USS Ares (NCC-1650)



The USS Ares (NCC-1650) was the prototype of the. It was commanded by Garth of Izar during the Four Years War. (Star Trek: Axanar)

Conception
During the first two years of the four years war, Starfleet was experiencing near constant defeat at the hands of the Imperial Klingon Navy's D-6 Battlecruiser. Whole systems were being seized, the populations slaughtered at the hands of these formidable warship. Changes had to be made. The Commander in Chief, Admiral Conrad Slater, was replaced by Admiral Marcus Ramirez. Ramirez' first action was to order the design of Starfleet's first ever dedicated warship, the Ares class. The simulations as well as the specifications looked optimistic, but its first real test would be on the battlefield..

Operation Pegasus
On stardate 2244.1, the Ares took part in its first combat engagement near the planet Cygnus III during Operation Pegasus. ("Prelude to Axanar")

Crew Roster

 * - Commanding officer - Captain Kelvar Garth
 * - First officer - Commander Keiji Tanaka
 * - Tactical officer - Lieutenant Tara Wagner
 * - Chief engineer - Commander Alexi Leonov
 * - Security chief - Commander Carter
 * - Intelligence officer - Lieutenant Corax
 * - Flight controller - Lieutenant Cross
 * - Communications officer - Lieutenant Caine
 * - Strategic operations officer - Lieutenant Hyree