KEY:
Avacado: Hangar, parking, and diplomatic guest cargo space
Gray: Habitable spaces; Diplomatic suites and Crew quarters
Blue: Ballrooms, Conference rooms, Entertaintment and dining facilities
Gold: Engineering spaces; reactor, fuel, antimatter generation and storage, sensors, computer core
Violet: Null hull space
Mauve: Turbolift tubes

USS Grand Alliance is designed for short duration diplomatic cruises lasting no more than three months and with the expectation of remaining within Federation boundaries for access to resupply bases. Consumables aboard are stocked with this in mind. All consideration is given to the comfort and safety of diplomatic passengers, with no secondary considerations of exploration or military action.

Crew consists of 300 for ship's operation, plus a security force of 100. Up to 500 passengers may be accomodated with comfort. An additonal 1500 may be crammed in for evacuation emergencies. The hangar facilities can garage over 100 large standard shuttles, with paletted stacking and below decks space for dozens of smaller shuttlepods. The formal "landing" pad on the fantail between the nacelle pylons generates a low gravity field to aid landing pilots.

For defense, a standard type X phaser array is fitted for full defensive coverage. No torpedo or probe launching facilities are carried. Standard defensive shielding is fitted. The main deflector dish is recessed behind a blended radome under the saucer. A standard sensor suite is fitted with the exception of planetary survey and star mapping subsets.

Two matter/anti-matter reactors are installed. The starboard core powers the upper pair of warp nacelles, the port core powers the lower pair. In the event of a single core shutdown, the ship can be reconfigured to run on either pair, although some hardware reconfiguration and software changes are necessary. In the event of dual core shutdown, put your head between your legs and kiss your butt goodbye. Standard cruising speed is warp 7. Maximum speed of warp 9 can be maintained for up to a week before engine strain. Emergency dash speed of warp 9.9 can be held for 12 hours before automatic shutdown. Ludicrous speed of warp 10 turns you into tadpoles.