Type-30 (Ship)

The Type-30, better known as the Spectre-class, is a highly advanced science vessel and long-ranged explorer vessel constructed by Sirius Shipyards for Trident Foundries' Expeditionary Force.

Description
The Type-30 Spectre is probably one of the most high tech and expensive exploration ships ever built by Trident Foundries to date. Built at the recently revitalised and upgraded Sirius Shipyards, the Type-30 was designed as part of the Trident Expeditionary Force movement, by the elite few in Trident's higher military and civilian corps ranks. Taking design elements from both the Solaris-class and later Halberd-class designs for exploratory ships as well as unlimited prototyping budget and the authorisation to use classified technologies, the Spectre is considered one of the most well-rounded frigate sized ships ever built.

Exterior
Taking inspiration from modern Nova Fleet Defence vessels, the Spectre has a long, tapered wedge-shaped front section housing most of the crew space and the forward Fusion Missile battery. The front end is capped off with two dual-emitter Plasma Beam banks. Two point-defence turrets are positioned near the aft end of the wedge, within the angled armour plating. Along the bottom of this wedge, the deflector array and multispectral emitter are located within a section surrounded in glowing plasma conduits. The shuttlebay is located directly behind this, housing a single Krunkel II-class shuttle.

The midsection evens out a little, with two shield pylons positioned either side of the vessel. The bridge module is located directly atop the midsection, with the primary sensor array directly behind it. Four large dual-emitter Plasma Beam turrets flank the bridge module, with two dorsal and two ventral turrets providing ample coverage.

The aft end houses the massive fuel refineries, mounted on outboard struts to allow for higher collection rates. The Type-31 Khopesh-class Raider is also docked between these refineries. The vessel's large cluster of engines is also present directly below the Type-31 docking area, necessary due to thrust balancing issues.

Interior
The Spectre-class has six primary crew rooms to house the twelve enlisted crew, along with an Officer's Quarters for the four officers and a private Captain's Quarters deeper in the ship.

Engineering onboard a Spectre-class is cavernous compared to other Trident vessels. The massive room is dominated by the PlazWorks ZPR-3/12 "Explorer" Zero-Point Catalyst Reactor, and computer consoles surround the room, monitoring various aspects of the ship and reactor.

Systems
The Spectre-class is fairly well-armed for a science vessel; it's armament includes two dual-emitter plasma beam banks and two forward fusion missile launchers, as well as four plasma beam turrets amidships and six PlazWorks "Ripper" plasma PDCs.

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History
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Notable Vessels

 * TEF Solaris XV-12