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The '''''Saber''-class scout''' has seen a large production run and is one of the simplest designs in current Starfleet service. Easy to build and maintain, it was designed to serve as both a scout and as a frigate, following the disastrous battle of Wolf 359, and served with distinction in the Dominion War as a modern, agile combatant that favors speed, maneuverability, and reliability over brute force. These ships have been in production since 2368 and remain a staple of the fleet going into the 25th Century.
{{quote|Curiosity is the essence of our existence.|Gene Cernan}}


=== Science and Exploration ===
'''USS ''Pioneer'' (NCC-74657)''' is an [[Intrepid Class|''Intrepid''-class]] light explorer of [[Fourth Fleet]]. One of the first ''Intrepid''-class ships built, ''the Pioneer'' served with distinction during the Dominion War, triumphing in several engagements during the course of the war. Following the Dominion surrender in 2375, the ''Pioneer'' was reassigned to do what it was designed to do: exploration. After being saved from mothballs in 2400 and undergoing a year-long retrofit, the ''Pioneer'' resumes its mission to seek out new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no one has gone before.
''Saber''-class ships are not designed for independent exploratory missions but are often used to run initial surveys of new star systems before the front-line explorers or science ships are sent in, as they are adept at threat recognition and their small size allows them to escape from potential dangers relatively easily. Unlike the smaller ''Defiant''-class, the Saber does have four standard science labs aboard, but unlike larger starships, her ability to conduct scientific research independent of her primary mission is very limited.


Because of her armored hull and compact shape, one area of scientific study that the ''Saber''-class does excel in is the charting of nebulae and stellar nurseries, as well as exploration within the dense atmospheres of gas giants, as the ship’s structure is very resilient due to its simple structure and integrated reinforcements.
==Design and Layout==
''Main Article'': [[Intrepid Class|''Intrepid''-class light explorer]]


=== Diplomacy ===
During the ''Pioneer''<nowiki/>'s year-long retrofit to update its systems to 25th-century standards and technology, it was made very clear by Captain Thiren to the work crews at Avalon Fleet Yards that the overall design and feel of the starship remain very much unchanged from the original Intrepid design language. When walking through the ''Pioneer'', you find yourself on a familiar design, albeit with updated internals and technology to bring the starship into the 25th century. Interfaces and consoles have been updated and in most cases upgraded to the newest LCARS standards, but the overall design of the vessel was left intact per the Captain's instructions.
''Saber''-class starships’ diplomatic ability is extremely limited. At most, they serve as couriers transporting diplomats to their final destinations within Federation space, but they’re not particularly spacious or luxurious, so they are not preferred by the Federation Diplomatic Corps either for foreign dignitaries or for their own ambassadors.  


=== Engineering ===
==History==
The ''Saber''-class was a radical departure from Federation starship design trends of the previous hundred years. While monohull designs like the ''Miranda'' had been in service for a long time, the ''Saber'' was the first Starfleet design to completely integrate a primary and secondary hull as well as the nacelles into a single structure, unifying support members across the entire body of the vessel to both simplify construction and give added strength to the design. To have the nacelles so close to the rest of the ship, thick layers of reinforcement around the warp coils were necessary to prevent radiation levels from becoming an issue, but the design performed favorably in maneuverability trials.
The ''Intrepid''-class USS ''Pioneer'', coming back from another tour of exploration in deep space, was set to transfer to the reserves or [https://memory-gamma.fandom.com/wiki/Mothball?so=search 'Mothballs'] due to the lack of consistent upgrades and interest in the now ageing platform. When the ''Pioneer'' arrived at [[Avalon Fleet Yards]], it caught the eye of Captain Kosev Thiren who, at the time, was currently without a starship and awaiting reassignment. Reading up on the ship's history and discovering that the vessel served with distinction during the Dominion War, winning every engagement it participated in, Kosev petitioned then head of Task Force 47, Fleet Captain Alexandra T'Rin Sudari-Kravchik, to have the USS ''Pioneer'' assigned as his new command. With his request being granted, the vessel spent the next year at Avalon Fleet Yards receiving a major retrofit before being placed back into active service in February of 2401.


