USS Mongoose

In "Wild Bunch" livery.

Dedication plaque.

*"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."* – Mahatma Gandhi
The **USS *Mongoose* (NCC-75634)**, named for an Earth animal, was a Starfleet *Defiant*-class scale 3 destroyer commissioned on Stardate 52889.7. It underwent an overhaul almost thirty years later and was recommissioned on Stardate 82467.34. It was destroyed during the Battle of Starbase 234.

## Service history

After the success of USS *Defiant* in the early 2370s, Starfleet Command ordered that additional *Defiant*-class starships be built as tensions were quickly rising with the Dominion. Several hulls were laid down at the Copernicus Ship Yards in December 2372 and construction proceeded quickly. In early November 2373, USS *Mongoose* was moved to the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards for final outfitting and commissioning. The vessel was immediately sent to the front lines of the Dominion War, having been assigned to an attack group known as the "Wild Bunch."

Bearing the unit's livery of sharks teeth nose art, the *Mongoose* participated in several raids and battles along the Cardassian Union border.

In 2390, the planet Talvath requested Federation protection. The *Mongoose* served as escort for the USS *Emissary*, the cruiser dispatched to transport members of the Diplomatic Corps and to provide aid to the colony.

At the end of the 24th century, the vessel was showing its age. In early 2404 the *Mongoose* entered space dock for an overhaul. Over the next four months, engineers at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards retrofitted the vessel with significant system upgrades and *Gallant*-class nacelles, drastically improving its speed and maneuverability. A cloaking device was also installed, adding to the *Mongoose*'s tactical capabilities.

Relaunched days before the outbreak of the Last Federation-Klingon War, the USS *Mongoose* was assigned to Ktarn Fleet's Task Force 202. The starship served in battles against the Klingon Defense Force, the Tal Shiar, and the Undine. It was destroyed, with all hands lost, in the Battle of Starbase 234 when the Iconian Heralds attacked. However, the sacrifice of the *Mongoose* and its crew allowed the USS *Gheryzan*, USS *Mol'ecurai*, and RRW *Intraktu* to evacuate the station. The crew were all posthumously awarded the Starfleet Medal of Honor.

## Senior staff

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

## 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