USS Black Viper (NCC-81-B)

	Black Viper
	USS Black Viper (NCC-81-B)
Information
Class:	Saladin Class Starship
Affiliation:	Independent
Commanding Officer:	Victoria Romana
Executive Officer:	Elise Juliette Saunier
Quote:	"I was the feral, mud-bathing, tree-climbing variety of child. Why would I want to read about pirates when I could build a raft and terrorise sheep along the riverbanks?" - Sarah Hill

The Black Viper is a Saladin Class Starship formerly a scout ship for the United Federation of Planets. Acquired by private interests in 2321 the vessel was then used as a transport vessel until it was acquired by Solas Tempus for refit out of a derelict shipyard in 2371. Slated for refit by the Umbral Shipyards in 2381 the vessel was moved down the list for construction projects and finally refit in 2384. Officially the vessel was traded back into private hands for partnership rights to several mining interests, however, the ship was never physically transferred.

Modifications

Over the years the vessel design was modified significantly to accommodate different roles.

Defensive Systems

Enhanced Shield Array
Secondary Shield Grid
Ablative Hull Armor

Offensive Systems

Enhanced Phaser Emitters

Pulse & Beam Modes

Propulsion

Enhanced Warp Drive

Warp 7.5 Cruising Speed

Warp 9.975 Maximum Speed

Warp 9.98 Emergency Speed (15 Minute Max)

Enhanced Impulse Drive

Twice normal thrust capacity, increase efficiency of engine output, additional fusion reactors

Auxiliary Systems

Extended Range Transporters
High Powered Tractor Beams
Expanded Flight Deck
Secondary Navigational Deflector
Expanded Cargo Space
Multimodal Core

Ownership

Officially the vessel is owned by a shell corporation, though it was outfit and extensively refit by Solas Tempus before it was officially sold into private hands.