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==History==
 
==History==
===2318===  
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The USS ''Poseidon'' finishes construction at the Proxima Yards, in Proxima Centauri, having her keel laid the same year. Officially designated NCC-42635 and entered into active service in response to growing tensions with the Klingon Empire and the Romulan Star Empire. Captain William J. Horrace, Commanding Officer.
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===Construction and Original Shakedown===
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In 2318, the USS ''Poseidon'' has her keel laid and finishes construction in the Proxima Yards, in the Proxima Centauri Star System within the span of one year. She was officially designated NCC-42635 and entered into active service in response to growing tensions with the Klingon Empire and the Romulan Star Empire. Captain William J. Horrace was the first Commanding Officer of the USS ''Poseidon''. In 2321, Command was handed over to Captain Edgar Paladin following a successful three-year shakedown cruise under Captain William J. Horrace, whom retires from Starfleet shortly after.  
  
===2321===  
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===The Early Years and First Reserve===
Command handed over to Captain Edgar Paladin, following a successful three-year shakedown cruise. Captain William J. Horrace retires from Starfleet.
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In 2330, the USS ''Poseidon'' undergoes a refit for a period of two months to bolster the 2293 designs for the Miranda-class. Many of the systems are upgraded or improved, with very little interior renovations done. Shortly after the renovations, Captain Edgar Paladin is promoted to Commodore. In 2334, following a battle with a marauding band of Orion Pirates, Commodore Edgar Paladin is killed in the line of duty. His first officer, Commander James Wallkeen, is promoted to Captain and given command following one month of drydock repairs. In 2344, after the incidents surrounding the Battle of Narendra III and the resulting Klingon-Federation Alliance, the USS ''Poseidon'' under the command of Captain James Wallkeen is placed into reserves. Most of the crew move on to better, more modern ships. Captain James Wallkeen is promoted to Starfleet Command under the rank of Commodore.
  
===2330===
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===Reactivation, First Cruise, and Second Reserve===  
USS ''Poseidon'' undergoes a refit for two months to bolster the 2293 designs for the Miranda-class. Many of the systems are upgraded or improved, with very little interior renovations done.
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Following First Contact with the Borg in 2367, the USS ''Poseidon'' is brought back into service after receiving extensive updates to weapons and defenses. No interior changes are done, save for more advanced console screens and interfaces. Commander Henry T. Paladin is given command of the ''Poseidon''. A few years later in 2370, the USS ''Poseidon'' is redesignated as "fleet support ship". Commander Henry T. Paladin is promoted to Captain following the redesignation ceremony. In 2371, following a period of relative peace, the USS ''Poseidon'' is placed into reserves. Plans are made to offer her up as a museum ship. Captain Henry T. Paladin heads the initiative.
  
===2334===  
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===The Dominion War===
Following a battle with a marauding band of Orion Pirates, Commodore Edgar Paladin is killed in the line of duty. His first officer, Commander James Wallkeen, is promoted to Captain and given command following one month of drydock repairs.
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Following the declaration of war on behalf of the Federation against the Dominion in 2373, the USS ''Poseidon'' is swiftly reactivated. Captain Henry T. Paladin is given command again and instructed to report to the front lines. For most of the war the USS ''Poseidon'' conducted operations as a fleet support ship, ferrying supplies between warzones. Soon enough, in 2374, Captain Henry T. Paladin is given instructions to report for a new operation; Operation Return. The ship sustained heavy losses in the ensuing battle, with Captain Henry T. Paladin killed in the line of duty. Commander T'Miak, a Vulcan, successfully assumes command to finish their role in the battle and return to a shipyard for repairs. Later that same year, the USS ''Poseidon'' briefly participated in the Battle of Betazed, however was thereafter recalled to assist in the First Battle of Chin'toka. Following heavy damage, but with minimal loss of life, the US. ''Poseidon'' return to Federation space for repair and refit.
  
===2344===
 
Following the incidents surrounding the Battle of Narendra III and the resulting Klingon-Federation Alliance, the USS ''Poseidon'' under the command of Captain James Wallkeen is placed into reserves. Most of the crew move on to better, more modern ships. Captain James Wallkeen is promoted to Starfleet Command under the rank of Commodore.
 
