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{{ShipSpecs
|image= [[Image:Prometheus.jpg]]
|name= Prometheus Class
|category= Heavy Cruiser
|duration= 82 Years
|resupply= 5 Years
|refit= 5 Years
|officers= 50
|enlisted= 128
|marines= 32
|passengers=
|evaccap=
|stardock=
|cruisevel= Warp 7.5
|maxvel= Warp 9.94
|emervel= Warp 9.982 (12 Hours)
|diameter=
|mainheight=
|overallheight=
|length= 415 Metres
|width= 163 Metres
|height= 64 Metres
|decks= 15
}}

After the first major encounter between the [[Dominion]] and the [[Federation]] at the end of 2370, [[Starfleet]] responded to the new threat by reactivating the [[Defiant class|Defiant]] project and continuing development of the [[Sovereign class|Sovereign]] project. However, it was felt that further action was needed. The [[Sovereign class]] ships were relatively resource intensive and, while the [[Defiant class|Defiants]] were easy to build, they were also rather limited on range and endurance. Hence, it was decided to combine various technologies into the new ship. The [[ablative armour]] and [[quantum torpedo|quantum torpedoes]] that equip the [[Defiant class|Defiant]] and [[Sovereign class|Sovereign]] classes were included, as were the advanced hull geometry and warp field technology of the [[Sovereign class|Sovereign]] and [[Intrepid class]]es.

[[Starfleet]] also decided to incorporate the separation concept into the new vessel. Many [[Starfleet]] ships have had the ability to separate their primary hull from the rest of the ship but this has historically been an emergency measure intended to allow the engineering hull to be abandoned in the event of an imminent warp core breach. Moreover, reconnection has generally required the services of a starbase or drydock in a process taking several days.

With the [[Galaxy class]], [[Starfleet]] took the separation process a step further. The primary and engineering hulls both had impulse engine systems, allowing them to operate as fully equipped STL spacecraft in their own right. The engineering hull was able to use its warp drive whilst separated, not simply as an emergency measure for a few seconds or minutes but as a viable interstellar drive system. The intent was to allow the primary hull to escape a combat area with the civilians and family members whilst the engineering hull kept the enemy occupied.

However, this concept was never really as successful as [[Starfleet]] wanted. The primary hull was essentially stationary by warp drive standards, making it an easy target for an enemy that defeated the engineering hull in battle. What was needed was a ship that could split into multiple sections, each capable of independent warp speed travel. This is the technology [[Starfleet]] decided to incorporate into the new Prometheus class. The ship that emerged from the drawing boards was capable of separating into three sections - the upper and lower engineering hulls and the saucer section. Both parts of the engineering hull had two nacelles while the saucer section had a small auxiliary unit that would deploy once separated.

The warp core arrangement was also unique. The efficiency of a warp core is in part dependent on its height, as the longer a core is, the more accurately the matter and antimatter streams can be controlled. [[Starfleet]] had initially wanted to equip each section of the Prometheus design with a [[Defiant class|Defiant]]-style warp core. This is very compact at only three decks tall but suffers from inefficiency as a result. It overcomes this by using multiple matter and antimatter streams, so achieving high fuel throughput and high power output. This gives the core a very high fuel consumption rate, something considered acceptable for the short range [[Defiant class|Defiant]] but not for the Prometheus.

To solve the problem, the designers came up with a unique core design for the engineering hull. The warp core has no less than three reaction chambers along its height. During normal operation matter is fed in at the top of the core and antimatter at the bottom, as in any normal warp core. The fuel streams pass directly through the upper and lower reaction chambers and continue down to their meeting point in the central chamber. The core thus operates in a manner similar to any standard model, achieving high efficiency through the long core design.

The central reaction chamber lies on the separation plane, and once the ship splits it is shut down. In the lower engineering section a secondary matter feed just under the central chamber comes into operation, feeding deuterium down to the lower reaction core. This process is mirrored in the upper engineering section, with an antimatter feed sending fuel up to the upper core. As a result, the combined engineering sections can operate at an efficiency level comparable to any contemporary starship, while the separated sections lose a measure of efficiency because of the shorter warp cores. The primary hull operates on a separate [[Defiant class|Defiant]]-style warp core when separated.

The original intent was to have the saucer serve to evacuate civilians as in the [[Galaxy class]], but at warp speed. The idea of carrying civilians was quickly abandoned, however, and the saucer section up-gunned to match the remainder of the vessel. In separated mode the ship is thus able to attack an enemy from three different directions simultaneously, a tactic known as "[[Multi-vector assault mode|multi-vector assault mode]]".

