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Star Trek: USS Magellan NX-929000

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Setting Background

Flung across the Great Barrier by unstable experimental technology in an experimental ship designed by Voyager's returned crew to be the "perfect vessel" for being stranded far from home, the crew of the Magellan must survive 200,000 light years from the Federation in a stange galaxy untouched by the Preservers, ignored by the Q, and utterly alone.

Ship

The USS Magellan NCC-929000 is a refitted Rebel-Class Advanced Tactical Deep Space Cruiser outfitted with an experimental transphasic multiwarp dual-core engine based on Iconian and Undine engineering principles.

From Feyman Starfleet Shipyards (includes images of a ship of the class):

The Rebel Class is a new breed of deep-space explorer. Designed from the input of the crew of the miraculously returned U.S.S. Voyager, and a deep analysis of its mission logs, this new class is a lean, tight cruiser is capable of long runs of sustained high warp with little wear and tear.

Conceived as the "perfect ship" the crew wished they had on the long voyage from the Delta Quadrant, it was equipped with upgraded tactical weapons and Multi-phasic shields. Unfortunately, none of the future technology that arrived with Voyager was allowed to be installed on this prototype, or any other Federation vessel. (Note that the future ablative armor technology and transphasic torpedoes onboard Voyager were immediately quarantined by the Federation Temporal Commission upon arrival at McKinley Station.)

The twin deflectors provide high accuracy and penetration as well as redundancy should one be damaged. The third is carried for stranded vessels, or as a deep back up should the whole primary system be damaged. The internal gelpack system has had multiple upgrades and back-ups installed and the nacelles are powered from two parallel warp cores at the center of each outrigger.

While the Temporal Commission could protect the actual future technology until its actual creation, they could not stop speculation and conjecture. New armor designs were developed that doubled the integrity and strength of the ablative hull armor, and reduced armor loss under fire by more than that.

But the more ingenious development was tactical. After analyzing the number of instances of attack by multiple enemy ships on the solitary Voyager, it was concluded that a ship out alone in deep space not only needed powerful weaponry, but some bodyguards. Starfleet Tactical developed the autonomous defense drones, similar to those found in the Nimbus classes tactical drones.

When attacked by multiple, or overwhelming power, the 10 drones, launched from the ten hatches on the tops of the outriggers, protect the ship. Each drone is equipped with high-yield phasers and one quantum torpedo. Their only job is to occupy the enemy until the ship can either retreat safely or subdue the enemy. And each drone is designed to detonate itself if necessary, with a pulse that designed to disable every conceivable energy system in the vicinity, leaving the enemy incapacitated but alive.

As a result, this class is well designed for search and rescue missions, mapping and re con missions and even heavy combat if necessary.

Crew

• CPT Hexceus i-Francisco Lovok, Romulan Captain (Amaraxis)
• CMDR Aric Nazin, El-Aurian First Officer (Tyrnis)
• CMDR Azolla Zh'araan, Andorian Chief Engineer/XO (squidheadjax)
• LtCMDR Khrangk, Klingon Chief Medical Officer (Daz Florp Lebam)
• LtCMDR Alec Vegher, Human Science Officer (L'ennui)
• LtCMDR Zia Porakan, Iotian Security Chief (JoanieSappho)
• LtCMDR Leshee, Vorta Ship's Counselor (Baeraad)
• [[STMAG_ VumTyrra|Vum Tryya, Bajoran "Bartender" (Bellerophon)