  
===2367===
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One year later, in 2375, the USS ''Poseidon'' is assigned as destroyer escort for several starships, continuing her primary role as fleet support in more than one occasion. Commander T'Miak is promoted to full Captain this same year. The ''Poseidon'' would go on to participate in the Battle of Ricktor Prime. Following this, the USS ''Poseidon'' and her crew would defend Earth in the Breen attack on Earth, destroying at least one Breen ship and sustaining moderate damage. Following the conclusion of the Dominion War, the USS ''Poseidon'' is returned to reserve status. Captain T'Miak accepts a commission on board a Nebula-class starship to further his career in Starfleet.
Following First Contact with the Borg, the USS ''Poseidon'' is brought back into service after receiving extensive updates to weapons and defenses. No interior changes are done, save for more advanced console screens and interfaces. Commander Henry T. Paladin is given command of the Poseidon.
 
  
===2370===  
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===A Brief Interlude in Mothball===
The USS ''Poseidon'' is delegated into the role of fleet support ship. Commander Henry T. Paladin is promoted to Captain.
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In 2376, despite the several attempts by ancestors of Captain Henry T. Paladin and his previous First Officer, T'Miak, to return the ''Poseidon'' into the status as a Museum Ship, Starfleet mothballs the ship. In 2387, following years of mothball, the USS ''Poseidon'' is briefly brought back into service to assist with evacuations and refugees from the destruction of Romulus. She is thereafter returned to mothball, given under the authority of Pegasus Fleet for further consideration.
  
===2371===  
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===A New Sim: 2017 Shakedown Cruise===
The USS ''Poseidon'' is placed into reserves. Plans are made to offer her up as a museum ship. Captain Henry T. Paladin heads the initiative.
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In 2392, Commander Gregory Paladin, veteran of the Dominion Wars and antecedent of Captain Henry T. Paladin, takes command and commission of the USS ''Poseidon''. He leaves behind an instructors position at Starfleet. Lieutenant Commander Rudolf Kaufmann joins the vessel from the USS ''Ben-my-Chree'' as his first officer. In drydock, the systems of the ''Poseidon'' are extensively updated, save for the interior, as it is considered non-essential to replace. After a brief shakedown, and following the tragic events of losing both parents and a sibling in an accident, Commander Gregory Paladin takes leave from Starfleet. The USS ''Poseidon'' is returned to mothball after Lieutenant Commander Rudolf Kaufmann transfers to another fleet.
  
===2373===
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===Return of the Sim: 2019 Reactivation===  
Following the declaration of war on behalf of the Federation against the Dominion, the USS ''Poseidon'' is swiftly reactivated. Captain Henry T. Paladin is given command and instructed to report to the front lines.
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In 2393, the USS ''Poseidon'' is brought out of mothball to begin updates to her weapons and defensive systems, as well as sensors, consoles, a more compact computer core, and other essential and non-essential areas. She is assigned to Commander Franklin Johnson, who departs the Norway-class Starship USS ''Tennessee'', and redesignated as an Anti-Piracy Convoy Escort. Lieutenant Commander Phoebe Graydon is assigned as the ships Executive Officer, who departs the USS ''Highlander'' from her tenure as XO onboard. Commodore Gregory Paladin returns to the USS ''Poseidon'' from his leave and subsequent promotion to Starfleet Command to act as Mission Advisor on board the ''Poseidon''.
 
 
===2374===
 
For most of the war the USS ''Poseidon'' was conducting operations as a fleet support ship, ferrying supplies between warzones. Soon, Captain Henry T. Paladin is given instructions to report for a new operation, Operation Return. The ship sustained heavy losses in the ensuing battle, with Captain Henry T. Paladin killed in the line of duty. Commander T'Miak, a Vulcan, successfully assumes command to finish their role in the battle and return to a shipyard for repairs. Later that same year, the USS ''Poseidon'' briefly participated in the Battle of Betazed, however was thereafter recalled to assist in the First Battle of Chin'toka. Following heavy damage, but with minimal loss of life, the US. ''Poseidon'' return to Federation space for repair and refit.
 
 
 
===2375===
 
The USS ''Poseidon'' is assigned as a destroyer escort for several starships, acting as fleet support in more than one occasion. Commander T'Miak is promoted to full Captain this same year. The ''Poseidon'' would go on to participate in the Battle of Ricktor Prime. Following this, the USS ''Poseidon'' and her crew would defend Earth in the Breen attack on Earth, destroying at least one Breen ship and sustaining moderate damage.
 