The ship’s designers were given a contradictory design brief: match the Galaxy-class in terms of speed so that this new frigate could keep up with the capital ship that she was meant to escort, while also minimizing maintenance needs and prioritizing survivability. The solution to this problem was to take the engine systems from the ''New Orleans''-class and retain their size and configuration, but to put them in a starship with a much smaller mass, thus avoiding having to design a completely new, experimental engine. Reliability was further increased by using power conduits and couplings taken from the ''Galaxy''-class design, which were so robust that the ''Saber'' would never even be theoretically capable of producing enough power to damage them.
When the ''Pioneer'' arrived at [[Farpoint Station]] to pick up the rest of their crew, Captain Thiren received a priority communication from Fourth Fleet Command about [[The Lost Fleet]] invading the [[Deneb Sector|Deneb]] sector. Holding a briefing with his senior staff, Thiren revealed a new [[Lost Fleet Priority Tasks|priority mission]] that the ''Pioneer'' had been assigned: infiltrate behind enemy lines and destroy a secret Ketracel-white facility. With the Federation News Network refusing to call attention to the invasion, instead citing that the attacks were nothing more than a [[Breen Confederacy|Breen]] border skirmish, the Fourth Fleet stood alone against the [[Dominion]], and they needed every edge they could get to turn the tide. So, the ''Pioneer'' was dispatched to destroy the facility.  


Impulse power is provided by two over-sized engines on either side of the primary hull, giving the ship impressive speed and maneuverability it needs to perform as a picket in fleet engagements.  
Utilizing technology and intelligence gathered by another [https://memory-gamma.fandom.com/wiki/USS_Voyager famous ''Intrepid''-class starship], the ''Pioneer'' was able to avoid detection during the entire trip to Saxue. Once there, they entered the nebula, located the facility, and launched a daring plan to destroy the lab to give the Fourth Fleet the edge they needed to win this fight. With the facility destroyed, the ''Pioneer'' retreated at maximum warp to Farpoint Station, where they arrived just in time to take part in the final offensive launched by Dominion forces. Together with the Fourth Fleet, the crew of the ''Pioneer'' were successful in repelling the attack and protecting the Deneb sector.  


Other systems are comparatively simple; the deflector design was borrowed from the ''New Orleans'' and there is only a single computer core aboard. The ship does have a relatively large cargo hold in the aft section which increases its utility outside of combat situations, and there are two shuttle bays on the bow, though they are only capable of supporting smaller shuttles.  
With the battle over, the ''Pioneer'' set course for Avalon Fleet Yards for crew rotation and repairs in preparation for the Frontier Day festivities. Unfortunately, repairs took longer than what was originally planned, and therefore the ''Pioneer'' couldn't make the trip to Earth for the Frontier Day celebrations, and instead stayed in dock. After the [[Borg Collective|Borg]] signal was activated, the ''Pioneer'' crew made an ultimately futile attempt to retake the ship, but was unsuccessful. During the battle, phaser fire from the Borg controlled crew hit and ruptured several plasma conduits on the Engineering deck. Also due to additional sabotaging from the chief engineer and chief operations officer, the ''Pioneer'' sustained considerable damage during the takeover.  


=== Tactical ===
With the ship liberated, they remained at Avalon to continue the repairs until ''Pioneer'' could be made space-worthy again.  
The ''Saber''-class is an excellent tactical platform for supporting larger starships in fleet engagement and for handling smaller raiders on its own. These ships weren’t intended to be warships per se but defense is the area in which they shine. The compact hull shape makes it more difficult for enemy vessels to get a lock on her, and thanks to a layer of ablative armor, hits are distributed across the entire surface of the vessel to minimize damage. Unlike earlier ships, the ''Saber'' has a much smaller number of windows, which further allows for a reinforced space frame.  


