Watchtower

• Station design common for sector command posts by 2265 (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
• Intended to operate in remote areas as singular source of Federation support (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
• Known examples
  • Starbase 47 (Vanguard)
• Typical construction takes approximately 4 years 9 months as of 2265 (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
• Statistics
  • Height: 921m (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
  • Width: 849m (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
• Designed for total self-sufficiency (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
• Crew: 2400 permanent, up to 1,200 visiting (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
• Powered by mark IX M/AM reactor (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
• Layout
  • Operations Center (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
    • Command and control facility
    • Protected by several layers of reinforced duranium armor plating (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
  • Four docking bays, each large enough to service a Constitution-class vessel (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
    • At least 88 smaller docking bays (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
  • Level 5
    • Offices (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
  • Level 16
    • Officers' Club (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
  • Levels 21-25
    • Vanguard Hospital (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
      • Heavily-shielded complex (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
      • At least four isolation wards (VAN Novel: Open Secrets)
      • Level 24: Pharmacy (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
      • Level 25: Morgue (VAN Novel: Summon the Thunder, Reap the Whirlwind)
  • Level 27
    • Crew quarters (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
  • Level 29
    • Engineering (VAN Novel: Harbinger)
  • Level 49
    • Storage units (VAN Novel: Harbinger)