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The USS Triumphant is an Ocean Surveillance Ship of the US Navy. It was launched on 19 February 1985. | The USS Triumphant is an Ocean Surveillance Ship of the US Navy. It was launched on 19 February 1985. | ||
==USS Triumphant | ==USS Triumphant NCC-2388== | ||
Starfleet had a previous Triumphant, the Furious class USS Triumphant NCC2388 dating from the late-22nd century. | Starfleet had a previous Triumphant, the Furious class USS Triumphant NCC2388 dating from the late-22nd century. | ||
The Furious class was designed as a new deep-reaction penetrator for the Starfleet frontier defense forces. In the event of a fleet scale, hostile-force incursion, ships of the Furious class would take the fight to the enemy by interrupting invasion supply routes and preemptively counterstriking follow-up invasion forces behind the enemy's front lines. | The Furious class was designed as a new deep-reaction penetrator for the Starfleet frontier defense forces. In the event of a fleet scale, hostile-force incursion, ships of the Furious class would take the fight to the enemy by interrupting invasion supply routes and preemptively counterstriking follow-up invasion forces behind the enemy's front lines. | ||
The USS Triumphant was laid down in 2399 at | The USS Triumphant was laid down in 2399 at Utopia Planitia. It saw distinguished service along the Romulan border and is the surviving example of the vessel in the Starfleet ship museum. | ||
==USS Triumphant | ==USS Triumphant NCC-75692 ([[Mwangi, Danson|Mwangi]]-era)== | ||
The Starship USS Triumphant was launched under Commander Danson Mwangi in time to join Taskforce Kappa and was blooded by in the T'lithian wars. She was the only ship to escape largely unscathed in a battle that destroyed the Kodiak-A, and damaged every other major ship. She was decisive in the destruction of the T'lithian dreadnought, and rescued more than four hundred Starfleet personnel, beaming them in, and beaming them out to the hospital ship Wake Island. For his role in this battle, Commander Mwangi was promoted to Captain. | The Starship USS Triumphant was launched under Commander Danson Mwangi in time to join Taskforce Kappa and was blooded by in the T'lithian wars. She was the only ship to escape largely unscathed in a battle that destroyed the Kodiak-A, and damaged every other major ship. She was decisive in the destruction of the T'lithian dreadnought, and rescued more than four hundred Starfleet personnel, beaming them in, and beaming them out to the hospital ship Wake Island. For his role in this battle, Commander Mwangi was promoted to Captain. | ||
The Triumphant remained in Taskforce Kappa, assisting in every major action until the dissolution of that taskforce. When the Ithassa Taskforce was created, she was absorbed into that group along with the Kodiak, Independence, Wallace and half-a-dozen other capital vessels. | The Triumphant remained in Taskforce Kappa, assisting in every major action until the dissolution of that taskforce. When the Ithassa Taskforce was created, she was absorbed into that group along with the Kodiak, Independence, Wallace and half-a-dozen other capital vessels. | ||
Shortly after this transfer, it became apparent that a few modifications of the ship would be necessary to make it suitable for deep-space missions, as opposed to the shorter limited-range missions she had been used to. Thus, she spent three weeks in the | Shortly after this transfer, it became apparent that a few modifications of the ship would be necessary to make it suitable for deep-space missions, as opposed to the shorter limited-range missions she had been used to. Thus, she spent three weeks in the Utopia Planitia shipyards while these modifications were carried out, as well as her second major refit. | ||
Shortly after this, she took part in the decisive battle against the Grendellai slavers that also involved the Independence and the Kodiak. She also assisted in the evacuation of a Tzenkethi planet that was collapsing, and returned 150 Tzenkethi scientists to the border in a display of goodwill. | Shortly after this, she took part in the decisive battle against the Grendellai slavers that also involved the Independence and the Kodiak. She also assisted in the evacuation of a Tzenkethi planet that was collapsing, and returned 150 Tzenkethi scientists to the border in a display of goodwill. | ||
[[Category:USS Triumphant]] | [[Category:USS Triumphant]] | ||