Difference between pages "Olympia Station" and "USS Republic"

	USS Republic
	General Information
Registry	NCC-91371
Class & Type	Constitution III-class explorer
Affiliation	Starfleet
Status	Active
Commissioned	2401
	Assignment
Task Force	Task Force 47
Task Group	Task Group 13
Role	Explorer
	Template:Starship

Revision as of 10:34, 5 October 2023

"Nothing beautiful without struggle."

—Plato, The Republic

USS Republic (NCC-91371) is one of the newest Constitution III-class starships constructed for Starfleet and assigned to the Fourth Fleet's Task Force 47. A product of the Avalon Fleet Yards, she features the latest in technological innovations and systems that have been incorporated into modern starship designs. With a focus on exploration and independence, Republic is destined for Thomar Expanse and the unexplored space beyond.

Design and Layout

Like other Constitution III-class starships that have been built, Republic has been constructed with a mixture of new and old materials and components as Starfleet engineers make an attempt to bridge the fundamental paradox of the Ship of Theseus problem. As two of the previous starships Republic were museum ships, only artefacts of these vessels have been incorporated into ceremonial components of the ship while the last starship Republic was able to donate a majority of raw materials for the construction of her legacy-bearer.

An internal deck plate from the United Earth Starfleet Republic has been incorporated into the decking in main engineering just in front of the warp core. Similarly the Constitution-class Republic donated a deck plate found on the modern namesake's bridge command platform. The Ambassador-class Republic was scrapped after sitting in mothballs for nearly three decades and broken down for raw materials to construct the Republic. Her age and antiquated technology in comparison with modern equipment meant that no surviving systems could be carried across to the new vessel and in fact, a vast majority of her structure had to be reprocessed and cast anew before being integrated during construction.

In honour of her forebearers, Republic is coated in a slightly lighter shade of hull paint, causing her to stand out amongst her contemporaries.

Bridge

Bridge of the USS Republic

Harkening back to the design aesthetics of the mid to late 23rd century, Starfleet's golden age of exploration, the Constitution III-class starships intentionally attempt to invoke the spirit of that era, while blending in the traditions and innovations of the modern era. The bridge, the command centre of the ship, is designed to communicate this feeling and intention in a single unified package by being visually impressive and functional at the same time.

With three central chairs set upon the elevated command platform, harkening to mid-24th century designs such as the venerable Galaxy-class, the intention is to present a unified front, especially helpful when dealing with hostile powers. This is in contrast to the 22nd-century designs of a singular command chair at the heart of the bridge. The chair to the commanding officer's right is reserved for the executive officer while the chair to the left is used by visitors to the bridge or mission specialist as required.

Seated in the commanding officer's chair facing the expansive viewscreen, one finds the helm officer seated to the front right and operations to the front left. Science is located to the right of the bridge with Tactical to the left. Communications, distinct from Operations, is situated to the rear-left of the commanding officer. This leaves the station to the rear-right available for mission advisors or monitoring of small craft and away teams when Tactical is otherwise engaged.

The Agora

The Agora is Republic's largest social space, offering a different vibe and feel compared to the other utilitarian messes spread throughout the ship's hull. It fills the need for a large leisure space that can host crew gatherings but as required be reconfigured for more formal or diplomatic functions too. Featuring a mixture of booths, large tables, standing tables and bar seating, there is a variety of options for all depending on the nature of their social gathering in the shared space.

The Pnyx

The Pnyx is the officer's mess located on Deck 03. Reserved for the exclusive use of the ship's senior officers and their guests, it is designed with a warm, comforting feel appropriate for small gatherings. Wood furnishing with intentionally chosen retro design elements are meant to invoke a sense of ease and relaxation amongst the denizens of Pnyx. Seating is generous with seats found at the bar, in a central common space and a handful of tables along the outer walls.

Auxilliary Craft

Type-14 shuttles

Republic carries a total of 10 Type-14 shuttles in her small craft complement. With only a flight crew of two required, these spacious shuttles can reasonably conduct long-duration and long-distance missions on their own. However, increasing the passenger count aboard greatly reduces the craft's endurance, mainly due to crew comfort considerations.

