These are the voyages of the starship Oakland. Her ongoing mission; to support Starfleet's Task Force 47 however needed, stay out of the line of fire, and quietly go where everyone has gone before. Or is it?
A veteran ship with a veteran captain, USS Oakland (NCC-75012) has led a mostly peaceful existence under Captain Oskar Maising, a man in the twilight of his career more than content with such a quiet posting. But once he’s paired with the young, hotheaded Commander Charlotte MacColgan as first officer, life on Oakland has turned a bit more chaotic. The galaxy is more wondrous and more dangerous every day, and even little backline starships like this old utility cruiser are being roped into the mix. Will Oakland remain the quiet, boring posting Maising desires and MacColgan despises, or will the rapidly developing galaxy catch up to them both and turn everything upside down?
3 May 2025
USS Oakland
False hope is deadlier than no hope. False hope makes you hasty, eager to jump onto a bandwagon that doesn’t exist. False hope says it gives you a platform to stand on, only to rip it out from under your feet and leave you free-falling. That being said… that escort breaking up felt so [...]
22 April 2025
In the Spirit of David Glasgow Farragut
USS Oakland
Even the Vaadwaur can fatigue. Even this foe is mortal. Charlotte MacColgan came to this conclusion after no less than four quantum torpedoes- warheads that absolutely would’ve disintegrated Oakland on the spot if they’d hit- flashed past the smoking utility cruiser and vanished into [...]
18 April 2025
Does Your Heart Still Beat For This?
USS Oakland
It never was going to last long, that short period where the Vaadwaur were too shocked to shoot back. After all, they are a martial empire, their fleet designed, trained, to be one of the best combat forces to strike the Delta Quadrant, designed and trained to bring a hammer blow to Alpha and [...]
8 April 2025
USS Oakland
Fifty-eight years ago, four Romulan warbirds attacked Narendra III. Fifty-eight years ago, a single Ambassador-class heavy cruiser broke every law regarding the Klingon-Federation border in a mad sprint to reach them in time. Fifty-eight years ago, a woman with a fire in her heart and [...]