USS Mercy

USS Mercy
General Information
Registry	NCC-58926
Class & Type	Olympic-class research cruiser
Affiliation	Starfleet
Status	Active
Commissioned	2365
Assignment
Task Force	Task Force 93
Role	Medical Ship
Key Personnel
Commanding Officer	Captain Melanie Haynes
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The USS Mercy (NCC-58926) is an Olympic-class Federation starship currently assigned to the Fourth Fleet's Task Force 93 under the Command of Captain Melanie Haynes. The Mercy serves as a hospital ship providing humanitarian assistance to a large number of patients near hotspots around the galaxy.

Mission Parameters

The USS Mercy is a mobile hospital, and as such, it assists ships in taking on patients they aren’t equipped to take on themselves. It can also transport needed medical supplies to many colonies that are in need. The Mercy's operation crew is 150, with 750 hospital staff. It can support 1,000 patients at one time during an emergency. Several EMH programs are available, including specialized nursing holograms. These are intended to assist the crew when necessary.

Mercy is also equipped to house ten dedicated medical labs and ten general biolabs, which can facilitate research and analysis of different types of pathogens. This can help in situations where whole colonies are affected by a plague, and the medical staff must find a cure to treat the patients.

Design and Layout

As a medical ship, the USS Mercy has hospital facilities on the primary hull, including a standard sickbay located near the center. This means that all crew quarters are situated in the secondary hull, which means that crew comfort wasn’t kept in mind when designing the medical variant of the Olympic class. Near the neck of the ship, located directly forward of the transporter room, as well as the shuttlebay complex, holds the triage facility. This is to provide triage to patients more effectively before they are sent to the correct wards, whether intensive, intermediate, or limited care.

The Mercy is also equipped with a dozen holodecks and two dozen holosuites. When situations arise, they can be used as medical facilities. This includes the multiple lounges, the arboretum, gymnasia, and even the library. The corridors are vast and can accommodate gurneys. While the Mercy is an older ship, it has recently been upgraded to use full-ship holographic projectors, which can be used to turn the cargo bays into medical facilities. This is to help the crew deal with extended periods in space while dealing with a crisis needing to take on more patients.

Crew of the Mercy

In Play

• The Mercy is a Task Unit Asset, and any member of Task Force 93 can feature it in their stories.
• She is a large ship that can treat a large number of patients during any crisis that any ordinary ship isn't capable of handling alone.