USS Hunley

**U.S.S. Hunley (NCC-97983)** is one of the many Armitage-class starships that follow the critical success of the Akira-Class starship.

# History of the Name

    The ancestor and namesake of the Hunley had a short and painful history. Originally known as the ***H.L. Hunley***, history remembered her best just as ***Hunley*** . She was a submarine of the *Confederate States of America* that lost 21 crewmen during her short career by sinking three times during her trials, as well as in her one and only engagement. She was named after her inventor ***Horace Lawson Hunley***. The Hunley was built at ***Mobile, Alabama*** and began her trials in July 1863. On August 12th 1864 she was transported by rail to Charleston, where she was put to sea for her mission. She was the first submarine to sink a warship in history with a torpedo and went down with all crewmembers on February 17th, 1864. Although for a long time the disappearance of the *Hunley* was a mystery, her remains were eventually found in the year 1995 on the seaward side of the wreck of the ***USS Housatonic***, her target that day. The submarine was found a bare 6 meters away on the bottom of the ocean floor and upon examination (after raising it in 2000) it was finally concluded that her own torpedo detonating likely sank not just the *USS Housatonic*, but *Hunley* as well.

The Hunley Confederate Navy Song

# Ship Service History

**88142.09** (July 15, 2410): USS Hunley, under command of Cpt. Isaac McKinley embarks on her trials after construction finishes

**88148.76** (July 17, 2410): just 2 days into her maiden cruise, the ship has to return to the Luna shipyards. Reason: A faulty reactor cooling-circuitry

**88158.57** (July 21, 2410): 9 days later, after fixing the coolant circuit, the engineers find yet another problem with the engines. This time, while in stand-by, sensors detect temperatures rising to high enough levels to melt the hull around the exhausts. After various simulations and against the Chief Engineers decision, Cpt. McKinley believes in the 'faulty sensor' theory and the *USS Hunley* once more leaves the shipyard to conduct her trials

**88167.48** (July 24, 2410): again, the ship operates fine for the first couple days, when during a firing exercise one of the phaser cannons capacitors overloads, explodes and aside blowing a hole into the hull, kills 11 crewmembers working in the area. A second time *USS Hunley* returns to the shipyard for repairs. Upon arrival, Cpt. McKinley is immediately relieved of command and replaced by Commander Vivien Weddon. An investigation reveals the faulty sensor readings on the impulse exhausts weren't the only ones with a malfunction, but McKinley had decided to ignore the warnings assuming it would just be minor glitches. Critical control circuits showed various errors and yet, once again, McKinley chose to ignore it. Repairs on the damaged hull, weapon and systems are scheduled to take at least a couple weeks time.

**88215.31** (August 11, 2410): more than 3 weeks later, fixing one problem and finding it replaced by yet another, a top-to-bottom inspection after the finished repairs reveals no additional errors for the first time since her planned launch on July 12th. With this much delay, Commander Weddon is eager to get out of the dock and put the ship through her paces. With 2 hour delay (due to a jammed bulkhead) the ship finally leaves drydock and sets course for the testing ground selected, going to warp.

**88229.92** (August 16, 2410): A week of extensive testing later, the ship is finally considered ready for deployment. Commander Weddon remains CO and the wait for her first assignment begins while the time spent docked is used to hammer out minor glitches in systems.

**88601.72** (December 30, 2410): Over the course of the next nearly 5 years, *USS Hunley* primarily conducts escort missions for trade-convoys (with the occasional recon mission tossed in now and then from command). The ships' systems seem to have given up on making problems and a life of routine begins taking hold of ship and crew - until the Heralds appear on the scene in 2415.

**93246.59** (August 22, 2415): Due to the growing conflict, the ship is quickly deployed to the frontline, more precisely protecting Colonies in the Beta Quadrant . Within a month, *USS Hunley* sees over 10 small skirmishes and her space-wings ramp up an inpressive kill-count. Until one day a torpedo hits one of the weakspots on the nacelles. Leaking plasma and with speed severely reduced, *Hunley* has to retreat to the nearest Starbase for repairs. She barely manages to disengage and limps back with several of her crew, including Commander Weddon, injured.

