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Name: | USS Moonlight SY-3 |
Registry: | NCC-93897 |
Class: | Columbia |
Type: | Explorer |
Affiliation: | United Federation of Planets |
Status: | Semi-active (2412) |
The USS Moonlight SY-3 was a reactivated Columbia-class explorer in Federation Starfleet service in the early decades of the 25th century.
In response to the Federation-Klingon War of 2409, Starfleet Command needed to bolster the fleet in order to combat losses in ships and crews caused by the war. To that end, several decommissioned classes were brought out of mothballs, updated with the latest technologies available at the time, and placed back into active service.
One such class was the Columbia-class (a Earth-Romulan War-era refit of the NX-class). All salvagable vessels of the Columbia-class were repaired and retrofitted, then made available to officers of at least Admiral's rank.
The Moonlight SY-3 was assigned to be the flagship of Fleet Admiral Sofia Larson and, in that capacity, quickly distinguished itself in missions like the 2410 discovery and reactivation of the long-lost Fleet Station K-13 and some of the earliest battles of the Klingon Civil War of 2411.
Following the destruction of the diplomatic enclave at Khitomer by Klingon Chancellor J'mpok (an act blamed on the Moonlight SY-3 and her crew), Larson placed the Moonlight SY-3 into drydock (as J'mpok had placed a bounty on the ship and her crew). Subsequent battles of the war were fought by Larson using other vessels, such as the prototype USS Terunofuji.
However, on ceremonial occasions, Larson still brings the Moonlight SY-3 back into service as a reminder of the struggles and successes she had racked up in her service career. (How Movies Saved My Life (and My Sanity))
Background[]
The Moonlight SY-3 was named after the spaceship of the same name from the 1968 film Destroy All Monsters, as How Movies Saved My Life (and My Sanity) author William "Blissey" Raymer is an avowed fan of the Godzilla franchise, of which Destroy All Monsters was the ninth entry.
Columbia-class starships |
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Refits from NX-class: Avenger - Endeavour - Enterprise |
New-builds (2165-2167): USS Apollo - USS Ares - USS Buran - USS Charybdis - USS Phoenix - USS Shenlong - USS Soyuz - USS Valiant |
Starfleet International : Balthasar |
How Movies Saved My Life (And My Sanity): USS Moonlight SY-3 |