USS Axalon

Commanded by Captain Jason Charles Scott, the **USS *Axalon* (NCC-98301)** Was a Federation Battlecruiser class starship that operates in The Outback.

According to Chief Engineer T'Shannot's personal log entry regarding state of USS *Axalon* on Stardate 92174.57:

*"The ship's systems function within expected parameters. though if i may indulge my partially human heritage. the ship is an amalgamation of everything starfleet has learned adbout defending its people in one package. as I further indulge. I would dare say she is one part enterprise, one part defiant, and two parts attitude."*

# Ship Service History

**Stardate 91379.09** (October 2413): *Avenger*-class project approved by Starfleet board of directors to create a new class of Starship capable of matching the faster and more agile Klingon vessels with the durability and firepower of an advanced Starfleet cruiser.

**Stardate 91559.78** (December 2413): Three *Avenger*-class ships are deployed for field testing, the class prototype USS *Avenger*, USS *Bellipotent*, USS *Phinda*.

**Stardate 91617.35** (January 2414): The *Avenger*-class project proves successful in fending off Voth ships during engagements with only minor casualties on each of the prototype units. Starfleet begins producing the ships to replace severely damaged cruisers on the front lines. Among these new wave of *Avenger*-class is the USS *Axalon*.

**Stardate 91767.83** (March 2414): The *Axalon* and 15 more *Avenger*-class cruisers are launched. The USS *Axalon* is one of 5 *Avenger*-class battlecruisers to receive the federation model cloaking device. Her Captain, Sorin Tomas begins to recruit for his Senior staff, among them is Senior MACO Coordinator Jason Charles Scott.

**Stardate 91825.17** (March 2414): The *Axalon* tastes her first defeat and is beaten back by a wing of the new *Mogh*-class Klingon battlecruisers. Casualties include First Officer David Parish and Chief Tactical Officer Denma Qulan. Captain Soma promotes from within *Axalon* to fill these spots. Asking Jason Scott to take the fallen First Officer's position, Jason recommends Nizan Taigh of Cardassia to replace the fallen Qulan at Tactical. Both promotions are granted by Starfleet Command. The *Axalon* begins her first refit process and once completed is deployed to the former Romulan Star Empire to assist in civil unrest.

**Stardate 91858.01** (April 2414): The *Axalon* is reassigned from the Romulan civil unrest police action to Starbase 381 *"Praetorian"* in The Outback. Captain Soma decides to take this as his opportunity to request new command and is transferred to USS *Alberta*. *Praetorian* Command decides to promote Lieutenant Commander Scott to commanding officer USS *Axalon*.

**Stardate 91863.48 - 92377.53** (April - October 2414): The *Axalon* patrols areas inside The Outback. Minimal damages are taken by the ship and crew.

**Stardate 92377.53** (October 2414): USS *Axalon* is deployed with other Task Force Avalon elements to the Solonae Dyson Sphere as part of Operation Undique. She engages the Voth forces and is decidedly the victor in numerous 1 on 1 battles with Voth cruisers.

**Stardate 92400.44** (October 2414): Contact is lost with USS *Axalon* as Voth forces push back against Joint Task Force elements comprised of Klingon, Romulan, and Federation assets. The ship was assumed destroyed with all hands.

**Stardate 92404.89** (October 2414): USS *Axalon* is found to be alive with crew onboard. The *Axalon* is found severely damaged subspace and laser communications knocked completely offline with no hope of restoration. Damage to the ships includes: hull breaches on 6 decks, starboard nacelle completely torn from its mounting, and weapon and impulse drive were online holding at 25% power. The crew of the *Axalon* including its senior staff was recovered by the USS *Vendetta*. The *Axalon* is immediately towed behind friendly lines and shipped back to McKinnley Station for evaluation of repair feasibility.

**Stardate 92462.78** (November 2414): The USS *Axalon* repair and refit is approved with the surviving crew reassigned to the USS *Welshman*. Repairs began on *Axalon* within 24 hours.

**Stardate 92710.27** (February 2415): Repairs to the USS *Axalon* are completed, iincluding refit and rearmament to match current Starfleet requirements for Long Service exploration vessels. The USS *Axalon* is redesignated USS *Axalon* Heavy Exploration Cruiser. Most of her weapons manufacture capability is cut short in repairs, instead Starfleet authorizes exploration initiative and *Axalon* is refit with *Luna*-class sensor capability. The VATA system is refit to launch class ten probes while maintaining a smaller supply of VATA torpedoes.

**Stardate 92715.75** (February 2415): The *Axalon's* former commanding officer Jason Charles Scott is offered the chance to take the *Axalon* back to *Praetorian* as her permanent commanding officer. He accepts and has his command codes transferred to the ship.

**Stardate 92721.22** (February 2415): The USS *Welshman* is stood down as Lieutenant Commander Jason Scott is transferred to USS *Axalon*. He immediately preps the ship for launch and two hours later the USS *Axalon* enters transwarp gateway 01 bound for *Praetorian*.

**Stardate 92747.96** (February 2415): The USS *Axalon* conducts shakedown operations in the Outback. The chief among them was warming up and testing the newly installed scientific sensor suites and the refit tactical sensor suite. VATA and probe launchers function above expected parameters and the cloaking device is confirmed functional, combat shutters at 100%, and all weapons systems fire as expected under wargames power levels. Commanding officer Lieutenant Commander Jason Scott announces to the crew that the *Axalon* is ready for duty within the Outback.