**97934.15** (February 4th, 2416): After Commander Weddon receives new orders, Cpt. Nima Mosugara becomes CO of the ship as they head back to the frontlines. For months, the Hunley serves as backup for various other ships, mainly deploying her fighter wings that continue to make a name for themself. The 73rd Space-Wing, nicknamed *"Bloodhouds"* starts to be recognized now, and sub-sequently, *USS Hunley*, the strike-carrier they deploy from. Her new CO, however, is reluctant to bring the ship itself into the fight, always staying at the outer most distance to support the fighters.

**94819.57** (March 19th, 2417): With the End of the Iconian War and the appearance of the Tzenkethi, *USS Hunley* is ordered to conduct escort missions once again. Primarily protecting various Lukari vessels on their research expeditions, both crew and ship seldomly see any kind of fighting beyond political discussions. That changed when on one such expedition, the Lukari vessel ***Mitanigi*** gets jumped by Tzenkethi forces from the other side of a moon orbiting the planet they were conducting scans on. Cpt. Mosugara orders the fighter-wings to prep while the *Hunley* races to help the endangered ***Mitanigi***. However, *Hunley* and her wings arrive seconds too late and can only witness the destruction of the Lukari vessel before becoming the main target for the Tzenkethi herself. Although pilots and crew were considered experienced at the time, more than half of her Peregrines were destroyed over the course of the battle. Once again, *Hunley* gets severely damaged and barely manages to disengage, limping back to Lukari territory from where the ship has to be towed to a Starfleet facility for repairs. Sub-sequently, Cpt. Mosugara steps down as CO of the ship and is replaced by Commander V'rel Cha'rek, an Andorian veteran.

**94846.4** (March 29th, 2417): With the repairs underway, Commander Cha'rek pushes for upgrades to the Hunley, as several systems are outdated and need to be replaced anyways due to damage sustained. At first, Command is reluctant to grant these upgrades, but eventually agrees after delaying the start of the work for almost a month. Thanks to her new CO, *Hunley* then received several upgrades that fixed a few, though far from all, problems the Strike-Wing-Carrier suffered from before. First and foremost reducing her storage capacity by turning one of the Cargo Holds into an array of additional redundancies for critical combat systems with the added advantage that its location is deep inside the ships hull, adding further protection to the installation. Furthermore, an addtional reactor is installed to provide her with more power available overall. Lastly, slight adjustments to the impulse manifolds and thruster assemblies (while not fixing the underpowered engines) combat that flaw by giving the ship increased agility instead. And despite the fact that the costs for the upgrades were around 20% higher than repairs alone would have been, Commander Cha'rek defends his position by providing data from various simulations, showing an almost 12% increase in combat effectiveness - fighter-wings not withstanding.

**94990.01** (May 20th, 2417): Two months later, *USS Hunley* is ready to return to serve Starfleet. Having received a new compliment of fighters to replace the ones lost during her last encounter with the Tzenkenthi, orders come down to deploy to the Badlands. Her mission: To find the cause for the disappearance of a convoy of freigthers. Within just a week, *USS Hunley* and her fighter-wings come under attack twice from pirates, successfully defending themself suffering no damage. Commander Cha'rek makes the decision to leave a couple craft alive by tricking them into believing Hunley suffered damage to her fire-control system and missing them on purpose. It turned out, that the pirates were hired by an Orion warlord who had a dispute with several traders on the planet the goods the freighters transported were meant for. And following the two craft on the outer edge of sensor range, it lead the *Hunley* straight to his doorstep. Without a chance to report in by immediately coming under attack, Commander Cha'rek develops a strategy that, over the course of the ensueing battle, ensures victory over the warlord and his forces. Though outnumbered and outgunned, for the first time in her service history *USS Hunley* burned her name into the vast blanket of stars she travelled, raising the crews spirits tremendously. Although the ship received various damaging hits, neither of which were critical or took out primary systems this time around. After her return to Deep Space 9 for much needed repairs, Commander Cha'rek received a commendation for his decisive action putting an end to the warlord and his operation.

