U.S.S. Excelsior, launched 2284 and commissioned stardate 8105.5 at San Francisco orbital fleet yards. Test bed for transwarp drive and other systems for five years between 2285 and 2290. Commissioned as a frontline starship on stardate 8921.5, Excelsior has currently undergone two missions [2290 - 93; 2294 - 2299] and is about to start her third mission.

Excelsior is commanded by Captain Hikaru Sulu, a veteran starfleet officer from the famous five-year mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise 1701. Excelsior has a crew of 510, ranging in experience from Captain Sulu to cadets on their first starship assignment. Commander Spencer Kane is the First Officer of the Excelsior, with Commander Rand as Second Officer. Lieutenant Commander Richard Hamilton is the Chief Science Officer aboard.

Excelsior is one of two starships considered to be the flagship of the fleet, the other being Enterprise 1701-B. Excelsior gets used for a large number of high profile missions, 'showing the flag' for the Federation. U.S.S. Excelsior also has some of the finest starfleet personnel onboard as her crew, some would go as far as to argue that they are the finest crew currently in the starfleet.

Primary Hull
This consists of 12 decks that can be summarised thus:

1 Main Bridge, Briefing Room, Ready Room

2 Emergency Life Support

3 Senior Officers Standby Quarters

4 Junior Officers Standby Quarters

5 Impulse Engines, Crew Quarters

6 Impulse Engines, Sickbay, Transporters, Crew Quarters

7 Impulse Engines, Crew Quarters, Guest Quarters (outer sections)

8 Impulse Engines, Crew Quarters, Officers Quarters (outer sections)

9 Impulse Engines, Officers Quarters (outer ring), Mess Hall / Lounge (Forward), Recreation Areas, Theatre

10 Brig, Security Office, Armory

11 Science Labs

12 Sensor Control, Science Labs

Secondary Hull
This consists of 21 decks that can be summarised thus:

13 Warp Core Deuterium Injector

14 Saucer Separation Manual Override

15 Torpedo Storage / loading

16 Torpedo Storage / loading

17 Torpedo Launcher Access, (Aft) Shuttle Bay

18 Deuterium Tank, (Aft) Shuttle Bay

19 Deuterium Tank, Warp Plasma Central Manifold, (Aft) Shuttle Bay

20 Battle Bridge, Engineering, Intermix chamber, (Aft) Cargo Conveyer

21 Engineering, Cargo Bay (aft)

22 Cargo Bay (aft), (Aft) Tractor Beam

23 Aux Deuterium Tank

24 Aux Deuterium Tank, Botanical Gardens, Crew Lounges, Rec. Areas

25 Main Deflector Dish

26 Aft Torpedo Conveyer / Loading

27 Aft Photon Torpedo Launcher

28 Engineering Support Bay, "WorkerBee" Pods

29 Engineering Support Bay

30 Engineering Support Bay, Aux Computer Core

31 Engineering Support Bay, Aft Torpedo Storage / Conveyance

32 Engineering Support Bay, Aft Torpedo Storage / Conveyance

33 Engineering Support Bay, Warp Core Antimatter Injector

34 Antimatter Storage / Loading port



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