The development and construction of the prototype vessel took three years, and the USS ''Prometheus'' was launched in April of 2374. The ship included all of the latest systems, including holographic projectors on every deck so as to facilitate operations of the EMH Mark 4 and other such holographic supplements planned to come into service in the future. Initial trials went well but, during the shakedown cruise, the ''Prometheus'' encountered external problems that resulted in a live combat situation. Although the prototype was still in the test phase, it was able to inflict devastating damage on a [[Nebula class]] ship and withstand a combined attack by two [[Defiant class]] escort vessels and an [[Akira class]] cruiser. In the same battle, it used multi-vector assault mode to destroy a [[D'Deridex class|Romulan Warbird]] with ease.

The performance of the ''Prometheus'' during this accidental live-fire trial has exceeded all expectations for the ship. The ability to pack firepower little short of a [[Sovereign class]] into a ship the size of an [[Intrepid class]] offers the prospect of a prodigious increase in [[Starfleet]]'s potential combat capability.

==Auxiliary Craft==
Shuttlebays: 1

Shuttles
:[[Type 11 class|Type 11 Shuttle]]: 2
:[[Type 18 class|Type 18 Shuttlepod]]: 2
:[[Type 9 class|Type 9 Shuttle]]: 4

==Armament==
Defensive Systems
:[[Ablative armour|Ablative Armour]]
:[[Cloaking device|Cloaking Device]]
Phasers
:[[Type XII|Type XII Array]]: 12
Shielding Systems
:[[Auto-modulating shields|Auto- Modulating Shields]]
:[[Metaphasic shielding|Metaphasic Shielding]]
:[[Regenerative shielding|Regenerative Shielding]]
Torpedoes
:[[Pulse-fire torpedo launcher|Pulse-Fire Torpedo Launcher]]: 3
::[[Photon torpedo|Photon Torpedoes]]: 238
::[[Quantum torpedo|Quantum Torpedoes]]: 190
::[[Polaron torpedo|Polaron Torpedoes]]: 22
:[[Tri-cobalt torpedo|Tri-Cobalt Devices]]: 12

'''Multi-vector assault mode systems. When separated, the ship's phaser arrays number 18 in total and the ship's torpedo launchers number 5 throughout the saucer section (A), the upper engineering section (B) and the lower engineering section (C).'''

