USS Ares

**U.S.S. Ares NCC 1650-C** Emissary class Star Cruiser.

# Ship Service History

**Stardate 95542.79** (08 December 2417): The U.S.S. Ares NCC 1650-C fresh off trials arrives at Starbase 381 Praetorian. Her new Commander Captain Kass Lanae takes command.

**Stardate 98769.43** (01 March 2421): [Captain Jack Warnicke] takes command.

The U.S.S. Ares is an experiment, in the wake of the Iconian war Starfeet engineers grappled with new design concepts to counter ever increasing combat demands. The Idea is to create a ship with standard offensive capabilities but focus more on defensive strategies. The Ares was created from what was essentially a left over Star Cruiser Emissary class hull. Now replaced with Odyssey class designs the unfinished and unnamed hull with only the designation of SH1148009-E seemed destined for recycling. But as the concept of defensive focus gained traction at Starfleet Command approval was granted for creation of a prototype vessel. Several older ships were considered for refit to accommodate the design requirements but the cost and complexity of proper refit was deemed impractical. Starfleet was reluctant to launch a new design on an untested specification. Looking through available assets engineers on the project discovered the unfinished Emissary class hull. Its design nearly perfect for what they intended and incomplete enough to easily gain access to all the areas needed to add the equipment and hull reinforcements required. Work progressed on the ship even as the Iconian war raged and with the loss of the Ares B, this new ship got her name. Completed after the war was over Ares underwent testing much to the satisfaction of its designers.

The U.S.S. Ares NCC 1650-C is the newest of 5 and most likely last Emissary class Star cruiser. With its unique designs the interior of the ship has a more warship aesthetic than that typical of more plush Star cruisers. Cabins and walk ways aboard seem comparatively cramped, crowded out by hull reinforcements. Despite this the ship offers more than adequate facilities for a diverse range of missions.

The next task was to match this new ship with the right commander. Captain Kass Lanae rose to the top of the list of candidates. Captain lanae proved her tactical experience during the Undine conflict saving the U.S.S. Repulse against all odds while defending Earth space dock. Her Captain killed she assumed command rallying her crew to victory when all seemed lost. Her time since then assigned to the Outback under Task Force Avalon has time and again shown her depth as a negotiator and level headed strategist. Captain Lanae's tactical style favors an attack with a sound defensive posture and she has employed this strategy effectively many times. Starfleet saw this parring of ship and commander as exactly what the Outback and its unique situations required.

As of Stardate 98713.12 (February 9th, 2421), Captain Kass Lanae accepted a change in her career to become the new Captain for the ship-class to-be-deloped at Utopia Planitia following USS Ares' successful 2-year trial with the 26th Fleet. In her stead, the ships XO, Commander Virana Synris, became the CO. A short while later, Command appointed Captain Jack Warnicke, formerly CO of USS Iwo Jima, the new CO of Ares. Commander Synris has accepted to remain as XO of the ship, given her experience with crew and systems while serving under Cpt. Lanae.

# Major Refit 2421

Following a massive refit between July 4th, 2421 and September 5th, 2421, the Emissary Starcruiser is entirely overhauled. Removal of all the experimental systems (Turtle and dependencies) open up space for several modernized systems to be installed. Now fitted with a SlipStreamDrive of the latest model, an Astrometrics Lab, an additional Holodeck (3 overall), an additional cargo hold, upgrades to her armament to Mk. XIV standards and an entire redesign of her insides from the ground up, USS Ares comes out the other end looking considerably changed. Although the outer changes are purely cosmetic prompted by the changed mass of the vessel, everything inside is still Emissary-class - albeit modernized to current fleet standards. On the outside, the nacelles were lifted upward with new struts and the entire saucer section had to be reconfigured. With a spacey new bridge, the removal of all miniaturization and the new additions to her capabilities, the ship is now ready to be deployed as multi-mission-capable asset of the 26th Fleet and another proof of the dedication of the Corps of Engineers in the Outback that managed to pull the work off within a 2-months frame.

