To encompass the many tasks expected from this class, a full class VIII sensor package was installed. This package incorporates sensor arrays of all types to allow the Victoria to perform any task needed.

Also, the ship allots 50 of it's 175 torpedo casing complement for use as probes unless a combat situation is expected. The equipment to create all available probes are available on board.

The Starfleet budget allowed for implementation of a standard isolinear computer core supplemented with a state of the art bio-neural system. The ship incorporates two of the latest Starfleet Mk 10 computer cores, located port/starboard spanning decks 3-5. As required by Starfleet, each core is capable of running the ship should the other fail.

In addition, a bioneural processing cluster is located on deck six and used specifically for processing central command applications during fleet command situations. At all other times, it is used by the science and medical labs, and is linked to the computer cores to access data.

Primary defense is the standard Starfleet graviton shielding. Grids are spread across the hull at strategic points for complete and even coverage. The shields are capable of dissipating 4.6 x 10^5 kW of energy at a continuous 1680 mW graviton load.

Because of the Victoria class' physically smaller size compared to most cruisers, and the fact that she is not intended solely for combat, R&D chose to use several type IX arrays. The thick foreward portion sports two dorsal and two ventral type IX arrays lining the port and starboard sides. One dorsal type VIII stretches fore to aft along the spine from the back of the fore portion to the aft tail in the center of the ship. Another array stretches port-startboard on the ventral side of the aft section. These 6 arrays allow for complete coverage with no blind spots.

There are two torpedo systems on the Victoria class cruiser. The forward facing Torpedo tube 1 is located on Deck 8 with feed from deck 9 on the foremost point. Torpedo tube 2 is located on deck 8, above the shuttle bay at the aftmost point of the ship, feeding from storage on deck 9. With prolonged combat not being a primary mission, additional torpedo tubes were not deemed necessary for a design this small.

The Main Bridge, unlike most starship designs, is not a standard swappable module. Instead it is set at the fore of deck 2. Main entrance to the bridge is provided by two turbolifts at the back, one on each side. Between those is the entrance to the large conference room, and the Ready Room is accessed from a door at the fore of the bridge, on the port side. On the starboard wall just outside the turbolift is a Jefferies Tube hatch allowing access or escape to or from the bridge to the jefferies tube system.

Near the aft of the bridge centered between the port and starboard sides, the Captain's chair find it's home. The Captain's seat pivots 180 degrees, giving full view of the bridge. It includes a mini-console set in the arms allowing the CO computer access and control. Seats for the first and second officers each are set in front of a console capable of mimicing any other on the bridge, or a combination. The three commands chairs are risen above the bridge on a plateau.

Stepping down, on the port side, Tactical (Tac) and Communications (Comm) stations line the wall. The Tactical station is primarily on the port wall, but it extends slightly into the bridge, in an L shape, to allow the duty officer to face foreward when necessary. Comm, aft of Tac, faces port and all consoles are on the wall. Navigation has a standalone console on the centerline, a few feet away from the viewscreen.

Opposite them, A longer line of stations line the wall and sweep out into the fore of the bridge. These stations include Science, Engineering, and Operations(Ops). This bridge setup is designed to divide the more essential combat and fleet command stations such as Tactical, Communications, and Navigation from the more "day to day" stations of Science, Engineering, and Ops. It is assumed Ops and Nav are used during any situations, and so those stations are forward and nearer the centerline. This setup allows the Captain or Officer on Duty to survey the entire bridge, without having to look aft for information.

The bridge is also equipped with several holoprojectors, allowing the Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH) to perform on the bridge. In large battle situations, the holoprojectors are capable of reproducing the surrounding area in detail (much the same as in stellar cartography) giving a large, detailed 3-dimensional view of the battle using continuous sensor data. This perspective allows for better visual coordination of fleet movement and strategy. In these situations, the bridge, the command center of the ship, becomes an on-site fleet coordination and command center with up-to date, accurate, and real-time information allowing for faster planning and more strategic decision making. This holographic display fills the open center of the bridge behind the Navigation and Operations stations.

Located behind the bridge and conference room are the Senior Officer's quarters. The quarters are slightly smaller than normal, for space conservation, but the difference is hardly noticable. Each of the quarters still allows for a living area, a sleeping area with small bath and restroom, and small personal office. Below, on deck 3, four VIP quarters allow the Victoria Class to host guests and perform diplomatic missions and diplomatic escort. Two of the four allow for custom environments. In addition, the isolinear computer cores begin on this deck, and span to deck 7. Four Emergency Batteries are located on the outer edges of this deck for emergency power.

There are two large cargo bays and eight smaller bays located on decks 10 and 11. The larger Primary cargo bays are located just behind the large shuttle bay and are accessible from there as well through large access doors. They are directly across from each other, and span both decks using 26 meters of length each. Both bays have a cargo transporter.

The eight secondary cargo bays are empty space, intended for store space for extended missions. They are one deck thick and 13 meters in length. Each of the four bays on deck 10 are capable of sustaining a separate and unique environment. Two artificial graviton generators also allow for a custom gravity strength as well. The four lower bays can be utilized as auxiliary scientific or medical labs and locations using "roll-away' terminals capable of complete customization and wireless access to the computer system.

A small tractor emitter is located aft on the engineering hull above the shuttle bay door. It is mainly used for light towing, or large object manipulation. Access is granted through a hatch located on a walkway in the shuttlebay.

In addition to the cargo transporters, there are two sets of personnel transporters. Transport Room 1 is located on deck six in the fore portion. Transport Room 2 is located in the aft portion on the same deck. Each transporter is an eight person capacity transporter with an emergency mode. Emergency mode puts the transporters into a low power, scan-only state that allows for quick beam-out. Personnel are unable to beam up while in this mode.

