The Merced class was a type of light escort used by Starfleet during the 24th century.
The vessels normally cruised at warp 5, with a top speed of warp 9. Warp 9.2 could be maintained for 12 hours.
A pair of type VII phaser arrays as well as forward and aft torpedo launchers made up the class' armaments.
Normal Crew Complement[]
The light escorts were normally commanded by a Lieutenant Commander, with the same rank or a Lieutenant as XO.
Command - 2 Officers, 2 Enlisted
Engineering - 3 Officers, 8 Enlisted
Operations - 3 Officers, 7 Enlisted
Security - 5 Officers, 10 Enlisted
Medical - 2 Officers, 3 Enlisted
Science - 2 Officers, 2 Enlisted
Navigation - 2 Officers, 3 Enlisted
Deck Chart[]
Deck 1 - Bridge, Ready Room
Deck 2 - Officers' Quarters, Lounge
Deck 3 - Sickbay, Computer Core 1, Upper Phaser Array
Deck 4 -
Deck 5 -
Deck 6 - Shuttlebay, Forward Torpedo Launcher, Lower Phaser Array
Deck 7 - Main Engineering, Computer Core 2Aft Torpedo Launcher, Tractor Beam Emitter
Deck 8 - Cargo Transporter
Deck 9 -
USS Merced
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