Ganges (class)

Facts

• Frigate (ENT Novel: Live by the Code)
  • Largely assigned to border patrol and medium-range survey missions
• History
  • Initial designs: 2145
    • Ship design based on redesign of Neptune-class spaceframe, using recently-proven warp 3 engine developed Warp Five Project
  • First commissioned: 2147, USS Ganges
    • Registry block 120-129 reserved 2147
  • Fleet modernization wave resumes construction 2165 (ENT Novel: Live by the Code)
    • Second registry block 200-209 reserved 2165
• Statistics
  • Length: 137m
  • Width: 134m
  • Height: 22.8m
  • Crew: 83
  • Cruising speed: Warp 2.5
  • Maximum speed: Warp 3
  • Armament
    • Original design
      • 2x Plasma cannons
      • Torpedo launcher, 1x forward
        • Mark I Triton-class spatial torpedoes
      • Mark I polarized hull plating
    • 2153 refit
      • 2x Mark I phase cannons (ENT: "The Expanse")
      • Torpedo launcher, 1x forward
        • Mark I photonic torpedoes
      • Mark II polarized hull plating
    • 2165 refit (ENT Novel: Live by the Code)
      • 2x Mark II pulsed phase cannons
      • Torpedo launcher, 1x forward
        • Mark I photonic torpedoes
      • Mark III polarized hull plating
      • Deflector shields

Known ships

Ganges-class

Name	Registry	Service Begin	Service End
USS Ganges	NCC-120	2147
USS Eberswalde	NCC-124