USS Shenlong

"*A dragon's heart burns fiercely, even in the face of evil.*" ― S.G. Rogers
The **USS *Shenlong* (NCC-96405)** was a *Buran*-class scale 5 heavy cruiser that entered Starfleet service in the early 25th century. It was the fourth vessel to bear the name.

## Service history

"*The names* Buran *and* Shenlong *were paired in the early days of the Federation. We honor that history by once again linking those names in the USS* Shenlong*, a vessel of the new* Buran*-class.*" ― Vice Admiral S. J. Hemphill
The first two starships built from the ground up to *Columbia*-class specifications were USS *Buran* and USS *Shenlong*, both completed in 2165. This shared history inspired Starfleet shipwrights at the Salazaar Shipyards in 2401 to designate one of the six original *Buran*-class space frames USS *Shenlong*.

Construction was completed on the *Shenlong* in late July 2402 and it completed its shakedown cruise in early September. The vessel was formally commissioned on Stardate 79722.9, with Captain Zhang D'Gesh taking command, and was assigned to Ktarn Fleet as the flagship of Tactical Squadron 514.

Continuing with the theme of dragons, the two recreation rooms aboard the *Shenlong* were named "Dragon's Crest" (Deck 2) and "Tail of the Dragon" (Deck 8), though the second was often shortened to "The Tail."

Forgoing the traditional starship models in the executive conference room, the *Shenlong* instead had several hanging scrolls, each regaling the legacy of the previous Starfleet vessels to bear the *Shenlong* name. In a similar vein, the ready room contained a large painting, created by Captain Zhang, depicting the dragon Shenlong in a traditional Chinese style.

## Technical specifications

### Auxiliary craft

The following were auxiliary craft assigned to the *Shenlong* during its service.

## Crew

Over the course of its service, the *Shenlong'*s crew came from variety of species, including some from worlds that were not Federation members.

### Senior staff

The following served as senior staff aboard the *Shenlong*.

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## Appendices

### Connections

**Assets:** Starbase 247-Vershina • Jatha Dilithium Mine • Noonian Soong Spire • Delta Foundry • Starbase 234-Beskerm • Starbase 39-Sierra

**Components:** Romulan Theater Command • Task Force 200 • Task Force 201 • Task Force 202 • Task Force 203 • Task Force 204

**Leadership:** Commander-in-chief • Joint Chiefs • Chief of Starfleet External Affairs • Chief of Starfleet Operations • Chief of Starfleet Research and Exploration • Chief of Starfleet Tactical

**Agencies:** Operations (Engineering • Judicial • Materiel Supply • Mission Operations • Personnel Management • Records Service • Shipyards Operations • Starbase Operations) • Research & Exploration (Science • Medical) • External Affairs • Tactical (Intelligence • Security • MACO)

**Notable units:** Ktarn Fleet • Task Force 77

**Facilities:** Deep Space K-7 • Deep Space K-13 • Deep Space 9 • Masamichi Array • Starbase 45-Keepsake • Starbase 82-Maat • Starbase 234-Beskerm • Starbase 247-Vershina

**Agencies:** Starfleet • Diplomatic Corps • Department of Temporal Investigations • Federation Security Agency

**Facilities:** 40 Eridani A Starfleet Construction Yards • Antares Ship Yards • Beta Antares Ship Yards • Copernicus Ship Yards • Laikan Starfleet Shipyards • McKinley Station • Memory Project • New Aberdeen Shipyards • Proxima Maintenance Yards • Salazaar Shipyards • San Francisco Fleet Yards • TL-9139 Starfleet Maintenance Yards • Tranquility Base • Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards

### Footnotes

1. ↑ *Star Trek: Enterprise - Rise of the Federation* novel: *Live by the Code*.