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Difference between pages "Starfleet Auxiliary" and "Template:SpecTiles/Federation"

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=== Starships ===
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==== The New Normal (2385 - current) ====
|name= Starfleet Auxiliary
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|image=
<div class="card" id="elysion-class">
[[File:StarfleetAuxiliary.png|none]]
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Elysion_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
|founded= 2161
<div class="card-caption">''Elysion''-class Light Explorer</div>
|affiliation= *United Federation of Planets
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*Starfleet
<div class="card" id="excelsiorII-class">
|headquarters= Tellar Prime
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Excelsior_II_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
|primary mission= Logistical Support
<div class="card-caption">''Excelsior'' II-class Heavy Cruiser</div>
|location=
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|leadership= Admiral Lashnov Zagh (Tellarite Male)
<div class="card" id="gagarin-class">
|flagship=
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Gagarin_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
|motto=
<div class="card-caption">''Gagarin''-class Heavy Escort</div>
|status= Active
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}}'''Starfleet Auxiliary''' is a component of Starfleet that operates passenger liners, tankers, freighters, transports, and some research vessels in support of the starships and capital starships in mainline Starfleet service, equivalent to a Merchant Marine. The personnel in this service are subject to Starfleet's regulations (including the Prime Directive) but have more limited training and significantly different career paths than their counterparts in the main fleet.
<div class="card" id="grissom-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Grissom_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Grissom''-class Surveyor</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="inquiry-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Inquiry_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Inquiry''-class Heavy Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="manticore-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Manticore_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Manticore''-class Heavy Escort</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="reliant-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Reliant_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Reliant''-class Frigate</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="sutherland-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Sutherland_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Sutherland''-class Research Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="vesta-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Vesta_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Vesta''-class Explorer</div>
</div>
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;>
</div>
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;>
</div>
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;></div>
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== History ==
==== Post-War Renaissance (2375 - 2385) ====
When Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets were founded in 2161, a subordinate service to handle logistical support for Starfleet's exploratory, defensive, diplomatic, and humanitarian mandate was envisioned. While each of the founding members had their own merchant marine services, the Starfleet Auxiliary was created to create a common set of regulations and training standards, and a unified dispatching system to turn these disparate systems into a working whole, just as the early Starfleet needed to combine aspects of the founders' scientific and defensive arms.
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        <div class="card" id="aquarius-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Aquarius_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Aquarius''-class Light Escort</div>
</div>
        <div class="card" id="argonaut-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Argonaut_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Argonaut''-class Light Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="century-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Century_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Century''-class Explorer</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="diligent-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Diligent_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Diligent''-class Frigate</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="luna-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Luna_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Luna''-class Light Explorer</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="obena-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Obena_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Obena''-class Explorer</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="odyssey-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Odyssey_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Odyssey''-class Explorer</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="parliament-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Parliament_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Parliament''-class Utility Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="rhode-island-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Rhode_Island_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Rhode Island''-class Scout</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="ross-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Ross_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Ross''-class Explorer</div>
</div>
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With ships from the Human, Vulcan, Andorian, and Tellarite merchant fleets to start with, and ships from less powerful worlds joining as negotiations continued, Starfleet Auxiliary's growth was rapid in the first few decades of its existence as starbases and interstellar shipping lanes were developed. The Federation Council decided to base the Starfleet Auxiliary on Tellar Prime rather than on Earth, because of the Tellarites' great experience in mining, construction, and other logistics projects. Even in the 2390s, the upper echelons of the organization continue to be dominated by Tellarites in the same way that Starfleet is by Humans.
==== The Borg & Dominion Conflicts (2368 - 2375) ====
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<div class="card" id="akira-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Akira_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Akira''-class Heavy Cruiser</div>
</div>
        <div class="card" id="defiant-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Defiant_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Defiant''-class Escort</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="galaxy-class-refit">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Galaxy_Refit_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Galaxy''-class Refit Dreadnought</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="intrepid-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Intrepid_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Intrepid''-class Light Explorer</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="norway-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Norway_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Norway''-class Light Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="nova-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Nova_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Nova''-class Surveyor</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="prometheus-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Prometheus_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Prometheus''-class Heavy Escort</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="saber-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Saber_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Saber''-class Scout</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="sovereign-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Sovereign_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Sovereign''-class Explorer</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="steamrunner-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Steamrunner_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Steamrunner''-class Light Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="typhon-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Typhon_class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Typhon''-class Carrier</div>
</div>
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By the 2230s, there were several hundred purpose-built ships in the auxiliary, including passenger ships, tankers, and freighters. By the 2260s, the fleet included surveyors following up on non-biological and non-cultural surveys (generally looking for minerals and other resources) and hospital ships as well. As time went on, the Starfleet Auxiliary has entered a steady pattern of assimilating retired Starfleet vessels into its inventory, as well as operating ships purpose-built for civilian and auxiliary service. In the mid-24th century, there were just as many ''Oberth'' and ''Miranda''-class ships in auxiliary service as in main line service, the older units of this class living on in less rigorous duties.
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The logistical complexity of operating hundreds of starbases and thousands of lesser stations and starships necessitated similar growth in the Starfleet Auxiliary, and by the 2390s ships belonging to the auxiliary can be found in all corners of the Federation.
==== Fleet Modernization Program (2350s - 2368) ====
==Organization==
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Somewhat ironically, the Commander, Starfleet Auxiliary is not actually a member of the Starfleet Auxiliary, but is a commissioned Starfleet officer reporting to the Chief of Starfleet Operations and holding the rank of admiral. Indeed, there are no members of the Starfleet Auxiliary with ranks higher than captain; officers wishing to advance beyond this stage must go through additional training such as Command School and then be commissioned in Starfleet, instead.
<div class="card" id="california-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=California_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''California''-class Utility Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="challenger-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Challenger_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Challenger''-class Courier</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="cheyenne-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Cheyenne_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Cheyenne''-class Light Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="galaxy-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Galaxy_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Galaxy''-class Explorer</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="nebula-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Nebula_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Nebula''-class Heavy Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="neworleans-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''New Orleans''-class Frigate</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="olympic-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Olympic_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Olympic''-class Research Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="springfield-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Springfield_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">''Springfield''-class Light Cruiser</div>
</div>
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Each type of vessel has its own commander under this level. For example, the Commander, Starfleet Transports and the Commander, Starfleet Surveyors are each Rear or Vice Admirals overseeing all of the vessels of those two designations. These type commanders assign vessels either to specific sectors, where they fall under the jurisdiction of that sector's commander, or to various Starfleet offices and bureaus, where they fall under the jurisdiction of that office's director.  
==== The ''Ambassador'' Era (2330s - 2350s) ====
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<div class="card" id="ambassador-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Ambassador_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Ambassador''-class Heavy Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="freedom-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Freedom_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Freedom''-class Scout</div>
</div>
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For example, a ''Sydney''-class passenger liner might be assigned to regular service between Starbase 4 and a smaller station in the same sector, thus falling under the jurisdiction of Starbase 4's commanding officer, the flag officer in command of Sector 4. As another example, an ''Aerie''-class surveyor might be specially equipped to transport mineralogical samples, and so would be assigned to the Bureau of Minerology under Starfleet Science, and would be under the jurisdiction of the Director of the Bureau of Minerology.
==== Refinement & The Great Experiment (2270s - 2330s) ====
<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
<div class="card" id="akula-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Akula_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Akula''-class Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="centaur-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Centaur_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Centaur''-class Scout</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="constellation-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Constellation_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Constellation''-class Heavy Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="constitution-class-refit">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Constitution_Refit_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold"><small>''Constitution''-class Refit Heavy Cruiser</small></div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="excelsior-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Excelsior_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Excelsior''-class Heavy Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="excelsior-class-refit">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Excelsior_Refit_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Excelsior''-class Refit Heavy Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="oberth-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Oberth_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Oberth''-class Surveyor</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="miranda-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Miranda_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Miranda''-class Refit Light Cruiser</div>
</div>
</div>