* USS Hunley was operated by Commander Cha'rek for an addtional 2-years period after the Badlands, but never again took part in any major battles. Instead, she became one of the ships usually deployed on less confrontational missions, primarily those with a diplomatic focus that required a show of force, without actually making use of said force. By mid-2419 she was transferred to the 26th Fleet in the dwarf galaxy known as the Outback and mothballed. Waiting for a time when she was called upon again.

    **97937.22** (May 1st, 2420): Following the wake of the Scourge Conflict, *USS Hunley* is brought back to life from her mothballed existence. She is put into action under her new CO, Commander Seline Maran, a TFO veteran just transferred to the 26th a few months prior. With a new CO and a new Crew it remains to be seen if she can do better than during the first part of her career.

# Deployment History

**Stardate 97977.29** (May 16th, 2420): Intercept Pirate Convoy / Protect Independant Colony, CO CMDR Maran AAR

**Stardate 98246.32** (August 22nd, 2420): Colony Troubles in Sector E-19, CO CMDR Maran AAR

**Stardate 98968.96** (May 13th, 2421): Investigate Pirate Activity in Sector E-19, CO CMDR Maran-Meyer AAR

**Stardate 98997.62** (May 23rd, 2421): Operation Hatchet (Pt. I of II), CO LTC Boel (acting Captain) AAR

**Stardate 99104.67** (July 2nd, 2421): Operation Hatchet (Pt. II of II), CO LTC Boel (acting Captain) AAR

# Senior Staff

## Command Division

* Commander Seline Maran-Meyer , CO
* Lieutenant Commander Vanessa Boel, XO **NPC**
* Lieutenant Fahra Medan, 2XO **NPC**
* Commander Jack Tanner, CAG, 73rd Peregrine Squadron "Bloodhounds" **NPC**

## Tactical Division

* Lt. Fahra Medan (Kentari), Chief Tactical Officer **NPC**

After taking Command of the Hunley, the Lieutenant and Commander Maran had an almost 2-hour long conversation behind close doors. Not much is known about what the conversation detailed, but the Lieutenant seemed thoughtful when she left the ready-room. While preparing the ship for launch, the two women seemed off to a good start though it is way too early to judge where the journey will go. Suffice to say that so far, the professionalism displayed by both seems to be working. Wearing a light smile on occasion, the otherwise stern Lieutenant may be somewhat confused about the Arkadian at times, but in comparison to interactions with other crewmembers, Fahra seems almost patient with the Commander.

## Operations Division

* LTC. Vanessa Boel (Human), Chief of Operations **NPC**

With her albino eyes, Vanessa still scares people sometimes when she looks at them. Some of the Ensigns in Engineering swear she isn't human at all, but some form of alien in disguise. Despite these rumors, she's a well-respected member of the staff and her expertise in engineering helps solving problems of the radiation- or beam-type especially. Following the events after the imprisonment of Commander Maran-Meyer, LTC Boel has fallen into a severe personal crisis. Entirely convinced she failed her CO, the ship and its crew, Vanessa filed for resignation after the conclusion of the events. WIth the fleets annual holiday season coming up though, Seline managed to convince her to think about that decision some more before making the final call. Although Vaness admitted she agreed to take up the position aboard Hunley as a favor to Seline, more than a personal wish to advance her career, the LTC reluctantly agreed to the suggestion and it remains to be seen if her vacation on Earth will change anything. After her return she had a long conversation with Seline and the two managed to clear the air. Vanessa continues to serve aboard USS Hunley albeit from now on because she wants to fill the position, rather than as a favor to a respected friend.

