USS Svalinn

In front of the sun/ does Svalinn stand,/ The shield for the shining god;/ Mountains and sea/ would be set in flames/ If it fell from before the sun./ - Grímnismál 38, Henry Bellows' translation

### Ship Talents

Advanced Sensor SuitesImproved Warp Drive

Improved Impulse Drive

Fast Targeting Systems

Quantum Torpedoes

Extended Shuttlebays

## USS Svalinn

The USS Svalinn is a Federation *Steamrunner* class starship operated by Starfleet. It has served in the Dominion War and is now in active service within the Tenth Fleet.

With her overclocked power systems and advanced sensor suites, she was designed to punch above her weight class and could as well. Her main mission profile is Tactical Operations with a focus on threat assessment and management.

In the words of the lead design team, "She is designed to sniff out threats, find out everything she can, and then knock their teeth in on the way back."

## History

The *Svalinn* was built in response to the rising militarization of Starfleet after the Battle of Wolf 359. She was one of the last in line to be built. She was finished in 2372 and put into service under Captain O'Neill.

The *Svalinn* was one of the ships within *Operation Return* that finally broke through the Dominion blockade.

After that battle, she was placed deep within Enemy lines to help sweep and clear systems of any Dominion footholds. Mostly working by herself, the *Svalinn* usually took out patrols and supply lines, while occasionally passing on critical fleet movement information to the Alpha Quadrant Alliance. During the War, she often served alongside the Klingon B'rel Class *IKS Bra'TaQ* under command of Je'tak, House of Ja'Lok. Commander Je'tak regals in fighting alongside such a worthy vessel during the War.

In the last months of the war, she successfully destroyed a Jem'hadar Battlecruiser 1v1 within the Theta Oridon System, thus denying the use of the critical battleship in the final acts of the war. However, the *Svalinn* was critically damaged, and was towed back behind the front lines by the *IKS Bre'TaQ.* Eventually back to Utopia Planitia to be repaired and refitted.

In 2377, she was put back into service and command was given to Captain John Elder. New Mission Profile is to secure the Tenth's operational area and patrol the border, as well as tactical threat assessment missions as required by the Tenth.

In 2378, Captain John Elder was promoted to Rear Admiral, and Command was given to Commander Graham Calder

Later that year, the Svalinn was assigned to the Silk Road Initiative underneath Admiral Nea.

### Silk Road Initiative

Within the Silk Road Region, the USS Svalinn encountered Hirogen who appeared to be hunting Klingons on the ground levels of a Dyson Zoo. While within the Dyson Zoo, the crew was exposed to a Psionic Mushroom, whose spores were trapped within LtJG Maldon. This grew into a fungal mass upon the Lt's brain. This mass was successfully removed by Dr. Bog. Vaccines and treatments for Psionic and physical exposure to such a creature are ongoing.

During a Convoy mission from Starbase 27 to Deep Space Erykannia, the Shoscu system was suddenly attacked by the Chigo Concern. The Convoy was diverted to the Saiph system where civilian refugees were staging.

En route, the convoy passed through the Beta Pravonis. There, the Svalinn looked ahead and confirmed the existence of a Subspace Kraken. After a brief encounter, Lt. Cmdr. Rost beamed a bio sample from the Kraken just as they managed to get away. After this, the Svalinn escorted the Convoy to the Saiph System and spent a month doing civilian aid in orbit.

After the month hiatus, the Svalinn returned to the Pravonis, and through a series of events, managed to defeat the Kraken.

While on patrol in the Bellatrix system, the crew managed to find an Alien who was murdering people in the colony. This creature called itself an Endalla and had similar, but way more advanced skills as the Psionic Mushrooms experiences before.

### Stabilizing the Silk Road

The Svalinn made contact with several colonies in the region, including Beta Jovan, Beta Pravonis, Gamma Draconis , Certania, and the Saiph system. Through select missions and aid rendered to these planets, the Silk Road has become more viable. Thus, after nearly a year in the region, Admiral Nea agreed to build a new starbase in the region and move her flag there. This starbase will be placed in the center of the Road between Deep Space Erkannia in the Shoscu system, and Deep Space 17.

Construction of the Prefab starbase began on Cait Stardate 55613. When it was finished on Stardate 55850, the USS Expedition and the USS Svalinn came to Cait and escorted it across space.

### Sacrifice and Destruction

When the starbase was finally brought into the Anchorage system, the Svalinn did a quick security sweep of the system as the Expedition oversaw the deployment of the station. While traveling around the system, Lt. Maldon found that their was an unknown gravity source in near the star that was throwing off navigation. Upon investigation, the Svalinn found several Na'Kuhl vessels from the 29th Century. They were building a black hole near the star and using it to direct a high energy beam of radiation at the starbase and destroying it. The Svalinn fought gallantly, managing to destroy some frigates. However, the capital ship used its Time Line split ability to retreat from the battle and make repairs as its temporal clone continued the fight. Once it reintegrated into the timeline, Cmdr. Calder gave the order to abandon ship.