 
 
===2375===  
 
the USS ''Poseidon'' is returned to reserve status. Captain T'Miak accepts a commission on board a Nebula-class starship.
 
 
 
===2376===
 
Despite the several attempts by ancestors of Captain Henry T. Paladin and his previous First Officer, T'Miak, to return the ''Poseidon'' as a Museum Ship, Starfleet mothballs the ship.
 
 
 
===2387===
 
The USS ''Poseidon'' is briefly brought back into service to assist with evacuations and refugees from the destruction of Romulus. She is thereafter returned to mothball, given under the authority of Pegasus Fleet for further consideration.
 
 
 
===2392 (2017 Shakedown Cruise)===
 
Commander Gregory Paladin, veteran of the Dominion Wars and antecedent of Captain Henry T. Paladin, takes command and commission of the USS ''Poseidon''. He leaves behind an instructors position at Starfleet. Lieutenant Commander Rudolf Kaufmann joins the vessel from the USS ''Ben-my-Chree'' as his first officer. In drydock, the systems of the ''Poseidon'' are extensively updated, save for the interior, as it is considered non-essential to replace. After a brief shakedown, and following the tragic events of losing both parents and a sibling in an accident, Commander Gregory Paladin takes leave from Starfleet. The USS ''Poseidon'' is returned to mothball after Lieutenant Commander Rudolf Kaufmann transfers to another fleet.
 
 
 
===2393-present day (2019 Reactivation)===
 
The USS ''Poseidon'' is brought out of mothball to begin updates to her weapons and defensive systems, as well as sensors, consoles, a more compact computer core, and other essential and non-essential areas. She is assigned to Commander Franklin Johnson, who departs the Norway-class Starship USS ''Tennessee'', and redesignated as an Anti-Piracy Convoy Escort. Lieutenant Commander Phoebe Graydon is assigned as the ships Executive Officer, who departs the USS ''Highlander'' from her tenure as XO onboard. Commodore Gregory Paladin returns to the USS ''Poseidon'' from his leave and subsequent promotion to Starfleet Command to act as Mission Advisor on board the ''Poseidon''.
 
  
 
==Specifications==
 
==Specifications==

Revision as of 02:03, 15 September 2019

USS Poseidon
Poseidon.png
Technical Details
Class: Miranda-class
Registry: NCC-42635
Role: Anti-Piracy Convoy Escort (Destroyer)
Status: Active
Assignment
Task Force: Task Force 11
Task Force CO: Fleet Captain Jasmine Lynne Somers
Crew Information
Commanding Officer: Commander Franklin S. Johnson
Executive Officer: Lt. Commander Phoebe Graydon
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USS Poseidon (NCC-42635) is a Miranda-class starship assigned to the 11th Fleet's Task Force 11. Poseidon is currently under the command of Commander Franklin Johnson and first officer Lieutenant Commander Phoebe Graydon.

History



Construction and Original Shakedown

In 2318, the USS Poseidon has her keel laid and finishes construction in the Proxima Yards, in the Proxima Centauri Star System within the span of one year. She was officially designated NCC-42635 and entered into active service in response to growing tensions with the Klingon Empire and the Romulan Star Empire. Captain William J. Horrace was the first Commanding Officer of the USS Poseidon. In 2321, Command was handed over to Captain Edgar Paladin following a successful three-year shakedown cruise under Captain William J. Horrace, whom retires from Starfleet shortly after.

The Early Years and First Reserve

In 2330, the USS Poseidon undergoes a refit for a period of two months to bolster the 2293 designs for the Miranda-class. Many of the systems are upgraded or improved, with very little interior renovations done. Shortly after the renovations, Captain Edgar Paladin is promoted to Commodore. In 2334, following a battle with a marauding band of Orion Pirates, Commodore Edgar Paladin is killed in the line of duty. His first officer, Commander James Wallkeen, is promoted to Captain and given command following one month of drydock repairs. In 2344, after the incidents surrounding the Battle of Narendra III and the resulting Klingon-Federation Alliance, the USS Poseidon under the command of Captain James Wallkeen is placed into reserves. Most of the crew move on to better, more modern ships. Captain James Wallkeen is promoted to Starfleet Command under the rank of Commodore.

