USS Poseidon
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| Vessel Name: | USS Poseidon |
| Registry: | NCC-75781 |
| Starship Class: | Sovereign-class |
| Starship Type: | Heavy Cruiser / Assault Cruiser |
| Status: | Destroyed / Scrapped |
| Purpose: | Exploration |
| Constructed: | San Francisco Fleet Yards |
| Commissioned: | December 8th, 2372 |
| Dedication: | ”We are limited only by our imagination and our will to act." |
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| Mass: | 3,205,000 metric tons |
| Decks: | 29 |
| Standard Crew Complement | 855 |
| Maximum Cruising Speed |
Warp Factor 8.7 |
| Standard Cruising Speed | Warp Factor 6.0 |
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| Design: |
John Eaves |
| 3D Model: |
Industrial Light & Magic |
The USS Poseidon (NCC-75781) was a sovereign-class starship, commissioned in late 2372, showcasing some of Starfleet's most recent technological advances. Serving only a short tenure during the height of the Dominion War, the ship's secondary hull was ultimately destroyed during the Battle of Cardassia in 2375. The damaged primary hull was later scrapped.
Construction & Testing
After the successful tests on the line’s prototype vessel USS Sovereign, the USS Poseidon was the third sovereign class vessel to be laid down at San Francisco Fleet Yards in 2369 and was built alongside its sister-vessel, the eventual USS Enterprise-E. Originally construction on both, then unnamed ships, started at about the same time (with a mere 2 week gap) the effort for what would become the Enterprise-E was later increased when the Enterprise-D was destroyed at Veridian III in 2371. Thus, the USS Poseidon launched 2 months after its sister ship.
Piloted by a test-crew of the San Francisco Fleet Yards for the first trials around the solar system the Poseidon was handed over to the command of Captain Isaac Reeves and his crew by February 7th, 2373. Following was a planned 6 months shakedown cruise to Regulus, along the Borderlands to Deep Space K-7, then onwards to Starbase 214 before visiting the border of the Tholian Assembly, Ceti Alpha, Starbase 82 and past the Midas Array home to Sol.
However, the cruise was cut short a few months in with the invasion of the Dominion into the Alpha Quadrant, and the Poseidon – then berthed at Starbase 214 – was recalled to Starbase 211 where the fleet regrouped. Arriving on the Cardassian border the ship was officially enlisted into Starfleet active duty by Admiral Ross despite not having completed its shakedown cruise. Starfleet protocol was formally suspended to facilitate wartime efforts.
Active Service History
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Post Service Record
After the Dominion forces had surrendered to the Allied powers, in the orbit of Cardassia Prime, the admiralty first took stock of the fleet. The Poseidon’s saucer section was badly damaged but retained life support and basic propulsion. Of the thirty-two escape pods from the stardrive section, twenty-nine had survived the ensuing skirmishes, and were brought aboard the USS Faraday and the USS Galaxy alongside most of the crew from the primary hull. Immediate sensor sweeps showed no remaining survivors amid the wreckage or the destroyed escape vehicles.
During the immediate withdrawal from Cardassia to Deep Space Nine, the saucer was put in tow by the USS Galaxy, while injured officers and crew of the Poseidon were cared for. It remained docked at the station during the peace negotiations and the subsequent weeks but did not receive any repairs. It was ultimately written off by the fleet operations department and towed to Bajor for orbital scrapping. Many of its undamaged fixtures and modular components went on to other contemporary ships of the Akira and Steamrunner line. The main bridge, for example, went to the refit of the USS Diamondback in 2376.
As the peace treaty with the Dominion and its allies was signed, a formal guideline for retrieval of all Starfleet equipment was also included. In the coming months salvage crews would remove all identifiable debris from orbit over Cardassia prime, including the missing three escape pods and about eighty-three percent of distinguishable remains from the Poseidon’s engineering hull. Among the more sizeable discrepancies, was the entirety of the captain’s yacht ‘Pegasus’, which became a matter of minor discord with the Cardassian intermittent government for over two years, following the treaty. It was ultimately settled in an agreement that allowed Starfleet to retain all Jem’Hadar, Breen and Cardassian technology, salvaged from the orbital debris.
The USS Poseidon’s dedication plaque was brought back to earth and installed at the Dominion War Memorial in Geneva.
Senior Staff
- Captain Christopher Bryce - CO
- Commander Brody Moretti - XO
- Lieutenant Commander Vor’ka – Chief Tactical officer
- Lieutenant Commander Lotrell – Chief Operations Officer
- Lieutenant Emma Gunderson – Chief Science Officer
- Lieutenant Jordan Quest – Chief Engineering Officer
- Lieutenant J.G. Samantha Rutherford – Diplomatic Advisor
- Lieutenant J.G. Karen Desoto – Chief CONN Officer
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