Shield systems were borrowed from the ''New Orleans'' and are substantially more effective on this smaller vessel, providing shield power far beyond the ''Miranda''-class, which was evident by the ''Saber''’s improved survivability compared to the ''Miranda'' during the Dominion War and Battle of Sector 001.
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===Notable Crew===
The ''Saber''-class has three Type-X arrays on the forward quarter of the ship, two on the dorsal side and one on the ventral side, along with a single Type-X bank that fires directly forward, which was developed for this class and for the ''Norway''-class. Fore and aft torpedo coverage is provided by one launcher between the two shuttle bays and another in the stern. The lack of aft phaser coverage was considered to be an acceptable trade-off for greater maneuverability, as this ship can easily bring its forward weapons to bear against most targets.
====Commanding Officers====
 
*[https://bravofleet.com/command/73580/ 2400 - 2401] : [[bfms char:74021|Captain Kosev Thiren]]
=== Shipboard Life ===
''Saber''-class starships are compact but still have a relatively high standard of living, with crew quarters comparable to other vessels of their age, unlike the spartan bunks found aboard the ''Defiant''-class. All crewmembers other than the senior staff can expect to share suites, though. The ''Saber''-class lacks full holodecks, but has two smaller holosuites. In addition, there is a relatively large recreation deck on deck eight, which is upside down relative to the rest of the ship–a unique design choice to allow for the room to take advantage of a flat portion of the ship’s underbelly with windows looking out into space. This room can only be accessed through a special turbolift junction which flips the cars over, and it has games, a lounge area, and impressive views of the stars.
 
The ''Saber'' has a standard sickbay module, as well as a gym and counseling facility to provide for crew wellbeing, but these ships are more dependent than most on starbases for shore leave. It’s rare for these ships to spend more than a few months outside of their home base, due not only to the limited rank of the ship itself but also because of their limited crew support facilities.
 
== Class History ==
The Battle of Wolf 359 in 2367 led to a radical redesign program for the fleet’s construction projects. Four starship projects, the ''Akira, Norway, Steamrunner, and Saber''-class, which were slated to come into service later in the century were pushed up and their designs were made more suitable for combat, with an immediate halt to production of the ''Challenger, Springfield,'' and ''Cheyenne'' classes. The ''Challenger'' did relatively well in its courier and scout roles, but its combat utility was severely limited, with few options available for a redesign that could remedy this. While construction of the ''Challenger''-class was expected to continue until at least 2375, the ''Saber'' replaced most of its orders as a new scout, while the diplomatic functions it performed were shifted to the new ''Norway''-class light cruiser.
 
The Saber-class had been in development since the early 2360s as a conventional frigate design, but nearly the entirety of the work was scrapped to produce a smaller vessel with a hull profile that would make it difficult to hit in combat and resilient to attacks if it did get hit. The entire project was completed astonishingly quickly using off-the-shelf components and a radically simplified design profile, going from design study to prototype in only three years, with the USS ''Saber'' entering service in 2370.
 
While the design was not particularly capable, it met the design brief for a combat-capable starship that could be mass-produced (it took only three months to construct a Saber-class ship, with minimal shipyard berthing requirements) and which was capable of handling its own on border patrol missions, while also serving as a high-speed picket in fleet engagements.
 
The ''Saber'' performed much better than old-style starships such as the ''Miranda'' in the Dominion and Borg conflicts, though they did suffer losses. Given their small crew sizes and short construction times, though, they became the largest single fleet in Starfleet by 2385 and remain in production.
 
== In Play ==
 
* The Defiant-class is your high-powered attack submarine, while the Saber-class is your more average patrol boat. This is a combat-oriented design, but that does not mean that it’s armed to the teeth. Like a saber (i.e. the sword) it is agile and maneuverable, relying on precise hits and evasion to function well.
* There are hundreds of these ships in service; they’re ubiquitous, useful, and easy to build. You can expect to see them on border patrol missions, in shipping lanes, and as part of defense screens for important bases and planets.
* Ship captains of Saber-class ships are likely to be very junior, few of them holding the rank of captain at all, except for units posted to very important areas or on assignments where they have more autonomy.
* Unlike the Defiant, the Saber has some exploratory utility, though this is mainly in being used an advanced scout to areas where sending a larger or more resource-intensive starship that might be damaged would be disadvantageous. The Saber looks for problems and reports back more than it scans every rock and tree in a star system.