**Stardate 92766.49** (March 2415): Lieutenant Commander Scott is promoted to full Commander. Commander Scott promotes his First Officer and Chief Engineer to Lieutenant Commander. The *Axalon* is then fully staffed with 250 new personnel, chief among them is Chief Science Officer Lieutenant Junior Grade Reesa Schmeider, whom joins the Senior Staff.

**Stardate 92802.62** (March 2415): Lieutenant Junior Grade Stephan Davis Gallant joins *Axalon's* Senior Staff as senior flight controller after Lieutenant Gemma Harris steps down after announcing her pregnancy and desire to raise the child on Earth. Lieutenant Gallant is familiar to Commander Scott and the Senior Staff welcome him aboard with open arms.

**Stardate 92938.81** (May 2415): The *Axalon* completes re-armament and reconfiguration to Battlecruiser status in the coming threat of the Iconian Invasion. All hands are paced through battle readiness and survival training to bring the ship and crew up to war-time readiness. Commanding officer Jason Scott is recorded saying to his crew, "Not all of us are coming home. but for every one of this crew that the Heralds take from the galaxy I promise I will send 4 back to Andromeda in bodybags."

**Stardate 92938.81 - 93317.72** (May - September 2415): The *Axalon* engages in the Iconian War. The ship is damaged but not destroyed on several occasions.

**Stardate 93106.8** (July 2415): The *Axalon* engages in the Battle of Cait returning from the action with minor cosmetic damages

**Stardate 93317.72** (September 2415): The *Axalon* joins the final assault in the Outback at the end of the Iconian conflict having successfully defended the Flagship USS *Columbia* and returning to Station in Operation: Hallowed Sabre to search for the USS *Destiny*.

**Stardate 93390.7** (October 2415): The USS *Axalon* is awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for quick and decisive action in the defense of the USS *Destiny* during the Battle of Cait.

**Stardate 93880.76** (April 2416)  Commander Scott is Promoted to Captain. likewise he is authorized to promote Nizan Taigh to commander which begins her eligibility to serve as commanding officer of her own starship. she elects to remain aboard Axalon for the time being but quote "keeping my options open Sir"

**Stardate 93880.76** (April 2416) to Present  the USS Axalon continues to serve in the outback functioning as both a combat vessel when needed, but more distinctly throughout the outback functioning as an orbital base of operations during diplomatic and scientific exploration vessel

**Stardate 94865.52**  (April 2417)  The USS Axalon, under the command of Captain Jason Scott, is issued a Three Year Service Award. In also awarded an Outstanding Unit Commendation, and the Tactical Efficiency Ribbon. Iconian War Medal (2415), the Delta Expedition Medal (2414), the Solonae Campaign Medal (2414), the Undine Campaign Medal (2414), and the Outback Expeditionary Forces Medal (First and second award - first clasp)

**Stardate 94995.97**  (May 2417)  Nizan Taigh of cardassia is awarded her own command by starfleet. sensing this may be the last time she gets such an offer Jason urges her to take it. she does and Axalon rendezvous with U.S.S. Leeds to take on Nizan's replacement as Executive Officer and send Nizan on her way. it was a sombre moment aboard Axalon but one that has left Captain Scott with hope for the future of starfleet.

**Stardate 96046.69**  (june 10th 2418)  Axalon detects subspace explosions in the vicinity of U.S.S. Dragonstorm. Commander Cessa sends word to U.S.S. Atlas to get help and proceeds at maximum speeds to assist Dragonstorm. After engaging the Hive in battle the Axalon is reinforced by U.S.S. Ares, U.S.S. Indefatigable, U.S.S. Ticonderoga, and U.S.S. Roosevelt as well as by the Pa'li cruiser Champion's Wrath. the battle against the hive was significantly shortened but U.S.S. Dragonstorm was destroyed and U.S.S. Axalon critically damaged. all members of Axalon's Senior staff with the exceptions of CMO Dr Kelly Howard, Lieutenant Commander Parse and then on temporary assignment Captain Jason Scott are Killed In Action when a Hive fighter craft rammed deck one and exposed the bridge to hard vacuum

**Stardate 96224.88**  (August 15 2418)  Axalon's repairs and restaffing are completed. the Captain has returned and has helped his crew get through the worst of the work needed to bring the battlecruiser back to life. New Comissioned Officers take up positions on the senior staff including Commander Paul Wolfwynd formerly of the dragonstorm, Lieutenant Commander Shanna T'Sov Alsoomse stationed as chief of security and tactical systems specialist, Lieutenant Julian Meyer as Chief engineer, M'Sozza of Cait as chief science officer. and Ensign Two of Six as head nurse. some positions officially remain open aboard Axalon.

  **Stardate 97369.57**  (october 6 2419) U.S.S. Axalon ncc-98301 destroyed in battle while attempting to disable the Scourge co-opted U.S.S. Nautilus

# Senior Staff

## Command Division

* Captain Jason Scott, Commanding Officer
* Commander Paul Wolfwynd Executive Officer
* Lieutenant Commander Parse, Second Officer

## Tactical Division

* Lieutenant Commander Shanna T'sov Alsoomse Chief Tactical Officer/ Head of Security

## Operations Division

* Lieutenant Julian Liam Meyer Chief Engineer
* Lieutenant Commander Parse Operations Manager

## Sciences Division

* Ensign T'Lira of Vulcan Chief Science Officer

## Medical Division

* Doctor Kelly Howard, Chief Medical Officer
* Ensign Two of Six Head Nurse. academic graduate field placement

# Notable Staff

* Senior Flight Controller

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