Crew quarters are on decks 7 through 9 and span most of the fore section on those decks. The quarters are smaller than standard, allowing for a comfortable living/sleeping area and a wash/rest room. Several larger quarters are available for families on deck 9. This configuration allows for a crew compliment of 400 including the command staff.

Deck four, other than the computer cores is utilized as a recreation deck. Facilities include one holodeck, which spans up to deck 3, and four single room Holosuites.

Deck four also houses an exercise and training facility and four-fore, a small crew lounge. Four-fore contains a small bar and a food replication system, as well as store space which can be utilized as a standard kitchen in emergencies. Maximum capacity is 60 people.

The last four decks of the ship, decks 10 through 13, are utilized for the science and medical labs with the exception of the navigational deflector. There is a large main Science Lab on Deck 10 as well as a full compliment of science labs, including an extensive stellar cartography lab as exploration is intended to be one of its primary missions.

The lower two decks consist of a large arboretum and hydroponics area, and related storage and auxiliary science labs.

On deck 11, two extensive Sickbays, main and auxiliary, are located at the fore and aft of the deck, respectively. Medical and Biological laboratories scatter the rest of the deck including a small, basic marine lab, anthropology, biology, and biochemistry. The wide range of labs in both Medicine and Sciences enables the Victoria to perform preliminary investigation and research on any situation or phenomenon encountered.

The EMH Mk IV is equipped on the Victoria. It is limited to the bridge, both sickbays, Main Engineering, and the holodecks. No other part of the ship contains the necessary holoprojectors.

One large shuttle bay fills the auxiliary requirements of the ship, located At the aftmost point of decks 9 and 10. Access to the ship interior from the bay is gained from doors on deck 10 directly to the flight deck, or by door leading from the control booth overlooking the bay on deck 9 the control booth has elevator access to the bay. Shuttle elevators allows access to a hangar which allows storage for three shuttle sized craft, four worker craft, or a combination. In general, one worker bee is stored in the hangar and two type nine shuttlecraft.

As stated above, the bridge is located on Deck 2. Deck 1 is home to the Captain's Yacht. Access to it is granted through the bridge turbolifts, which open into an airlock that grants access to the craft. The Yacht was built to fit flush with the hull, which means it is slightly elongated and slightly wider than other yachts, that bulge out.

To save space and because the yacht is used for diplomatic or escape purposes, it is also the Captain's Quarters and separated by a wall is his bedroom and bath. The outer living area is furnished to entertain VIP's, and includes an office desk with a customizable interface set into a portion of it. Also included in this main room is two chairs and a couch surrounding a low meeting table with four terminals. The fore contains the small cockpit area, including a pilot and co-pilot seat and all related controls and displays. The area is a step down from the rest of the yacht, visually separating it from the room. In front of the cockpit, a wide, picture window gives a full, undivided view of space in front. Along with the two windows on opposite sides, this picture window also provides a spectacular observation view of space for the captain and visitors.

Two crewmen serve pilot duty when the yacht is deployed. Each crewmen is expected to be able to serve as service personnel if needed when not actively piloting. A small pilot bunk area is underneath the living/meeting area and access is through a hatch in the cockpit. Engineering access is gained through hatches in the cockpit for sensor, computer, forward thruster and structural assemblies, and in the aft of the meeting area for structural, aft thruster, microfusion generators and drivers, and power assemblies.

Underneath the Captain's quarters and part of the main room, six microfusion reactors provide impulse thrust and power needs for the yacht capable of propelling the vehicle at .22c. The yacht is also capable of landing on a planetary body, with an atmospheric cruising speed of mach 6. Four landing feet extend so the vessel can rest.

• Captain's Yacht (CO's Quarters)

• Main Bridge, Ready Room, Conference Room
• XO's quarters
• Senior Officer's Quarters

• VIP Quarters, Guest Quarters
• Begin Computer Cores
• Holodeck 1 begins
• Holosuites 1 and 2

• Four-Fore Lounge
• Holodeck 1 ends (Entrance located here)
• Holosuites 3 and 4
• Exercise and Recreation areas

• Crew Quarters

• Primary and Secondary Transporters
• Begin Duranium storage
• Crew Quarters

• Crew Quarters
• Begin Main Engineering
• End Dueterium Storage, Begin Warp Core with Dueterium Injection Assembly
• Port/Starboard Impulse Engines
• End Computer Cores

• Crew Quarters
• Aux Engineering, Engineering labs, part storage
• End Main Engineering (Main Entrance here)
• Warp Core Continues
• Torpedo Tubes 1 and 2 (aft facing)
• Begin Navigational Deflector
• Main Sensor and Communication arrays, Navigational array

• Crew Quarters, Family Quarters
• End Navigational Deflector, Access point here.
• Warp Core Continues
• Begin Shuttle Bay
• Feed for Torpedo Tube 2

• Begin larger Cargo Bays
• Four Smaller Cargo Bays (Environmental and Gravitational customization capabilities)
• End Shuttle Bay
• Main Science lab, Specialized Labs (Stellar Cartography, Astrophysics, et al)
• Torpedo Tube 1 and feed (forward facing)
• Begin Anti-Dueterium Storage and Anti-Matter Injectors, end warp core

• End larger Cargo Bays
• Four Smaller Cargo Bays
• Shuttle Hangar
• End Anti-Dueterium Storage
• Main Sickbay (fore), Aux Sickbay(aft), Medical Labs (Biology, Biochemistry, etc)

• Begin Hydroponics and Arboretums

• End Hydroponics and Arboretums, associated research facilities.