Sicily Sardinia Corsica Hispania Gaul	Crete Macedonia Syria Cyprus Bithynia

Delta-class runabouts

Paralus Salaminia	Delias Anysis

Valkyrie-class starfighters

Six of Republic's standard shuttle complement have been removed and replaced with Valkyrie-class starfighters. While these are tactical small craft, the decision was made to bring these craft aboard ship to provide increased tactical capability in the Thomar Expanse due to tensions between the Breen Confederacy and Cardassian Union. The Night Witches, as the flight is known, consist of six permanently-assigned pilots, augmented by Republic's own flight officers when required. The squadron pilots also serve as flight officers and shuttle crew alternatively as required.

Republic carries two variants of Valkyrie-starfighters aboard, the A and A/R model. The A model, or attack model, is the standard variant found predominantly in service. The A/R, or attack/recon model, is a specialised variant that is lacking in micro-torpedo magazines, carrying only two at launch, one per launcher. Magazine space is given over to housing more specialised and sophisticated sensors and ECM hardware. These sensors are incredibly sensitive and capable in a very narrow observational window forward of the craft, allowing for superior long-range reconnaissance of known targets, but are incredibly poor at generalised scouting.

Equally the ECM hardware, while incredibly capable, has a limited field of effect and was ideally designed to cover the craft it is fitted on only. Skilled or reckless pilots are able to make use of the field to hide a few other fighters in close proximity, but exposure would put an entire flight at risk and is highly discouraged.

A variant	A/R variant
Vera Tatyana Olga Irina	Maria Zoya

History

Launch

Namesake & Lineage

There have been two other Federation starships to bear the name Republic as well as one United Earth Starfleet vessel:

Republic - NCC-208 - Daedalus-class
USS Republic - NCC-1371 - Constitution-class cruiser
USS Republic - NCC-26633 - Ambassador-class heavy cruiser

Notable Crew

Commanding Officers

2401 - Present :