As he engaged the impulse drive for a ram, the USS Mariposa, a Federation timeship from the 29th century, came in and quantumly locked the Na'kuhl vessel so it could not escape. The Svalinn was destroyed, and despite all efforts, the Mariposa could not retrieve Cmdr. Calder.

Admiral Nea posthumously promoted Calder to Captain, and honored him at the dedication of Starbase Aegis.

## Player Characters

* Commanding Officer: Commander Graham Calder
* Chief Science Officer: Ensign Tarieel El
* Chief Engineer/XO: Lt. Cmdr Fennen Rost
* Chief of Security: Lt. Ashyn Ch'Throq
* Chief Medical Officer: Cmdr. Dr. Phenious Bog
* Flight Control Officer: LTJG Maldon

### Former Officers

* Lt. Commander Amadeus Maddux-Chief Engineer- Pulled onto a special project on Utopia Planitia

* LTJG Abraham Knight-Chief of Security - Transferred to Deep Space Erkannia
* Rear Admiral John Elder- Commanding officer-Promoted to Head of Home Defence Fleet for Starbase 21
* LtJG Matthew Archer-Flight Control officer-Reassigned
* Commander Tolek- Chief of Science
* Lt Karen Sullivan-Chief Medical Officer

### 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)

## Name Origin and Dedication Quote

### Pronunciation:

\sVAH-lin\

The "s" is a precursor to the hard "V" sound. It should slide right into it. Ideally, this word should have two syllables.

### Dedication Quote:

The *Svalinn's* dedication quote was taken from Norse Mythology in reference to a mythical shield that would stand before the Sun in order to shield the Earth.

The name **Svalinn** means *"cold"* or *"chill"* and is derived from the verb *svala* means *"cool"*; *svala sér* means *"to slake one's thirst"* and *svala-drykkr* is an *"icing draught"*.

Her dedication quote comes from a Norse Poem attesting to her namesake

In front of the sun
does Svalinn stand,
The shield for the shining god;
Mountains and sea
would be set in flames
If it fell from before the sun.
- *Grímnismál* 38,
## Technical details

* Type: Heavy Frigate
* Commissioned: 2373
* Dimensions: Length, 375 meters; width, 270.9 meters; height, 79.5 meters.
* Complement: 200 officers and crew, with room for up to 50 passengers or an additional 550 evacuees.
* Performance: Warp 9.75 for 12 hours 5 LY a day standard Cruise.
* Armament: Six type-11 phaser emitters, two photon-torpedo launchers. Quantum torpedo payloads.

### Cloaking Device

On Stardate 54772, The Svalinn recovered a T1-874 Romulan cloaking device from a Nausicaan cruiser. This model of cloaking device is about 50 years out of date from what the modern Romulan Star Navy uses. but it is still functional. After some debates with the Romulan Empire, the crew was allowed temporary use of the cloaking device for the remainder of the mission.

On Stardate 54861.2, Lt. Cmdr Maddux and Lt. Cmdr Calder successfully made a macro to help facilitate the use of the cloak on a tactical station without the explicit engineering knowledge that Romulan Operatives normally have. This allows Lt. Cmder Calder easier use of the cloak in emergency situations.

On Stardate 55223.4, The Cloak was returned to the Romulans

### Deck Layout

#### Primary hull

* **Deck 1**: Captain's Ready Room, Main Bridge

* **Deck 2:** Briefing/Conference room, XO's Office
* **Deck 3:**  Officers Quarters, VIP/Guest Quarters, Diplomatic Facilities, Transporter Room 1, Shuttlebay Observation deck

* **Deck 4:** Sickbay, CMO's Office, CNS' Office, Science Labs 1-12, CSO's Office, Arboretum, Shuttlebay (floor), FCO's Office, Computer Core Entrance/Control

* **Deck 5:** Lounge, Holodeck/suites, Recreation facilities, NCO Quarters, Cargo Bay 1, Cargo Transporters 1, Computer Core, Docking Ports

* **Deck 6:** Warp Core, Engineering (upper), Crew Quarters, Transporter Room 2, Torpedo Launchers and controls, Cargo Bay 2, Cargo Transporters 2, Computer Core

* **Deck 7:** Warp Core,Engineering (floor),CEO's Office, Brig/Security, CTO's office, Phaser Range, Ship's Armory, Torpedo/Probe Magazine, Aux. Weapon Controls,
* **Deck 8:** Deuterium Storage, Anti-Matter Storage Pods, Life Support Systems

#### Secondary Hull

* **Deck 7B:** Navigation Deflector Control room, LRS Control room
* **Deck 8B:** Navigation Deflector, LRS Array
* **Deck 9:** Navigation Deflector
* **Deck 10:** Waste Processing/Recycling Center

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalinn
2. ↑ http://www.germanicmythology.com/PoeticEdda/GRM38.html