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| | name = Arcturus | | | name = Republic |
| | prefix = USS | | | prefix = USS |
| | image = [[file:Arcturus.jpg]] | | | image = [[File:Republic.png]] |
| | registry = NCC-84000 | | | registry = NCC-91371 |
| | class = Odyssey | | | class = Constitution III |
| | type = explorer | | | type = explorer |
| | affiliation = [[Starfleet]] | | | affiliation = Starfleet |
| | status = Active | | | status = Active |
| | commission = 2399 | | | commission = 2401 |
| | decommission = | | | decommission = |
| | destroyed = | | | destroyed = |
| | role = Deep-Space Explorer<br>Squadron Flagship
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| | unit = Fourth Fleet Operations | | | taskforce = Task Force 47 |
| | taskforce = | | | taskgroup = Task Group 13 |
| | taskgroup = | | | squadron = Atlantis Squadron |
| | squadron = Arcturus Squadron | |
| | mothership = | | | mothership = |
| | homeport = | | | homeport = |
| | co = [[bfms_char:14961|CAPT Michael Lancaster]] | | | role = Explorer |
| | xo = [[bfms_char:28330|CAPT Larus Alesser]] | | | co = [[bfms_char:36429|Captain Charles MacIntyre]] |
| | dedication = [[File:ArcturusPlaque.png]] | | | xo = [[bfms_char:31606|Commander Sidda Sadovu]] |
| }}'''USS ''Arcturus''''' is an [[Odyssey Class|''Odyssey-''class]] explorer assigned to the [[Fourth Fleet]] under the command of [[bfms_char:14961|Captain Michael Lancaster]], serving as the flagship for [[Arcturus Squadron]]. | | | dedication = [[File:RepublicPlaque.png]] |
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| == Design and Layout ==
| | {{quote|'''Nothing beautiful without struggle.'''|'''Plato''', ''The Republic''}} |
| Though several other ships of the class had already been built, the construction process for ''Arcturus'' was lengthened to allow for most critical systems to be hardened to increase her survivability on long-distance missions.
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| Deck 12, the widest deck of the primary hull, is home to a broad gallery that runs the perimeter of the exterior, from one impulse engine all the way around to the other. On the interior side are art installations, planters, and quiet spaces for nutrition and relaxation. On the exterior side are lounges that have many windows looking out into space, which are connected directly to the gallery itself. Based on deck ten of the ''Galaxy''-class, this space is designed to give the ship's crew open spaces that would help fight against the natural isolation and claustrophobia that comes from long-duration exploratory missions. Amidships is a large lounge forward, which is located in front of the ship's main promenade, a three-deck open area that includes further biological installations, restaurants staffed by holographic beings, and more open space to help the crew cope with long missions away from starbases by providing a large, open space that mimics a city center.
| | '''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. |
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| === The Plowman's Tap === | | ==Design and Layout== |
| Located on Deck 12 directly on the ship's bow, the Plowman's Tap is the largest lounge on the ''Arcturus'' and the favored recreational spot for many of the ship's senior officers as well as the ship's queer community, between which there is a substantial overlap. The name refers to the constellation containing the star Arcturus: Boötes, which means 'plowman' or 'ox-driver' in Greek. It was selected by the lounge manager assigned to the ''Arcturus'' during the final stages of her construction in 2398, Miss Nomer, who enjoyed the innuendo one can find in the name if one looks hard enough. She also liked the irony that stems from the Plowman's Tap having no actual beer taps.