* Lt. Shial Tusdan (Liberated Borg) , Chief Engineer **NPC**

Shial is an oddity among the crew of the Hunley. Requested via the personnel office by name, the shipyards on Mars were only too happy to send her away and so her transfer went without a hitch and very quickly. Shial herself seemed somewhat glad when she was told where she would be going and who the CO of the ship was she'd serve on. After all, it was Selines team that rescued her and 23 other individuals from a Cube almost 8 years ago. She has since regained her humanity to a great degree and her expertise in Engineering and knowledge of Borg technology has become one of the reasons, why the Commander requested her for the position - to have a shot at overcoming odds that other Starships without a liberated drone aboard, can't hope to achieve. Her Borg designation was Five of Ten.

* LT. Craig Haggart (Human), Chief of Security **NPC**

Like Shial, Lt. Craig Haggart was requested by name via the personnel office. Although the request was initially made without much hope to be successfull, it surprisingly was granted. Primarily owing to the fact that Lt. Haggart wasn't posted to Commander Marans former command anymore. After her re-assignment, things between Craig and the Romulan aboard the USS Anvil boiled over. Though the details aren't common knowledge, Craig mentioned having been demoted after a brawl between him and Riov Nalel when he was found having been illegally investigating the Romulan. The result was a demotion and re-assignment to Earth - until Commander Marans request was granted and he was sent to the Outback. Now back aboard a Starship he has been given a second chance as Chief of Security on the Hunley and he's only too glad to do his utmost to ensure the safety of ship, crew and their CO at all times. Craig is quiet, strong and occasionally stubborn, but has succeeded in taking care of any security issues that have arisen so far. Commander Maran has high hopes the man finally learns to get along with Romulans given how many were serving in the Outback.

## Sciences Division

* Lt. T'eniva K'mpogh (Klingon), Chief Science Officer **NPC**

Klingons serving with Starfleet are, though by far not that rare anymore, still somewhat of a unicum in the Outback. T'eniva, or Niva as she is called by her fellow Officers, even more so as she is surprisingly quiet and calm. Though rumors aboard say she started displaying that behavior only recently. As reason the rumor says, that she isn't too fond to have been put onto a Strike Carrier and had opted for a real Science Vessel. Although surprised she found herself face-to-face with a Commander that spoke fluent Klingonese, she doesn't seem to be too happy to be part of the Hunleys crew. Most of the crew has since started to be wary of her, fearing her current calm demeanor is just precursor to an outbreak of violence. Following the imprisonment of Commander Maran-Meyer during a visit to OB-1901/III and the subsequent events that followed, Lt. K'mpogh has dropped her calm demeanor and has become the Klingon that most of the crew had already suspected was hidden inside her. Perhaps because the seed of friendship planted during a hand-to-hand training session has had more effect than assumed at first.

* Ensign Derek Grant (Human) , Stellar Cartographer NPC

## Medical Division

* LTC. Erin O'kir (Joined Trill), Chief Medical Officer **NPC**
* LT. Feydor Krasnic (Human), Counselor **NPC**

# Decks

## Saucer

**Deck 1:** Bridge, Senior Staff Meeting Room, Ready Room

**Deck 2:** Bridge Systems Annex, Command Deck Small Arms Locker, Command Staff Cabins, COs Cabin, Observation Deck

**Deck 3:** Command Deck Security Annex, Forward Phaser Auxiliary Control, Main Battery Maintenance Access

**Deck 4:** Secondary Flight Deck, Cargo Bays One and Two, Primary Sickbay, Surgery Bay

**Deck 5:** Secondary Hangar Deck, Pilot Ready Room Two, Briefing Room Two, Small Craft Intensive Maintenance Bay, Secondary Hangar Deck Small Arms Locker

**Deck 6:** Primary Computer Core Control, Cargo Bay Three, Phaser Cannon Centralized Auxiliary Control

**Deck 7:** Primary Computer Core, Primary Damage Control Center, Systems Deck Small Arms Locker

**Deck 8:** Primary Computer Core, Primary Computer Core Systems Access, Auxiliary Shield Control, Life Support Support System Annex

