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[[Image:Nebula.jpg|250px|left]]The USS Ranger-A is a [[ma:Nebula_class|Nebula Class]] starship, which began its career under the experienced command of Rear Admiral [[Kelly, Brian|Brian Kelly]]. The Ranger-A was a direct replacement for the [[USS Ranger]], which was lost on Stardate 237403.11.  
[[Image:Nebula.jpg|250px|left]]The USS Ranger-A is a [[ma:Nebula_class|Nebula Class]] starship, a replacement for the original [[USS Ranger]] and assigned to Commander [[Terra, James|James Terra]] after Admiral [[Kelly, Brian|Brian Kelly]] retired. The original Ranger was presumed destroyed after running afoul of a [[ma:Crystaline Entity|Crystaline Entity]] on stardate 237403.11.


The Ranger is a powerful military vessel. It has its mission brief officially classed as [[Starfleet Starships: Escorts|Escort]], however it is well known that the Ranger-A is dedicated to the dangerous missions involved in defending the Federation from external enemies. The Ranger-A has proved its might many times, and defended many Federation lives.  
Both original and Alpha line Nebula Class ships served as an [[Starfleet Starships: Escorts|Escort]], but were front line war ships usually involved with military applications and covert operations serving as a frontline vessel and crew. This usually ended up with the ship's location classified more often that not, as it has a long history of having served behind enemy lines in the pursuit of defense and preserving the lives of StarFleet and Federation citizens.


The location of the Ranger-A is, more often than that not, highly classified for obvious reasons, as most of the time the vessel is serving behind enemy lines.  
The Nebula class vessel was intended as a more numerous counterpart to the Galaxy class project. Although much smaller, the Nebula class can support the performance of almost 90% of the missions of a [[ma:Galaxy_class|Galaxy class]] vessel. This is due to the flexibility of the interchangeable 'mission pod' on the Nebula class vessel. The Ranger-A is fitted with a modified weapons/tactical pod as standard.  


The Nebula class vessel was intended as a more numerous counterpart to the Galaxy class project. Although much smaller, the Nebula class can support the performance of almost 90% of the missions of a [[ma:Galaxy_class|Galaxy class]] vessel. This is due to the flexibility of the interchangeable 'mission pod' on the Nebula class vessel. The Ranger-A is fitted with a modified weapons/tactical pod as standard.  
After Commander Terra's reassignment, who received a promotion a few months later, command passed to Commander [[Ice, Sascha|Sascha Ice]], having recently returned to the Fleet, and following Ice's recall to SB118, RAdmiral Brian Kelly returned to command the Ranger before StarFleet forced him into administration. Captain [[Skye, Cheyenne|Cheyenne Skye]], daughter of famous shipping tycoon Milton Skye, took command after a short recall, continuing the ship's profile. On its last mission, members from the [[ma:Mirror Universe|Mirror Universe]] sabotaged the Ranger after a failed attempt to hijack the ship, which caused a complete systems failure.


In early 2379 command of the ship was given to Commander [[Terra, James|James Terra]], who received a promotion a few months later. When he took a leave of absence from the fleet, Captain [[Skye, Cheyenne|Cheyenne Skye]], daughter of famous shipping tycoon Milton Skye, took command. After a massive systems failure which was the result of an attempt to disable the computer by hijackers from the Mirror Dimension, the ship was returned to spacedock to begin a massive computer and internal overhaul.
The Ranger was able to warp back to [[Starbase 118 Ops]] through the use of a shuttlecraft battery, thanks to the ingenuity of its Engineering staff, but completely shut down on re-entry and ended up on a collision course before the [[USS Hammond]] initiated a tractor beam to slow the ship and tow it safely into dry dock. The Ranger was to begin a massive internal overhaul to recover its core systems, but as with it's counterpart, the [[USS Phoenix-B]], problems ensued in the recovery of the core and has sat decommissioned in drydock since its unfortunate circumstances in November of 2378.


The Ranger-A also has its sister ship stationed at StarBase 118, the [[USS Indria-A]].  
In February of 2387, the Ranger's primary computer system was transported out of the ship, requisitioned by Ensign [[Kelly, Michael|Michael Kelly]] under a petition to retrieve and/or repair the troublesome primary core system.  


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