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| | 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. |
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| This lounge is twice as large as the forward lounge found on a ''Galaxy''-class ship, with seating for approximately sixty people at maximum capacity. The entry doors to the Plowman's Tap are larger than other doors on the ship and have circular windows, painted blue with gold details. These entrances are to the sides of the bar, which has twenty stools and a commanding view of the rest of the room. Drinks are provided from two replicators behind the bar, flanking a large painting of a bucolic farming scene that prominently features an ox pulling a plow being led by a shirtless man in half-fastened overalls, created by Miss Nomer herself. She's keen to remind patrons that if they don't like it, they know where the nearest airlock is.
| | 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. |
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| Lights are kept lower in the Plowman's Tap than on the rest of the ship, which contributes to a relaxed atmosphere. It's common for crewmembers to gather here for a drink, either by themselves at the bar or in small groups at tables spread throughout the room on three tiers. The furniture other than the bar stools and the bar itself is, in fact, holographic, which allows it to be configured at will to a number of different configurations. On Friday nights, the room is re-arranged to include a stage flanked by cocktail tables for a cabaret-style show put on by Miss Nomer and other drag performers from the crew.
| | In honour of her forebearers, ''Republic'' is coated in a slightly lighter shade of hull paint, causing her to stand out amongst her contemporaries. |
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| The wait staff is a mix of organic crewmembers (generally operations division yeomen in all-black uniforms which helps distinguish them from other personnel) and holographic waiters, depending on the time of day and the particular event. Miss Nomer is known to have the computer match the waitstaff's outfits to her own, whether she's performing or not.
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| | [[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. |
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| == Integrated Auxiliary 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. |
| ====''Aquarius''-class Light Escort: USS ''Hokule'a''====
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| [[File:USSHokulea.jpg|alt=The Hokule'a in flight.|thumb|The ''Hokule'a'' in flight.]]
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| Like all ''Odyssey''-class starships, the ''Arcturus'' is equipped with a stern cradle to store and transport an [[Aquarius Class|''Aquarius''-class light escort]]. The ''Arcturus''<nowiki/>'s support vessel is the USS ''Hokule'a'' (NCC-84000/1), which is the Hawai'ian name for the star Arcturus. This vessel is used for multiple mission profiles including defense of the mothership, scouting and survey missions, transport missions, and other tasks that are too complex for a simple runabout or shuttle to perform. The ''Hokule'a'' does not have its own crew and is manned by mothership personnel depending on the particular mission, but a skeleton crew is kept aboard at all times to keep it ready for launch at a moment's notice. When the ''Arcturus'' goes to yellow or red alert, a full standby crew is brought aboard to prepare for possible combat operations, under the command of one of the ship's officers of the watch. The ''Arcturus''<nowiki/>'s Senior Officer of the Watch is the designated captain of the ''Hokule'a'' for these sorts of deployments.
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| ==== Diplomatic Launch: ''Da Jiao''====
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| Similar in function to the captain's yachts found aboard other large starships, the ''Da Jiao'' (NCC-84000/15) is a large warp-capable craft intended for diplomatic transport duties and for hosting small conferences. This two-deck craft can maintain modest warp speeds and is suitable for system-to-system courier runs, though she is rarely used for this purpose in the Delta Quadrant. Its large size and significant unused internal volume make it ideal for hosting scientific equipment, even if this was not its intended purpose.
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| == History ==
| | 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. |
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| ===Pre-Service History (2394-2399)=== | | ===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. |
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| Following the destruction of Utopia Planitia in 2385, Starfleet's shipbuilding priorities were thrown into disarray, as a substantial number of the Federation's large shipyards had been temporarily diverted to producing evacuation transports for the Romulan relocation effort, at the expense of larger explorers and dedicated science vessels. In the chaos that resulted from the destabilization and reorganization of the [[Romulan Star Empire]] just a few years later, Starfleet began prioritizing vessels that could be assigned to defensive duties and which would be used to maintain the integrity of the Federation's borders. In the mid-2390s, though, certain factions within Starfleet's higher echelons were successful in securing resources to plan a return to long-range exploratory missions, especially those that could be carried out by the newly-built ''[[Century Class|Century]]'' and [[Vesta Class|''Vesta''-class]] starships which represented new standards in automation, efficiency, and independence. While these vessels were especially well-suited for solo missions in the Alpha and Beta quadrants that would eventually be followed up on by science vessels, the [[Delta Exploration Initiative]] pushed for expeditions that would be able to support multiple starships for an extended period in an environment without bases or supply depots.
