Nightingale Class

Nightingale Class Hospital Ships

Aft to bow: 3400 m Diameter: 2800 m Officers: 200 Crew: 2000 Doctors and Med Techs: 15,000 Patient Capacity: 200,000 beds (standard BaPhy) 15000 BaPhy+ 1000 Ultras (up to class II)

Like all hospital ships, they include intensive bio research facilities. The Nightingale class ships are grouped into three sub classes, depending on their specific mission.

The Nightingale subclass have better shields than the other two and are specifically designed to provide treatment for injuries suffered in combat zones. Over half of the Hospital ships attached to Navy Fleets are of this class. Several in this subclass have been altered by replacing about two thirds of the science labs with additional facilities for treating combat casualties.

The Paracelsus subclass is an "in Union" response unit to epidemics and planetary catastrophes (pandemics.) This subclass is nominally under the command of the Science Corps and the ships technical personnel belong to Union Fleet, but administratively they are on permanent loan to the Union Fire Department. The Paracelsus subclass carries the equivalent of two full field hospitals, and are able to cope with millions of patients. A Semi automated Triage system With intake conveyors an army of casualty collection robots and a computronic first evaluation system. The main freight bay can hold a billion patients in zero stasis. 99% of all known sentient life forms can be treated. The lead ship of this subclass was heavily damaged in a classified incident in 5019. Shortly afterward it was announced that all Nightingale class ships would be receiving major upgrades soon. A second round of upgrades was announced in 5050, with specific Nul and Y'All treatment options.

The third subclass is designed to allow Union Medical personel and the medical personnel of new Union Members of species not previously a part of the Union to develop treatment techniques.