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-{{Starbase
+{{Starship
-| name = Olympia Station
+| name = Republic
-| image = [[File:DeepSpace20.png]]
+| prefix = USS
-| registry = DS-20
+| image = [[File:Republic.png]]
-| class = Spacedock
+| registry = NCC-91371
-| commission = 2327
+| class = Constitution III
-| decommission =
+| type = explorer
-| unit = Fourth Fleet Operations
+| affiliation = Starfleet
-| taskforce =
+| status = Active
-| taskgroup =
+| commission = 2401
-| squadron = Arcturus Squadron
+| decommission =
-| quadrant = [[Alpha Quadrant]]
+| destroyed =
-| role = Exploratory Support
+| unit =
-| affiliation = *[[United Federation of Planets]]
+| taskforce = Task Force 47
-*[[Starfleet]]
+| taskgroup = Task Group 13
-| sector = Olympia Sector
+| squadron =
-| system = [[Olympia System]]
+| mothership =
-| co = [[bfms_char:41378|Commodore Brett Logan]]
+| homeport =
-| crew =*30,000 Starfleet
+| role = Explorer
-*5,000 Civilian
+| co =
-| dedication =
+| xo =
-}}'''Deep Space 20''', code-named '''Olympia Station''', is a Federation [[Spacedock Class|''Spacedock''-class starbase]] located in the Olympia system on the extreme rimward trailing edge of Federation space near Sheliak, Tholian and Tamarian space. Named along with the system it resides in for the ill-fated exploratory vessel USS ''Olympia'', this starbase serves a similar purpose to [[Deep Space 17]]: a waystation for long-range missions beyond Federation space.
+| dedication = [[File:RepublicPlaque.png]]
-==Operations==
+}}
-Assigned to the Fourth Fleet, Olympia Station supports the following operations in the Olympia Sector:
-*Service exploratory starships embarking on and returning from missions outside of Federation space.
-*Conduct scientific research on nearby systems and identify sites for future Federation colonization.
-*Monitor the expansion of the Sheliak Corporate and Tholian Assembly.
-*Maintain diplomatic relations with the Children of Tamar.
-=== Exploratory Support ===
+{{quote|'''Nothing beautiful without struggle.'''|'''Plato''', ''The Republic''}}
-First and foremost, Olympia Station supports Federation and Starfleet vessels heading into deep space, both with physical engineering and logistics support and through sensor and communications functions. Olympia Station is the last starbase any vessel would be able to receive repairs or fuel from before heading towards the galactic edge or deeper into the Alpha Quadrant. It's also a terminus (for now) of the subspace relay network, making it the last place where anyone could hope to have synchronous or semi-synchronous conversations with superiors, friends, or family across the Federation. The station's massive computer cores are also used to collate and process exploratory information collected by missions in the area.
-=== Scientific Research ===
+'''USS ''Republic'' (NCC-91371)''' is one of the newest [[Constitution III Class|''Constitution III''-class]] starships constructed for Starfleet and assigned to the [[Fourth Fleet]]'s [[Task Force 47]]. A product of the [[Avalon Fleet Yards]], she features the latest in technological innovations and systems that have been incorporated into modern starship designs. With a focus on exploration and independence, ''Republic'' is destined for [[Thomar Expanse]] and the unexplored space beyond.
-Olympia Station conducts its own program of scientific research in neighboring systems and across the Olympia Sector, with its support ship, the ''Nellie Bly'', and its small fleet of runabouts. Primarily, the aim is to identify planets for future colonization, but stellar mapping and general exploration are secondary priorities.
-=== Monitoring Regional Powers ===
+==Design and Layout==
-While neither the Sheliak Corporate or the Tholian Assembly are actively hostile to the Federation, they are considered to be possible threats by Starfleet Intelligence due to their xenophobia. The Federation maintains limited diplomatic relations with these races, and one of the functions of Olympia Station is to monitor the space beyond their territory to look for signs of aggression or expansionism.
+{{For|article=[[User:McGig/Republic/Republic Deck Listing|''Republic'' Deck Listing]]}}
+Like other ''Constitution III''-class starships that have been built, ''Republic'' has been constructed with a mixture of new and old materials and components as Starfleet engineers make an attempt to bridge the fundamental paradox of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus Ship of Theseus] problem. As two of the previous starships ''Republic'' were museum ships, only artefacts of these vessels have been incorporated into ceremonial components of the ship while the last starship ''Republic'' was able to donate a majority of raw materials for the construction of her legacy-bearer.
-=== Diplomatic Relations ===
