The Seventh Fleet was a numbered fleet of the United Federation of Planets Starfleet active during at least the 22nd, 23rd and 24th centuries. During much of its existence, it was deployed along the Triangle area where the Klingon Empire and Romulan Star Empire meet the Federation borders.
"In service" since the late 22nd century, the Seventh Fleet saw heavy action during the Four Years' War, the Tomed Incident, the Federation-Tzenkethi War and the Dominion War. Its command bases have included Starbase 29 (under the command of Commodore Barry Johnson), Starbase 7 (when the Seventh was redeployed to the "inner" Federation after an attack on Starbase 29) and Starbase 88 (during the Dominion War).
In 2359, it was widely reported by the Federation News Service that the Seventh was deploying to the Cardassian border. (Star Trek: Swiftfire: "What Little Girls are Made Of")
During the Federation-Cardassian War Admiral Dalton Masters was in command of the fleet. (Star Trek: Swiftfire: "Over the Horizon")
Early in the Dominion War the Seventh Fleet was one of the few Starfleet fleets to have any success against the Dominion, beating back the Dominion's efforts to push the fleet back. Eventually the almost continual retreating by other fleet units along the front forced the Seventh to fall back or risk been surrounded and isolated. (Star Trek: Swiftfire: "Over the Horizon", "The Big E")
In early 2374, the fleet was tasked with halting the Jem'Hadar in the Tyra system. This was a two-pronged attack, coupled with the Fifth Fleet and Klingon Third Battlegroup's Raid on Sector 432, to halt or at least slow the Dominion advance into Federation territory. The attack was a disaster for the Seventh fleet with only 14 ships, out of the 112 vessels involved, surviving the battle. (DS9: "A Time to Stand"; Star Trek: Swiftfire: "Pressure Points"; Star Trek: The Adventures of Argus: "Trial By Fire").
- It is unclear whether this represented the bulk of the fleet or a fraction of its forces.
Later that year, the Seventh Fleet took heavy losses again, this time at Sybaron. It was only at half strength at the time they were sent to Tibor Nebula, in the Kalandra sector, where they were going to attempt cut off the Dominion. (DS9: "The Reckoning")
In early 2375, the fleet was assigned to launch an counteroffensive against the Cardassians in the Kalandra sector. Among the vessels assigned to the fleet at the time was the USS Destiny. (DS9: "Afterimage")
USS Endeavour was assigned to the Seventh Fleet and tasked with helping to rebuild Cardassia. (Star Trek: Hidden Frontier 2:6 "To the Stars")
In 2377-78, the Seventh's fleet commander was Fleet Admiral Lamia Jedrek. (Ships of the Star Fleet, Vol. 4: Star Fleet Operating Forces. )
Fleet elements
- Task Force 31
- Task Force 71
- Task Force 72
- Task Force 73
- Task Force 74
- Task Force 75
- Task Force 76
- Task Force 76A
- Task Force 76B
- Task Force 77
Tactical Wings
In early 2375, the Seventh Fleet was comprised of the following Tactical Wings
- 34th Tactical Wing
- 157th Tactical Wing
- 211th Tactical Wing
- 346th Tactical Wing
Notable Ships in Seventh Fleet
23rd Century
- USS Accord (NCC-1842)
- USS Adamant (NCC-3029)
- USS Albany (NCC-587)
- USS Arcturus (NCC-1807)
- USS Ari (NCC-1723)
- USS Ascension (NCC-2520)
- USS Asimov (NCC-1647)
- USS Avenger (NCC-1860)
- USS Blackheart (NCC-2327)
- USS Challenger (NCC-1676)
- USS Constitution (NCC-1700)
- USS Hathaway (NCC-2593)
- USS Intrepid II (NCC-1730)
- USS Justice (NCC-556)
- USS Konkordium (NCC-2106) (later redeployed to the Fifteenth Fleet)
- USS Lexington (NCC-1703)
- USS Malverne (NCC-2205)
- USS Sirius (NCC-1744)
- USS Sovereign (NCC-2505)
- USS Sun Tzu (NCC-4347)
- USS Tai Shan (NCC-2524)
- USS Thagard (NCC-652)
- USS Valiant (NCC-1709)
Late 24th Century
- USS Alpha Centauri (NCC-71812)
- USS Argus (NCC-75124)
- USS Arthur C. Clarke (NCC-63544)
- USS Asimov (NCC-1647-A)
- USS Aurora
- USS Atlantic
- USS Britannic (NCC-71818)
- USS Brunel (NCC-61889)
- USS Challenger (NCC-1676-D)
- USS Christopher Pike (NCC-72091)
- USS Dauntless (NCC-71897)
- USS Dexler
- USS Edinburgh (NCC-77930)
- USS Endeavour
- USS Haida
- USS Hecate
- USS Highlander (NCC-10530)
- USS Inferno
- USS Jaguar (NCC-74750)
- USS Joyce
- USS Kennedy
- IKV Kimtar
- USS Liberator (NCC-72768) (fleet flagship in 2375)
- USS London
- USS Luxembourg
- USS Matrix (NCC-72296)
- USS Monitor (NCC-61826)
- USS Niagara (NCC-75634)
- USS Nightingale
- USS North Star
- USS Northstar (NCC-10462)
- USS Osiris (NCC-3092)
- USS Richthofen (NCC-73286)
- USS Sovereign (NCC-75000)
- USS Starlord
- USS Valkyrie (NCC-64171)
- USS Yosemite (NCC-19002)
Background
The Seventh Fleet was also the nickname for the Starfleet International chapters of Region 7 — the Middle Atlantic States. Prior to the early 1990s, the Region also included New England; chapters in New England would later form Region 15. (Starfleet International: Scott A. Akers, et al., Master Genealogy: Starfleet Region 7)
External links
- Seventh Fleet article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Seventh Fleet article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- Seventh Fleet article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (US Navy's Seventh Fleet)
- Starfleet Region 7 Chapters
References
- Starfleet International: Scott A. Akers, et al., Master Genealogy: Starfleet Region 7
- Starfleet International: Vessel Registry, 9803. revision
- Starfleet International: Vessel Registry, 0801.07 revision
- Wallace, Chris. Ships of the Star Fleet, Vol. 4: Star Fleet Operating Forces.