The effect of this allows the Starfleet Auxiliary to operate without a parallel chain of command to Starfleet itself.
==== Standardization and Consolidation (2260s - 2270s) ====
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<div class="card" id="antares-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Antares_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Antares''-class Surveyor</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="hermes-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Hermes_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Hermes''-class Scout</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="federation-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Federation_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Federation''-class Dreadnought</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="tosmiranda-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Miranda_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Miranda''-class Light Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="ptolmey-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Ptolemy_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Ptolemy''-class Tug</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="saladin-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Saladin_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Saladin''-class Destroyer</div>
</div>
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== Personnel ==
</div>
[[File:Charliexhd008.jpg|alt=Two members of the Starfleet Auxiliary in the 2260s, wearing the distinctive Spacecraft Duty Insignia and an older uniform than their Starfleet counterparts of that time period.|thumb|Two members of the Starfleet Auxiliary in the 2260s, wearing the distinctive Spacecraft Duty Insignia and an older uniform than their Starfleet counterparts of that time period.]]One of the original branches of Starfleet, the Starfleet Auxiliary has been in operation since the founding of the Federation in 2161. The personnel in this branch are highly trained in starship navigation and operations, engineering, and/or other related duties, but don't have the exploratory and tactical training that is given to members of Starfleet itself. These personnel are commissioned through a number of different means, including several academies, training centers, and direct commissioning programs that take into account life experience and aptitude tests.


