The Third Fleet was a United Federation of Planets fleet on active duty in the 23rd and 24th centuries.
Fleet Captain Thoraal Kazanga, an Andorian, was commander of the Third Fleet in 2275. (Orion Press: "The Blue Rose")
In planning for Operation Return a significant number of ships were diverted to take part in the operation. This left the Third Fleet as the only significant Starfleet force between the Dominion and Earth. Starfleet Command was initially concerned that if the Dominion ignored the strike at Deep Space 9 and instead headed for Earth that the Third Fleet would not be able to hold the line until it could be reinforced. (DS9: "Favor the Bold")
In 2375, the Third Fleet was taken by surprise by the Breen when they assaulted their outer defense perimeter at Neptune. The Third Fleet fought for two hours to hold the Breen at bay but were unable to stop them from reaching Earth. The attack saw 139 starships destroyed. (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon)
The ships of the Third began operating in the Oralian sector as early as 2377. In 2381, Admiral Christopher Truman was given command of the Third Fleet during the Coalition War. In 2382, a large portion of the Third participated in the Battle of Minark. (Star Trek: Pioneer: "In Custody", "Torment and Woe")
Circa 2385, Rear Admiral Karen Frost was commanding officer of the Third. (Starfleet Command (RPG))
During the Iconian War in 2410, the Third Fleet was ambushed by the Heralds en route to an objective and was annihilated without even getting off a distress signal. (Bait and Switch: "All In")
Ships of the Third Fleet
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The following were vessels assigned to the Third Fleet as of 2380:
- USS Bexar (NCC-71718) (Starfleet International)
- USS Corsair (NCC-26556) (Starfleet International)
- USS Victory (NCC-74208) (Starfleet International)
Star Trek: Pioneer continuityEdit
The USS Pioneer from Star Trek: Pioneer
"Fall of the Apollo" from Star Trek: Pioneer
The USS Saladin from Star Trek: Pioneer
The USS Ticonderoga from Star Trek: Pioneer
The following ships were part of the Third Fleet, and served during the Coalition War.
- Flagship: USS Normandy (NCC-10189) ("The Hornet's Nest")
- USS Apollo (NCC-91810) ("Fall of the Apollo")
- USS Ares (NX-19803) ("The Boolran Eye, Part 1")
- USS Athena (NCC-19087) ("Nothing Else Matters")
- USS Brittany (NCC-10198) ("Prime Target")
- USS Charleston (NCC-42285) ("Nothing Else Matters")
- USS Crazy Horse (NCC-50446) ("The Boolran Eye, Part 1")
- USS Fearless (NCC-14598) ("Everything Changes")
- USS Forester (NCC-85273) ("The Caverns of Eden, Part 2")
- USS Fortune (NCC-78109) ("In Custody")
- USS Hermes (NCC-10376) ("Almost Paradise")
- USS Hood (NCC-42296) ("Prime Target")
- USS Independence (NCC-70459) ("The Removal, Part 1")
- USS Jefferson (NCC-45019) ("Everything Changes")
- USS José Mendez (NCC-18910) ("The Hornet's Nest")
- USS Lovell (NCC-21098) ("Fall of the Apollo")
- USS Malinche (NCC-38997) ("Prime Target")
- USS Marques (NCC-19018) ("Prime Target")
- USS Milburn (NCC-1901-B) ("Fall of the Apollo")
- USS Niagara (NCC-74461) ("The Removal, Part 1")
- USS Onizuka (NCC-10918) ("Prime Target")
- USS Pinafore (NCC-1642) ("The Hornet's Nest")
- USS Pioneer (NCC-1084) ("The So'ja Incident")
- USS Regal (NCC-13522) ("The Teacher")
- USS Revolution (NCC-69308) ("Grace")
- USS Saladin (NCC-2091) ("Monks of Or'pec")
- USS San Pablo (NCC-70190) ("Prime Target")
- USS Sarajevo (NCC-38529-B) ("Prime Target")
- USS Saratoga (NCC-31911) ("Prime Target")
- USS Shoemaker (NCC-70697) ("Almost Paradise")
- USS Skyfox (NCC-19030) ("Torment and Woe")
- USS Stefansson (NCC-2818) ("For Better or Worse")
- USS Tacitus (NCC-10198) ("Almost Paradise")
- USS Ticonderoga (NCC-71837) ("From The Front Lines")
- USS Valdemar (NCC-26198) ("The Boolran Eye, Part 1")
- USS Victory (NCC-14839) ("The Caverns of Eden, Part 2")
- USS Wellington (NCC-28473-C) ("Nothing Else Matters")
Bait and Switch continuity Edit
- USS Lumbee ("All In")
BackgroundEdit
The Third Fleet was also a nickname for chapters in Region 3 of Starfleet International. (Starfleet International: Scott A. Akers, et al., Master Genealogy: Starfleet Region 3)
External linksEdit
- Third Fleet article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Starfleet 3rd Fleet article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- Starfleet Region 3 Homepage