| | ===The Pnyx=== |
| | [[File:ThePynxRepublic.jpg|thumb|right|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. |
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| As such, the ''Arcturus'' was ordered in 2394 as an experimental variant of the Odyssey-class explorer which would include greater system redundancy and industrial fabrication capabilities to allow it to serve as a long-range base of operations for an expedition to the Delta Quadrant. As a proof of concept, she would embark on a three-month trial mission through the Barzan Wormhole into the Delta Quadrant starting in early 2399 and accompanied by a task group from the Fourth Fleet's Task Force 38. Even before construction had started, Commodore Elizabeth Hayden was selected as her commanding officer and of the task group. While many construction sites were considered, the Starfleet Corps of Engineers settled on Epsilon Indi Station, to test the feasibility of building large explorers at Starfleet's smaller construction facilities, using modular assembly protocols with individual sections of the ship brought in from other small bases and then integrated at Epsilon Indi, with the eventual goal of reducing the reliance on large fleet yards such as Utopia Planitia.
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| | ===[[Personnel_Shuttles#Type-14_Shuttle|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. |
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| ====Construction at Epsilon Indi==== | | {| class="wikitable" |
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| | *''Sicily'' |
| | *''Sardinia'' |
| | *''Corsica'' |
| | *''Hispania'' |
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| | *''Crete'' |
| | *''Macedonia'' |
| | *''Syria'' |
| | *''Cyprus'' |
| | *''Bithynia'' |
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| Captain Akintoye Okusanya was selected to oversee the design and construction phases for the ''Arcturus'', with the first hull sections beginning construction in early 2395. Construction proceeded without significant issues, and in 2397 Captain Michael Lancaster, the Chief of Staff of the Delta Exploration Initiative, began to develop a crew roster and equipment manifest suitable for the Arcturus's stated three-month trial mission as well as the very real possibility that the ship and those accompanying her would find themselves stranded 70,000 light-years from home and need to make their way back via conventional means, should the wormhole's stability fail.
| | ===[[Runabouts#Delta-class_runabout|''Delta''-class runabouts]]=== |
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| Lancaster was eventually assigned as Hayden's first officer, alongside Okusanya as Captain of Engineering, and a fourth captain to lead the ship's medical department: Captain Alenis Anjar, M.D., both because of the sheer size of the ship's crew and to ensure that there would be a deep bench of command talent to pull from, should one or more of the ship's senior officers be killed during the course of the mission. Commodore Hayden assumed command of the ''Arcturus'' in November 2398, two months prior to her launch, with the rest of the senior staff joining the ship right up until her departure from the yard.
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| | *''Paralus'' |
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| | *''Delias'' |
| | *''Anysis'' |
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| ===2399=== | | ===[[Starfighters#Valkyrie-class_fighter|''Valkyrie''-class starfighters]]=== |
| [[File:ArcturusSeal.png|thumb|The ship's seal, with the Starfleet delta over Arcturus (also known as α Boo), the brightest star in the constellation Boötes, meaning 'plowman.']]
| | 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. |
| Since her launch in early 2399, the ''Arcturus'' has served as a front-line exploratory starship, though she has also engaged in significant tactical operations in both the Alpha and Delta quadrants as a result of circumstances rather than intentions.
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| ==== Shakedown in the Alpha Quadrant ====
| | ''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. |
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| | 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. |
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| The ''Arcturus'' was launched in early 2399 from Epsilon Indi Station. [https://bravofleet.com/mission/34960 On the eve of the ship's departure to the Barzan system], the Waverider shuttle carrying the ship's first officer and a handful of other officers on their way to join the crew was hijacked by a Starfleet officer who had become disaffected with Starfleet's return towards pre-Mars shipbuilding levels, which he felt put the population of the Federation at the same risk of the thousands who lost their lives during the attack on Utopia Planitia fourteen years prior. Captain Lancaster and his associates were able to defeat his plot to destroy Epsilon Indi station, and the ''Arcturus'' continued on schedule to its mission.
