The Washington has a long and proud history. She and her lineage were named after the George Washington line of United States Navy ships, which were named after the first president of the United States of America.
George Washington was the most famous American general of the American Revolutionary War. Because of his strategy, Revolutionary forces captured two major British armies at Saratoga in 1777 and Yorktown in 1781. Today, two Federation ships are named after those battles. After the war was over, he returned to his plantation in Virginia, causing his enemy, King George III of Britain, to call him "the greatest character of the age". He presided over the Constitutional Convention, in which the United States Constitution was drafted and later the first ten amendments, also called the Bill of Rights. Throughout that nation's history, he was still considered one of greatest presidents that nation-state ever had.
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USS George Washington
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Specifications
Sloop
Affiliation: United States of America
Commissioned: 1798
Length: 150m
Deck count: 4
Max. speed: 5 Knots
Crew Compliment: 40
Commanded by: Captain Patrick Fletcher
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History
USS George Washington Sloop
The George Washington was built as a merchant vessel at Providence, R.I., in 1793; purchased by the Congress at Providence 12 October 1798 from John Brown and John Francis for use in the developing undeclared naval war (the so-called Quasi-War) with France, and converted to a warship under the supervision of Captain Silas Talbot with Captain Patrick Fletcher in command.
She served for a year in the Caribbean protecting American trading ships and American merchants before being reassigned to Rhode Island for extensive repairs. The ship underwent repairs and was again fitted to be a merchant hauler ship. She was sold in May 1802 by a Navy Agent in Philadelphia.
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USS George Washington ID-3018
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Specifications
Troop Carrier
Affiliation: United States of America, Earth
Commissioned: 1917
Length: 400m
Deck count: 24
Max. speed: 20 Knots
Crew Compliment: 800
Commanded by: Cmdr Benjamin Wilder
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History
Initially an ocean liner, USS George Washington ID-3018 was put into the service of the United States Navy and the United States Army during the first world war. She was not used as a battle ship but rather a troop transport due to her design as a cruise liner. During World War II, she was used by the British Empire under Lend-Lease, but her coal engines were too slow for effective use in the warship standards of the day. She was put into regular service in 1944-1947 in the British Empire and the Mediterranean. A fire in January 1951 damaged the ship severely, and led to the ship being used for scrap in the following months.
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USS George Washington SSBN-598
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Specifications
Submarine
Affiliation: United States of America, Earth
Commissioned: 1957
Length: 200m
Deck count: 6
Max. speed: 20 Knots
Crew Compliment: 80
Commanded by: Capt Charles Summers
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History
Commissioned at Groton Connecticut, the third ship to carry the name of George Washington was a ballistic missile submarine. Originally sent to patrol the border of the United States, she completed a patrol after 66 days and docked at New London Connecticut. She was sent to a second patrol before heading to Holy Loch, Scotland. In April 1981 she surfaced underneath a Japanese cargo ship in the East China Sea. This led to a straining of Japanese-United States relations. It is unclear as to what exactly happened, but the United States never offered a reason as to why the submarine was there.
In 1982, the George Washington was sent to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The following year her missiles were removed to comply with the SALT I treaty. She made 55 patrols in her 25 year career.
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USS George Washington CVN-73
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Specifications
Aircraft Carrier
Affiliation: United States of America, Earth
Commissioned: 1995
Length: 240m
Deck count: 20
Max. speed: 50 Knots
Crew Compliment: 400
Commanded by: Captain Kevin Dunn
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History
The USS George Washington CVN-73 was an aircraft carrier in the United States Navy based out of Japan. Her maiden voyage was on the 50th anniversary of D-Day when she was sent to the Persian Gulf to be part of a peacekeeping force in the Middle East of Earth. The Iraqi government was invading Kuwait, a smaller nation-state, and started to pull back once the George Washington entered the Red Sea.
