ship in a situation.