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| | ! style="width: 150px; border-bottom:solid 0px; font-size: 1rem;" | A variant |
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| | *''Tatyana'' |
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| ======Alpha Quadrant War Games====== | | ==History== |
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| Prior to departure from Guardian Station in the Alpha Quadrant, [https://bravofleet.com/mission/34982 the ''Arcturus'' engaged in a war game scenario with a wing of destroyers from the Andorian Imperial Guard], at the behest of the Delta Exploration Initiative's leader, Vice Admiral Jonathan Knox. The Andorians were selected as their vessels and tactics were believed to approximate what the [[Kazon Collective|Kazon]] in the Delta Quadrant could have achieved with thirty years of growth since the last time Voyager was present; their largely forward-oriented weapons and high maneuverability would be a substantial threat to a large vessel like the ''Arcturus''. Thanks to the actions of the crew of the ''[[USS Apollo|Apollo]]'', the ''Arcturus'''s battle group won the day, leaving the ship ready to depart with a crew in good spirits from a recent win.
| | ==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 |
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| ==== First Delta Quadrant Expedition ==== | | ==Notable Crew== |
| | {{For|article=[[User:McGig/Republic/Republic_Full_Crew|''Republic'' Full Roster]]}} |
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| | *[https://bravofleet.com/command/85296 2401 - Present] : [[bfms_char:36429|Captain Charles MacIntyre]] |
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| Proceeding at high warp on a month-long journey from the wormhole towards [[Ocampa]], the Arcturus's first priorities in the Delta Quadrant were to demonstrate their ship's preparedness to operate independently from Starfleet and to document the current conditions in the Delta Quadrant along the 800 light-year corridor connecting the Barzan Wormhole and the area known as the Nacene Reach, to help decide future exploration and diplomatic priorities. During this journey, the ''Arcturus'' recovered the wreck of the USS ''Strickland'', a science vessel that had been thrown into the reach due to a warp coil imbalance and which later participated in the stabilization of the [[Barzan Wormhole]].
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| Upon reaching the Ocampa system, the place where ''Voyager'''s journey home began, the ''Arcturus'' completed a detailed survey and inventory of the remains of the Caretaker's array, finding nearly all of the debris removed entirely from the site, followed by a detailed scan of the Ocampan homeworld. While initially believed to be uninhabited, the Ocampa were eventually revealed to be still living in their subterranean city, using tetryon reactors reverse-engineered from the array. This group of Ocampa believed that their survival was dependent on their isolation and they lived as if they were still being supported by the Caretaker, as his technology was now maintaining their way of life without his direct intervention. Contact was also made with splinter factions of the Ocampa, the two so-far known to exist being a militant isolationist faction that used commandeered and enhanced Kazon vessels to aggressively defend a small number of systems near Ocampa (and to respond to incursions on the Ocampan homeworld) and an exploratory faction who wanted to seek out connections with their neighbors. These ideologically-distinct factions were attributed to the societal development that occurred in the five Ocampan generations that had been born since ''Voyager'' left, as fewer Ocampa were willing to subscribe to orthodoxy following the Caretaker's death.
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| With second contact and diplomatic relations achieved between the Federation and Ocampa, the ''Arcturus'' left a communications relay in orbit connected to a network being deployed by engineering support ships in their group, which the Ocampa shielded with the same technology that allowed their city to remain hidden, and the Arcturus began her journey back towards the wormhole with data from other successful contacts from her task group to report back and to check the results of automated probes left in her wake. Along the way, the ''Arcturus'' rendezvoused with the ''Apollo'', which had suffered engine damage during an encounter with the Kazon. With the much smaller ship attached to the Arcturus via magnetic clamps, ''Arcturus'' proceeded through the wormhole back to Barzan II.