==Deck Listing==

===Combined Configuration===

{| border="1"
|+
|-
!Deck || Items
|-
|Deck 1 || A - [[Bridge|Main Bridge]], [[Observation Lounge|Observation/Conference Lounge]], [[Captain's Ready Room]]
|-
|Deck 2 || A - Saucer Upper Warp Nacelle, Captain's Quarters, Executive Officer's Quarters, Executive Officer's Office, [[Environmental System Controls]], [[Mess Hall]], [[Engineering Lab|Engineering Support Labs]], [[Armory]] 1, Saucer Engineering (Level 1), [[Deuterium Storage]], Storage Bay
|-
|Deck 3 || A - [[Computer Core|Primary Computer Core]] (Level 1), Saucer Warp Core Jettison Hatch, Deuterium Fuel Pumps and Fill Ports, Deuterium Injector, Anti-matter Fuel Pumps and Fill Ports, Anti-matter Injector, [[Antimatter Storage]] Pods, Maintenance, Life Support, [[Waste Reclamation]], [[Crew Quarters]], [[Gymnasium]] 1, Saucer Engineering (Level 2), [[Torpedo Launch Bay|Forward Torpedo Launcher]], [[Torpedo Magazine|Torpedo Bay]] 1, [[Transporter|Transporter Room]] 1 
B - [[Docking Ports|Docking Latches]], Forward Torpedo Launcher, [[Torpedo Magazine|Torpedo Bay]] 2
|-
|Deck 4 || A - Junior [[Officer's Quarters]], [[Computer Core|Primary Computer Core]] (Level 2), [[Science Lab]]s, Captain's Yacht, [[Cargo Bay]] 1 
B - Crew Quarters, [[Antimatter Storage]] Pods, [[Computer Core|Secondary Computer Core]] (Level 1), Phaser Batteries, Anti-matter Injector/Reactors
|-
|Deck 5 || A - Senior Officer Quarters, [[VIP/Guest Quarters]], [[Computer Core|Primary Computer Core]] (Level 3), [[Holodeck]] 1, [[Lounge]], [[Transporter|Transporter Rooms]] 2 & 3, Cargo Bay 2 
B - [[Battle bridge|Battle Bridge]], [[Stellar Cartography]], [[Astrometrics Lab]], Sensor Control Room, [[Computer Core|Secondary Computer Core]] (Level 2), SIF Generators, IDF Generators, Armoury 3, Docking Latches, Junior Officer Quarters, [[Main Engineering]], [[Power Distribution Centre]], Engineering Support Labs
|-
|Deck 6 || A - [[Crew Quarters]], [[Computer Core|Primary Computer Core]] (Level 4), Tertiary Deflector Controls, Tertiary Deflector Array, Cargo Bay 3 
B - Environmental Support, Impulse [[Fusion Reactor|Reactors]], [[Computer Core|Secondary Computer Core]] (Level 3), Crew Quarters, Waste Management, Emergency Batteries
|-
|Deck 7 || A - [[Sickbay|Main Sickbay]], [[Medical Laboratories]], [[Security Office]]s, [[Brig]], Armoury 2, [[Holodeck]] 2, [[Transporter|Transporter Rooms]] 3 & 4 
B - [[Sickbay|Battle Sickbay]], [[Transporter|Transporter Room]] 5, [[Holodeck]] 3, Cargo Bay 4, Crew Quarters, Aft Torpedo Launcher, Torpedo Bay 3
|-
|Deck 8 || A - Saucer Lower Warp Nacelle, Crew Quarters 
B - Crew Quarters, Secondary Deflector Control, Science Labs, Phaser Batteries, Deuterium Fuel Pumps and Fill Ports, Deuterium Fuel Storage, Deuterium Injectors, Upper [[Shuttlebay]], Shuttlebay Control Room, Shuttlebay Support 1
|-
|Deck 9 || A - Lounge, Gym 2, Docking Latches, Phaser Maintenance, Tertiary Tractor Emitter 
B - Crew Lounge, Maintenance Labs, Secondary Tractor Emitter, Storage Bay, Secondary Deflector Array, Lower Shuttlebay, Shuttlebay Support 2, [[Warp Core Ejection System]], Docking Latches
|-
|Deck 10 || C - [[Battle bridge|Auxiliary Bridge]], Forward Torpedo Launcher, Torpedo Bay 4, [[Sickbay|Auxiliary Sickbay]], [[Deuterium Storage|Deuterium Fuel Storage]], Maintenance Labs, [[Deflector Control]], Docking Latches
|-
|Deck 11 || C - Crew Lounge, [[Transporter|Transporter Room]] 6, [[Holodeck]] 4, Crew Quarters, [[Sickbay|Auxiliary Sickbay]], Life Support, Environmental Support, Deuterium Fuel Pumps and Fill Ports, Deuterium Injector/Reactors, Main Deflector Array
|-
|Decks 12 || C - [[Barracks - Marine|Marine Barracks]], Marine CO's Office, Marine CO's Quarters, Armoury 4, [[Computer Core|Tertiary Computer Core]] (Level 1), Tertiary Engineering (Level 1), Aft Torpedo Launcher, [[Torpedo Magazine|Torpedo Bay]] 5
|-
|Deck 13 || C - Emergency Batteries, Cargo Bays 5 & 6, Anti-Matter Injector, [[Computer Core|Tertiary Computer Core]] (Level 2), Tertiary Engineering (Level 2)
|-
|Deck 14 || C - Anti-matter Storage Pods, Anti-matter Fuel Pumps and Fill Ports, Phaser Batteries, Tertiary Computer Core (Level 3), Storage Bay
|-
|Deck 15 || C - Warp Core Jettison Hatch, Main [[Tractor beam|Tractor Emitter]]
|}

===[[Multi-vector assault mode|MVAM]] Configuration===

'''Section A - Saucer Section'''