+An internal deck plate from the United Earth Starfleet ''Republic'' has been incorporated into the decking in main engineering just in front of the warp core. Similarly the ''Constitution''-class ''Republic'' donated a deck plate found on the modern namesake's bridge command platform. The ''Ambassador''-class ''Republic'' was scrapped after sitting in mothballs for nearly three decades and broken down for raw materials to construct the ''Republic''. Her age and antiquated technology in comparison with modern equipment meant that no surviving systems could be carried across to the new vessel and in fact, a vast majority of her structure had to be reprocessed and cast anew before being integrated during construction.
-Many species maintain consulates on Olympia Station, both Federation members and other powers, as they wish to be kept apprised of any first contacts made on this remote frontier. In particular, however, Olympia Station has been tasked with supporting and maintaining diplomatic relations with the Children of Tamar, promoting joint operations where possible. The following species have consulates on Deep Space 20:
-* Tamarians
+In honour of her forebearers, ''Republic'' is coated in a slightly lighter shade of hull paint, causing her to stand out amongst her contemporaries.
-* Tellarites
-* Humans
-* Vulcans
-* Andorians
-* Betazoids
-* Denobulans
-* Klingons
-The Federation also maintains a diplomatic mission on the station, which works in conjunction with the station's commander and Starfleet to provide consular services to Federation citizens.
+===Bridge===
+[[File:Connie3bridge.jpg|left|thumb|Bridge of the USS ''Republic'']]
+Harkening back to the design aesthetics of the mid to late 23rd century, Starfleet's golden age of exploration, the ''Constitution III''-class starships intentionally attempt to invoke the spirit of that era, while blending in the traditions and innovations of the modern era. The bridge, the command centre of the ship, is designed to communicate this feeling and intention in a single unified package by being visually impressive and functional at the same time.
-===Support Vessels===
+With three central chairs set upon the elevated command platform, harkening to mid-24th century designs such as the venerable [[Galaxy Class|''Galaxy''-class]], the intention is to present a unified front, especially helpful when dealing with hostile powers. This is in contrast to the 22nd-century designs of a singular command chair at the heart of the bridge. The chair to the commanding officer's right is reserved for the executive officer while the chair to the left is used by visitors to the bridge or mission specialist as required.
-[[File:ChallengerClass.png|alt=The USS Nellie Bly, a Challenger-class scout.|thumb|The USS ''Nellie Bly'', a ''Challenger''-class scout.]]
-Olympia Station is primarily supported by the [[USS Nellie Bly|USS ''Nellie Bly'']], a [[Challenger Class|''Challenger''-class scout]]. The ''Bly'' performs scouting functions around the Olympia system, as well as diplomatic courier missions to and from Tamarian space. The ''Bly'' has her own commanding officer, though senior starbase personnel will act as mission commanders when necessary.
-All twelve of the station's runabouts are [[Runabouts#Arrow-class runabout|''Arrow''-class vessels]], which are kept in a constant rotation to support exploratory missions in the surrounding sector, with two of the twelve typically held in reserve for urgent missions and for station defense. Out in the field, these small starships typically operate with a crew of twelve on six to eight-week missions.
+Seated in the commanding officer's chair facing the expansive viewscreen, one finds the helm officer seated to the front right and operations to the front left. Science is located to the right of the bridge with Tactical to the left. Communications, distinct from Operations, is situated to the rear-left of the commanding officer. This leaves the station to the rear-right available for mission advisors or monitoring of small craft and away teams when Tactical is otherwise engaged.
-== Configuration ==
+===The Agora===
-Compared to the stock ''Spacedock''-class station, Olympia Station has been modified many times over its nearly eighty years of life. It has modern systems and its docking facilities have been reworked to handle 25th-century starships, though these modifications did not include widening the upper bay doors, so the largest vessels must vie for space in the single large docking bay in the lower docking module.
+The Agora is ''Republic''&#39;s largest social space, offering a different vibe and feel compared to the other utilitarian messes spread throughout the ship's hull. It fills the need for a large leisure space that can host crew gatherings but as required be reconfigured for more formal or diplomatic functions too. Featuring a mixture of booths, large tables, standing tables and bar seating, there is a variety of options for all depending on the nature of their social gathering in the shared space.
-=== Command and Control ===
+===The Pnyx===
