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Difference between pages "Barzan Wormhole" and "USS Swiftsure"

Difference between pages "Barzan Wormhole" and "USS Swiftsure"

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| name = Swiftsure
| name = Barzan Wormhole
| prefix = USS
| image = [[File:Falseprofits231.jpg]]
| image = [[File:Swiftsurewiki1.png]]
| class = Wormhole
| registry = NCC-97410
| starsystem = Barzan System
| class = Echelon
| sector =  
| type = light cruiser
| quadrant = [[:Alpha Quadrant]]
| affiliation = [[Starfleet]]
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| status = Active
| natives =  
| commission = 2401
| decommission =
| destroyed =
| unit =
| taskforce = Fourth Fleet Operations
| taskgroup =
| squadron = Endeavour Squadron
| mothership =  
| homeport =  
| role = Rapid Response
| co = [[bfms_char:89925|Captain Addison Faust]]
| xo = [[bfms_char:90004|Commander Donal Garec]]
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The '''USS ''Swiftsure'' (NCC-97410)''' is an Echelon-class light cruiser assigned to [[Endeavour Squadron]], who operate out of [[Gateway Station]] in the [[Midgard Sector]]. ''Swiftsure'' acts in a multi-mission role prioritising dealing with emerging situations that threaten Starfleet’s interests in the area. Outside of these, she primarily supports frontier operations on behalf of the [[Federation]], focusing on development of local defensive infrastructure and rooting out local piracy and facilitating colonial development. These missions make full use of her speed, armament, and extensive secondary craft capabilities while harnessing her extensive capabilities as a utility vessel.


The Barzan Wormhole is a formerly-unstable natural wormhole in the Barzan system with a fixed terminus near Barzan II and apertures in the Gamma and Delta Quadrants. Administrated jointly by the Federation and the Barzan people, it is primarily under the control of Starfleet, operating a fixed verteron array to maintain its stability.
Under the command of Captain Addison Faust, the squadron’s deputy commander, the ''Swiftsure'' has prioritised  upholding the interests of Federation citizens in the Midgard Sector. This includes defence of the Midgard Colony and its commercial and industrial affairs, but has also increasingly incorporated protecting and assisting corporate and colonial ventures beyond Federation space. Captain Faust has notably taken a dim view of the disruption of local pirates or political factions such as the Romulan Rebirth Movement, and retains a strong tactical profile of her ship to ensure the frontier remains a stable front for a Federation still reeling from crises such as Frontier Day.


The Barzan Wormhole is largely inactive, except for a 1-hour period every thirty days, during which its Alpha Quadrant terminus opens and connects for approximately 30-minute intervals with two apertures as shown in the chart below. Starfleet is continuing to study the subspace dynamics of the wormhole and hopes to increase connection time and frequency. It takes a vessel approximately five minutes to cross the wormhole.
==Notable Crew==
{| class="wikitable" width="600"
===Commanding Officers===
|-
*[https://bravofleet.com/command/82965/ 2401 - Present]: Captain [[bfms_char:89925|Addison Faust]]
| style="background-color: #333; color:#fff; font-size:8pt; font-weight: bold; line-height:1;" |Quadrant
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| style="background-color: #333; color:#fff; font-size:8pt; font-weight: bold; line-height:1;" |Region
| style="background-color: #333; color:#fff; font-size:8pt; font-weight: bold; line-height:1" |Location
|-
| style="" |Delta
| style="" |[[Gradin Belt]]
| style="" |[[Epatha System]]
|-
| style="" |Delta
| style="" |[[Nacene Reach]]
| style="" |[[Takar System]]
|-
|}
==History==
 
Originally discovered in the 2360s by the Barzans themselves, the Barzan Wormhole was initially thought to be the only stable wormhole in the galaxy. In 2366 negotiations were held between the Federation, the Caldonians, the Chrysalians, and the Ferengi with the Barzans aboard the starship ''Enterprise'' for rights to use the wormhole. These negotiations were mooted when it was discovered that only the wormhole's Alpha Quadrant end was fixed, while the other end moved between various points in the galaxy. This led to a Ferengi vessel carrying Arridor and Kol being trapped in the Delta Quadrant.
 