USS Ares' new battle-bridge

# Ship Deployment History

**Stardate 95843.50** (28 March 2418):A Fine mess

**Stardate 95881.66** (11 April 2418): Union border standoff

**Stardate 97043.59** (9 June 2419 ): Investigate Reports of Scourge Activity

**Stardate 97170.49** (26 June 2419 ): U.S.S. Ares to Answer Request for Assistance by Polaran Colony World AAR

**Stardate 97248.4** (25 August 2419 ): S&R in the midst of a Scourge Invasion over Shaki AAR

**Stardate 97283.44** (05 September 2419 ): Return Kingdom of Cevant Vessel AAR

**Stardate 97381.45** (10 October 2419 ):[Alternate Timeline] - Mission into Discens Debris Field AAR

**Stardate 97422.18** (18 October 2419 ):Battle of Discens AAR

**Stardate 97458.26** (9 November 2419 ):Investigate reports of Derelict Vessel AAR

**Stardate 97477.49** (15 November 2419 ):Determine Kingdom Political State (Post-war) AAR

**Stardate 97535.1** (6 December 2419 ): Attend Diplomatic Dinner at Kingdom Homeworld AAR

**Stardate 97666.96** (23 January 2420 ): Investigate Status of Discens Corridor post-war AAR

**Stardate 97690.92** (31 January 2420 ): Rescue of the USS Cole AAR

**Stardate 97707.16** (7 February 2420 ): Ares Computer Malfunction AAR

**Stardate 97721.20** (12 February 2420 ): Sabotage on USS Ares AAR

**Stardate 97728.72** (14 February 2420 ): Continued Investigation of Sabotage on USS Ares AAR

**Stardate 97786.56** (7 March 2420 ): Loss of the MV Boniventure AAR

**Stardate 97841.2** (27 March 2420 ): Rescue of Baby Purgil AAR

**Stardate 97879.3** (10 April 2420 ): Investigation of MRS Ascendant AAR

**Stardate 97899.19** (17 April 2420 ): Investigation of abandoned Research Outpost AAR

**Stardate 98088.84** (25 June 2420 ): Responding to Polaran Navy request of vessel rescue AAR

**Stardate 98313.9** (17 Sept 2420 ): Encounter with CAA vessel AAR

**Stardate 98627.55**  (7 Jan 2421 ): The Purge / Rescue of 'Larry' AAR

**Stardate 98792.47**  (12 March 2421 ): Comms Array Incident AAR

**Stardate 98816.68**  (18 March 2421 ): Investigation of Abandoned Settlement AAR

**Stardate 98836.36**  (25 March 2421 ): Encounter of Nullspace Pocket / Anomaly AAR

**Stardate 98855.1**  (2 April 2421 ): Investigation of 2nd Abandoned Colony AAR

**Stardate 98913.03** (23 April 2421 ): Investigation of Freighter in Distress AAR

**Stardate 98973.97** (15 May 2421 ): Investigate cause of missing ships AAR

**Stardate 99027.48** (4 June 2421 ): Retrieval of shot-down Type-5 Probe AAR

**Stardate 99066.5** (18 June 2421 ): Investigation of 4th Kresaren Colony Site AAR

**Stardate 99084.99** (24 June 2421 ): First Contact: Kresaren Dominion AAR

**Stardate 99283.33** (5 September 2421 ): Re-launch after major refit

**Stardate 99355.47** (1 October 2421 ): Repair of Discens Ion Corridor AAR

# Senior Staff

* Commanding Officer - Captain Jack Warnicke
* Executive Officer - Commander Virana Synris
* Second Officer - Lieutenant Commander Nicholas Kirkland
* Chief Engineer Commander - Commander Armande Christoph
* Chief Tactical Officer - Lieutenant Commander Nialwen Ji'lapor-Lanae
* Chief Science Officer - Lieutenant LT Aleksandra Zaytseva

## Tactical Division

* Tactical Officer (Weapons Division) - OPEN
* Tactical Officer (Weapons Division) - LT. Nicole Mertz **NPC**
* Tactical Officer (Weapons Division) - Ensign Jack Lombard **NPC**
* Tactical Officer (Tactics Division) - LT. Marc Iril  **NPC**
* Tactical Officer (Armory) - LT Tess Taellis **NPC**

## Operations Division

* Security / Operations officer - LTC Nicholas Kirkland
* Security Officer - Honored First Tamat (Dominion Exchange Officer)
* Helmsman - Erei'Arrain Taev tr'Havaran-Zaytsev
* Hazard Team Member - Crewman 3rd class Ki'Tanna

## Engineering Department

* Warp-Core Engineer - Lt. Simon Jennings **NPC**
* Diagnostic Engineer - OPEN

## Sciences Division

* Computer Scientist - LT Aleksandra Zaytseva
* Theoretical Physicist - Ensign T'Pemi Price
* Decryption Specialist - OPEN

## Medical Division

* Medical Officer: Commander Eloise Francoise duPont, MD

# Notable Staff

* Ship's Mascot: Blue, the Caracal **NPC**

# Offensive Upgrades

On Stardate 96989.75, Lieutenant Nialwen Ji'lapor initiated, at first on her own, the remodelling and eventual entire redesign of the firing-matrix used by the Emissary-class Starcruiser U.S.S. Ares. For the young officers liking, the matrix in use by the ship was too inaccurate and after the discovery of unknown code within the same, she decided to start development of an entirely new Precision Firing Matrix (PFM) for the ship, with the addition of option to switch between 2 different firing-modes. This was later dubbed **Project Pleasantry**.

