Guide:Cochrane

Nelson
Class Overview
Category	scout / destroyer
Operational	2240-2301
Constructed	26 total: Nelson scout: 14 (2240-2242) Moisanen scout: 2 converted from Nelson (2260) Sager scout: 2 and 8 converted from Nelson (2260 and 2262) 2 converted from Moisanen (2262) Paladin destroyer: 14 (2258-2259) Wilkerson destroyer: 10 converted from Paladin (2270-2278)
Dimensions
Length	263.1 m (Nelson, Paladin) 240.0 m (Wilkerson)
Beam	127.1 m (Nelson, Paladin) 141.7 m (Wilkerson)
Height	60.0 m (Nelson) 84.5 m (Paladin) 60.1 m (Wilkerson)
Mass	329,700 tons (Nelson) 330,600 tons (Nelson refit) 332,300 tons (Sager) 332,900 tons (Moisanen) 585,600 tons (Paladin) 662,500 tons (Wilkerson refit)
Performance
Cruise Speed	w 5 (Nelson) w 6 (Sager, Moisanen, Paladin)
Max Speed	w 9.9 (Nelson) w 9.0 (Sager, Moisanen) w 10.0 (Paladin) w 11.0 (Wilkerson)
Endurance	3 years
Complement
Officers	30
Enlisted	146 (Nelson) 150 (Nelson refit) 154 (Sager, Moisanen) 160 (Paladin) 170 (Wilkerson)
Tactical Systems
Beam Weapons	Nelson 2x laser emitters (750 MW), twin bank (fwd of ventral sensor array) Nelson refit, Sager, Moisanen 2x phaser VI emitters, twin banks (fwd of ventral sensor array) Paladin 2x phaser VI emitters, twin banks (fwd of ventral sensor array) 1x phaser VI emitter, single bank (aft of bridge) Wilkerson 4x phaser VI emitters, twin banks (port/stbd of bridge)
Missile Weapons	Paladin 1x fwd medium torpedo tube (20 photon torpedoes) (below bridge) Wilkerson 1x light fwd torpedo tube (20 probes or 10 photorps) (bow) 1x light aft torpedo tube (20 probes or 10 photorps) (stern)
Shields	1-layer conformal forcefield Navigational deflector (structural support) Secondary navigational deflector (fwd hull)
Laboratories	Nelson, Moisanen, Sager, Wilkerson 1x general purpose 1x astrophysics 1x life sciences 1x geology Paladin: none
Transporters	Nelson, Moisanen, Sager 1x GP (6-pad), Mk III 2x emergency evacuation (22-pad), Mk III 1x cargo, Mk III Paladin 2x GP (6-pad), Mk III 2x emergency evacuation (22-pad), Mk III 1x cargo, Mk III Wilkerson 3x GP (6-pad), Mk IV 2x emergency evacuation (22-pad), Mk IV 1x cargo, Mk IV
Auxiliary Craft	2x shuttlepods 2x work pods
Historical
Ships of Note	USS Brazzaville USS Carmichael (NCC-4705) USS Conrad (NCC-4491) USS Ganju Lama (NCC-4709) USS Henley (NCC-4713) USS Manzer (NCC-4489) USS Moisanen (NCC-4485) USS Nelson (NCC-4480) USS Nelson (NCC-4700) USS Providence USS Sager (NCC-4483) USS Valdez (NCC-4488) USS Wilkerson (NCC-4704)
Canonicity
Design	FASA, David George ‘Crucible'
Name	FASA, David George ‘Crucible'
History	FASA, David George ‘Crucible'

A Wilkerson at full speed could credibly accompany a dreadnought on a typical combat sortie. Maneuverability at warp was quite limited, however, and the design was further handicapped at impulse by the excess mass of the dual coils. Thus, USS Ganju Lama (NCC-4709) here maintains a respectful separation from the dreadnought Sussex even in an obvious publicity picture pose.

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