USS Goddard (NCC-85818)

The USS Goddard is a Typhon-class starship commissioned in the Starfleet Border Patrol.
=History=
* USS Goddard, NCC-59621; Korolev-class starship destroyed in 2368 in action against the Klingon Empire.
* USS Goddard, NCC-85818; Typhon-class carrier. Active.
==Origins of the Name==
The USS Goddard is named in honor of American professor Robert H. Goddard, who was also a physicist and inventor who is credited with creating and building of Earth's first liquid-fueld rocket. He's often reffered to as the "Father of Modern Rocketry".
==Construction==
The hull and keel of the Goddard was officially laid in 2375 when Starfleet authorized the construction of twenty five Typhon-class Carriers. The Goddard herself is the 18th of such ships to be constructed and commissioned in the NCC-85800 series.
The Goddard was constructed for extended border patrol operations, intended to guard large expanses of the Federation Border with minimal fleet support.
==Service Record==
* 2375 - Construction Authorized. Keel Plates laid down at Utopia Planitia.
* 2379 - Shakedown Cruise.
* 2380 - Official Launch.
* 2385 - 5-year Refit Check.
* 2387 - Involved in the Battle of D'Korin
==Dedication Plaque==
"It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow." -Robert H. Goddard, June 1904.
=Specifications=
* 26 Decks
* Multiple Pulse Phaser Turrets
* Multiple Quantum Torpedo Launchers
* Carries 64 Fighter/Bomber Craft arranged into 8 Squadrons. (8 Craft per Squadron)
* Carries an additional 86 support craft in various sizes and functions.
=Personnel=
* 300 Officers
* 250 Warrant Officers
* 1500 Enlisted Personnel
* 440 Personnel detatched from above numbers and assigned to the Fighter/Bomber Group.
Category:Starships
Category:Starfleet Ships
Category:Typhon-class Starships