Within short time, she reached the limits of her LCARS programming skills and sought out help. Some of which came unasked in the form of the entire firing-matrix of an Eclipse-class cruiser. But even using the same as a template, the vast differences in the ships computer-systems made further changes necessary, which soon became the major part of the work.

Over the course of the project, the following officers contributed to its development (often in more than just one way):

* Cpt. Zinjha Krian (CO, USS Parche)
* Cpt. Kass Lanae (CO, USS Ares)
* CMD Virana Synris (XO, USS Ares)
* LTC Jaeihthe (Chief Science Officer, USS Ares)
* LTJG Nialwen Ji'lapor (Tactical Officer and Project Lead, USS Ares)
* Ensign Aleksandra Zaytseva (Computer Scientist, USS Ares)

**This new PFM comes with the following advantages:**

* two different modes of operation (Precision / Shotgun)

* Precision mode - uses advanced Twin-Emitter targetting along with customized calculations to lift accuracy way beyond the standard factory settings (at the cost of dropping the firing speed and needing more power to fire twice as many emitters for every shot!) It is the Tactical Officers mode of choice for precisely damaging, or destroying, sub-systems or parts of a target. In this mode the beams power output is at 100%.

* Shotgun mode - essentially is the previous standard setting, with the change that the firing cycle has been speed up considerably, making this mode useful for defense against several smaller targets at once. The accuracy for each beam is only at around 70%, but the calculations used to spread the fire across in a tight cone around the selected targets makes it likely to land multiple hits on a single activation. This mode can not target any sub-systems, or specific modules on a target, and comes at a significant cost of power used due to the fast firing cycle. With the strength of the beams only around 70%, the decision was made to ensure it could be used for extended periods of time.

* USS Ares' PDS (power-distribution-system) had to be modified to account for the new requirements of the PFM – especially keeping in mind that the ships other feature (TurtleSystem) would have to be ready at a moments notice without delay. Like the turtle mode (which turns off various systems in order to power itself), the PFM can be supplied with more power if necessary thanks to these modifications. Select systems can be turned temporarily off to supply more power to the charging of the emitters.

* The work on the PFM is ongoing. More improvements and/or changes are likely to be made as time progresses

# History of the Name

The original U.S.S. Ares was a class leading battle cruiser that entered service in the Earth year 2240. Described as the first true warship produced by the Federation. The Ares was designed to counter the Klingon D6. The U.S.S. Ares served with distinction during the 4 years war. After decommissioning the ship retired to the Starfleet ship museum at Starfleet academy and remains there today preserved as a memorial to those who died in the 4 years war.

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The next ship in the Ares legacy is not without controversy specifically as to the need to create the vessel. U.S.S. Ares NCC-1650-A Was a Dreadnought class prototype based on the proven design of the Constitution class heavy cruiser. Launched in the Earth year 2260 this Ares was a very impressive warship and many in the Federation argued that a ship such as this did not embody the Ideals of the Federation. Regardless the ship served with distinction during one of the most peaceful times in Federation history. A time of exploration and forming alliances. The Ares role was limited to defense of the Federation core worlds and on many occasions served as Flagship of the fleet hosting fleet Admirals and often transporting top dignitaries including the different presidents of the Federation.

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The Ares A was decommissioned in the year 2289 and dismantled having never fired its weapons in anger. It was noted at the decommissioning ceremony that the very fact of this ships existence was key to the peaceful times in which she served.

No federation vessel bore the name Ares Until 2348 with the Commissioning of the U.S.S. Ares NCC 1650-B an Excelsior class Battle Cruiser. With tensions with the Klingon empire again on the rise it was thought the name "Ares" would embody the Federations resolve.

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This Ares enjoyed a long and storied career having served in many successful campaigns including the Klingon, Elachi, and Undine conflicts. The ship so loved by its commanders it was treated to many refits and remained active until its last day. The Ares B went down defending Andoria from an Iconian onslaught. standing alone against 3 Iconian front line cruisers. The crew's sacrifice enabling countless thousands to evacuate the system. The Ares B was struck from Starfleets ship registry on the 18th of March 2416 having served continuously for 68 years.

By the end of March 2422, after 2 years of service and 33 primary missions successful including restoration of the Discens Ion Corridor, U.S.S. Ares (NCC 1605-C) was prepped to be given back to the Utopia Planitia Shipyards to become the second testbed for the class of ship her first CO, Capt. Kass Lanae, was working on there. With a transfer crew to take her over for her journey back to Mars, the majority of Ares' regular crew was distributed to other ships among the 26th, but the Senior Staff received the choice where to continue their careers in light of their distinguished service. A few, like Lt. Iril and Ensign Lombard, opted to return with the ship back to Mars, others like her last CO Capt. Jack Raul Warnicke and the rest of the Senior Staff, were given the choice of a new command and positions within the 26th Fleet.

NCC 1605-C was the last ship to bear the name Ares. There would likely never be another one.

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