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Sentinel / Armstrong scout cruiser / light cruiser
Sentinel / Armstrong
Class Overview
Category scout cruiser / light cruiser
Operational
Constructed 20 total
  • 14 Sentinel scout cruisers built in 2190-2200
  • 8 Armstrong scout cruisers (later light cruisers) built in 2193-2202
Dimensions
Length
  • 138.5 m (Sentinel)
  • 129.0 m (Armstrong)
Beam 70.0 m
Height 25.1 m
Mass
  • 291,000 tons (Sentinel)
  • 278,550 tons (Armstrong)
Performance
Cruise Speed w 3
Max Speed w 6.5
Endurance 3 years
Complement
Officers 18
Enlisted
  • 110 (Sentinel)
  • 132 (Armstrong)



Tactical Systems
Beam Weapons

Original

  • 2x laser emitters (750 MW) (port/stbd dorsal primary hull)
  • 2x laser emitters (750 MW) (port/stbd ventral primary hull)
  • 2x Type M phased particle cannon (1.4 TW) (dorsal ridge) (Sentinel)
  • 4x plasma cannon (2.0 GW) (dorsal primary hull)
  • 4x plasma cannon (2.0 GW) (ventral primary hull)

Refit 2228

  • 2x laser emitters (2.2 GW) (port/stbd dorsal primary hull)
  • 2x laser emitters (2.2 GW) (port/stbd ventral primary hull)
Missile Weapons

Original

  • 1x fwd medium torpedo tube (w/ 20 fusion torps) (Armstrong)
Shields
  • 1-layer graviton/subspace globular forcefield
  • Navigational deflector on dorsal bow
Laboratories
  • 1x GP
  • 1x astrophysics
  • 1x planetary sciences
  • 1x life sciences
Transporters

Original

  • 2x GP (4-pad); Mk I
  • 2x emergency evacuation (12-pad); Mk I

Refit 2241-46

  • 2x GP (6-pad); Mk II
  • 2x emergency evacuation (12-pad); Mk II
  • 1x cargo; Mk II
Auxiliary Craft
  • 2x light shuttles
  • 4x work pods
Historical
Ships of Note
  • USS Armstrong (NCC-814)
  • USS Bastion (NCC-811)
  • USS Fortune (NCC-805)
  • USS Sentinel (NCC-800)
  • USS Tereshkova (NCC-817)
Canonicity
Design ‘Crew: The Bottle’ comic/John Byrne, LUG
Name LUG
History ‘Crew: The Bottle’ comic/John Byrne, LUG




A bow shot of USS Fortune undergoing replacement of impulse coil controls also showcases the PB-17 nacelles and their looping intercooler arrangement – in its time a significant performance booster, yet by the 2240s a maintenance nightmare only surpassed by the quirky GPM impulse propulsion system.

Gallery

Notes

  • The number of Armstrongs produced (as in the column) has been increased from 6 to 8, to match the text.