The Trinity-Serellan Defense Fleet: Difference between revisions

[[Image:Trinity_Sector.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]Starfleet's '''Trinity-Serellan Defense Fleet''' is a fleet of Federation starships that operate from [[Starbase 118]] under the command of [[Reider, Luke|Admiral Luke Reider]]. The small fleet is based here to assist with administration in the Trinity-Serellan region of space, an area of major strategic importance at the crux of Federation, Klingon, and Romulan space. The primary duty of the fleet is to defend and patrol the area around StarBase 118, while the secondary mission is to support and defend the interests of Starfleet, including colonies, bases, and member planets. The fleet has jurisdiction across three sectors:

The vessels making up the Trinity-Serellan Defense Fleet rotate depending on Starfleet's requirements elsewhere and on the commanding Fleet Captain's desired configuration. The current configuration of Starbase 118's Defense Fleet during this rotation is detailed below.

The fleet has two ships which are are kept docked at Starbase 118 as a backup to the main patrol outside the station. These two vessels are on hot standby. On the current rotation these are the [[USS Aegis]] and the [[USS Columbia]]. These two ships remain docked at Starbase 118 and are ready to launch on five-minutes notice. The two hot standby ships are designated to responding to any situations that might crop up within the region. To this end, a specially-trained StarBase crew man's these craft as a skeleton crew for the battle-ready designated vessels. Oftentimes either the USS Aegis or the [[USS Columbia]] may be moved to mission active status and used by Starbase 118's command staff to follow up leads or react to specific situations. When this occurs, the smaller ship, [[USS Arrow]], moves on to hot standby to ensure that there are always two battle-ready vessels ready to leave Starbase 118 within five minutes. When the USS Arrow is not performing this duty, she is used to run escort protecting special cargo shipments or V.I.P.s in transit.

<td align="center" colspan="3" width="275">[[USS Aegis]]<br> ''Hot standby/primary support vessel''<br> NCC-74323<br > [[ma:Norway class|Norway Class]]  [[Starfleet Starships: Escorts|Escort]] vessel

The fleet's cool standby vessel is a larger starship which remains docked at [[Starbase 118]] awaiting assignment. A heavy cruiser, the cool standby vessel is ready to launch on thirty-minutes notice so as to respond to any situations that might crop up within the region.  

Vessels of closely allied political entities who are not members of the UFoP (i.e.- Klingons), or expected to assist in any defense efforts and are expected to be a part of the cool standby group. With the [[USS Constitution]] on reassignment, the [[IKS jlSuDrup]], under the command of Commander [["Cooley" Korliath]] is currently acting as cool standby vessel.

<td align="center" colspan="3" width="275">[[IKS jlSuDrup]] <br> ''Cool Standby vessel''<br>[[ma:vor'cha class|Vor'Cha Class]]</td>

 

The [[IKS jlSuDrup]] fulfills all the duties that were formally the [[USS Constitution]]'s. When on cool standby, the USS Constitution interfaces with Starbase 118's computers to keep tabs on it's crew, who are expected to utilize the Constitution's internal transporter systems to report for duty if the need arises. Due to the necessity of proper resource utilization, the cool standby vessel will often be rotated, to allow these valuable ships to see time in the field. If a heavy frigate is not available, up to three light frigates can be substituted at Starfleet's discretion.  

Prior to 238307.28 the cool standby vessel was [[USS Constitution]], However, on Stardate  the [[USS Constitution]] was re-assigned to Captain [[Tyr Waltas]] for a special mission in lieu of the [[USS Discovery]]. Shortly thereafter the [[USS Constitution]] was permanently reassigned to deep space exploration under the command of Captain [[Assanti, Cura| Cura Assanti]]

Medical vessels, such as the ''Geneva''-, ''Graceful''- and ''[[ma:Olympic_class|Olympic]]''-class vessels, are much more predictable in their configuration and missions. Dedicated to healing the injured, treating the sick, and pushing back the frontiers of medical knowledge, they have saved uncounted millions of Federation lives. Instead of flying "patrols," they go where ordered by Starfleet Medical or Starfleet Command, or accompany large contingents of ships heading into battle or other dangerous situations (though they carefully remain to the rear and display their medical emblems prominently).

<td align="center" colspan="3" height="225" width="275">[[USS Resolution]]<br> ''Research/Laboratory Ship''<br>NCC--B<br> [[ma:Nova_class|Nova]]</td>