Changes: USS Justice (NCC-556)

Revision as of 03:48, 22 July 2006

Career

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General Characteristics
Class:	Saladin-Class Mark V
Length:	261.2 m
Beam:	141.7 m
Draft:	58.7 m
Propulsion:	(1) LEEDING-SW52 Warp Nacelle
Speed:	Warp 12 (max)
Complement:	33 officers 197 enlisted
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Shuttlecraft:	6 × Galieo class shuttles
Motto:	Ad Astra Per Aspera
Nickname:	The One Nacelled Wonder The Lollipop

The USS Justice (NCC-556) was a Saladin-class destroyer.

Construction

There is much to know about how this Saladin-class destroyer and how she came about. Saladin class destroyers have followed a tradition of naming older than the Federation itself. Following along the lines of the past Saladin destroyers hull number 556 would be named after a person who excelled in the martial field and become a hero to some and a scourge to others.

Major Elena Mendenhall Justice is this ship's name sake. The actual construction of the starship was almost a colorful event as Major Justice’s career.

On Stardate 9306.12, a key personnel databases crashed at Starfleet Headquarters placing several qualified officers onto the inactive duty rosters. Shortly after the computer glitch several officers approached Captain Tunis and offered their help to fill out a new command slot opening up in one of the new Saladin-class destroyers.

Six months later Starfleet was gripped by cost over runs at all shipyards which were forced to have ceased construction. Thirteen ships were presently sitting in spacedocks around the Federation with no new crews to man them.

Finally on Stardate 9403.26, Starfleet notified Captain Tunis that the Saladin-class destroyer USS Justice, NCC-556, would be ready for a crew in approximately nine months from now.

During these nine months, the Starfleet Marine Corps was looking for a spot to place one of their crack Intelligence units. They needed a platform that could deliver covert operatives quickly to trouble spots around the Federation and found that the spaceframe of a Saladin was the ticket. Time was spent converting cargo areas into highly classified work areas and office space. Even one of the standard shuttlecraft were adapted for special uses by the now assigned marine detachment known as the 86th.

Due do heightened tensions between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, construction was sped up on all starships and the Justice was completed on Stardate 9412.23. Captain Tunis gave his new crew four weeks notice before their shake down cruise.

On Stardate 9501.29 the Justice left Spacedock for her trial runs. Her first five year mission going as smoothly as any ship in Starfleet.

Current status

The USS Justice is currently on patrol near the Romulan Neutral Zone under the command of an Efrosian Captain.

Crew

List of USS Justice (NCC-556) personnel

Commanding Officers

Commodore Edward Tunis III (22xx - 22xx)
Efrosian Captain (name witheld for religious reason) (22xx - 23xx)

Command Crew under Efrosian Captain

Commanding officer
- Efrosian Captain (name witheld for religious reasons)
Executive and Science Officer
- Commander Carl Stoeffles
Chief Engineer
- Lieutenant Commander Robert Lupia (2295-)
Chief Medical Officer
- Doctor Valerie Lupia (2295-)
Chief of Operations
- Lieutenant David Stein
Communications Officer
- Warrant Officer Enigma
Navigator
- Lieutenant Donald Woods

Appearances

Star Trek Fan Films:
- Tales of the Seventh Fleet

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+The '''USS ''Justice'' (NCC-556)''' was a [[Saladin-class|''Saladin''-class]] destroyer.
-A Starfleet destroyer is a swift, powerful, cost effective starship used for patrols, surveillance and Federation defense. The primary mission of a Saladin-class destroyer is extended patrol duty along various treaty zones. During military operations the destroyer is used for both assault and perimeter defense for the larger capital ships. The Saladins are often used to escort ships through troubled regions.
 ==Construction==