Guide:Ranger (light cruiser)

Ranger
Class Overview
Category	light cruiser
Operational	Ranger: 2215-2269 Triumphant: 2217-2236 Jidai: 2222-2259 Pytheas: 2222-2291
Constructed	75 total: Ranger: 29 (built 2215-18) Triumphant: 25 (built 2217-20) Jidai: 10 (built 2222-25) Pytheas: 11 (built 2222-26)
Dimensions
Length	Ranger, Triumphant: 178.5 m Jidai, Pytheas, Ranger refit: 181.8 m
Beam	Ranger, Triumphant: 101.7 m Jidai, Pytheas, Ranger refit: 95.0 m
Height	Ranger, Triumphant: 63.2 m Jidai, Pytheas, Ranger refit: 55.9 m
Mass	Ranger: 356,000 tons Triumphant: 351,000 tons Jidai: 342,500 tons Pytheas: 349,000 tons Ranger refit: 350,000 tons
Performance
Cruise Speed	w 4
Max Speed	Ranger, Triumphant: w 4.8 Jidai, Pytheas, Ranger refit: w 6.1
Endurance	6 years
Complement
Officers	Ranger: 16 Triumphant, Pytheas: 12 Jidai: 13
Enlisted	Ranger: 271 Triumphant: 197 Jidai: 201 Pytheas: 190 Ranger refit: 254
Tactical Systems
Beam Weapons	Ranger: 2x laser emitters (1.4 GW) (port/stbd dorsal primary hull) 2x laser emitters (1.4 GW) (port/stbd ventral primary hull) 2x Type M phased particle cannon (1.4 TW) (fwd ventral primary hull) 4x plasma cannon (2.0 GW) (dorsal primary hull) 4x plasma cannon (2.0 GW) (ventral primary hull) Triumphant: 2x laser emitters (1.4 GW) (port/stbd dorsal primary hull) 2x laser emitters (1.4 GW) (port/stbd ventral primary hull) Jidai: 2x laser emitters (1.4 GW) (port/stbd dorsal primary hull) 2x laser emitters (1.4 GW) (port/stbd ventral primary hull) Pytheas: 2x laser emitters (1.4 GW) (port/stbd dorsal primary hull) 2x laser emitters (1.4 GW) (port/stbd ventral primary hull) Ranger 2228 refit: 2x laser emitters (2.2 GW) (port/stbd dorsal primary hull) 2x laser emitters (2.2 GW) (port/stbd ventral primary hull) Ranger 2253 refit: 2x phaser VI emitters (port/stbd dorsal primary hull) 2x phaser VI emitters (port/stbd ventral primary hull) Pytheas 2259 refit: 2x phaser VI emitters (port/stbd dorsal primary hull) 2x phaser VI emitters (port/stbd ventral primary hull)
Missile Weapons	Ranger: 2x fwd medium torpedo tubes (w/ 75 photonic torpedoes) (secondary hull) Triumphant: 4x fwd medium torpedo tubes (w/ 120 photonic torpedoes) (secondary hull) Jidai: 2x fwd medium torpedo tubes (w/ 75 pulse wave torpedoes) (secondary hull) Ranger 2228 refit: 2x fwd medium torpedo tubes (w/ 38 photon torpedoes) (secondary hull) Ranger 2253 refit: 2x fwd medium torpedo tubes (w/ 50 photon torpedoes) (secondary hull)
Shields	1-layer graviton/subspace globular forcefield Navigational deflector (secondary hull bow) 2x auxiliary navigational deflector emitters (bow)
Laboratories	Ranger: 1x GP Pytheas: 1x GP, 1x astrophysics, 1x planetary sciences, 1x life sciences
Transporters	All original sub-classes: 2x GP (3-pad), Mk I 2x emergency evacuation (22-pad), Mk I All sub-classes 2241-46 refit: 1x GP (6-pad), Mk II 2x emergency evacuation (22-pad), Mk II 1x cargo, Mk II All Pytheas, some Ranger 2262 refit: 1x GP (6-pad), Mk III 2x emergency evacuation (22-pad), Mk III 1x cargo, Mk III
Auxiliary Craft	Ranger, Triumphant: 6x light shuttles 4x work pods Jidai, Pytheas: 8-14x light shuttles (or) 4 medium shuttles 4x work pods
Historical
Ships of Note	USS Coronado (NCC-788) USS Ibn Rustah (NCC-1409) USS Jidai USS Pytheas USS Ranger USS Triumphant USS Valiant (NCC-1223) USS Yamato (NCC-1305)
Canonicity
Design	Ranger: LUG/Randy Asplund; Pytheas: FSRC/aridas sofia
Name	FSRC, LUG, Decipher, FASA, et al
History	LUG, own

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Gallery

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  Starboard aspect
• Dorsal aspect
  Dorsal aspect
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  Bow aspect
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  Forward dorsal view
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  USS Ranger on patrol

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