USS Wasatch

*"Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do." - Bruce Lee*
The **USS *Wasatch*** **(NCC-52245)** was a *Steamrunner*-class scale 3 frigate commissioned by Starfleet in the late 24th century.

## Service history

### Early years

The *Wasatch*'s maiden voyage entailed transporting two members of the Federation Science Council from Earth to Deep Space 3. Hours before the starship arrived at the station, the Klingon Empire withdrew from the Khitomer Accords. After delivering the council members, the *Wasatch* was assigned by Starfleet Command to search for and assist Cardassian refugees along the Demilitarized Zone. In December, the frigate participated in the Starfleet task force that pushed the Klingons from the Ganalda system just days before a ceasefire was established.

### 25th century

In early 2404, the *Wasatch* put into dry dock for an overdue retrofit and crew rotation. Commander Wild Kazoo was promoted to captain and pulled by Rear Admiral Vanessa Tim to serve as the mission operations officer of Romulan Theater Command. When the *Wasatch* left the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards two months later it had a new crew and a new commanding officer, Captain R'Mala Sikith. Like Wild Kazoo before her, the frigate was the first captaincy for Sikith.

The *Wasatch* typically handled scouting and supply runs during the Iconian War. Though it had been retrofit twice since it was first commissioned, rapid technological advancements in the first decade of the 25th century quickly left the frigate behind newer designs.

With the resolution of the war in mid 2410, Starfleet turned to rebuilding and repairing the fleet. The *Wasatch* put into the Proxima Maintenance Yards where it stayed for six weeks undergoing repairs and a retrofit of its engines and navigational deflector.

When the Third Klingon Civil War erupted in early 2411, Vice Admiral Sysary authorized the organization of small units within Ktarn Fleet that could operate semi-independently in order to more rapidly respond to needs. Tactical Squadron 511 was formed around the USS *Aba'kur*, a *Presidio*-class C3 cruiser, with Captain Sitar as squadron leader. The *Wasatch* was assigned to SQN-511 and primarily served the role of point defense in guarding the *Aba'kur*.

## Technical information

### Deck plan

The following was the internal layout of the *Wasatch*.

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## Crew

Like many Starfleet vessels, the *Wasatch* had a diverse crew from a variety of species. A point of note was that the first Exocomp to serve as commanding officer aboard a Starfleet starship held captaincy of the frigate.

### Senior staff

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

## Ship culture

### The Mountaineers

V'Laarin, Ramnaf Hesh, and Kershax were in the same class at Starfleet Academy and bonded in their first year over a mutual love of mountain climbing. They organized a mountaineering club on campus and were often seen together outside of their classes, becoming known as the "Three Amigos" by their classmates. Eventually, the three ended up with the opportunity to serve together aboard the USS *Wasatch*.

The three began again to gather for climbing expeditions, this time on the holodeck. Since all three were on the senior staff, they also had significant pull and convinced Captain Surok that naming several common rooms would help unify the crew and boost morale. The officer's mess on Deck 2 became known as "The Summit," the recreation room on Deck 3 was named the "Timpanogos Lounge," and the mess hall on Deck 5 became "Base Camp."

## 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. ↑ Derived from MSD created by Lee Arundel and deck plans by Strategic Design.