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STARSHIP CLASS
Norway class
Affiliation: Federation Starfleet
Type: medium cruiser
Service period: late-24th century (2370s)
Dimensions
Length: 364.77 meters
Width: 225.61 meters
Height: 52.48 meters
Mass: 622,000 metric tons
Specifications
No. of decks: 10
Crew: 190 officers and crew;
500 personnel evacuation limit
Maximum speed: warp 9.7 for 12 hours
Cruising speed: warp 6.0
Armaments: six type-10 phaser emitters;
two photon torpedo launchers
Defenses: deflector shields
Auxiliary craft: 10 Shuttlecraft
8 Shuttlepods
1 Captain's yacht


The Norway-class was a type of Federation starship in service in Starfleet in the late 24th century.

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[edit] History

[edit] Development

Following the devastating Battle of Wolf 359 in 2367 Starfleet Command undertook an urgent review of starship design. The result was a new generation of starships, including the Norway-class, which had entered service by the early 2370s.

In common with the Sabre, Akira and Defiant-classes developed by the Advanced Starship Design Bureau along side it, the Norway-class featured the latest propulsion, defensive and offensive systems and a revolutionary design intended to lessen the profile of the ships making them a smaller targets. In contrast to the large spaced out design of a Galaxy-class starship, Norway-class vessels were almost flat, featuring a triangular saucer section with two rectangular beams projecting rearward from the top of saucer to which compact nacelle struts supported the warp nacelles. From the side the Norway-class presented a very narrow profile. Its largest surface could be found on the dorsal or ventral sides, which were still compact compared to earlier starship designs. The class also featured an atypically small number of viewing ports on the external hull. (ST reference Fact Files, File 31, Card 24)

Production for the class was based out of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Integration Section at Spacedock 1, Earth. (DS9 reference: Technical Manual)

[edit] Service

Several Norway-class vessels saw combat action against a Borg cube in the Battle of Sector 001 in 2373. At least one of these vessels was lost during the attack. (TNG movie: First Contact; NF short story: "Making a Difference")

The class later saw action in the Dominion War. The Norway vessels' service in the conflict included use as an evacuation craft, with it's five-hundred person evacuation limit often used as accommodation the entire crew complement of another vessel. (ST reference Fact Files, File 31, Card 24)

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[edit] Appendices

Starship classes of the United Federation of Planets
By name AakennAchernarAchillesAdvanceAegianAeolusAerieAkiraAkula (destroyer)Akula (frigate)AlaskaAmbassadorAndesAndromedaAndorAntaresAntonApacheApolloArcherArielAscendantAshantiAvengerBabcockBaderBakerBaton RougeBodeBolarusBonaventureBonhomme RichardBradburyBrentonCanadaCanopusCapellaCentaurCentaurusChallengerChandleyChargerChariotChesapeakeCheyenneChimeraCle DanCochiseCochraneConstellationConstitutionContinentCopernicusCurryCygnusDaedalusDanubeDecaturDeckerDefenderDefiantDenevaDerfDollondDopplerDreadnoughtDrexlerDurrettEagleEdwardEl DoradoEnterprise (23rd century)Enterprise (alternate future)EpochEpsilonErewonExcaliburExcelsiorFederationFenlonFermiFijiFreedomFrontierGagarinGalaxyGenevaGenserGracefulGraysonGriffonHaleHardinHermes (scout)Hermes (fast cruiser)HestonHoganHokule'aHorizonHuronIcarusIncursionIndomitableIntrepidIowaIstanbulIwo JimaKarekhKeithKepplerKethkinKievKitty HawkK'KmarakKolm-AnKorolevLarsonLauroLaweyaLegacyLenthalLexingtonLibertyLokiLoknarLondon (troop transport)LunaMackenzieMakinMannMarklinMarshallM'BengaMediterraneanMercedMidwayMirandaMissionMissouriMockingbirdMoKalMonocerosMoscowNebulaNelsonNew OrleansNewportNiagaraNobleNomadNorthamptonNorwayNovaOberonOberthOdinOdysseusOkinawaOlympicOppenheimerOrionOsakaOverfieldPaladin (destroyer)Paladin (24th century)PhiladelphiaPinnaclePiperPolarityPolluxPortsmithPremonitionPrometheusProximaPtolemyPyreneesRakotaRanger (cruiser)Ranger (scout)ReliantRemoraRenaissanceRickenbackerRigelRoyal SovereignSaberSaganSaladinSamsonSanta FeSawyerScorpioScyllaSequoiaShermanShi'KahrSierraSivaSolarSovereignSoyuzSpringfieldSteamrunnerSurakSydneyVentureTangentThomas PaineThucydidesThufirTiconderogaTikopaiTritiumTyphonUkoraUlyssesUralUtahVestaVigilant (scout)Vigilant (tactical escort)VoyagerWambunduWilkersonWei-FaWellingtonWellsYeagerYorkshireZodiacunnamed Emblem of the United Federation of Planets



Seal of the Federation Starfleet.
By type Federation cargo shipFederation colony shipFederation construction shipFederation galaxy shipFederation mining freighterFederation repair ship

[edit] Apocrypha

The odf file which gave the specifications for this class for its appearances in the game Legacy listed additional ships of the class: USS Britain, USS Iceland, USS Ireland and USS Scotland. However these listings are coded so that they are hidden from the game, and thus do not actually appear in the final game.

The RPG The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon, published by Last Unicorn Games after they had lost their Star Trek licence listed two other Norway-class starships: USS Herat (NCC-72849) and the USS Trondell (NCC-72963).

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