Could be interesting. Put me down for working on one.
Question is are these the first ships that start the process of reaching out to what's left of civilization in the post-Third Imperium universe, or are they a well established design that have been used in the intervening years as ships that go out and look for potential build ups of vampire activity well beyond the border before they become an issue? In the former case, you'll want to allow extra room for scientific equipment, personnel and such (think the original USS Enterprise NCC-1701) while making sure it had enough firepower to "run and gun" to get away if necessary, in the latter case the ship will be absolutely maxed out on sensors and be perhaps more of a "Russian fishing trawler" c. 1975 or maybe the starship equivalent of a SR-71, in which case it wouldn't need a lot of weapons, since it can see you long before you can see it and it can avoid contact.
Question is are these the first ships that start the process of reaching out to what's left of civilization in the post-Third Imperium universe, or are they a well established design that have been used in the intervening years as ships that go out and look for potential build ups of vampire activity well beyond the border before they become an issue? In the former case, you'll want to allow extra room for scientific equipment, personnel and such (think the original USS Enterprise NCC-1701) while making sure it had enough firepower to "run and gun" to get away if necessary, in the latter case the ship will be absolutely maxed out on sensors and be perhaps more of a "Russian fishing trawler" c. 1975 or maybe the starship equivalent of a SR-71, in which case it wouldn't need a lot of weapons, since it can see you long before you can see it and it can avoid contact.