U.S.S. Utah

**U.S.S. Utah (NCC-2022)** is a two-nacelled starship belonging to the Excelsior Class. An SCB-30 refit of the original Excelsior frame, Utah has seen heavy duty during her 130 year service history, including combat with the Cardassian, Borg, Dominion, Klingon, Iconian, Tzenkethi and Hur'q people. Much like the beach she was named after, Utah has managed to avoid heavy damage, unlike the majority of her sisters during various conflicts. (USS Omaha was particularly damaged during the Iconian assault on Earth, and was later deemed beyond viable repair.)

Having had 7 captains in her 130 year history, Utah is one of the oldest ships still left in commission, and has recently been repaired and partially refitted.

Utah was also part of the Radilta Incident, in which 370 Starfleet officers lost their lives.

# The Radilta Incident

On stardate 23438.1, the Utah, accompanied by the Miranda Class Kilkenny and the Cheyenne Class Apache, were ordered to report to Radilta to begin negotiations with the planetary government for the construction of a starbase in their system. Radilta had been a long standing ally of the Federation, and negotiations were proceeding well. However, what was unknown at the time was that Radilta was currently in the midst of a civil war. Officers from all three ships that had been taking the opportunity for shore leave found themselves held hostage by members of the Free Radilta movement, who wanted to see Radilta take to the stars on their own terms, and under their own power.

These officers were hold inside a hotel, and demands were made for Starfleet to begin transporting weapons from the orbiting ships. Captain Jules Garne of the Apache took command of the negotiation, while ordering his first officer, Commander Henry Pickering, to begin planning for a small team to take the building and rescue the captured officers.

On stardate 23439.44, a joint away team from the Utah and the Apache transported to the surface and quickly made their way to the hotel. However, the FR had informants inside the Radilta government, and a large explosive device was planted and armed in the basement of the hotel. When the joint away team breached the hotel, the explosive was detonated, killing the hostages and the away team. 350 Starfleet personnel were killed in the explosion, including Commander Pickering, who had taken command of the away team.

The FR attackers had attempted to escape on a Radiltan starship, but were cornered by the Utah. In the ensuing firefight, the Utah destroyed the Radiltan starship, with the FR crew dying aboard.

Captain Jules Garne was recalled to Earth to defend himself, and was removed from command of the Apache. Utah likewise was recalled to Earth, where approximately 217 officers were hastily transferred aboard to bring the ship back to full strength. Utah was then placed on the border with Cardassia.

# Operation Phoenix

On stardate 98597.57, the starships Utah, Helena and Johannesburg were tasked to the Kitola System, Kitola IV in particularly, to investigate a rogue Hur'q presence on the planet. Petty Officer Second Class Natalya Kolnova, a former crew member of the Utah, was returned to the ship for a TDA in order to assist Viper Team in finding out what the Hur'q wanted.

Viper Team were transported down to Kitola IV, but found themselves under attack almost a day later. At the same time, the Utah and her escorts found themselves under heavy Hur'q assault. Helena was crippled and Johannesburg was forced to retreat. Utah remained on station until Viper Team could be rescued, however the delay caused Captain Stephen Hunter his life, and Commander J'Rak was left comatose.

Lieutenant Commander Udina, as next full senior on the chain of command, took command of the Utah and ordered the ship back to Deep Space Nine for repair. While present, NaVComm promoted Lieutenant Commander Udina to the position of captain of the Utah, a position he continues to hold.

# Ship Service History

**Stardate xxxxx.xx** (DD Month YYYY): stuff done here

# Senior Staff

## Command Division

* Lieutenant Commander John Udina , Commanding Officer
* Lieutenant Commander Megan Jones , Executive Officer
* Lieutenant Kieran Williams, Second Officer

## Tactical Division

* Lieutenant Kieran Williams, Chief of Tactical

## Operations Division

* Lieutenant Marc Jones, Chief of Operations
* Lieutenant Greg Knightly, Chief of Engineering
* Lieutenant Charles Allenby, Chief of Security

## Sciences Division

* Lieutenant Helen Blake, Chief Science Officer
* Ensign Gary Phillips, Stellar Cartographer

## Medical Division

* Lieutenant Commander Karen Grant, Chief Medical Officer
* Lieutenant S'tena, Counselor

# Notable Staff

A hold over from times of old, when naval ships held marine teams aboard for purposes of security, the Utah contains a security detail whose sole job is to continue that tradition. The SECDET (Security Detail) answers directly to Lieutenant Charles Allenby, Chief Security Officer. The SECDET is split into three teams:

**VIPER TEAM**: The Priority Security Detail aboard the Utah, Viper Team is the first team to be deployed to any hotzone, whether that be combat or humanitarian issues. Formerly commanded by Lieutenant Commander Udina, Lieutenant Akila assumed command of Viper Team, rebuilding after Operation Phoenix rendered two of the five original members unfit for duty, and Lieutenant Commander Udina was promoted to Command

* VIPER ONE: Lieutenant Yosuka Akila, Team Lead/Rifleman
* VIPER TWO :Lieutenant, Junior Grade Lanzo Muller, Heavy Gunner
* VIPER THREE: Master Chief Petty Officer Serina Cafarella, Corpsman/Rifleman
* VIPER FOUR: Petty Officer First Class Briana Kellerman, EOD/Rifleman
* VIPER FIVE: Petty Officer Second Class Pierrre Plauche, Marksman

**PYTHON TEAM**: The secondary security team, PYTHON often stands in support of VIPER during ground operations. It is very rare for both teams to be stood up, and has only happened when the Utah is at Boarding Stations.

