USS Valkyrie

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USS Valkyrie
General Information
Registry	NCC-74877
Class & Type	Sovereign-class exploratory cruiser
Affiliation	Starfleet
Status	Active
Commissioned	2373
Assignment
Unit	Fourth Fleet Expeditionary Group
Role	Multi-Role Capital Ship
Key Personnel
Commanding Officer	Captain Gideon Jackson
Executive Officer	Commander Joseph Flores
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The USS Valkyrie (NCC-74877) is a Sovereign-class exploratory cruiser assigned to the Fourth Fleet's Expeditionary Group. The Valkyrie is a long-range explorer capable of conducting 10-year missions in deep space it also provides humanitarian aid to colonies as well as planets on the frontiers of Federation space. It also conducts SAR, and defensive missions whenever needed. It is currently under the command of Captain Gabriel Jackson.

Nicksake & Lineage

A Valkyrie is a figure in Norse mythology depicted as a warrior woman on horseback, a wolf or boar, and armed with a spear, who decides the fate of warriors in battle and carries the dead to Odin's Valhalla.

The Valkyrie joins an impressive lineage of vessels to bear the name, the USS Valkyrie NCC-74877 (Sovereign-class) is a highly versatile exploration vessel widely considered to be one of the most advanced starships in the service of the Federation. The immediate successor to the USS Valkyrie NCC-74777 (Galaxy-class), the current iteration has only been in service for a year and half.

• USS Valkyrie NCC-1177
  • Service: 2250 - 2256
  • Class: Nimitz-class
  • Status: Decommissioned
• USS Valkyrie NCC-1277
  • Service: 2256 - 2275
  • Class: Constitution-class
  • Status: Refitted
• USS Valkyrie NCC-7377
  • Service: 2275 - 2282
  • Class: Constitution II-class
  • Status: Destroyed
• USS Valkyrie NCC-21477
  • Service: 2282 - 2290
  • Class: Excelsior-class
  • Status: Scuttled
• USS Valkyrie NCC-44577
  • Service: 2290 - 2342
  • Class: Excelsior-class refit
  • Status: Decommissioned
• USS Valkyrie NCC-64677
  • Service: 2342 - 2363
  • Class: Ambassador-class
  • Status: Scraped
• USS Valkyrie NCC-74677
  • Service: 2363 - 2373
  • Class: Galaxy-class
  • Status: Decommissioned
• USS Valkyrie NCC-74877
  • Service: 2373 - Present
  • Class: Sovereign-class
  • Status: Active

Looking to make a name for themselves in the history of this great name, the crew are fresh from a number of more mundane activities at the turn of the century and have now embarked upon a new mission of exploration, with the ship currently headed towards Epsilon Station and the wilderness that is the ‘Galactic South’, an area ripe for scientific exploration.

Service History

Construction & Launch

In 2372, construction on the Valkyrie began at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards where she was laid down and construction began. The USS Valkyrie NCC-74877 was commissioned in 2373 at Utopia Planitia. The ship underwent a shakedown cruise under the command of Captain Voss on the 12 February, 2373.

Physical Configuration

For the article, see Sovereign-class exploratory cruiser.

The Valkyrie is a Sovereign-class exploratory cruiser largely in the stock configuration for the 2400s.

With a little over 20 decks, the ship has hundreds of rooms and locations that serve a variety of functions for the crew.

Notable Crew

For the article, see Valkyrie Full Roster.

Commanding Officers

• 2401 - Present: Captain Gideon Jackson

Executive Officers

• 2401 - Present: Commander Joseph Flores