Space Station Bennu (SFR-119) (aka Bennu Station) was a United Federation of Planets support facility and command base for the Starfleet First Fleet during the 24th century. (Star Trek: Avenger; Ships of the Star Fleet, Vol. 4: Star Fleet Operating Forces. )
The newly-commissioned USS Hathor embarked on its first mission from Bennu Station in 2304. (Star Trek: Avenger: "Shakedown of the U.S.S. Hathor)
Space Station Bennu (SFR-119) mission patch
The station was of the prototype Bennu class. Vice Admiral Redding has been the station's commanding officer for many years.
Nomenclature[]
The station was named after the bennu, an Egyptian deity linked with the Sun, creation, and rebirth. Bennu may have been one of the precursors for the legend of the phoenix
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Fan organizations[]
Bennu Station is a Starfleet International correspondence chapter based in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. It has been in existence since 04 January 1994. (STARFLEET Vessel Registry, May 2011) It is still extant in 2021, and its longtime chapter president is Ben C. Redding.
The chapter began as the shuttlecraft (i.e., chapter-in-training) Le Conte and launched as the USS LeConte in early 1994. The original commanding officer was Ron Fell and the chapter prospered, doing much for charity in the Sevier County, Tennessee area. The LeConte began the tradition of Regional Summits in Region One by hosting the first ever in Gatlinburg, Tennessee in 1995. The event eventually moved to the Pigeon Forge, Tennessee area and was a firm annual event until around 2012. This event was attended by 150 to 200 members of the Fleet from many Regions. One of the happy consequences of the Regional Summits was the ability to send several local students to Space Camp (United States) thanks to monetary donations by the members of Starfleet International who attended the event as well as by various fundraising events held by the chapter throughout the year.
The chapter's name was changed after an internal dispute that resulted in Captain Fell's leaving the area and then Ben Redding's being voted in as the new commanding officer of the newly-named Bennu Station. Bennu Station has contributed to food drives for the local food bank and animal shelter, participated in movie premieres, not to mention marches in Christmas and July 4th parades with the (now defunct) shuttle model. The Bennu members have also acted as judges for County Schools Science Fairs on numerous occasions. For several years, the members have met twice a week to collect the day-old baked goods from a local supermarket to take them to the Children's Home in Sevierville, Tennessee.