* PYTHON ONE: Ensign Rachel King, Team Leader/Rifleman
* PYTHON TWO: Petty Officer Second Class Lawrence Mitchum, Marksman
* PYTHON THREE: Petty Officer Second Class James Simpson, Corpsman/Rifleman
* PYTHON FOUR: Petty Officer Third Class Julia Wood, EOD/Rifleman
* PYTHON FIVE: Petty Officer Third Class Alison Marshall, Heavy Gunner

**COBRA TEAM**: COBRA is the third team aboard the Utah, and stands to during counter-boarding operations or VIP protection and escort operations, such as the Commanding Officer being required to beam down for diplomatic situations.

* COBRA ONE: Chief Petty Officer Thomas Ling, CPS/Rifleman (Close Protection Specialist)
* COBRA TWO: Petty Officer Second Class Lance Dean, CPS/Marksman
* COBRA THREE: Petty Officer Second Class Jack Vincent, Corpsman/Rifleman
* COBRA FOUR: Petty Officer Third Class Johann Schmidt, CPS/Rifleman
* COBRA FIVE: Petty Officer Third Class Amy Seever, CPS/Light Gunner

# Decks

Deck 1: Captain’s Ready Room, Main Bridge, Briefing Room

Deck 2: Junior and Senior Officers Quarters, VIP/Guest Quarters

Deck 3: Officers Quarters, Holosuites, VIP/Officer's Mess, 'Snake Pit'

Deck 4: NCO Quarters, Enlisted Crew Mess, Galley

Deck 5: Main Phaser and Fire Control, Auxiliary Control Room and Support, Impulse Engines and Engineering Support

Deck 6: Primary Life Support Systems, Primary Computer Core Control, Cargo Bay 1 & 2, Holodeck 1 and 2

Deck 7: Computer Core, Sickbay, Chief Medical Officer's Office, Primary Science Labs, Counselor's Office

Deck 8: Computer Core, Junior Officers and Crew Quarters, Main Lounge, Secondary Science Labs, Fusion Power Generators 1 and 2

Deck 9: Interconnecting Dorsal/Intermix Shaft/Turbolifts, Forward Torpedo Bay Control, Forward Torpedo Bay Magazine, Armory, Holding Cells, Chief Tactical Officer's Office

Deck 10: Transporter Room 1, Interconnecting Dorsal/Intermix Shaft/Turbolifts, Forward Torpedo Launchers, Shuttlebay Hangar and Maintenance Section

Deck 11: Upper Engineering Support Area, Machine Shop, Primary Maintenance Support Center, Shuttlebay, Warp Core - M/ARA Reaction Assembly, Deuterium Storage Tanks

Deck 12: Main Engineering, Primary Systems Support Compartment, Living Quarters, Shuttle Bay, Warp Core - M/ARA Reaction Assembly, Fusion Power Generators 3 and 4

Deck 13: Living Quarters, Primary Shuttle Maintenance Hangar, Main Deflector Auxiliary Systems, Emergency Batteries / Fusion Power Generators 4-6, Aft Phaser and Torpedo Weapon Control, Warp Core - M/ARA Reaction Assembly, Emergency Transporter Rooms 1 and 2

Deck 14: Secondary Deflector Control, Living Quarters, Stellar Cartography, Cargo Bay 1,Warp Core - M/ARA Reaction Assembly, Engineering Section Impulse Engine Control and Support Center, Engineering Section Impulse Engines, Enlisted Personnel Living Quarters

Deck 15: Recreation Deck/Zero-G Gymnasium, Crew Lounge, Deuterium Storage,Warp Core - M/ARA Reaction Assembly, Engineering Section Impulse Engines, Nacelle Power Transfer Assembly, Nacelle Personnel Transfer Conduit, Primary and Emergency Deflector Dish Graviton Polarity Generators, Subspace field distortion generators, Enlisted Personnel Living Quarters

Deck 16: Tertiary Multipurpose Laboratories, Transporter Room 2, Emergency Transporter Room 3-4, Warp Core - M/ARA Reaction Assembly, Cargo Bay 3 - Primary Cargo Bay, Cargo Bay 2, Cargo Bay 4, Cargo Transporters 2, 3 and 4.

Deck 17: Waste Recycling, Environmental Control, Emergency Batteries, Brig, Secondary Computer Core, Anti-matter Generators, Gravimetric Polaron Generators, Secondary Shield Generators, Warp Core - M/ARA Reaction Assembly

Deck 18: Anti-matter Injectors, Warp Core - M/ARA Reaction Assembly, Emergency Gravimetric Polaron Generators, Tractor Beam Generator, fore and aft Tractor Beam assemblies

# Weapon Specificiations

The Utah is equipped with Type VIII Phaser turrets, set in various positions around the ship. 10 double emitters are present on the saucer, 5 dorsal and 5 ventral. There are 4 single emitters on the ventral hull and 1 double emitter on the pylon connector. This gives the ship a 360 degree firing arc to protect itself. However, unlike the later designs of the New Orleans, Springfield, Ambassador and various new designs, Utah is not equipped with phaser arrays, as the installation of the array would be too much of a rebuild, and the Excelsior frame would need significant redesign work.

The torpedo launcher assembly aboard the Utah is able to fire the most modern photon torpedoes. However, no provision is present for the launch of quantum torpedoes.

Her shield assembly is not top of the line, but is more than sufficient to defend the ship against most aggressors.