Guide:Baton Rouge/Nordenskiöld

Baton Rouge / Nordenskiöld
Class Overview
Category	heavy cruiser / light cruiser
Operational	Baton Rouge: 2222-2277 Nordenskiöld: 2252-2290
Constructed	20 total: Baton Rouge: 20 (built 2222-2224) Nordenskiöld: 6 (refitted Baton Rouge 2252-2253)
Dimensions
Length	245.0 m
Beam	153.0 m
Height	64.6 m (original) 65.1 m (dilithium refit) 77.3 m (Nordenskiöld refit)
Mass	432,500 tons (original) 441,000 tons (dilithium refit) 460,850 tons (Nordenskiöld refit)
Performance
Cruise Speed	w 4
Max Speed	w 4.7 (fusion power; original) w 5.0 (fusion power; upgraded) w 6.2 (dilithium refit)
Endurance	4 years (original, dilithium refit) 8 years (Nordenskiöld refit)
Complement
Officers	59 (original; figures vary) 43 (dilithium refit) 46 (Nordenskiöld refit)
Enlisted	285 (original) 180 (dilithium refit; figures vary per weapons fit) 192 (Nordenskiöld refit)
Tactical Systems
Beam Weapons	Baton Rouge (2222): 2x laser emitters (1.0 GW) (port/stbd of bridge) 2x laser emitters (1.0 GW) (port/stbd of phased particle cannon) 2x laser emitters (600 MW) (ventral secondary hull) 4x laser emitters (600 MW) (aft secondary hull) (not NCC-1411, 1413, 1416) 2x Type L phased particle cannon (1.2 TW) (ventral primary hull) (on NCC-1411, 1413, 1416) 2x Type I phased particle cannon (900 GW) (ventral primary hull) (on NCC-1412, 1415, 1417-1420, 1422-1425) 16x plasma cannon (2.0 GW) (in twin mounts) (dorsal hull) 16x dual plasma cannon (2.0 GW) (in twin mounts) (ventral hull) Dilithium refit (2238): 2x laser emitters (1.0 GW) (port/stbd of bridge) 2x laser emitters (1.0 GW) (port/stbd of phased particle cannon) 2x laser emitters (600 MW) (ventral secondary hull) 2x laser emitters (600 MW) (aft secondary hull) 2x Type I phased particle cannon (900 GW) (ventral primary hull) Refit (2246): 4x laser emitters (1.0 GW) (in twin banks) (port/stbd of bridge) 4x laser emitters (1.0 GW) (in twin banks) (port/stbd of particle cannon) 2x laser emitters (600 MW) (ventral secondary hull) 2x laser emitters (600 MW) (aft secondary hull) 2x Type I phased particle cannon (900 GW) (ventral primary hull) Nordenskiöld (2252): 2x laser emitters (1.0 GW) (port/stbd of bridge) 2x laser emitters (600 MW) (ventral secondary hull) 2x laser emitters (600 MW) (aft secondary hull) Nordenskiöld refit (2276): 4x phaser VII emitters (in twin banks) (port and stbd of bridge) 2x phaser VI emitters (aft secondary hull)
Missile Weapons	Dilithium refit (2238): 2x fwd medium torpedo tubes (w/40 photon torpedoes) (dorsal primary hull) Refit (2246): 4x fwd medium torpedo tubes (w/50 photon torpedoes) (dorsal primary hull)
Shields	1-layer conformal forcefield Navigational deflector (secondary hull bow) Navigational deflector (ventral primary hull) (Nordenskiöld refit) 2x auxiliary navigational deflectors (primary hull bow)
Laboratories	Original: 2x GP, 1x planetary sciences, 1x astrophysics Dilithium refit (2238): 1x GP, 1x planetary sciences Nordenskiöld refit: 2x GP, 2x planetary sciences, 1x astrophysics, 1x life sciences
Transporters	Original: 4x GP (3-pad), Mk I 2x emergency evacuation (18-pad), Mk I 2x cargo, Mk I Dilithium refit (2238): 2x GP (6-pad), Mk II 3x emergency evacuation (22-pad), Mk II 1x cargo, Mk II 2246 refit, Nordenskiöld refit: 1x GP (6-pad), Mk III 3x emergency evacuation (22-pad), Mk III 1x cargo, Mk III
Auxiliary Craft	Original: 2x atmospheric shuttlepods 2x spatial shuttlepods 14x work pods Dilithium refit (2238): 2x atmospheric shuttlepods 10x work pods Nordenskiöld refit: 2x medium shuttles 4x light shuttles 8x work pods
Historical
Ships of Note	USS Bremen/Savannah II (NCC-1424) USS Glasgow (NCC-1414) USS Hampton Roads (NCC-1412) USS Savannah (NCC-1420)
Canonicity
Design	SFC, FSRC
Name	SFC, FSRC, SotSF
History	SFC, John M. Ford: The Final Reflection, FSRC, SotSF, own

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Notes

• Los Angeles, from Federation: The First 150 Years, p. 111

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