Overseer-class Research Saucer

Name:	Overseer Class Research Saucer
Model:	KRK-9009 MK IV Overseer
Starship Type:	Sheromi Survey saucer
Production Status:	Decomissioned
Role:	Research Mark and Capture In-field experimentation Naturalistic Observation Reconnaissance
Constructed:	Sheromi shipyards
Commissioned:	Jaunary 1902-January 2045
Dimensions:	Diameter: 10 M Height: 3 M
Mass (w. Standard Armament):	27,200 KG(?)
Technical Specifications	Advantages Physics-defying maneuverability and speed Delicate, precise tractor beams, comes standard Superior cloaking capabilities Disadvantages Built for science, not battle Limited weaponry Few customization options
Standard Crew Complement:	Pilot(x1) Researcher (x3-5)
Warp & Impulse Speeds:	Standard Speed: Warp 6 Maximum Speed: Warp 8.3 Maximum Cruise: 0.953 C Combat Speed: 2200 Km/s
Tactical Specs:	(x1) Omnidirectional deflector beam array (x1) Low powered Organic Tractor beam (under the hull) (x4) High powered graviton beam
Defensive Specs:	High powered gravitational force field Friction-reducing liquid alloy coating the hull
Engine Specs:
Other Systems	Ship computer holds massive amounts of memory Standard Environmental System
Sensors
Other Standard-issue Equipment (stored in cockpit)	Rations (2mos

Overseers were a sturdy class of survey vessels built for undetected observation. The KRK-9009 series was built specifically to observe pre-contact species on class H, M, O, and P planets. During the Sheromi contact with Asurians, many motherships still held MK IV versions of the ships despite their decommissioning. The Asurians now fly a handful of these saucers for the purpose of pirating and battle.

The Overseer class is infamous for having started the pop-culture fad of 'flying saucers' on Earth. Sheromi used the MK IV saucers for observing humans and consequently left an imprint of their ships in human culture. A handful of younger cultures also share the same cultural phenomenon for the same reasons.

Production History

The Sheromi employ a number of research and exploration vessels in their never-ending mission to continue what the Preservers started, but dependable spacecraft were scarce. Their older ships did not often survive the transition from space to an atmosphere, and if they did, their observational ships would sometimes be spotted, which would make much of their research invalid. In civilizations with primitive weaponry and aircraft, they found that their older ships could not leave fast enough. Often the ship would be damaged, the sensitive, fragile instruments inside would be damaged, or they'd lose the ship altogether. The Overseer class arose from the need for a quiet, stealthy scientific vessel that would remain largely untouched by the kinetic weaponry of most primitive alien civilizations.