=== Onboard Departments ===
==== Golden Age of Exploration (2210s - 2260s) ====
Compared to a Starfleet vessel, a vessel in the Starfleet Auxiliary has a much simpler command structure and a smaller number of departments, given that their crews are generally also significantly smaller. The smallest ships generally only have a deck department and engineering department, while passenger ships will also have a steward's department and surveyors will have a surveyor's department. A member's department here is tied more closely to their career path with fewer opportunities to move laterally because of the amount of on-the-job training involved.
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<div class="card" id="cardenas-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Cardenas_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Cardenas''-class Heavy Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="constitution-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Constitution_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Constitution''-class Heavy Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="crossfield-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Crossfield_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Crossfield''-class Research Cruiser</div>
</div>
        <div class="card" id="hernandez-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Hernandez_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Hernandez''-class Surveyor</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="nimitz-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Nimitz_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Nimitz''-class Heavy Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="walker-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Walker_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Walker''-class Scout</div>
</div>
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;></div>
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==== Deck Department ====
</div>
Combining the duties of command, flight control, and operations aboard a Starfleet vessel, the deck department is responsible for navigation, safety, cargo management, and other things related to getting the vessel where it needs to be and making sure its contents (passengers or cargo) arrive safely. 


==== Engineering Department ====
==== Early Federation Starships (2161 - 2210s) ====
As on any other starship, the engineering department is responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of the ship's engines and structural systems. Having smaller crews means having fewer specialists, especially at senior levels, so over time members of this department learn to operate, maintain, and monitor every system on their ship.  
<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
<div class="card" id="columbia-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Columbia_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Columbia''-class Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="daedalus-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Daedalus_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Daedalus''-class Cruiser</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="freedom22-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=freedom_Class_(22nd_Century) <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Freedom''-class Scout</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="intrepid22-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Intrepid_Class_(22nd_Century) <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Intrepid''-class Frigate</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="neptune-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Neptune_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Neptune''-class Scout</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="nx-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=NX_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">NX-class Cruiser</div>
</div>
        <div class="card" id="yorktown-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Yorktown_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption gold">''Yorktown''-class Cruiser</div>
</div>
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==== Steward's Department ====
=== Stations ===
Found on ships carrying passengers, the steward's department is responsible for the safety and comfort of passengers, with duties ranging from assigning cabins and arranging meals, to passenger recreation on larger liners.
<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
<div class="card" id="regulus-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Anchorage_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">Anchorage-class</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="aurora-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Aurora_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">Aurora-class</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="canopus-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Canopus_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">Canopus-class</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="copernicus-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Copernicus_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">Copernicus-class</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="guardian-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Guardian_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">Guardian-class</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="jupiter-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Jupiter_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">Jupiter-class</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="k-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=K_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
<div class="card-caption">K-class</div>
</div>
<div class="card" id="norfed-class">
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Nor_Class(Federation) <div class="card-image"></div>]
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==== Surveyor's Department ====
=== Auxiliary Craft ===
Found only on surveyors, this department is related to the science department found on a Starfleet ship, but much more specialized to handle sample collection and basic mineralogical analysis tasks to identify resource rich planetary bodies to meet Starfleet's need for dilithium, duranium, magnesite, and other minerals necessary for the construction of starships but which either can't be replicated or can't be replicated efficiently.
::''Federation auxiliary craft can be viewed [[Auxiliary_Craft|here]].''
 