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| When the ''Arcturus'' emerged, though, Guardian Station was under attack by the Breen. Moments after the ''Arcturus'' raised shields and prepared to engage, Admiral Knox's flagship purposefully rammed a Breen dreadnought, vaporizing both ships. The ''Sovereign''-class USS ''Seleya'' was burning in space, and the ''Challenger''-class USS ''Shahid'' had been destroyed completely. With an investigation underway and a sudden vacuum in leadership in the region, Commodore Hayden was promoted to Rear Admiral and ordered to maintain order with a newly-reformulated Task Force 9 along the [[Breen Confederacy|Breen]] Border. While it had been permissible for her to command the ship directly as a commodore, her added responsibilities forced her to give up command as an admiral, and Captain Lancaster was promoted to the ship's commanding officer.
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| Rear Admiral Hayden led from the front, using the ''Arcturus'' in several major strike operations against Breen bolt-holes in the coreward Alpha Quadrant, both in retaliation for the death of Admiral Knox and to secure against future Breen attacks in the region. The ''Arcturus'', the ''Apollo'', and six other ships were used to destroy a second Breen dreadnought, which had the desired impact of giving the Breen enough pause to allow Starfleet to reinforce the region, which continues to be volatile. After six weeks on these duties, the ''Arcturus'' was relieved by a more combat-oriented vessel.
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| Before the ''Arcturus'' could return to the Delta Quadrant, she played a brief role in the [[Archanis Campaign]]. While the ship itself was only involved in one battle at the end of the campaign, [https://bravofleet.com/mission/35005 a Hazard Team of officers meant to join the ship before its next trip to the Delta Quadrant was deputized by Fourth Fleet Command to scouting duties]. With Admiral Hayden remaining temporarily on Starbase 38 to plan their next expedition into deep space, the ''Arcturus'' rendezvoused with her team in the Archanis sector to retrieve several hundred Orion refugees, which she transported into Federation space before heading back to the Barzan Wormhole.
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| While Hayden was able to coordinate Starfleet's response to increasing Breen aggression and during the Archanis Campaign, once more tactically-suitable vessels were brought into the region, Starfleet refocused its attention to using the ''Arcturus'' for its intended purpose: long-range exploration, and so the ''Arcturus'' was re-deployed to the Delta Quadrant with a new mandate for a five-year mission with the possibility for indefinite renewal.
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| Following this first contact, provisions were made for a follow-up mission to install a subspace relay station in orbit of the planet, which would allow the Thalruatanians to contact the Federation through the Barzan Wormhole. [https://bravofleet.com/mission/36186 While on course for the next world in her exploratory course, however, the ''Arcturus'' detected a substantial quantity of Omega molecules on Thalruatania.] Before they could return to the planet to implement the Omega Directive, a small amount of the substance had interacted with the fusion reactor at the base of one of the planet's massive arcologies, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths and moderate subspace distortions around the planet which made navigation and communication through subspace extremely difficult.
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| Captain Lancaster and Rear Admiral Hayden made the decision to separate the ship, leaving Hayden and the bulk of the ship's complement on the warp-capable saucer far enough away from Thalruatania to allow Hayden to remain in contact with the other ships under her command nearby and to allow them a chance to escape, should Lancaster fail to destroy Omega. [https://bravofleet.com/mission/38403 When the stardrive section returned to Thalruatania, Lancaster was forced to destroy a Kazon-Reloramar carrier harassing the planet's surface, as the Kazon thought that Omega was a secret weapon.] Using the embarked support ship, the captain and a small team were successful in retrieving and neutralizing the remaining Omega from the planet, as the risk to life from using a graviton torpedo was too great. As Omega was being neutralized, however, the Kazon returned in force and Lancaster bluffed that Omega was indeed a weapon and that he would use it if he had to, forcing the Kazon to retreat with minimal casualties on their side.