Her second mission was a diplomatic one, host to a conference between warring parties. Negotiations were long and tedious. The ship also had a peacekeeping role in Bosnia and Herzegovina and also enforce the "No Fly Zone" in Iraq.
She spent a good six missions in the Earth's Middle East and then headed to Virginia for refit and resupply in 2005.
In 2006 The George Washington was sent to the Caribbean to participate in "Partnership of the Americas" which was a joint effort of the United States and South American nation-states to cut back on the narcotic trade. It failed dismally. The George Washington then sailed around South America, with a stop over in Hawaii, to go to Japan. In the transit around South America, a fire started onboard that injured 37 sailors. The fire was caused by unauthorized smoking in a room where 115 gallons of flammable refrigeration compressor oil was stored. 13000 Japanese protested in the streets of the city, saying the ship was unsafe.
The commanding officer and executive officer were held before a court martial.
The ship was decommissioned in 2021. This was the last ship to bear the name USS George Washington.
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USS Washington NX-14
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Specifications
NX class
Affiliation: United Earth Starfleet
Commissioned: 2152
Length: 225m
Deck count: 7
Max. speed: Warp 5
Crew Compliment: 80
Commanded by: Capt Rachel Yarborough
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History
The NX class Washington was the first United Earth ship to carry that proud name in over 100 years. She was a diplomat but also an explorer and set out to find new life. They found Earth's first contact with a protocloud, a swirling mass of multi-colored clouds that gives birth to stars. In 2156 the NX Washington entered her first battle: the Earth-Romulan War had begun, the USS Washington taking part. In 2160 the Treaty of Algeron was signed via subspace communications though no direct face to face contact occurred.
60 years later, the Washington was getting old and starting to become outdated and Starfleet was developing two new classes of ships: the Constitution and the Constellation. Once the building of these ships was complete, Starfleet decommissioned the NX class.
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USS Washington NCC-1609
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Specifications
Soyuz class
Affiliation: Federation Starfleet
Commissioned: 2231
Length: 243m
Deck count: 18
Max. speed: Warp 6
Crew Compliment: 285
Commanded by: Cmdr Tomas Hernandes
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History
The Soyuz class USS Washington was built for a single purpose: to explore. The Washington served with distinction into the early 24th century, changing commanders along the way and in 2302 the Washington was involved in a heavy skirmish with the Romulans. In a one-on-one fight between a Soyuz class and a Romulan warbird, it would be a draw. With an experienced Romulan commander and a young Starfleet captain at the two helms, there was no hope. The crew escaped into escape pods and shuttlecraft and were forced to watch while their friends died with the ship.
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USS Washington NCC-23354
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Specifications
Excalibur class
Affiliation: Federation Starfleet
Commissioned: 2331
Length: 467m
Deck count: 24
Max. speed: Warp 8.5
Crew Compliment: 800
Commanded by: Capt James Denning
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History
The name was retired until 2331 when Starfleet named one of the new ships coming out of the yards Washington. An Excelsior class, she was launched in 2332 and set out to explore deep space. She was the first to encounter the Menarans, a race of people without vocal chords who communicated purely by color and she served during the Border Wars with the Cardassians and fought at Wolf 359. She was at the First and Second Battles of Chin'toka, and the Battle of Deep Space Nine and met her demise at the Battle of Cardassia, in a face off against the Jem'Hadar. The surviving crew was rescued and brought back to Federation space. The name was again retired and has not been brought out again.
Until now.
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USS Washington NCC-82163
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Specifications
Sovereign class
Affiliation: Federation Starfleet
Commissioned: 2386
Length: 685m
Deck count: 24
Max. speed: Warp 9.7
Crew Compliment: 855
Commanded by: Capt Aishel Enor
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History
The name of Washington has been bestowed upon a new ship, a ship certain to do honor to her lineage. As a Sovereign, this new Washington is an explorer and a diplomat, much like her namesake. Her captain and crew aim to be the best at what they do, and to strive to always be better than they were before.
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