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NCC-14238

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Excelsior-Class NCC-14238

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS.

            VESSEL NAME: United Space Ship Maximillian

            VESSEL CLASS:  Excelsior-Class

            VESSEL REGISTRY:  NCC-14238

            CATEGORY: Heavy Cruiser

            REFITTER:  Anteres Ship Yards

            LAID DOWN:  14 January 2313

            LAUNCHED:  13 June 2319

            COMMISSIONED:  23 September 2320 (Stardate 2097.5)

            DEDICATION MOTTO:  "Reach for the Stars, and Grab the future."

            BRIEF COMMENTS:  Third Federation Starship to bear the name.

            

 

STARSHIP HISTORY

2320, SD-2097.5 (23 SEP): Starfleet Command commissions Starship Maximillian, Captain Casavan of Zaran II assumes command, and embarks on a mission of deep-space exploration in the Olduvai region.

 2325: During a planetary survey mission to Delvos Morae II, both Captain Casavan and First Officer Wallace were killed in an unprovoked attack by the hostile natives, and Lieutenant Commander Skol, being the next senior line officer, assumed command of Starship Maximillian.  Starfleet Command awards permanent command of Maximillian to Skol, as well as a promotion to the rank of Captain, making Skol one of the youngest officers ever to hold the posting of commanding officer of a Federation starship.

 2325: Starship Maximillian, under the command of Captain Skol, returns from her five-year mission in the Olduvai region.  During this mission, Maximillian mapped over 35 habitable star systems, including first contact with four civilizations.  Upon her return to Earth, Maximillian underwent a systems upgrade and crew rotation.

 2326: Starship Maximillian, under the command of Captain Skol, embarks on a second five-year mission of deep-space exploration in the Keo Expanse, where Skol charted 20 star systems, including two first-contact missions.

 2331: Starship Maximillian, under the command of Captain Skol, returns from her second five-year mission of exploration.  Captain Skol retires from Starfleet and takes a civilian assignment to head the agricultural development project on planet Boro Mente IV, pursuing his main course of study in Xenobotany.

 2332: Starship Maximillian embarks on her third five-year mission under the command of Captain William Hunter.  During his command, Maximillian patrolled the region of Federation space near the Cardassian border in the vicinity of Bajor.  Tensions between the Federation and the Cardassians were beginning to rise, leading to more than a dozen less-than-friendly encounters with Cardassian warships.  Under Hunter's command, three first contacts with new civilizations were made, and over sixteen new systems were charted.

 2337: Starship Maximillian, under the command of Captain William Hunter, returns from her third five-year mission.  Captain Hunter retires from Starfleet with a distinguished career.  He later becomes the secretary of Starfleet on the Federation Council.

 2338: Upon completition of a minor systems upgrade and crew rotation at Starbase 364, Captain Hose Gomez assumes command of Starship Maximillian.  Maximillian is assigned to TacFleet for two years in the Tholian region, patrolling the disputed border areas and monitoring the activities of Tholian warships in the disputed territories.  During this tour of duty, Maximillian made three encounters with Tholian warships, none of which ended in hostilities.  Much of Captain Gomez's mission was uneventful, and the ship routinely carried out simulated combat scenarios with other Federation starships in the area, winning several commendations in combat readiness.

 2340: Starship Maximillian is reassigned to deep-space exploration in the uncharted Atraides region.  Over a period of five years, Maximillian mapped over 47 habitable systems and made three first-contacts.

 2345: Starship Maximillian returns to Earth for resupply and a year-long systems overhaul.  Captain Gomez is given a lateral promotion to the position of chief-of-staff to the Commander-in-Chief of Starfleet Command.  Captain Achmed Ghaman assumes command, overseeing much of the refit.

 2346: Starship Maximillian is assigned to transport Starfleet Secretary William Hunter and the President of the United Federation of Planets to First City on planet Qo'NoS to attend the first Klingon/Federation Summit Meeting since the foundation of a strong alliance between the Klingons and the Federation, at a site referred to as Camp Dover.

 2346: Starship Maximillian, under the command of Captain Ghaman, is reassigned to TacFleet, involving the starship in many skirmishes with the Tholians and several battles with the Cardassians.  Over a period of five years, Maximillian neutralized over fifteen Tholian and seven Cardassian warships, crippling an additional seven Tholian and twelve Cardassian vessels.

 2351: Starship Maximillian, still assigned to TacFleet.  Captain Ghaman is killed in action during a Cardassian attack.  The ship, with heavy battle damage and high casualities from the attack, limped to Starbase 211 for repairs.  Upon the vessel's arrival at the starbase, Admiral Tyler gave Maximillian's first officer, Commander Nighthawk, a field promotion to the rank of Captain and permanent command of Maximillian.  After three weeks of repair, resupply and crew rotation, Maximillian rejoined TacFleet in various operations involving military strikes and defensive posturing against Tholian, Talarian, and Cardassian task forces.

 2355: Starship Maximillian returns to Earth for major systems repair, crew rotation, and tactical systems upgrade.  Captain Nighthawk was promoted to admiral (two star) to command Starfleet Battle Group 47 of the 4th Fleet in the Cardassian theater.  First officer Commander Robert Lyon was promoted to Captain, assumed command, and oversaw the refit of Maximillian.

 2356:  Starship Maximillian returns to service, rejoining Starfleet Battle Group 47 in the Cardassian/Federation Conflict.  Captain Lyon and his first officer, Lieutenant Commander Blobbin, valiantly led the vessel through over twenty-five skirmishes with Cardassian warships, and twelve battles, defending several outlying Federation colonies in their sector of operation.

 2363:  While operating alone in the Beta Rendala system, Starship Maximillian was attacked by three Galor class cruisers.  The Beta Rendala system had four major Federation colonies with a total population of over 4.2 billion Federation citizens.  Maximillian took severe damage and high casualities in the ambush, and, while en-route to Starbase 211, a warp core breach was in progress.  The core was successfully ejected, however the resulting explosion caused further damage to the wounded starship.  With multiple hull breaches and failing life support systems, Captain Robert Lyon was forced to order abandon ship.  The officers and crew were rescued four days later by Federation Excelsior-Class starship U.S.S. Detroit (NCC-42287).  The hulk of the Maximillian was recovered two weeks later and towed to Starbase 211 where she was deemed to have suffered too much structural damage to salvage.  Though Maximillian had been lost, and the casualty rate was approximately twenty percent of the crew, four Federation colonies had been saved (over 4 billion lives), and the Captain, officers and crew of Maximillian had been commended for their actions. (1)

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