USS Gungnir

## New Ship for a New Operation

I ween that I hung on the windy tree,/ Hung there for nine nights full nine;/ With the spear I was wounded, and offered I was,/ To Odin, myself to myself,/ On the tree that none may know/ What root beneath it runs.-Poem Hávamál Henry Adams Bellows translation

### Ship Talents

Ablative ArmorExtensive Shuttlebays

Advanced Sensor Suites

Improved Warp Drive

Fast Targeting Systems

Improved Impulse Drive

### Status

Active

The USS Gungnir is a Federation Akira Class Starship operated by Starfleet. It was commissioned shortly after the Silk Road Initiative started in the rimward of the Federation.

She is sturdy, rugged, and built to operate far from home. She is the spear of the fleet and designed to be the first response vessel into dangerous and unknown situations. She is tanky and able to quickly deploy forces over a large area and secure it. The Gungnir strikes true and strikes hard no matter who wields it. Designed to be able to move swiftly through deep space and establish control over any system she is needed.

The Gungnir has a pass through shuttlebay that takes up most of decks 9,10, and 11. This expansive shuttle bay allows for rapid deployment of fighters and runabouts out of the forward hangers, and rapid recovery from the aft underneath the pylons. This is used in both offensive power projection with use of fighter wings, or for rescue operations with the rapid response shuttles that can ferry rescue teams out and casualties back.

The Gungnir also has Ablative armor, and Fast Targeting systems to respond to any threats she finds in the Frontier.

As a frontier ship, she is also equipped with an Advanced Sensor Suite to be able to scout out and survey potential colonies. To keep her flying for so long between starbase visits, she also has an Advance Warp Drive and Improved Impulse drive.

After the destruction of the USS Svalinn, the surviving crew of that vessel transferred to the new ship.

## Player Characters

* Commanding Officer: Captain Fennen Rost
* Chief Science Officer/XO: Cmdr Sorel
* Chief Engineer: Lt. A'trom
* Chief of Security: Lt. Caleb Fawks
* Chief Medical Officer: Dr. Dosmam Kai
* Flight Control Officer: Ens. Veera Ivizren

### Supporting Characters

* Crewman 1st Class T'vel (Vulcan Security officer)
* Ensign Dabia Vaav (Betazed Security Officer)
* Ensign Arato Lef (Andorian Engineering Officer)
* Lieutenant Karval Razax (Trill Nurse)
* Ensign Zogorr (Gorn Tactical Officer)
* Lt. Hanna McCormick (Human Medical Officer)
* Ensign Matt Patterson (Human Science Officer)
* Ensign Melanie Magnus(Human Conn Officer)
* Ensign Meze Ukaji (Benzite Engineering Officer)
* Ensign Maddison Bailey (Human Ops/Communications Officer)

The Gungnir was named for the mythical spear of Odin, the Norse God of Wisdom and King of the Asgards.

**Gungnir** (Old Norse "swaying one", possibly related to the obscure Danish verb "gungre", meaning "to tremble")

It was said that the spear was carved with runes that carried powerful magics in it. Anyone who threw the spear will find it strike true, no matter their skill. And it had unusual lethality. A Spear was the weapon of the common soldier during the Viking Times, as it was cheaper than a sword and easier to use in formation. Thus, having Odin's signature weapon be a spear was unusual compared other mythology. The King of the Gods has the weapon of a Commoner.

Her dedication quote is taken from the Poetic Edda, specifically a poem that speaks about Odin's Self sacrifice upon the tree Yggdrasil in order to gain his legendary Wisdom.

> I ween that I hung on the windy tree,
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> Hung there for nine nights full nine;
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> With the spear I was wounded, and offered I was,
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> To Othin, myself to myself,
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> On the tree that none may know
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> What root beneath it runs.
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## Technical Details

* Type: Heavy Cruiser
* Commissioned: 2378
* Dimensions:
	+ Length : 464.43 m
	+ Beam : 316.67 m
	+ Height : 87.43 m
	+ Decks : 19
* Mass: 3,055,000 metric tons
* Armaments
	+ 3 x Type X phaser arrays, total output 17,500 TeraWatts
	+ 15 x Pulse fire photon torpedo tube2 with 300 rounds
	+ 24 Peregrine class Fighters. 4 Fighters may be Deployed at a time
	+ 12 Danube Class Runabouts
	+ 1 Delta Flyer, the USS Sleipnir
* Warp Speed
	+ Normal Cruise : 6
	+ Maximum Cruise : 9.3
	+ Maximum Rated : 9.8 for 12 hours.