Overview: The Sabre-Class Surefoot

HISTORY:

The Saber-class starship entered service in 2358 with the purpose to replace the by-then outdated Oberth-class science/scout ships, as well as to fill the role of an escort/police vessel for the internal security of the Federation. She was envisioned as an extension of the Steamrunner-class light cruiser, so that, when working in tandem, the two classes would complement and support each other. With limited facilities, long-term missions were generally outside of its design, but for internal Federation missions, or specific deep space objectives, the Saber proved to be a very capable ship.

Small, fast, highly manoeuvrable, and well armed, the Saber has also proven its worth as a defensive vessel. Many ships of this class were involved in the defence of Sol during the Second Borg Incursion, as well as being involved in the conflict against the Cardassian/Dominion alliance. While not specifically a warship, the Saber held its own and showed itself to be a valuable asset for Starfleet and the Federation.

SPECIFIC MISSION OBJECTIVES:

The Surefoot (technically the Surefoot-A, though for the purposes of convenience and storytelling the suffix letter is usually ignored) is one of the few Starfleet vessels currently operating under Starfleet Academy’s Advanced Work Experience (AWE) Program, serving as both a working ship and a training vessel, allowing gifted cadets within the Program to continue to study remotely while also performing actual duties, earning salary, shipboard time and other perquisites.

The Surefoot’s current mission objectives involve fleet tender operations: providing supplies, relief crew, arms, and medical and repair facilities to ships along the Federation-Cardassian border, to vessels too small to remain fully independent for extended periods of time, and who cannot afford to leave their assigned routes to get resupplied and repaired.

To serve this objective, the Surefoot possesses a larger-than-usual number of multifunctional cargo bays and transporters, as well as an open Repair Bay with industrial fabricators, as well as barracks for relief crew that can also double as an additional Sickbay. The tractor beam arrays have also been strengthened to increase its performance.

There is also an underlying mission involving the Surefoot’s Commanding Officer, Captain Esek Hrelle. Because of his extensive experience in comparison with many of the younger senior officers serving along the Border, Starfleet Command has covertly appointed Captain Hrelle Strategic Operations Officer for the sector, allowing him to monitor and supervise Starfleet’s defences here, and to take any necessary actions should the Cardassians seek to launch a new offensive.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Length: 190 meters
Width: 193.19 meters
Height: 48.60 meters
Weight: 2,756,000 metric tons
Hull: Duranium-Tritanium composite with micro-fibre reinforced ablative armour over critical compartments.
Decks: 8 (The design of the Sabre is unusual, in that there is a “Deck 1” higher in elevation than what would normally be considered Deck 1 containing the Bridge, Ready Room, etc.)

Crew: 60 (5 Officers, 25 Crew, 30 cadets)

DECKS:

(Note: This is not exhaustive, and can change according to what I want to put in the stories and what I remember :-P)

Deck 1 (Aft Section Only):

Atmospheric Control Room

Deuterium Injection Engineer Bay

Waste Recovery Control Bays (2)

Battery Compartment

SIF Generator

Cargo Bay 1

Cargo Transporter 1

Deck 2 (Fore Section):

Main Bridge

Conference Room

Captain's Ready Room

Captain's/Counselor's Quarters

XO's Quarters

Officers' Mess

Officers' Lounge/Observation Lounge

Transporter Room 1

VIP Quarters (2 x 1/4)

Escape Pods (36)

Deck 2 (Aft Section):

Subspace Transceiver Room

Deuterium Tank Storage

Cryogenic Gas Tankage Compartment (2)

Battery Compartment

Life Support Bays (2)

Aft Torpedo/Probe Bay

Access to Tractor Array

Deck 3 (Fore Section):

Officers' Quarters

Enlisted Quarters

Cadets' Quarters

Enlisted Lounge/Rec Room

Enlisted Mess (2)

Library/Instruction Room

Holosuite

Escape Pods (72)

Gym/Training Room

Arboretum

Deck 3 (Mid Section):

Transporter Room 2

Sickbay - 12 x 1 bed treatment

Sickbay - 4 bed ICU Unit

Sickbay - Biohazard Isolation Room

Sickbay - Op/Post-Op Theatre

Sickbay - Morgue/Stasis Unit

CMO's Office

Counselor's office

Security Suite (Brig, Armoury, CSO's Office)

Deck 3 (Aft Section):

Computer Core - Upper Bay

Battery Compartment

Deflector Shield Generator Bays (4)

Dorsal Phaser Systems (2)

Deck 4 (Fore Section):

Shuttle Bay / Service Hangar

Operations Chief's Office

Cargo Bays 2 and 3

Flight Ready Room (2)

Long Range Sensor Suites (2)

Transporter Room 3

Cargo Transporter 2

Deck 4 (Mid Section):

Multimission Workshops (2)

Industrial Replicator Units (4)

Barracks (24 x 3 tier beds)/Triage Unit

Barracks Lounge/Mess Hall/Aux. SIckbay

Replicator Compartment (3)

Escape Pods (96)

Deck 4 (Aft Section):

Main Engine Room

Battery Compartment (4)

Computer Core - Lower Bay

Cryogenic Gas Storage Compartment (2)

Reaction Thruster (2)

Fusion generator / Upper Impulse Engine Bay

CEO's Office

Deck 5:

Reaction Thrusters

Warp Field Generator

Impulse Engine

Magnetic field generator

Bussard Collector

Cargo Bays 4 and 5

Cargo Transporter 3

Auxiliary Deuterium Stores

Aft Docking Port

Matter/Antimatter Reaction Chamber

Forward Torpedo Launcher

Long Range Sensors

Life Support

Battery Compartment

Warp Plasma Conduit (2)

Deck 6:

Escape Pods (32)

Battery Compartment (12)

Short Range Sensor Suite (1)

Navigational Sensor Suite

Ventral Phaser System

Computer Core Bay

Long Range Sensor Suite (2)

Ventral Sensor Suite

Replicator Materials Stores

SIF Generator (2)

Regenerative Shield Generator (2)

Cryogenic Gas Storage Compartment

Deck 7:

Antimatter Containment Pods (8)

Battery Compartment

SIF/Shield Generator Compartment

Deck 8:

Main Deflector Control

Antimatter Injector Compartment

Antimatter Containment Pod (4)

Fuel Transfer Array