[[File:Barzanwormholehd.jpg|thumb|Initial exploration of the Barzan Wormhole discovered it to be stable only in the Alpha Quadrant]]
 
Largely forgotten after this point, the Barzan wormhole was encountered again in 2373 when the starship ''Voyager'' entered the Takar system, where Arridor and Kol had taken control over a primitive society on one of the nearby worlds. Not wishing to waste the opportunity to get home, ''Voyager'' managed to partially-stabilize the wormhole and attract its far end to their position with verteron particles. Not wanting to leave Arridor and Kol to terrorize the people of Takar,r ''Voyager'' attempted to apprehend them, but they attempted to flee back through the wormhole. In an effort to lose ''Voyager'' the Ferengi activated a high-energy graviton pulse, which sent the wormhole spinning wildly off of its axis, making both ends of the wormhole unstable.
 
Since the 2370s, Starfleet had several projects ongoing to study the wormhole to possibly restabilize it, but it wasn't until 2389 that they developed the necessary data and had the right assets in place to do so. After contacting two of the ships still in the Delta Quadrant, they performed a stabilization experiment with a third ship at the Alpha Quadrant terminus to pull the wormhole back into its normal alignment with two major apertures detected in the Delta Quadrant, one near Takar and the other in the Gradin Belt.
 
This experiment used a combination of anti-graviton fields to "hollow out" a subspace "slot" that the wormhole would naturally be attracted to with a verteron field that helped establish a connection and it proved to be successful. Throughout the 2390s this wormhole was used to reinforce Starfleet in the Gradin Belt, which had been cut off from supplies since 2388, until it had stabilized to the point that the task force was able to expand through its other aperture near the Nacene Reach. In 2390, a [[Jupiter Class|''Jupiter''-class station]] was temporarily to monitor the wormhole array on the Alpha Quadrant side of the wormhole, designated as Deep Space 38. This station also coordinated a network of defense platforms designed to protect the Barzans from any possible visitors, though the wormhole largely remained quiet for the first several years. At the same time, Starfleet began construction on a much larger and more modern [[Starbase 38|''Guardian''-class station.]] Until 2395 when relay stations were established at both apertures, a science vessel had to maintain station near the wormhole to continue to stabilize it, but this is now provided by a fixed verteron array at both apertures to complement one built over Barzan II.
 
By 2395, the Barzan Planetary Republic and Federation governments had enjoyed generally cordial relations for over 20 years and Barzan acceded to the Federation. At this point, the still-under-construction station was renamed [[Starbase 38]] aka Guardian Station. The station was completed in 2399, serving the dual purposes of facilitating trade and maintaining a permanent Starfleet presence at the mouth of the Barzan wormhole. 
 
[[Category:Delta Quadrant]]

Latest revision as of 20:55, 2 October 2023

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USS Swiftsure
General Information
Registry NCC-97410
Class & Type Echelon-class light cruiser
Affiliation Starfleet
Status Active
Commissioned 2401
Assignment
Task Force Fourth Fleet Operations
Squadron Endeavour Squadron
Role Rapid Response
Key Personnel
Commanding Officer Captain Addison Faust
Executive Officer Commander Donal Garec
Template:Starship


The USS Swiftsure (NCC-97410) is an Echelon-class light cruiser assigned to Endeavour Squadron, who operate out of Gateway Station in the Midgard Sector. Swiftsure acts in a multi-mission role prioritising dealing with emerging situations that threaten Starfleet’s interests in the area. Outside of these, she primarily supports frontier operations on behalf of the Federation, focusing on development of local defensive infrastructure and rooting out local piracy and facilitating colonial development. These missions make full use of her speed, armament, and extensive secondary craft capabilities while harnessing her extensive capabilities as a utility vessel.

Under the command of Captain Addison Faust, the squadron’s deputy commander, the Swiftsure has prioritised upholding the interests of Federation citizens in the Midgard Sector. This includes defence of the Midgard Colony and its commercial and industrial affairs, but has also increasingly incorporated protecting and assisting corporate and colonial ventures beyond Federation space. Captain Faust has notably taken a dim view of the disruption of local pirates or political factions such as the Romulan Rebirth Movement, and retains a strong tactical profile of her ship to ensure the frontier remains a stable front for a Federation still reeling from crises such as Frontier Day.

Notable Crew

Commanding Officers

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