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| In possession of a probe from an unknown race but which had significant similarities with Tkon technology, the ''Arcturus'' was then tasked along with the rest of the [[Fourth Fleet]] with locating nearby Tkon beacons and reactivating them. [https://bravofleet.com/mission/40062 After the probe was successfully translated, the ship traveled to Eta Torrensis IV, where it located and reactivated the beacon, stored deep within a long-forgotten museum of a dead race.] During the course of this mission, the Arcturus engaged in a significant battle with the Kazon, during which a great many ships of the Kazon-Reloramar were destroyed, possibly altering the balance of power in the region. The ''Arcturus'' lost two runabouts and the ''Hokule'a'' suffered significant damage, with seventeen casualties in total.
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| ===== Omicron Torrensis IV =====
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| Following a tip from a Vulcan survey vessel, [https://bravofleet.com/mission/43656 ''Arcturus'' diverted to the Omicron Torrensis system], where they detected a perfect M-class environment on the fourth planet. The system also had an unusual scattering field which seemed to occur naturally from bodies in the Oort cloud. Almost immediately, ''Arcturus'' saw that the planet was a perfect geological match for Ocampa IV, the homeworld of the Ocampans. Upon closer examination, they realized that the planet was actually an artificial construct and the scattering field was meant to conceal that it was, in fact, a Nacene installation. Captain Lancaster was abducted by the artificial intelligence controlling the facility, who explained that it was an experiment to see what it would take to terraform Ocampa IV since the Nacene were the ones who destroyed that planet's atmosphere in the first place. Though Lancaster was willing to withdraw from the system, the AI used the great power of the array concealed within the planet to return Arcturus to her point of origin: Epsilon Indi Station. The crossing was less traumatic than that for ''Voyager'', but the ship still required a full evaluation before returning to service.
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| === 2400 ===
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| ==== Stormbreaker Campaign ====
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| En route to Starbase Four for debriefing, the ''Arcturus'' was diverted by Vice Admiral Aubrey Seagraves to the Sentinel Minor deep space telescope to modify it for deep space weather prediction during the Century Storm. Captain Lancaster and Commander Alesser were asked to continue to Starbase Four, leaving Captain Okusanya in command of ''Arcturus''. Lancaster and Alesser's shuttle was forced out of warp and crashed landed on a water world, forcing the two to work together to survive, while Okusanya struggled in her new role. All of that said, both teams managed to get through the campaign successfully. Lancaster selected Alesser to become the ship's new first officer, thanks to their improved relationship following their unexpected survival excursion.
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| ==Notable Crew ==
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| {{For|article=[[User:CrimsonTacit/Arcturus/Arcturus_Full_Crew_Roster|Arcturus Full Roster]]}} | |
| With a crew of over twice the size of the previous largest starship in the fleet (the ''Galaxy''-class explorer) and an extended-duration mission profile, the ''Arcturus'' has more senior officers than most other starships, with a command structure closer to a major starbase than the average explorer. The ship's captain reports to the squadron commander.
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| === Commanding Officers ===
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| * 2395—2398: [[bfms_char:16177|Captain Akintoye Okusanya]] (Construction Supervisor, Pre-commissioning)
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| * December 2398—March 2399: [[bfms_char:15254|Commodore Elizabeth Hayden]]
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| * March 2399—Present: [[bfms_char:14961|Captain Michael Lancaster]]
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| === Executive Officers ===
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| * January 2399—March 2399: Captain Michael Lancaster
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| * March 2399—December 2399: Captain Iro Rakan
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| * January 2400—Present: Captain Larus Alesser
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| == Other Information ==
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| * [[User:CrimsonTacit/Arcturus|''Arcturus'' Knowledgebase]]
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| ** [[User:CrimsonTacit/Arcturus/Arcturus_Duty_Roster|''Arcturus'' Duty Roster]]
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| ** [[User:CrimsonTacit/Arcturus/Arcturus_Full_Crew_Roster|''Arcturus'' Full Crew Roster]]
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| ** [[User:CrimsonTacit/Arcturus/Arcturus_Auxiliary_Craft|''Arcturus'' Auxiliary Craft]]
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Arcturus}}
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