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USS Pioneer
General Information
Registry NCC-74657
Class & Type Intrepid-class light explorer
Affiliation Starfleet, United Federation of Planets
Status Active
Commissioned 2372
Assignment
Role Light Explorer
Intrepid Patch.png
Template:Starship
"Curiosity is the essence of our existence."
    —Gene Cernan


USS Pioneer (NCC-74657) is an Intrepid-class light explorer of Fourth Fleet. One of the first Intrepid-class ships built, the Pioneer served with distinction during the Dominion War, triumphing in several engagements during the course of the war. Following the Dominion surrender in 2375, the Pioneer was reassigned to do what it was designed to do: exploration. After being saved from mothballs in 2400 and undergoing a year-long retrofit, the Pioneer resumes its mission to seek out new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no one has gone before.

Design and Layout

Main Article: Intrepid-class light explorer

During the Pioneer's year-long retrofit to update its systems to 25th-century standards and technology, it was made very clear by Captain Thiren to the work crews at Avalon Fleet Yards that the overall design and feel of the starship remain very much unchanged from the original Intrepid design language. When walking through the Pioneer, you find yourself on a familiar design, albeit with updated internals and technology to bring the starship into the 25th century. Interfaces and consoles have been updated and in most cases upgraded to the newest LCARS standards, but the overall design of the vessel was left intact per the Captain's instructions.

History

The Intrepid-class USS Pioneer, coming back from another tour of exploration in deep space, was set to transfer to the reserves or 'Mothballs' due to the lack of consistent upgrades and interest in the now ageing platform. When the Pioneer arrived at Avalon Fleet Yards, it caught the eye of Captain Kosev Thiren who, at the time, was currently without a starship and awaiting reassignment. Reading up on the ship's history and discovering that the vessel served with distinction during the Dominion War, winning every engagement it participated in, Kosev petitioned then head of Task Force 47, Fleet Captain Alexandra T'Rin Sudari-Kravchik, to have the USS Pioneer assigned as his new command. With his request being granted, the vessel spent the next year at Avalon Fleet Yards receiving a major retrofit before being placed back into active service in February of 2401.

When the Pioneer arrived at Farpoint Station to pick up the rest of their crew, Captain Thiren received a priority communication from Fourth Fleet Command about The Lost Fleet invading the Deneb sector. Holding a briefing with his senior staff, Thiren revealed a new priority mission that the Pioneer had been assigned: infiltrate behind enemy lines and destroy a secret Ketracel-white facility. With the Federation News Network refusing to call attention to the invasion, instead citing that the attacks were nothing more than a Breen border skirmish, the Fourth Fleet stood alone against the Dominion, and they needed every edge they could get to turn the tide. So, the Pioneer was dispatched to destroy the facility.

Utilizing technology and intelligence gathered by another famous Intrepid-class starship, the Pioneer was able to avoid detection during the entire trip to Saxue. Once there, they entered the nebula, located the facility, and launched a daring plan to destroy the lab to give the Fourth Fleet the edge they needed to win this fight. With the facility destroyed, the Pioneer retreated at maximum warp to Farpoint Station, where they arrived just in time to take part in the final offensive launched by Dominion forces. Together with the Fourth Fleet, the crew of the Pioneer were successful in repelling the attack and protecting the Deneb sector.

With the battle over, the Pioneer set course for Avalon Fleet Yards for crew rotation and repairs in preparation for the Frontier Day festivities. Unfortunately, repairs took longer than what was originally planned, and therefore the Pioneer couldn't make the trip to Earth for the Frontier Day celebrations, and instead stayed in dock. After the Borg signal was activated, the Pioneer crew made an ultimately futile attempt to retake the ship, but was unsuccessful. During the battle, phaser fire from the Borg controlled crew hit and ruptured several plasma conduits on the Engineering deck. Also due to additional sabotaging from the chief engineer and chief operations officer, the Pioneer sustained considerable damage during the takeover.

With the ship liberated, they remained at Avalon to continue the repairs until Pioneer could be made space-worthy again.

Notable Crew

Commanding Officers

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