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Class design from Trader Captains – Merchant Princes – 2nd Editions
NOTES:
The Zeus class, unlike the Nilron, was designed solely as a robot transport. She had no crew quarters, and only the first three decks (the so-called conning tower) were designed for Human use. Deck 1 was an auxiliary bridge, to be used only when it was either impossible or undesirable for the computer to maneuver the ship, as in complex docking maneuvers. Deck 2 was a small lounge with tables and a food synthesizer, designed for the comfort of the cargo-handlers; the synthesizer was not designed for long journeys.
Historians have noted the amazing similarity between the Zeus and the old-style DY-100/500 series of the early 21st century. The original designer of the Zeus liked the lines of the old DY series ships so much that he incorporated them in the new design. The major difference is that the Zeus had one warp engine instead of a primitive, space normal chemical or fusion engine.
Before production ended, 1,273 Zeus class transports were built. Star Fleet had purchased 435 and 416 were still running even into the 2300’s! Of the rest, about 750 civilian versions were still in operations. Of those destroyed, most notable was the Woden (NCC-B39068). The M-5 controlled Enterprise destroyed the vessel during the war games held to test the famous computer. The last officially registered civilian Zeus was retired in late 2322.
| Construction Data: | |
| Model – | Mk I |
| Ship Class- | III |
| Date Entering Service – | 2234 |
| Number Constructed – | 1,273 |
| Hull Data: | |
| Superstructure Points – | 8 |
| Damage Chart – | C |
| Size | |
| Length – | 180 m |
| Width – | 45 m |
| Height – | 49 m |
| Weight – | 16,310 mt |
| Cargo: | |
| Total SCU – | 585 SCU |
| Cargo Capacity | 29,250 mt |
| Landing Capacity | None |
| Equipment Date: | |
| Control Computer Type- | L-12 |
| Transporters: | |
| Standard 6-person – | 1 |
| Cargo – | 1 |
| Other Data: | |
| Crew – | 0 |
| Engines And Power Data: | |
| Total Power Units Available – | 13 |
| Movement Point Ratio – | |
| Unloaded – | 2/1 |
| Loaded – | 3/1 |
| Warp Engine Type – | FWH-1 |
| Number – | 1 |
| Power Units Available – | 10 |
| Stress Chart – | P/Q |
| Max Safe Cruising Speed – | |
| Unloaded – | Warp 5 |
| Loaded – | Warp 4 |
| Emergency Speed – | |
| Unloaded – | Warp 6 |
| Loaded – | Warp 5 |
| Impulse Engine Type – | FIA-3 |
| Power Units Available – | 3 |
| Weapons And Firing Data: | |
| Shield Data | |
| Deflector Shield Type – | FSA |
| Shield Point Ratio – | 1/1 |
| Maximum Shield Power – | 10 |
| Combat Efficiency: | |
| D – | |
| Unloaded – | 34.5 |
| Loaded – | 31.5 |
| WDF – | 0 |