Class and Type: Olympic-class Medical Cruiser
Commissioning Date: 2366
Lead Engineer: Colin K. Smith

Hull Characteristics
Size: 6 (239 meters long, 23 decks)
Resistance: 4
Structural Points: 120
Operational Characteristics
Crew/Passengers: 160/1,200 (200 medical personnel and 1,000 patients)
   [6 pwr/round]
Computers: 6
   [6 pwr/round]
Transporters: 8 personnel, 7 cargo, 5 emergency
   [10 pwr/round]
Tractor Beams: 1 av, 1 fv
   [2/rating used]
Propulsion and Power Characteristics
Warp System: 6.0/8.0/9.0 (12 hours)
   [2 pwr/warp factor]
Impulse System: .75 c/.9 c
   [7/9 pwr/round]
Power: 140
Sensor Systems
Long-range Sensors: +2/15 light-years
   [6 pwr/round]
Lateral Sensors: +2/2 light-years
   [4 pwr/round]
Navigational Sensors: +2
   [5 pwr/round]
Sensor Skill: 5
Weapons Systems
Type IX Phaser:
   Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
   Arc: All (720 degrees)
   Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
   Damage: 18
   Power: [18]
Type II Photon Torpedoes:
   Number: 150
   Launchers: 1 ad, 1 fd
   Spread: 4
   Arc: Forward or aft, but are self-guided
   Range: 15/300,000/1,000,000/3,500,000
   Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
   Damage: 20
   Power: [5]
Weapons Skill: 5
Defensive Systems
Starfleet Deflector Shield
   Protection: 50/70
   Power: [50]

Description and Notes
Fleet data: The Olympic-class stems from a Starfleet proposal issued in 2360 for a new class of medical vessel to replace the aging Nightingale-class. The new ship was to be an improvement on the Nightingale in every respect. It would incorporate a complete Starfleet standard mobile hospital capable of caring for up to 1,000 patients, compared to 560 on a Nightingale. The warp and impulse drives, computers, and other systems were also to be up to the latest standards.

Starfleet chose the Olympic from several submissions in 2363, and construction began on the first of the class in the same year. The ship was launched in November of 2365, and completed its shakedown successfully in 2366. Series production began at once, and sixteen ships have now joined the fleet. The Olympic have extensive transporter and shuttle facilities allowing them to get a large number of patients emergency care in a matter of minutes. To supplement the medical staff, the extensive computer banks have the ability to generate multiple Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH) programs, should the need arise. These were the first vessels to employ this system. The Olympic have proved very successful in service, and are popular with their crews. Their early careers were relatively uneventful, although the U.S.S. Olympic herself rescued several hundred survivors from the immediate aftermath of the battle against the Borg at Wolf 359.

Noteworthy vessels / service records / encounters: U.S.S. Olympic, prototype, rescued survivors of Wolf 359; U.S.S. Pasteur; U.S.S. Nobel; U.S.S. Hope; and twelve other vessels built since 2366.

Author's Notes
The description here is a modification of that presented by Graham Kennedy. The original description is Copyright Graham Kennedy, 27th August 1998. Used with the consent of the author.

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