Ulysses Haggard

Captain Ulyssess Haggard on the bridge of the USS Argo (NCC-2001) sometime in late 2285.

## Physical Description

### Hair Color

Blonde

Ulysses Haggard (b. 22 June 2247) is a human Captain in the United Federation of Planets' Starfleet, and a native of Terra (Earth). Haggard is currently (2285) assigned to the USS *Argo* (NCC-2001) as commanding officer.

## Childhood and Early Life

Ulysses Haggard was born in Saratoga Springs,
New York, United States of America legacy-state, United Earth. The second of
two children, Haggard has a sister, Octavia Ionescqu, who is three years older.
Their parents, James Haggard and Isabella Ionescqu, are highly regarded members
of the Federation Diplomatic Corps. The family moved frequently as FDC postings
took them from world to world, but they always maintained what they called their
“homestead,” a sprawling, comfortable house and a few acres of land on Mt.
McGregor, near Wilton, NY. As diplomats, the family often traveled aboard
Starfleet vessels, giving young Ulysses an early exposure to both starships and
the people who crewed them, and while Antonia followed their parents into the diplomatic
service, he began studying for Starfleet Academy entrance exams at the age of

## Starfleet Academy and Early Career

Accepted into the Academy at age 17, Haggard excelled in
most of his studies, particularly cultural xenoanthropology, logistical
planning, strategic theory, and tactics. Although his interests in advanced
sciences never rose above the basic level required for Starfleet officers, his
leadership and interpersonal skills quickly identified him as prime command
division material. Commissioned as an ensign upon his graduation in 2268,
Haggard was chosen for one of the most sought-after postings in the fleet: a billet
aboard a *Constitution*-class starship,
the USS *Potemkin* (NCC-1657).

Shortly after Ensign Haggard joined the crew, the *Potemkin* rendezvoused with the USS *Lexington* (NCC-1709)*, Excalibur*(NCC-1664)*, Hood* (NCC-1703)*, and Enterprise* (NCC-1701) for
exercises designed to test the M-5 multitronic tactical computer. Later known
as the M-5 Incident, the operation was disastrous, resulting in the loss of
hundreds of lives, including the entire crew of the *Excalibur*. For his composure and courage during the action, Haggard
was given a field promotion to lieutenant, junior grade, and came to the
attention of Captain S’rrel, the *Potemkin*’s
commanding officer, and one of the first Caitians in Starfleet. An outstanding commander
in his own right, S’rrel took an interest in Haggard, becoming an important
mentor to the young officer.

## Promotion and Command

At the conclusion of the *Potemkin’*s
five-year mission under Captain S’rrel, the ship entered dry-dock over the
Utopia Planitia shipyards on Mars for major refits. Promoted to full lieutenant
in 2271, Haggard was assigned to the USS-*Bridger*
(NCC-591), a *Hermes-*class scout ordered
to survey the Arachnid Nebula under the command of Commander Henry Grant. Promoted
to lt. commander in 2273, Haggard was appointed executive officer of the *Bridger* at Commander Grant’s request,
and held the post until his promotion to full commander in 2276. That same
year, Commander Haggard was given his first command: the USS *Cincinnatus* (NCC-501), a newly refitted *Saladin*-class starship. Under Haggard
the *Cincinnatus* embarked on a
four-year exploratory and patrol mission ranging along the “southeastern” borders
of the Klingon Empire. In 2279, the *Cincinnatus*
was temporarily reassigned to Starfleet Intelligence in order to assist in a
classified mission. During this assignment, Haggard met Commander Wolfgang von Wartburg, a brilliant scientist and intelligence officer and despite – or perhaps
because of – their different interests and professional specializations, he and Haggard
discovered that they made an excellent team. The two became friends, and after the mission they kept in
touch, each following the other’s career closely.

## Captaincy

With the end of the *Cincinnatus’*
mission in 2280, Haggard was promoted to Captain, and given command of one
of the new *Miranda*-class starships, the
USS *Saratoga* (NCC-1887). Tasked with
a five-year mission of discovery into unexplored space, Haggard and his crew
set to work doing what Starfleet has always done best, and performed
brilliantly, exploring 22 new star systems, 18 proto-stars, nebulae, and other
astronomical phenomena, discovering the existence of eight new pre-warp
civilizations, and making first contact with three other, warp-capable cultures.
Unfortunately, the mission was not entirely peaceful. In 2283, the *Saratoga* answered a distress call from
Bre’el IV, which was being raided by three Klingon *B’rel*-class birds-of-prey. When challenged, the Klingon ships moved
to attack the *Saratoga*. Using the
ship’s warp field to reinforce the *Saratoga*’s
structural integrity field, Haggard fought his ship through a series of radical
maneuvers, getting in close and using tractor beams on the enemy vessels to
rapidly alter the *Saratoga*’s course
and orientation at extremely high, sublight speeds. Not only did this put the *Saratoga* in an ideal range for her
phasers to have devastating effect, but in several instances, it caused the
Klingons to fire on their own ships when the *Saratoga* quite suddenly was no longer where she had been when the
disruptors had locked on. With one bird-of-prey destroyed, one severely damaged,
and the third leaking plasma, the Klingons retreated, and the *Saratoga* rendered aid to the Bre’ella.
Although this tactic was inevitably named the “Haggard Maneuver,” Haggard
himself points to an article in *Starfleet*
*Aerospace News* written by then Midshipman first class Kenra Sanna-del*,*
which theorized that the warp field could be used in exactly that fashion. “All
we did was put Sanna-del’s theory to the test,” Haggard says.

## Current Assignment

As the *Saratoga*’s
mission was wrapping up in late 2284, Captain Haggard was informed by his old
mentor and friend, Rear Admiral S’rrel, that he would be appointed to command
the USS *Argo* (NCC-2001), the second *Excelsior*-class vessel scheduled to
enter service. With the failure of the transwarp drive, and sabotage of the USS *Excelsior* (NX-2000) herself, the launch of the *Argo* was pushed back for major systems
replacement and refitting. In the meantime, Haggard has been assigned to Utopia
Planitia to oversee final fitting out and logistical arrangements, including
supplies and crew assignments. This has kept him travelling regularly from Mars
to Spacedock (Earth) to Starfleet Headquarters in San Francisco, but he has also been
able to enjoy some leave at his family home in New York.