Harmony class

The Harmony-class was a type of fast escort starship in service in the 23rd century, becoming active in the year 2365. The Harmony was created by the Blue Star construction firm, an Orion interest that built ships for sale as pleasure craft, to private interests. The vessels' fast engines were ostensibly for pleasure cruises, but combined with the vessels' refractive monotanium hull plating, made the vessel a superior choice for smugglers and border traders.

The vessels crewed 10, with space to carry 45 SCU (standard cargo units). The vessel measured 110 meters in length, 55 meters in width and 24 meters in height, with 4 decks.

The Harmony computer operations system was of the class 1 type, and the vessel was loaded with one standard personnel transporter and one cargo transporter stage. There were also 2 shuttlecraft standard to these vessels' single aft shuttlebay. The ships had a class 1 life support system and a class 4a sensor system, as well as standard tractor beam emplacements. The Harmony-class ships were also of the right size and mass for atmospheric flight and landing.

The Harmony warp engines were LF-45 type, rated to cruise at warp factor 6 and max out at warp factor 9.9. Impulse engines were of the FIG type. The Harmony had 4 GDM-3 disruptor emitters. The vessel's stock configuration had no launcher weapons but was defended by CIDSS-4 model deflector shields. The vessel was controversial when first released, as the LF-45 engines were of a Federation] Starfleet design that had not been declassified for civilian use. The GDM-3 disruptors closely match those used by the Klingon Empire on birds-of-prey. While not technically illegal, the use of these sophisticated systems caused notice by both large governments.

By 2367, the Harmony was no longer in production, with the Orion Syndicate having been identified as the source of the system design thefts. The Federation and Klingon Empire brokered diplomatic pressure to have the vessels cease production at Blue Star's Rigel system facilities, although rumors persist that the company built the vessels into 2368, and then sold the plans to the Boslics, who produce knockoff copies of the vessels with falsified neutral registry numbers taken from previosuly lost vessels. 

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