-[[File:StationOperations.png|alt=Station Operations and the four Docking Control facilities share an identical layout, with an office for the commanding officer (in the case of Station Operations) or the Dockmaster (for the Docking Control Facilities).|thumb|Station Operations and the four Docking Control facilities share an identical layout, with an office for the commanding officer (in the case of Station Operations) or the Dockmaster (for the Docking Control Facilities).]]
+[[File:ThePynxRepublic.jpg|thumb|right|The Pnyx]]
-Station Operations is located at the base of the upper command module on top of the spacedock centered on Door 12. This facility is heavily shielded and its large viewport can even be sealed off with a sheet of ablative armor when necessary. It is from here that all approach and docking requests are handled, before being handed off to one of the docking control centers. Tactical functions are also controlled from here, and it is the equivalent of the main bridge of a starship. This facility is identical to the four docking control complexes, and command of the station can be handled from any of them in an emergency.
+The Pnyx is the officer's mess located on Deck 03. Reserved for the exclusive use of the ship's senior officers and their guests, it is designed with a warm, comforting feel appropriate for small gatherings. Wood furnishing with intentionally chosen retro design elements are meant to invoke a sense of ease and relaxation amongst the denizens of Pnyx. Seating is generous with seats found at the bar, in a central common space and a handful of tables along the outer walls.
-=== Docking Facilities ===
+==Auxilliary Craft==
-[[File:SpacedockInterior.jpeg|thumb|Each of the station's four interior docking towers can support two cruiser-sized starship, one each side. Anything much wider or longer than an [[Excelsior Class|''Excelsior''-class heavy cruiser]] would struggle to pass through the space doors and dock.]]
+===[[Personnel_Shuttles#Type-14_Shuttle|Type-14 shuttles]]===
-The upper spacedock has a four-armed docking column that supports up to eight midsized starships--midsized by 25th century terms, anyway. The space doors at 90-degree angles along the rim of the upper dome leading into the bay are labeled 12, 34, 56, and 78, as they allow access to mooring points 1 & 2, 3 & 4, and so on, like a clock face. Halfway between each set of space doors is a band of six shuttle bays that also provide access to the interior of the bay, each with a docking control complex taking up the center; each docking control complex is responsible for the quadrant of space it faces. The upper docking module can only accommodate ships up to 245 meters wide, as the doors are 250 meters wide.
+''Republic'' carries a total of 10 Type-14 shuttles in her small craft complement. With only a flight crew of two required, these spacious shuttles can reasonably conduct long-duration and long-distance missions on their own. However, increasing the passenger count aboard greatly reduces the craft's endurance, mainly due to crew comfort considerations.
-As with [[Gateway Station]] and the Starfleet Museum, Olympia Station's arboretum module was retrofitted to serve as a single large berth capable of servicing a single [[Odyssey Class|''Odyssey''-class heavy explorer]]. This bay, in the middle third of the lower module, is labeled 9, and is 1,200 meters deep, 600 meters wide, and 200 meters tall. Below this bay are twelve large hangers.
+{| class="wikitable"
+| style="width: 150px; border-bottom:solid 0px; font-size: 1rem;" |
+*''Sicily''
+*''Sardinia''
+*''Corsica''
+*''Hispania''
+*''Gaul''
+| style="width: 150px; border-bottom:solid 0px; font-size: 1rem;" |
+*''Crete''
+*''Macedonia''
+*''Syria''
+*''Cyprus''
+*''Bithynia''
+|}
-The habitation modules above and below the lower docking module each have four shuttlebays. Runabouts, shuttles, and small civilian vessels have access to these dozens of hangers at various levels across the station, while larger vessels generally orbit the station when they don't need service.
+===[[Runabouts#Delta-class_runabout|''Delta''-class runabouts]]===
-=== Arboretum ===
+{| class="wikitable"
-In its original configuration, the lower docking module was dominated by a large arboretum that took up the upper two-thirds of the module, with the station's travel core running down the middle. Because of the addition of a large bay for an explorer-type vessel in this area, the arboretum has been shrunk substantially to take up the top third of of the module, but like in other new facilities, its use of holographic technology makes it look just as large as it did before. The travel column continues down the center of the arboretum, but takes a horizontal path over the docking bay, before proceeding down again, and then back toward the center of the station under the docking bay.
+| style="width: 150px; border-bottom:solid 0px; font-size: 1rem;" |
+*''Paralus''
+*''Salaminia''
