| STARSHIP | |
| |
| Ship Name: | USS Dropzone |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Type: | Escort |
| Class: | Defiant |
| Status: | Active (2390) |
| CAREER | |
| Launched: | 24th century |
| GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Length: | 170.68 m |
| Beam: | 134.11 m |
| Draft: | 30.1 m |
| Decks: | 3 |
| Speed: | Warp 9.5 |
| Complement: | 50 |
| Armament: | 4 phaser cannons, 3 phaser emitters, 4 forward torpedo launchers, 2 aft torpedo launchers |
| Shuttlecraft: | USS Edward, USS Tengu |
The USS Dropzone was a Federation starship in the late 24th century. It was assigned to Task Force Epsilon, home based at Starbase 55. After near-destruction, the Dropzone was astonishingly refitted into a Defiant-class by way of space-time influences through Traveler-swayed refit teams. (Star Trek: Phoenix-X)
History
The Dropzone was one of the stronger ships in Flame Squad assigned to the Flortarios sector to protect against the Dominion. ("The Bajoran Trove")
In 2375, the squad captains, including Samya, were suddenly captured and made hostages at the welcoming reception on Flortarios III. ("The Bajoran Trove") In the same year, the Dropzone took part in protecting the Earth during its crisis with the Trozonian. ("Bio Level 4") Not long after that, the ship served as a personal transport for Admiral Theseus to complete his own mission. ("Deal")
Shortly after the Dominion War, the ship was assigned to deep space missions. ("Loyalties, Part I")
In 2390, the ship was thought destroyed by divergent-Hirogen. Crew that escaped using the Chaffee-type shuttlepods USS Edward and USS Tengu rendezvoused with the Phoenix-X to warn of the threat. The shuttles would eventually join the Phoenix-X. ("Into Harshness")
Defiant-class
After the ship was refitted into a Defiant-class by Wayfar and Yelg, the Dropzone joined the Tsunami in the Gamma Hydra sector to fix a communications relay. They were then convinced by the Phoenix-X to join them in an attack against the Hirogen. During the battle with the Hirogen, the Dropzone would maneuver in circular patterns. They would eventually be knocked offline and left adrift. ("Into Harshness", "For the World is Worldly and Such")
Command crew
- Commanding officer (CO)
- First officer
- Commander Jarell
- Science officer
- Chief medical officer
- Lieutenant commander Tifa
- Chief engineer
- Lieutenant commander Ryuk
- Operations manager
- Lieutenant Envy
- Counselor
- Lieutenant Toji
- Helmsman
- Ensign Faye
Appendices
See also
| Task Force Epsilon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Phoenix (NCC-65420-X) Cell (2374-2391) / Night Seifer (2391-2397) / Night Seifer (clone) (2397-) / Oroku Seifer (-2410) | |||||
| USS Dropzone Yuffie Samya |
USS Hijinx Andrea Reynolds |
USS Jenova Iviok |
USS Tsunami Michael McCary |
USS Crucial Menrow / Hatcha |
USS Ixion (2374-2380) Aries Wasyati |
| Defiant-class starships | |
|---|---|
| Federation Starfleet | Alexander • Armitage • Avenger (I) • Avenger (II) • Columbia • Dauntless (NCC-74214) • Dauntless (NCC-74232) • Defender • Defiant (I) • Destiny • Diamondback • Dropzone • Fearless • First Strike • Gallant • Herakles • Horwitz • Imperial • Indomitable • King Edward • Kingston • Maelstrom • Merrimac • Monitor • Moscow • Nemesis • Niagara • Nimitz • Relentless • Robert E. Lee • Rommel-A • Sinclair • São Paulo/Defiant (II) • Spectre • Stormbringer • Svelor • Tiburon • Ticonderoga • Ulysses S. Grant • Valiant (I) • Valiant (II) • Victorious • Victory • Vindicator • Vorel Kepesk • Vulture • Washington |
| Terran Rebellion | Defiant |
Background information
Proteus-class starship
- The Dropzone was described as a Proteus-class starship through the use of photos and description in its bio on previous incarnations of the Star Trek: Phoenix-X website. The ship as a Proteus-class was never mentioned in-story, but was said to have been refitted from a "previous class" in "For the World is Worldly and Such".