==== Other Personnel ====
 
* The smallest ships do not have an onboard physician, but rely instead on an EMH for any necessary treatment while they are between ports of call.
* On ships with 30 or more crewmembers who will be between ports for 30 or more days, a medical team detached from Starfleet will be assigned to the ship; the Auxiliary does not have physicians of its own.
* On research vessels operated by the Starfleet Auxiliary on behalf of a civilian or Starfleet research agency, the research crew reports to whatever agency is organizing the mission. The mission leader can make requests of the captain when it comes to destinations and other operations, but the captain has final say when it comes to the vessel's safety.
* Similarly, on medical vessels operated by the Starfleet Auxiliary, the ship's command and engineering crew are part of Starfleet Auxiliary, subordinate to the medical commanding officer, except in matters of the vessel's safety.
 
=== Rank Structure and Career Paths ===
The rank structure in the Starfleet Auxiliary is simplified from Starfleet itself, based on merchant traditions that informed such services as the Earth Cargo Service, which itself is derived from Merchant Marine Traditions on Earth, combined with structures used by the Imperial Andorian Logistics Corps, the Tellarite Merchant Navy, and the [[ma:Vulcan National Merchant Fleet|Vulcan National Merchant Fleet]]. The line between officers and enlisted is much blurrier in an auxiliary context, and it is possible for someone to work their way up directly from Crewman to Captain over an extended period of time through on-the-job training in a way that's much easier than it would be in Starfleet itself. On the flip-side, the licensing and time in-grade requirements for each level are inflexible.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Starfleet Auxiliary Rank Structure
!Insignia
!Deck Department
!Engineering Department
!Steward's Department
!Surveyor's Department
!Time in Previous Grade
|-
|⚫⚫⚫⚫
|Captain
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|10 Years
|-
|⚫⚫⚫
|Master
|Chief Engineer
|Chief Steward
|Chief Surveyor
|5 Years
|-
|⚫⚫
|Lieutenant
|Lieutenant
|Lieutenant
|Lieutenant
|4 Years
|-
|⚫
|Ensign
|Ensign
|Ensign
|Ensign
|1 Year
|-
|◯◯
|Acting Ensign
|Acting Ensign
|Acting Ensign
|Acting Ensign
|4 Years
|-
|◯
|Petty Officer
|Petty Officer
|Petty Officer
|Petty Officer
|1 Year
|-
|N/A
|Crewman
|Crewman
|Crewman
|Crewman
|N/A
|}
 
 
 
Direct enlistment as a crewman includes six weeks of training, before spending the remainder of the first year learning on the job on a ship, becoming a petty officer upon the satisfactory completion of several training programs at the end of that probationary period. After five total years of enlistment, members can apply to become acting ensigns, taking additional training and apprenticing under more challenging jobs. Alternatively, if an individual goes through a service academy (usually a three-year program), they would start in service as an acting ensign. After one year continuing to learn on the job, the member is then promoted to ensign or discharged.
 
After four years as an ensign, a member is eligible for promotion to lieutenant, which is the requisite rank for most department head roles on smaller ships. After five more years, they are eligible to advance to the senior rank in their particular department, where the titles vary. Finally, members of the deck department who have been masters for at least 10 years are eligible promotion to the rank of Captain, and are therefore eligible to command the largest ships in auxiliary service.
 
=== Uniforms ===
The duty uniform of the Starfleet Auxiliary is the same as that used aboard Starfleet Vessels, but with an altered combadge (black, in the shape of the Starfleet Auxiliary's logo) and rank insignia (black rather than silver; the insignia of acting ensigns and petty officers is an open black ring). All members of the Starfleet Auxiliary exclusively wear services gold, rather than command red or sciences blue. Dress uniforms follow the same pattern.
 