+| style="width: 150px; border-bottom:solid 0px; font-size: 1rem;" |
+*''Delias''
+*''Anysis''
+|}
+===[[Starfighters#Valkyrie-class_fighter|''Valkyrie''-class starfighters]]===
+Six of ''Republic''&#39;s standard shuttle complement have been removed and replaced with ''Valkyrie''-class starfighters. While these are tactical small craft, the decision was made to bring these craft aboard ship to provide increased tactical capability in the Thomar Expanse due to tensions between the Breen Confederacy and Cardassian Union. The ''Night Witches'', as the flight is known, consist of six permanently-assigned pilots, augmented by ''Republic''&#39;s own flight officers when required. The squadron pilots also serve as flight officers and shuttle crew alternatively as required.
+''Republic'' carries two variants of ''Valkyrie''-starfighters aboard, the A and A/R model. The A model, or attack model, is the standard variant found predominantly in service. The A/R, or attack/recon model, is a specialised variant that is lacking in micro-torpedo magazines, carrying only two at launch, one per launcher. Magazine space is given over to housing more specialised and sophisticated sensors and ECM hardware. These sensors are incredibly sensitive and capable in a very narrow observational window forward of the craft, allowing for superior long-range reconnaissance of known targets, but are incredibly poor at generalised scouting.
+Equally the ECM hardware, while incredibly capable, has a limited field of effect and was ideally designed to cover the craft it is fitted on only. Skilled or reckless pilots are able to make use of the field to hide a few other fighters in close proximity, but exposure would put an entire flight at risk and is highly discouraged.
+{| class="wikitable"
+! style="width: 150px; border-bottom:solid 0px; font-size: 1rem;" | A variant
+! style="width: 150px; border-bottom:solid 0px; font-size: 1rem;" | A/R variant
+|-
+| style="border-bottom:solid 0px; font-size: 1rem;" |
+*''Vera''
+*''Tatyana''
+*''Olga''
+*''Irina''
+| style="border-bottom:solid 0px; font-size: 1rem;" |
+*''Maria''
+*''Zoya''
+|}
 ==History==
-The Olympia system has been home to an automated Starfleet deuterium refinery since the late 2370s, but plans for an eventual starbase to coordinate long-range exploration of the Alpha Quadrant were canceled during the Romulan Evacuation Mission. These plans never resumed due to Starfleet's inward-looking focus throughout the 2380s and 2390s. In 2400, the Fourth Fleet revived these plans. With the ''Spacedock''-class [[Starbase Bravo]] recently replaced by a new [[Guardian Class|''Guardian''-class station]], Fourth Fleet Command decided to relocate the original Starbase Bravo to the Olympia System. During a year-long process, the station was refit and towed across Federation space to its new location. It was formally recommissioned in mid-2401, with [[Arcturus Squadron]] becoming the first exploratory group to call it home.
+===Launch===
+==Namesake & Lineage==
+[[File:Republic2red.png|thumb|right]]
+There have been two other Federation starships to bear the name ''Republic'' as well as one United Earth Starfleet vessel:
+*Republic - NCC-208 - ''Daedalus''-class
+*USS ''Republic'' - NCC-1371 - ''Constitution''-class cruiser
+*USS ''Republic'' - NCC-26633 - ''Ambassador''-class heavy cruiser
-==Notable Crew ==
+==Notable Crew==
+{{For|article=[[User:McGig/Republic/Republic_Full_Crew|''Republic'' Full Roster]]}}
 ===Commanding Officers===
-*[https://bravofleet.com/command/89731 2401-Present:] [[bfms_char:41378|Commodore Brett Logan]]
+*[https://bravofleet.com/command/85296 2401 - Present] :
-==In-Play==
+{{clear}}
-*Olympia Station is a flag station command assigned to [[bfms_user:669|Admiral Liam Dahlgren]], but members may feature it in their stories in accordance with [[Command_Policy#4_-_Flag_Stations|Section 4 of the Command Policy]].
-*Similar to Deep Space 17, Olympia Station is a waystation on one of the Federation's most distant frontiers. It is intended to fuel, supply, and repair ships for long missions outside of Federation space. It is approximately 300 light-years from Starbase Bravo, a two-week journey at Warp 9.99, and 128 light-years from Avalon Fleet Yards, a six-day journey at Warp 9.99. Slower ships would take weeks or months to reach the station.
-* There are few direct threats to Olympia Station, as the Tamarians are friendly to the Federation and the Sheliak are uninterested in dealing with them. The Tholians can be a bit of a wildcard, though.
-*Compared to other Starfleet starbases, Olympia Station has a lower civilian population, as it's not on a major trade route—at least not yet, as that will change when new colonies start to emerge.


USS Republic
General Information
Registry	NCC-91371
Class & Type	Constitution III-class explorer
Affiliation	Starfleet
Status	Active
Commissioned	2401
Assignment
Task Force	Task Force 47
Task Group	Task Group 13
Role	Explorer

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