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{{Motto - Active|Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|ICON=Luna-icon.gif|link=Luna Class History}} | {{Motto - Active|Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|ICON=Luna-icon.gif|link=Luna Class History}} | ||
The '''USS Doyle''', NCC-80221-A, is a {{c|Luna}} starship under the command of Captain {{n|Shelther|Faranster}}. Named after Scottish physician and writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) and one of | The '''USS Doyle''', NCC-80221-A, is a {{c|Luna}} starship under the command of Captain {{n|Shelther|Faranster}}. Named after Scottish physician and writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) and one of [[New Scotland]]'s moons, she is the second Federation starship to bear the name. | ||
[[Avalon Sector]] and the [[Briar Patch]] were largely unexplored and left without much Federation presence except for [[Deep Space 285]], which had single patrol vessel, the {{USS|Constitution|B}}, that had been out of date by a number of years. After a decision to return to its mantra of exploration and scientific discovery, Starfleet undertook an extensive upgrading of Starbase 285 and assigned her a new support ship better suited to that new purpose, the ''Luna'' class USS ''Doyle''-A. Named for one of Earth’s most renowned authors, the ''Doyle''’s mission is, much like her namesake’s best known character, to solve the great mysteries of the universe. | [[Avalon Sector]] and the [[Briar Patch]] were largely unexplored and left without much Federation presence except for [[Deep Space 285]], which had single patrol vessel, the {{USS|Constitution|B}}, that had been out of date by a number of years. After a decision to return to its mantra of exploration and scientific discovery, Starfleet undertook an extensive upgrading of Starbase 285 and assigned her a new support ship better suited to that new purpose, the ''Luna'' class USS ''Doyle''-A. Named for one of Earth’s most renowned authors, the ''Doyle''’s mission is, much like her namesake’s best known character, to solve the great mysteries of the universe. |