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{{Phenomenon
| name = Antares
| name = Barzan Wormhole
| prefix = USS
| image = [[File:Falseprofits231.jpg]]
| image = [[File:IntrepidBeauty.jpg]]
| class = Wormhole
| registry = NCC-74601
| starsystem = [[Barzan System]]
| class = Intrepid
| sector =  
| type = light explorer
| quadrant = [[:Alpha Quadrant]]
| affiliation = [[Starfleet]]
| satellites =
| status = Active
| natives =  
| commission = 2379
| decommission =
| destroyed =
| unit = Fourth Fleet Operations
| homeport = [[Olympia Station]]
| taskforce =
| taskgroup =
| squadron = Arcturus Squadron
| role = Deep-Space Exploration
| co = [[bfms_char:44744|CAPT Noah Armstrong]]
| xo = [[bfms_char:69057|CMDR Margaret Pierce]]
| dedication = [[File:AntaresPlaque.png]]
[[File:AntaresSeal.png]]
}}
}}


The '''USS ''Antares''''' is an [[Intrepid Class|''Intrepid''-class]] light explorer currently assigned to [[Arcturus Squadron]] as a support vessel for [[Olympia Station]].


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.
== Namesake ==
Antares is the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, the name meaning "Rival to Ares," literally "the anti-Ares" in Greek ("Ἀντάρης"), because of its reddish appearance similar to that of Mars from Earth.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antares</ref> The position of the star in Scorpius lends the ''Antares'' its crest: a scorpion.  


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.
On Earth, ''Antares'' was the name of three auxiliary cargo vessels supporting the Navy of the United States of America.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Antares</ref> Antares was also the name of the lunar lander of Apollo 14<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_14#Spacecraft</ref>, a mission of that nation's nascent space arm, NASA, and the name for a system of expendable launch vehicles<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antares_(rocket)</ref> in the early 21st century. Three other Federation starships and two starship classes have previously borne the name ''Antares'':
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| style="" |[[Gradin Belt]]
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==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.
* [[ma:Antares|USS ''Antares'']] – ''Antares''-class surveyor
** 2240—2260 (Starfleet, transferred to Starfleet Auxiliary)
** 2260—2266 (Starfleet Auxiliary, Destroyed)
* USS ''Antares'' — ''Miranda''-class light cruiser
** 2273—2309 (Decomissioned)
* [[ma:USS_Antares_(NCC-9844)|USS ''Antares'']] — ''Antares II''-class scout
** 2309—2379 (Decomissioned)


[[File:Barzanwormholehd.jpg|thumb|Initial exploration of the Barzan Wormhole discovered it to be stable only in the Alpha Quadrant]]
== History ==
''Antares'' was one of the first ''Intrepid''-class starships ordered during the initial production run. With delays caused by the loss of ''Voyager'' and the Dominion War, she was not actually launched and commissioned until 2379.


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, ''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.
Under the command of Captain Elizabeth Hayden, ''Antares'' conducted two five-year missions from 2379 through 2389, first in the deep Beta Quadrant beyond Klingon space and then in the rimward Alpha Quadrant.  


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.
After over twenty years of service, ''Antares'' was laid up at Avalon Fleet Yards in 2400 for a comprehensive mid-life refit. [https://www.deviantart.com/wild-endeavour/gallery/83745120/uss-wayfarer-deck-plans Changes included expanding the medical section and adding a large recreation facility at the aft end of decks five and six.] Mainly, this refit restored all of her systems to launch-new condition and prepared her for a new chapter under the command of Captain Noah Armstrong. ''Antares'' was assigned to Arcturus Squadron and began exploratory operations in and around the Talvath Cluster in early 2401.


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.
''Antares'' was reassigned as a support vessel for Olympia Station on Stardate 2401.7, at the behest of now-Vice Admiral Hayden, her original commanding officer, though the ship remained under the day-to-day command of Captain Armstrong.


By 2395, the Barzanian 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. 
===Notable Crew===
====Commanding Officers====
* [https://bravofleet.com/command/68683/ Stardate 2401.1] — [https://bravofleet.com/command/89731/ Present] : [[bfms_char:44744|Captain Noah Armstrong]]


[[Category:Delta Quadrant]]
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== References ==

Latest revision as of 04:15, 13 March 2024

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USS Antares
General Information
Registry NCC-74601
Class & Type Intrepid-class light explorer
Affiliation Starfleet
Status Active
Commissioned 2379
Assignment
Unit Fourth Fleet Operations
Squadron Arcturus Squadron
Home Port Olympia Station
Role Deep-Space Exploration
Key Personnel
Commanding Officer CAPT Noah Armstrong
Executive Officer CMDR Margaret Pierce
AntaresPlaque.png

AntaresSeal.png

Template:Starship


The USS Antares is an Intrepid-class light explorer currently assigned to Arcturus Squadron as a support vessel for Olympia Station.

Namesake

Antares is the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, the name meaning "Rival to Ares," literally "the anti-Ares" in Greek ("Ἀντάρης"), because of its reddish appearance similar to that of Mars from Earth.[1] The position of the star in Scorpius lends the Antares its crest: a scorpion.

On Earth, Antares was the name of three auxiliary cargo vessels supporting the Navy of the United States of America.[2] Antares was also the name of the lunar lander of Apollo 14[3], a mission of that nation's nascent space arm, NASA, and the name for a system of expendable launch vehicles[4] in the early 21st century. Three other Federation starships and two starship classes have previously borne the name Antares:

  • USS Antares – Antares-class surveyor
    • 2240—2260 (Starfleet, transferred to Starfleet Auxiliary)
    • 2260—2266 (Starfleet Auxiliary, Destroyed)
  • USS Antares — Miranda-class light cruiser
    • 2273—2309 (Decomissioned)
  • USS Antares — Antares II-class scout
    • 2309—2379 (Decomissioned)

History

Antares was one of the first Intrepid-class starships ordered during the initial production run. With delays caused by the loss of Voyager and the Dominion War, she was not actually launched and commissioned until 2379.

Under the command of Captain Elizabeth Hayden, Antares conducted two five-year missions from 2379 through 2389, first in the deep Beta Quadrant beyond Klingon space and then in the rimward Alpha Quadrant.

After over twenty years of service, Antares was laid up at Avalon Fleet Yards in 2400 for a comprehensive mid-life refit. Changes included expanding the medical section and adding a large recreation facility at the aft end of decks five and six. Mainly, this refit restored all of her systems to launch-new condition and prepared her for a new chapter under the command of Captain Noah Armstrong. Antares was assigned to Arcturus Squadron and began exploratory operations in and around the Talvath Cluster in early 2401.

Antares was reassigned as a support vessel for Olympia Station on Stardate 2401.7, at the behest of now-Vice Admiral Hayden, her original commanding officer, though the ship remained under the day-to-day command of Captain Armstrong.

Notable Crew

Commanding Officers


References

  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antares
  2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Antares
  3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_14#Spacecraft
  4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antares_(rocket)
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