![[IMAGE : Nova-class starship]](nova00.jpg)
| Ship Class : | Nova-Class Starship | |
| Ship Type : | Scientific Vessel / Short Range Exploratory | |
| Affiliation : | Starfleet (United Federation of Planets) | |
| Complement : | 80 | |
| Officer Crew : | 20 | |
| Enlisted Crew : | 60 | |
| Civilian Crew : | 0 | |
| Physical Description: | Number of decks : | 8 |
| Height : | 32.43 m | |
| Width : | 106.11 m | |
| Length : | 171.23 m | |
| Mass : | 309,000 metric tonnes | |
| Powerplant : | Warp Engines : | Matter/AntimatterType-II Engine |
| Impulse Engines : | Standard Impulse Engine Assembly | |
| No. Nacelles : | 2 | |
| Warp Speeds : | Cruise
: Warp 8
Max : Warp 9.9 for 12 hours |
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| Weaponry : | Phasers : | 3 Standard Type-X Phaser Banks |
| Torpedo Launchers : | 2 rapid-fire Torpedo launcher systems | |
| Torpedo Load-out : | 100 Mark XII Photon Torpedoes | |
| Armor : | No additional armor. | |
| Shields : | CIDSS-2 Shielding system. | |
| Dissipation Rate : | 6.9x10 to the 5th MW | |
| Auxiliary Systems : | Up to 90% of primary ratings | |
| Computer System : | LCARS Bio-Neural Network | |
| Landing Capabilities : | -None- | |
| Cloaking Device : | -None- | |
| Expected Duration : | 20 years | |
| Time b/w resupply : | 3 Months | |
| Time b/w refits : | 5 Months | |