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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Stingray: [QB] I'll post my rationale about the Olympic seeing as it is pretty simple. But I have worked out a rationale for starships in general, and Olympic fits. The reason the Olympic has a spherical hull in because it is a hospital ship. It's most pressing priority is to carry a large number of casualties/refugees/medical personnel/supplies/etc. This, since it is it's main function, would take precedence over maximum possible speed through subspace. Where other starships are desgined for maximum possible speed (sic: most desirable characteristics when moving through subspace), the Olympic needed the extra volume afforded from a spherical hull. So it was a trade-off, a concession to Starfleet's normal policy of making ships as fast as possible. Look at the USNS Comfort today. It's much thicker than the USS Arleigh Burke. The Arleigh Burke is designed for speed. The Comfort is designed for maximum internal volume. And now I really have to go do my homework... [/QB][/QUOTE]
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