Reactivation, First Cruise, and Second Reserve

Following First Contact with the Borg in 2367, the USS Poseidon is brought back into service after receiving extensive updates to weapons and defenses. No interior changes are done, save for more advanced console screens and interfaces. Commander Henry T. Paladin is given command of the Poseidon. A few years later in 2370, the USS Poseidon is redesignated as "fleet support ship". Commander Henry T. Paladin is promoted to Captain following the redesignation ceremony. In 2371, following a period of relative peace, the USS Poseidon is placed into reserves. Plans are made to offer her up as a museum ship. Captain Henry T. Paladin heads the initiative.

The Dominion War

Following the declaration of war on behalf of the Federation against the Dominion in 2373, the USS Poseidon is swiftly reactivated. Captain Henry T. Paladin is given command again and instructed to report to the front lines. For most of the war the USS Poseidon conducted operations as a fleet support ship, ferrying supplies between warzones. Soon enough, in 2374, Captain Henry T. Paladin is given instructions to report for a new operation; Operation Return. The ship sustained heavy losses in the ensuing battle, with Captain Henry T. Paladin killed in the line of duty. Commander T'Miak, a Vulcan, successfully assumes command to finish their role in the battle and return to a shipyard for repairs. Later that same year, the USS Poseidon briefly participated in the Battle of Betazed, however was thereafter recalled to assist in the First Battle of Chin'toka. Following heavy damage, but with minimal loss of life, the US. Poseidon return to Federation space for repair and refit.


One year later, in 2375, the USS Poseidon is assigned as destroyer escort for several starships, continuing her primary role as fleet support in more than one occasion. Commander T'Miak is promoted to full Captain this same year. The Poseidon would go on to participate in the Battle of Ricktor Prime. Following this, the USS Poseidon and her crew would defend Earth in the Breen attack on Earth, destroying at least one Breen ship and sustaining moderate damage. Following the conclusion of the Dominion War, the USS Poseidon is returned to reserve status. Captain T'Miak accepts a commission on board a Nebula-class starship to further his career in Starfleet.

A Brief Interlude in Mothball

In 2376, despite the several attempts by ancestors of Captain Henry T. Paladin and his previous First Officer, T'Miak, to return the Poseidon into the status as a Museum Ship, Starfleet mothballs the ship. In 2387, following years of mothball, the USS Poseidon is briefly brought back into service to assist with evacuations and refugees from the destruction of Romulus. She is thereafter returned to mothball, given under the authority of Pegasus Fleet for further consideration.

A New Sim: 2017 Shakedown Cruise

In 2392, Commander Gregory Paladin, veteran of the Dominion Wars and antecedent of Captain Henry T. Paladin, takes command and commission of the USS Poseidon. He leaves behind an instructors position at Starfleet. Lieutenant Commander Rudolf Kaufmann joins the vessel from the USS Ben-my-Chree as his first officer. In drydock, the systems of the Poseidon are extensively updated, save for the interior, as it is considered non-essential to replace. After a brief shakedown, and following the tragic events of losing both parents and a sibling in an accident, Commander Gregory Paladin takes leave from Starfleet. The USS Poseidon is returned to mothball after Lieutenant Commander Rudolf Kaufmann transfers to another fleet.

Return of the Sim: 2019 Reactivation

In 2393, the USS Poseidon is brought out of mothball to begin updates to her weapons and defensive systems, as well as sensors, consoles, a more compact computer core, and other essential and non-essential areas. She is assigned to Commander Franklin Johnson, who departs the Norway-class Starship USS Tennessee, and redesignated as an Anti-Piracy Convoy Escort. Lieutenant Commander Phoebe Graydon is assigned as the ships Executive Officer, who departs the USS Highlander from her tenure as XO onboard. Commodore Gregory Paladin returns to the USS Poseidon from his leave and subsequent promotion to Starfleet Command to act as Mission Advisor on board the Poseidon.

Specifications



Deck Listing



Personnel

Command Crew

Personnel assigned to Command the Poseidon:

Senior Officers

Personnel assigned as Senior Officers of the Poseidon:

Junior Officers

Personnel assigned as Junior Officers of the Poseidon:

Enlisted Crew

Personnel assigned as Enlisted Crew of the Poseidon:

Embarked craft

Poseidon has a compliment of 1 Type 11 Shuttlecraft, 1 Type 9 Shuttlecraft, 2 Workbee-class Cargo Management Unit, 2 Razor Interceptor Fighters, 1 Gryphon Class Fighter.

Missions

Present and upcoming missions

Links

USS Poseidon Homepage, Specifications, Deck Listing, Crew Award Listing


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