USS Mariner
- "Sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
- —H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
USS Mariner NCC-97607 is a Pathfinder-class vessel assigned to Task Force 86 in Fourth Fleet. The vessel is currently under the command of Captain Sazra Praugol. While being assigned to Task Force 86, the USS Mariner finds itself in unknown territory to perform their deep-space science missions.
History
The Mariner is a Pathfinder Class that has been introduced in 2400. Starfleet has produced a certain amount of these ships to serve as the most advanced ships in the fleet and in the field of science. Mariner is therefore assigned to perform deep space scientific missions that will benefit Starfleet in exploration of the unknown. The ship has received its shakedown course late 2400 and has entered service in 2401 under the command of Captain Sazra Praugol
Notable Crew
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Configuration
Main article: Pathfinder Class
The Mariner is a Pathfinder-class long-range science vessel. She is part of the first batch of Pathfinders that got constructed in 2400. The ship specializes in extreme ranges. While she is not meant for long wandering missions and focuses on specific areas of space, she is equipped with more science labs than the Nova or Grissom. The science labs are each equiped with specialization that is required for the given mission.