**Deck 9:** Combat Information Center, Flight Operations, Flight Operations / CIC Commissioned Personnel Living Quarters, Forward Combat Sensor Array

**Deck 10:** CIC Maintenance Support Section, Flight Operations / CIC Enlisted Personnel Living Quarters

**Deck 11:** Main Armory Level One, Security Firing Range, Brig, Security Central Operations, Primary Cargo Bay One and Two

**Deck 12:** Upper Engineering Support Area, Fusion Power Generators 1-3, Primary Machine Shop, Stellar Cartography, Main Armory Level Two, Primary Ships Phaser Magazine

**Deck 13:** Main Engineering - M/ARA Operations Center, Fusion Power Generators 4-6, Transporter Rooms 1 and 2, Engineering Small arms locker, Quantum Slipstream Control, Transwarp Control, Spatial Trajector Control

**Deck 14:** Lower Engineering, Deflector Control, Environmental Control, Secondary Computer Core

**Deck 15:** Environmental Control, Deuterium Storage, Antimatter Storage Pods, Gravimetric Polaron Generators, Secondary Shield Generators

**Deck 16:** Tertiary Maintenance Support Center, Emergency Power Generators 7-9, Secondary Systems Support

**Deck 17:** Hangar and Flight Deck Crew and Officer Quarters, Cargo Bay Three and Four (Ground Combat Equipment), Combat Transporters One and Two, Secondary Sick Bay

**Deck 18:** Flight Deck, Landing Signal Control, Mag-Lock Arrestor Systems Annex

**Deck 19:** Hangar Deck Upper, Pilots' Ready Room, Briefing Room

**Deck 20:** Hangar Deck Mid, Maintenance Storage Lockers

**Deck 21:** Hangar Deck Lower, Small Craft Weapons Storage, Small Arms Locker, Fighter Launch Tubes, Hangar Deck Support Systems

## Hull

**Deck 12A:** Commissioned Officers Bunk Rooms, Officers Mess, Secondary Cargo Bay One and Two, Auxiliary Damage Control, Gym, Crew Quarters Small Arms Locker, Ships Galley

**Deck 12B:** Armory, Storage Rooms, Triage Bay One

**Deck 13A:** Enlisted Personnel Bunk Rooms, Enlisted Mess, Ships Galley, Tertiary Environmental Control

**Deck 13B:** Heavy Weapons Lockers, Tactical Holodeck One

**Deck 14A:** Enlisted Personnel Bunk Rooms, Secondary Machine Shop, Secondary Ships Phaser Magazine

**Deck 14B:** R&D Lab, Electronic Warfare Control Suite, Close in Weapon System Manual Control

**Deck 15A:** Triage Bay Two, Tertiary Fire Control, Secondary Sensor Control, Tertiary Damage Control

**Deck 15B:** Maintenance Storage Bay, Fighter Simulator Holodeck, Tactical Holodeck Two Recreation Room

**Deck 16A:** Engineering Support Annex, Systems Annex, Redundant Systems Annex

**Deck 16B:** Cargo Bays Three, Four and Five, Cargo Transporters One and Two, Tertiary Weapons Control

## Weapons Sail

**Deck A:** Observation Deck, Close In Weapons Control, Rotary Torpedo Turrets, Primary C3/SWACS Sensor Array

**Deck B:** Wide Angle Forward Multi-munition Torpedo Launchers, Small Craft Wideband Sensor Array

**Deck C:** Primary Projectile Magazine, Maintenance Crew Quarters

**Deck D:** Phaser Array Node Control, Tertiary Ships Phaser Magazine

**Deck E:** Orbital Fire Communications Relay,

**Deck F:** Space-to-Ground Sensor Array, Auxiliary Fire Control

# Captain's Log

* Captain's Log
* Personal Log Commander Maran
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