{| border="1"
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!Deck || Items
|-
|Deck 1 || [[Bridge|Main Bridge]], Observation/Conference Lounge, [[Captain's Ready Room]]
|-
|Deck 2 || Saucer Upper Warp Nacelle, Captain's Quarters, Executive Officer's Quarters, Executive Officer's Office, [[Environmental System Controls]], [[Mess Hall]], [[Engineering Lab|Engineering Support Labs]], [[Armory]] 1, Saucer Engineering (Level 1), [[Deuterium Storage]], Storage Bay
|-
|Deck 3 || [[Computer Core|Primary Computer Core]] (Level 1), Saucer Warp Core Jettison Hatch, Deuterium Fuel Pumps and Fill Ports, Deuterium Injector, Anti-matter Fuel Pumps and Fill Ports, Anti-matter Injector, Anti-matter Storage Pods, Maintenance, Life Support, Waste Management, [[Crew Quarters]], [[Gymnasium]] 1, Saucer Engineering (Level 2), Forward Torpedo Launcher, [[Torpedo Magazine|Torpedo Bay]] 1, [[Transporter|Transporter Room]] 1
|-
|Deck 4 || Junior Officer Quarters, [[Computer Core|Primary Computer Core]] (Level 2), [[Science Lab]]s, Captain's Yacht, [[Cargo Bay]] 1
|-
|Deck 5 || Senior Officer Quarters, [[VIP/Guest Quarters]], [[Computer Core|Primary Computer Core]] (Level 3), [[Holodeck]] 1, [[Lounge]], [[Transporter|Transporter Rooms]] 2 & 3, Cargo Bay 2
|-
|Deck 6 || Crew Quarters, [[Computer Core|Primary Computer Core]] (Level 4), Tertiary Deflector Controls, Tertiary Deflector Array, Cargo Bay 3
|-
|Deck 7 || [[Sickbay|Main Sickbay]], [[Medical Laboratories]], [[Security Office]]s, [[Brig]], Armoury 2, [[Holodeck]] 2, [[Transporter|Transporter Rooms]] 3 & 4
|-
|Deck 8 || Saucer Lower Warp Nacelle, Crew Quarters 
|-
|Deck 9 || Lounge, Gym 2, Docking Latches, Phaser Maintenance, Tertiary Tractor Emitter 
|}

'''Section B - Upper Engineering'''

{| border="1"
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|-
!Deck || Items
|-
|Deck 3 || Docking Latches, Forward Torpedo Launcher, Torpedo Bay 2
|-
|Deck 4 || Crew Quarters, Anti-matter Storage Pods, [[Computer Core|Secondary Computer Core]] (Level 1), Phaser Batteries, Anti-matter Injector/Reactors
|-
|Deck 5 || [[Battle bridge|Battle Bridge]], Stellar Cartography, Astrometrics Lab, Sensor Control Room, [[Computer Core|Secondary Computer Core]] (Level 2), SIF Generators, IDF Generators, Armoury 3, Docking Latches, Junior Officer Quarters, [[Main Engineering]], Power Distribution Controls, Engineering Support Labs
|-
|Deck 6 || Environmental Support, Impulse Reactors, [[Computer Core|Secondary Computer Core]] (Level 3), Crew Quarters, Waste Management, Emergency Batteries
|-
|Deck 7 || [[Sickbay|Battle Sickbay]], [[Transporter|Transporter Room]] 5, [[Holodeck]] 3, Cargo Bay 4, Crew Quarters, Aft Torpedo Launcher, Torpedo Bay 3
|-
|Deck 8 || Crew Quarters, Secondary Deflector Control, Science Labs, Phaser Batteries, Deuterium Fuel Pumps and Fill Ports, Deuterium Fuel Storage, Deuterium Injectors, Upper Shuttle Bay, Shuttle Bay Control Room, Shuttle Bay Support 1
|-
|Deck 9 || Crew Lounge, Maintenance Labs, Secondary Tractor Emitter, Storage Bay, Secondary Deflector Array, Lower Shuttle Bay, Shuttle Bay Support 2, Warp Core Jettison Hatch, Docking Latches
|}

'''Section C - Lower Engineering'''

{| border="1"
|+
|-
!Deck || Items
|-
|Deck 10 || [[Battle bridge|Auxiliary Bridge]], Forward Torpedo Launcher, Torpedo Bay 4, [[Sickbay|Auxiliary Sickbay]], Deuterium Fuel Storage, Maintenance Labs, Deflector Control, Docking Latches
|-
|Deck 11 || Crew Lounge, [[Transporter|Transporter Room]] 6, [[Holodeck]] 4, Crew Quarters, [[Sickbay|Auxiliary Sickbay]], Life Support, Environmental Support, Deuterium Fuel Pumps and Fill Ports, Deuterium Injector/Reactors, Main Deflector Array
|-
|Decks 12 || Marine Barracks, Marine CO's Office, Marine CO's Quarters, Armoury 4, [[Computer Core|Tertiary Computer Core]] (Level 1), Tertiary Engineering (Level 1), Aft Torpedo Launcher, Torpedo Bay 5
|-
|Deck 13 || Emergency Batteries, Cargo Bays 5 & 6, Anti-Matter Injector, [[Computer Core|Tertiary Computer Core]] (Level 2), Tertiary Engineering (Level 2)
|-
|Deck 14 || Anti-matter Storage Pods, Anti-matter Fuel Pumps and Fill Ports, Phaser Batteries, Tertiary Computer Core (Level 3), Storage Bay
|-
|Deck 15 || Warp Core Jettison Hatch, Main Tractor Emitter
|}

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