Regula Class Type II
Class Description
One of two Starbase designs fielded in the 2340's, and one of the two Regula Class sub-types, the 'Starbase 173' variant of the Regula type Starbase was the more science oriented of the two. Both designs were based on the old and reliable Regula design, but scaled up to provide the room for enhanced capabilities. The Starbase 173 type was designed to provide the usual functions of starship support, but was also intended to provide a deep space platform for scientific research. Although the base was primarily a scientific establishment, it was also designed with a significant combat capability of its own. This was underlined when Starfleet chose to site the first of these designs in Sector 23, near the Romulan Neutral Zone.
The scientific facilities are impressive, and include a dome which mounts a large telescope. The original design included a 70 meter diameter optical instrument, but different stations have mounted various instruments since then.
Starbase 173 was the site of an important Starfleet legal decision, when in 2364 Lieutenant Commander Data objected to Commander Maddox's plans to disassemble him as part of the ongoing research into Dr. Soongs work. The JAG officer for the sector, Phillipa Louvois, conducted a hearing in which Data defended his right to choose whether to undergo the procedure. With the base still not fully operational and few of the JAG crew assigned, Captain Picard and Commander Riker were forced to act as defense and prosecution council respectively. Picard was able to convince Louvois to rule in Data's favor, a landmark decision in the rights of artificial life forms.
Today, there's nearly sixty-four of the Regula Type 2 Starbases in operation within the Federation. These include the original SB173 and SB565.
Specifications
| Class Information | |
|---|---|
| Expected Duration | 100 years |
| Resupply Interval | 10 years |
| Refit Interval | 20 years |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 2842 meters |
| Height | 2160 meters |
| Decks | 398 |
| Power Reactors | |
| Antimatter Reactor | FMAPG-X1 M/ARA |
| Power Generators | 8 (High Output Fusion) |
| Thrusters | FIPG-X1 impulse system |
| Personnel | |
| Officers | 600 |
| Enlisted | 4500 |
| Marines | 578 |
| Civilans | upto 100-6000 |
| Auxiliary Craft | |
| Internal Starship Bays | 1 |
| External Bays | 0 |
| Shuttle/Hanger Bays | 2 |
| Shuttles | 20 |
| Runabouts | 5 |
| Fighters | 20 |
| Tactical Systems | |
| Phasers | 50 Type-X phaser arrays |
| Torpedo Launchers | 10 burst fire |
| Torpedoes | 2000 Photon Torpedoes, 500 Quantum Torpedoes |
| Shields | Regenerative Shielding System |
