USS Santa Fe

USS Santa Fe
General Information
Registry	NCC-65533
Class & Type	New Orleans-class
Affiliation	Starfleet
Status	Active
Commissioned	2399
Assignment
Task Force	[[Task Force 17]]
Role	Frigate
Key Personnel
Commanding Officer	Captain Sebastian Farrell
Executive Officer	Commander Tharia sh'Elas
Template:Starship

[[Category:Task Force 17]]

"Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. "

    —Rabindranath Tagore - Ship's Dedication Quote

The USS Santa Fe is a New Orleans Class starship assigned to the Fourth Fleet under the command of Captain Sebastian Farrell, serving as the newly assigned garrison ship to the Federation colony on New Bajor. Having recently undergone a refit to bring the proto-galaxy up to modern standards, the frigate will operate out of the lone Federation colony in the Gamma Quadrant, representing Starfleet in diplomatic endeavours and spreading the familiar message of peaceful exploration and scientific research.

Design and Layout

Like the rest of the New Orlean’s family, the Santa Fe is one of the more unique vessels in Starfleet’s arsenal. As one of the proto-galaxy designs, the ship has benefitted from recent updates to vessels in the lineage, keeping her fresh and functional in her role as a frigate and garrison ship for the colony on New Bajor.

Benefitting from the unique design and placement of three, mission specific pods (two dorsal and one ventral), the Santa Fe’s mission profile has developed to allow the ship to complete a variety of missions in the Gamma Quadrant. As per the request of Captain Farrell, the two dorsal pods include advanced sensor equipment that boost the abilities of the ship’s science division. As for the ventral pod, an additional three torpedo launchers (two fwd, 1 aft), an extra phaser array lining the underneath of the pod and enhanced targeting systems have significantly augmented the Fe’s weapons compliment.

During her recent refit, the Santa Fe benefited from the installation of a newer, larger bridge module. As part of the new redesign, the main stations of the bridge are focused in a circular shape around the United Federation of Planets logo emblazoned on the deck plating.

Notable Crew

As a frigate and thus, one of the smaller vessels in the fleet, the Santa Fe is home to around two hundred personnel from no less than 73 different species and member states of the Federation and beyond. Some of the ship’s more notable crew include:

Commanding Officer: Captain Sebastian Farrell (Terran Male)
Executive Officer: Commander Tharia sh’Elas (Andorian Female)
Chief Science Officer: Lieutenant Commander Javorian Travis (Terran Male)
Chief Medical Officer: Lieutenant Commander Zinn (Deltan Male)
Chief Flight Operations Officer: Lieutenant Dante Rawlins (Terran Male)
Chief Tactical Operations Officer: Lieutenant Noli Auru (Bajoran Female)
Chief Operations Officer: Lieutenant Prida Rala (Bajoran-Cardassian Hybrid Female)
Chief Engineering Officer: Lieutenant J.G. Udal (Orion Male)
Counsellor: Lieutenant J.G. Vittoria Chiera (Betazoid Female)
Assistant Science Officer: Ensign Nisha Kedam (Cardassian Female)

Auxiliary Craft

TBC

Deck Layout

1: Bridge, Ready Room, Conference Room
2: Senior Officers Quarters, Communications Array
3: Junior Officers' Quarters, Shuttle Bay, Primary Sensor Array, Officer's Mess
4: Crew Quarters, Holodecks 1 & 2, Main Computer Core (Level 1), Upper Torpedo Cannon Access
5: Crew Quarters, Holodecks 3 & 4, Main Computer Core (Level 2), Phaser Control
6: Crew Quarters, Main Computer Core (Level 3), Crew Mess, Transporter Rooms 1-3
7: Sickbay, Saucer Impulse Engines, Fusion Reactors 1 & 2, Forward Lounge, Gym
8: Main Armoury, Security, Brig, Docking Ports, Cargo bays 1-2
9: Hydroponics, Biological Laboratories, Diplomatic Reception Room, VIP/Guest Quarters
10: Science Complex, Stellar Cartography, Environmental Support, Aft Lounge
11: Main Impulse Engine, Fusion Reactors 3 & 4, Deuterium Storage, Deuterium Storage, Secondary Computer Core (Upper Level), Cargo Bay 3
12: Deuterium Injection Assembly, Secondary Computer Core (Lower Level), Auxiliary Deflector Control
13: Aft Torpedo Launcher, Forward Tractor Beam Emitters, Main Deflector Sub-systems
14: Reaction Control Chamber, Main Engineering, Lateral Sensors, Structural Integrity Field Generators
15: Lower Engineering, Main Navigational Deflector, Internal Defense Field Generators
16: Engineering Labs, Secondary Sensor Array, Cargo Bays 4-8, Cargo Transporters (2)
17: Aft Tractor Beam Emitter, Anti-Matter Generator, Anti-Matter Storage, Anti-Matter Injectors, Warp Core Ejection Hatch
18: Auxiliary Life Support, Lower Torpedo Cannon Access, Torpedo Cannon

USS Santa Fe In play

• As of writing, Santa Fe is the one of few vessels assigned to the Gamma Quadrant.
• Starfleet's presence is limited to Santa Fe, the colony on New Bajor and the orbiting station known as Opaka Outpost.
• Recent observation shows the Dominion beginning to withdraw its presence from occupied worlds - either the Founders have begun decommissioning the Jem'Hadar army, or concerns at the far end of Dominion territory requires their deployment elsewhere. Abandoned worlds have been left to fend for themselves after centuries of Dominion occupation. This has led to disastrous results in several cases, as Dominion tactics usually involve rendering worlds completely dependent on the Dominion for one resource or another.