In actual practice, duty uniforms are only worn in the most formal of regular operations. Especially aboard vessels without passengers, crewmembers tend to wear utility coveralls, and the uniform code is more forgiving for the Auxiliary than it is for the fleet itself.. Aboard transports carrying passengers, members of the steward's department, at the discretion of the captain, have an alternative white uniform that sets them apart from their passengers--many of whom are also Starfleet officers. 
==Vessels==
Starfleet Auxiliary operates a wide variety of vessels, including classes that are operated by either Starfleet or civilians (or both). This table is not all-inclusive, as there are many one-off designs or converted versions of other types in limited use, but represents a broad overview of the types of vessels in service with this branch. Many designs operate in multiple roles, such as the ''Aerie''. Commissioned vessels of the Starfleet Auxiliary use the same USS designation as other Starfleet ships do. Many of them also have NCC registry prefixes, but this is more variable. When ships move between Starfleet and the Starfleet Auxiliary, or are taken into service from civilian ownership, they don't normally change registry numbers.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+
Starfleet Auxiliary Starship Inventory
!Type Command
!General Duties
!Exemplar Classes
!Corresponding Starfleet/Federation Office
|-
|Starfleet Transports
|Movement of passengers and cargo between starbases, space stations, member worlds, and colonies.
 
* Packet service between starbases and outlying stations
* Liner service between major starbases or Federation worlds
* Colonist transport
* Courier duties for Federation officials
|
* ''Sydney''
* ''Olympic''
* ''Miranda'' refit
* ''Constellation''
* ''Oberth''
* ''Aerie''
|
* Starfleet Transport Command
* Federation Department of Colonial Affairs
|-
|Starfleet Supply Vessels
|Resupply of starships, starbases, space stations, and colonies.
 
* Underway replenishment
* Colony establishment and settlement
* Non-emergency engineering support
|
* ''Miranda'' refit
* ''Constellation''
* ''Oberth''
* ''Aerie''
* ''Merchantman''
* ''Antares''
|
* Starfleet Materiel Supply Command
* Federation Department of Colonial Affairs
|-
|Starfleet Tankers
|Transportation of bulk gasses and liquids, including deuterium and anti-deuterium fuels and refueling of starships.
 
* Refinery to starbase fuel transport
* Refinery or starbase to underway starship transport
|
* Monarch
|
* Starfleet Transport Command
* Starfleet Refueling Command
|-
|Starfleet Tugs & Salvage Vessels
|Long-range towing of cargo and passenger containers, starships, space stations, and their components, and salvage and recovery operations.
 
* Transport, tanker, or supply service w/ relevant modules
* Colonial transport and settlement w/ relevant modules
* Mass-scale evacuations w/ relevant modules
* Starship towing and salvage
* Transport of stations, in whole or in part
|
* ''Ptolemy'' Refit
* ''Wallenberg''
|
* Starfleet Transport Command
* Starfleet Corps of Engineers
* Federation Department of Colonial Affairs
|-
|Starfleet Surveyors
|Tertiary non-biological and non-cultural surveys for prospecting and resourcing purposes.
 
* Mineralogical surveys within Federation space
* Gas density analyses within Federation space
* Deployment of research probes
|
* ''Aerie''
* ''Oberth''
* ''Miranda'' refit
|
* Starfleet Science Bureaus
* Federation Civilian Science Agencies
|-
|Starfleet Research Vessels
|Scientific expeditions within Federation space
 
* Specialized scientific missions with a particular focus area
* Transport of scientists and supplies to surface or station research facilities
* Support of surface or station research facilities
* Deployment of research probes
|
* ''Olympic<sup>1</sup>''
* ''Miranda''
* ''Constellation''
*''Oberth''
*''Aerie''
|
* Starfleet Science Bureaus
* Federation Civilian Science Agencies
|-
|Starfleet Hospital Ships
|Long-term or otherwise non-emergency medical support missions, and pre-positioning of medical assets within Federation space.
 
