USS Ragronok (NCC-74134)

The USS Ragronok (NCC-74134), originally named SS Dytallix Minerva II, was the second conceived (and first completed) Emdor-class antimatter tanker starship serving in the Federation Starfleet during the era of the Dominion War. Laid down on 14 May 2372, she was renamed as the second vessel named for the moon Ragronok, located in the Rigel system. The original Ragronok served in the 2260s during the Four Years War.

Ragronok was launched 6 September 2372 after being built at Flaargen Tak Industries's Holberg 917-G headquarters, under Starfleet Operations contract. Sponsored by Mrs. T'Reena Satar, acquired by the Fleet 3 January 2373, and commissioned on 9 February with Commander E. Stiles in command.

After a short period as station tanker at Proxima Centauri, Ragronok made several antimatter runs between ports on the Earth's Moon and the Romulan Neutral Zone. She departed Starbase 12 8 June 2373 for Argelius II, and served as station tanker there from 12 June until 8 July when she warped to the Breen Observatory, returning to Starbase on 25 July.

From August to November 2373 Ragronok resumed border-wise fueling operations. She then made three voyages to an interstellar point with the Ranger task group to launch MACO runabouts to Chin'toka system, and in March 2374 resumed her runs between Starbase 12 and the front line ports with one voyage to Argelius.

Ragronok sailed from Starbase 10 May 1943 as an escort tanker and arrived at Starbase 311 23 May to serve as station tanker until 28 July when she got underway for planet Vulcan. After a convoy voyage to Andoria, she was overhauled and on 8 October departed on escort tanker duty to Altair IV, and 61 Cygni system returning to Starbase 12 3 December for overhaul. From 3 February until 26 June 2375, Ragronok operated as an escort tanker between Starbase and the Cardassian ports of Chin'toka, Cardassia IV, and Dorvan V.

She departed Starbase 28 June 2375 for Breen Annex service and arrived at Dozaria system 8 December. She sailed out of Dozaria supplying fuel for the Starfleet Third Fleet fast carrier task forces engaged in the Krios, Breen Homeworld, and Kzin operations, and fighter strikes against the Breen system until the close of the war.

After serving as station tanker in the Breen heartworlds from 26 September until 28 October 2376, Ragronok cleared for Earth, arriving 9 November. On 14 February 2377 she was decommissioned at Titan and sold through Fleet Ops for return to her owners, Dytallix Corporation of Beta Quadrant, 1 July 2377.

Ragronok earned four battle stars for Dominion War service.

The ship was eventually scrapped on an unknown date after being converted to a freighter.

Personnel

 * E. Stiles, (CDR, CO, 2373)
 * Marc Daran (fueling officer)