USS Independence (NCC-90346)

The **USS *Independence* (NCC-90346)** was a Federation starship, a *Sovereign*-class heavy explorer launched into Starfleet service in the 2375. The *Independence* shakedown trials were carried out under the command of Captain Xian Moor. In 2380 While undergoing repairs to it's Warp Drive at the Saturn Drydock a Single intruder Tried to take command of the Vessel and steal it to bring to his Universe.

## Specifications

### Crew:

855 (standard),[2] 6500 (emergency), 9,800+ (max. capacity)

### Armaments:

16 type-XII phaser arrays, 10 torpedo launchers

### Auxiliary craft:

8 workbees, 4 shuttlecraft, 8 shuttlepods, 2 Delta Shuttles 1 captain's yacht

## History

By 2375, the *Independence* was under the command of Captain George Garfield. In this year, the *Independence* was transporting Commander William T. Riker to attend the bicentennial celebrations for the signing of the Resolution of Non-Interference, when she was attacked by several Romulan warbirds commanded by Sela near Sector 221-G. The ship along with the help of the USS Excalibur survived the attack and escaped with limited damage.

In 2380 the ship suffered a Antimatter containment leak which caused the ship to need repairing it docked at the Saturn Drydock after being towed for 18 hours to the station.

Once docked within the station nearly the entire crew of the ship left for a Shore Leave. First Officer Commander Nathan Grey before leaving the ship with his family Recalled he had had to deliver a final Report to the Captain who was in his ready room. While doing so he uncovered a plot to steal the Independence and attempted to foil the attempt,

Grey failed to do so and the ship, the remaining crew along with the Repair team were transported through a Portal to a Alternate Universe by that Universes' Rom a Ferengi whom lived and worked on DS9 During the Dominion War.

### Alternate Universe Situation

In an alternate universe, after the Dominion defeated the Federation, Romulan and Klingon Empire they renamed that conflict the **Unification War**.

In This Universe The Dominion Mounted a Full Scale Invasion of the Alpha Quadrant 6 months after the Discovery of the Wormhole. the Dominion sent a large Fleet into the Alpha Quadrant. They were encountered DS9 once arriving through the Wormhole but they easily destroyed the lone Space Station The rest of the Federation fleet that responded were destroyed

With a significant number ships the Dominion ruthlessly prosecuted the rest of the war.Earth was one of the first worlds to fall. Starfleet put everything it could to defend its capital but the Dominion defeated them and conquered the planet. Andor, Vulcan and Tellar fell quickly afterwards and with the core of the Federation in Dominion hands many other Federation worlds simply surrendered rather than fight on.

The remnants of Starfleet scattered and most were destroyed in the first 1 of occupation Eventually the Dominion's vast military might conquered the Klingon Empire as well. and Within one Standard Year the Romulan Empire Fell as well With all three Goverments defeated the Dominion declared victory.

In the aftermath of this victory the Dominion continued to bring more and more of the region under its control and unify it under their banner.

Rom of this Universe had devised a plan and while he died to wounds he sustained during the attempt to steal the Independence.

## Technical data

### Physical arrangement

Nearly seven hundred meters in length, the design of the *Sovereign*-class consisted of two hull sections: a saucer-shaped primary hull and a secondary hull which mounted two warp nacelles.

### Tactical systems

The *Sovereign*-class starship had several weaponry enhancements over previous starship classes, including quantum torpedoes as well as photon torpedoes, and numerous phaser banks and arrays.

he *Sovereign*-class originally employed twelve phaser arrays at key locations throughout the ship's hull. Seven dorsal phaser arrays were located on the primary hull, one extending around the saucer section, giving it an oval appearance. Six smaller arrays covered the aft dorsal firing arcs and were located along the aft portion of the saucer section, above the main shuttlebay.

Four ventral phaser arrays were located on the primary hull, extending around in nearly a half circle on both the starboard and port ventral sides of the saucer section. A single phaser array was located along the ventral section of the engineering hull, running perpendicular to the hull. During the refit, four were added to the trailing edges of the warp nacelle pylons (one dorsal and one ventral for each pylon) bringing the phaser array count to sixteen.

In her original configuration, the *Sovereign*-class mounted five torpedo launchers. The "main" launcher was located on the ventral portion of the saucer on a turret and was supplemented by one twin-tube launcher, forward and aft at the bottom of the secondary hull. The refit saw the addition of five more tubes: three on the dorsal saucer section (a single tube facing forward on deck 3 and a twin-tube launcher facing aft [located above the aft saucer airlock]) as well as two on the secondary hull, both facing aft – one above and one below the secondary hull shuttlebay.

## Interior design

### Layout

In terms of deck layout, the upper sections of the *Sovereign*-class starship formed the command section and living areas, while the lower decks housed main engineering and fuel supplies.

As is traditional, deck numbering ascended from top to bottom. At the top of the saucer section was Deck 1, which housed the main bridge. This deck also held the more recent modifications of an observation lounge, a ready room for the ship's captain, and an airlock with attached cabin.

Deck 2 encompassed the first of the many levels of crew quarters, with rooms for the highest-ranking command staff and an officer's mess hall. Decks 3 through 9 featured more officers' quarters, the forward and aft viewing lounges, science labs, the main shuttlebay, conduits for the optical data network, and the vessel's main computer core.

Decks 10 through 14 completed the primary hull of the *Sovereign*-class starship, and also encompassed forward and aft cargo bays on decks 10 and 11, and phaser systems on deck 11. The stellar cartography department aboard the *Sovereign*-class was located on deck 11. Sensors and the secondary navigational deflector were found on deck 12.

Deck 13, which was taken up almost entirely by deuterium fuel tanks, marked the real split between the habitable areas and the engineering and ship's storage sections. Main engineering and its related systems – such as the EPS power taps, the central matter/antimatter reaction chamber, support labs, and the engineering computer core – were spread over decks 14 through 18.

Deck 14 was largely dedicated to engineering systems, and also featured the lower sensor platform. Decks 15 through 18 comprised the main navigational deflector array and an auxiliary bridge, which was also known as the battle bridge.

Deck 16 also featured the launch and retrieval mechanism for the captain's yacht. The yacht was lowered by a set of gantries until its engines extended to operational position and then it would be free to maneuver.

The *Sovereign*-class was also equipped with an astrometrics lab where a direct uplink with Starfleet Cartography could be established. Interference from nearby astronomical phenomena could interfere with the lab's link with Starfleet Cartography