* Deployment of field hospitals at refugee staging points
* Long-term orbital medical support
* Movement of hospital ships to strategic locations when not in use
 
|
*''Olympic<sup>2</sup>''
*''Constellation''
*''Miranda''
|
* Starfleet Medical
* Federation Civilian Medical Agencies
|}
<sup>1</sup>The ''Olympic''-class research vessels assigned to Federation civilian entities are operated by the Starfleet Auxiliary but registered as civilian ships with an SS rather than USS designation, while the majority of the ones that Starfleet owns are in mainline Starfleet service.
 
<sup>2</sup> When not deployed to a specific fleet for fast response duties, ''Olympic''-class hospital ships are operated with reduced crews and held in reserve at strategic points within the Federation. During this reserve period, they are crewed with minimal non-medical crews from Starfleet Auxiliary. Upon activation, they transition to a full Starfleet crew ''en route'' or before departure, with the goal of full operational capacity and arrival within one month anywhere within the Federation. They are also crewed by auxiliary personnel when stationed for long-term hospital service in orbit of a planet.

Revision as of 03:47, 31 May 2022

Starships

The New Normal (2385 - current)
Elysion-class Light Explorer
Excelsior II-class Heavy Cruiser
Gagarin-class Heavy Escort
Grissom-class Surveyor
Inquiry-class Heavy Cruiser
Manticore-class Heavy Escort
Reliant-class Frigate
Sutherland-class Research Cruiser
Vesta-class Explorer

Post-War Renaissance (2375 - 2385)
Aquarius-class Light Escort
Argonaut-class Light Cruiser
Century-class Explorer
Diligent-class Frigate
Luna-class Light Explorer
Obena-class Explorer
Odyssey-class Explorer
Parliament-class Utility Cruiser
Rhode Island-class Scout
Ross-class Explorer

The Borg & Dominion Conflicts (2368 - 2375)
Akira-class Heavy Cruiser
Defiant-class Escort
Galaxy-class Refit Dreadnought
Intrepid-class Light Explorer
Norway-class Light Cruiser
Nova-class Surveyor
Prometheus-class Heavy Escort
Saber-class Scout
Sovereign-class Explorer
Steamrunner-class Light Cruiser
Typhon-class Carrier

Fleet Modernization Program (2350s - 2368)
California-class Utility Cruiser
Challenger-class Courier
Cheyenne-class Light Cruiser
Galaxy-class Explorer
Nebula-class Heavy Cruiser
New Orleans-class Frigate
Olympic-class Research Cruiser
Springfield-class Light Cruiser

The Ambassador Era (2330s - 2350s)
Ambassador-class Heavy Cruiser
Freedom-class Scout

Refinement & The Great Experiment (2270s - 2330s)
Akula-class Cruiser
Centaur-class Scout
Constellation-class Heavy Cruiser
Constitution-class Refit Heavy Cruiser
Excelsior-class Heavy Cruiser
Excelsior-class Refit Heavy Cruiser
Oberth-class Surveyor
Miranda-class Refit Light Cruiser

Standardization and Consolidation (2260s - 2270s)
Antares-class Surveyor
Hermes-class Scout
Federation-class Dreadnought
Miranda-class Light Cruiser
Ptolemy-class Tug
Saladin-class Destroyer

Golden Age of Exploration (2210s - 2260s)
Cardenas-class Heavy Cruiser
Constitution-class Heavy Cruiser
Crossfield-class Research Cruiser
Hernandez-class Surveyor
Nimitz-class Heavy Cruiser
Walker-class Scout

Early Federation Starships (2161 - 2210s)
Columbia-class Cruiser
Daedalus-class Cruiser
Freedom-class Scout
Intrepid-class Frigate
Neptune-class Scout
NX-class Cruiser
Yorktown-class Cruiser

Stations
Anchorage-class
Aurora-class
Canopus-class
Copernicus-class
Guardian-class
Jupiter-class
K-class
Nor-class
Presidium-class
Regula-class
Spacedock-class
Unity-class
Vision-class
Watchtower-class

Auxiliary Craft

Federation auxiliary craft can be viewed here.
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