Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards

Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, also known as Utopia Planitia Starfleet Yards or Utopia Planitia Shipyards, was a key Starfleet vessel construction and design facility in the 24^th century. The facility included a number of drydocks and space stations, as well as several large drafting rooms for starship design and planetary facilities on the surface of Mars.

Crewman Liam Herrold served as a fighter weapons and ordinance technician Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards from 2373 until he was promoted to petty officer third class and transferred to the USS Resolve in 2376. During this time he familiarized himself with the tactical systems of the Peregrine-class and Mark I AC-205 Valkyrie fighters. While serving at Utopia Planitia Shipyards Crewman Herrold specialized in fitting and loading torpedo based weaponry and calibrating their targeting software. He developed an interest in the new pulse phaser technology.