Brahms Station
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Brahms Station (AFY-01) is a Probert-class spacedock and the headquarters of Avalon Fleet Yards. Located over Avalon II, this massive station is the central command and control facility for not only the yard itself but the entire Grazer Sector. This facility is the primary service point for starships that only need resupply or minor repairs, and new ships are often transferred here after their formal launch to receive their crews before departing, while ships are actually constructed or refit at the various dry docks in the vicinity.
Namesake
Brahms Station is named after Dr. Leah Brahms in recognition for her work designing the engine systems for the Galaxy-class explorer and Nebula-class exploratory cruiser. Her engine designs revolutionized shipbuilding and laid the foundations for the engines found aboard all subsequent Starfleet ship classes. Dr. Brahms is one of the few living individuals to receive recognition through the naming of a ship or station and was present when the station was commissioned in 2383.
History
Avalon Fleet Yards was founded in 2357 over Avalon II to take advantage of the wealth of dilithium and deuterium present in the Avalon System. Initially, an Anchorage-class facility was deployed there to manage several dry docks. Over the decades, more and more dry docks were brought online, up to several hundred in the 2370s, when it was an important facility for shipbuilding well behind the Federation's defensive lines. Starfleet added Presidium-class stations during the war to house supplementary construction crews, but by the end of the war, it was clear that the Anchorage-class facility was insufficient to provide routine maintenance support and overall command-and-control facilities for the system. In 2377, a new Probert-class station was ordered. When the facility was commissioned in 2383 as Brahms Station, it was one of the first Probert-class stations in the Federation.
Organization
Brahms Station is itself a major command, and would be the centerpiece of any sector it found itself in alone, with its commanding officer also serving as the sector commander. In this case, the commanding officer of Brahms Station, a senior officer between the ranks of captain and rear admiral, reports to the Commander and Deputy Commander of Avalon Fleet Yards, and it is Avalon's commander that is also the Grazer Sector Commander. Department heads aboard Brahms Station run the gamut from lieutenant commanders to captains. While an independent Probert-class station would expect to have senior commanders and captains in department head roles, some of the departments on Brahms Station such as science and engineering are smaller than usual, because these functions are duplicated by roles carried out by the fleet yards staff and on other stations, which allows more junior officers to hold department head responsibilities.
As of April 2401, the role of Brahms Station Commanding Officer is held by the Commander of Avalon Fleet Yards, Admiral Aubrey Seagraves, until she selects a permanent station commander in the coming months.