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These are the voyages of the starship Hephaestion from its launch in 2343 to its last mission over Barzan II in 2399.
USS Hephaestion (Archive)
• Fourth Fleet
The Hephaestion was an Excelsior-class starship first launched in 2343 which served in Starfleet until her destruction in 2399. During this fifty-year career, the Hephaestion served with distinction in the Federation-Cardassian War and the Dominion War, but was primarily a ship of exploration. Although decommissioned in 2386, then-Rear Admiral Jonathan Knox had her put back to service in 2393 as his flagship.
For views of her interior, check out Tadeo D’Oria’s awesome renders of the Potemkin, one of the Hephaestion’s sister ships:
Main Bridge | Captain’s Ready Room | Observation Lounge | Briefing Room
Main Engineering | Sickbay | Battle Bridge | Aft Shuttlebay
Command History
2358-2371 – Captain Renatta Thompson
2371-2386 – Captain Jonathan Knox
2386-2393 – Out of Commission
2393-2399 – Captain Raoul Fontaine
Arcturus Wayfinding Squadron
Arcturus Wayfinding Squadron is an elite exploratory unit that specializes in finding new ways forward for Starfleet. Distinct from navigation, which is plotting a course based on the precise knowledge of exactly where one is in the universe, wayfinding is a more general word that refers to the process of orienting oneself in regard to space, place, objects, and peoples. Wayfinding was practiced by the Polynesian and Norse voyagers of Earth in the ancient past, as they used landmarks, the stars, and their relationships with other beings to find their way across the seas. While Arcturus Squadron engages in traditional surveying and charting missions, its mandate is also to use whatever tools it can to find the way forward, whether through diplomacy, acquiring or developing new propulsion methods, or, when necessary, mitigating threats to Starfleet’s exploratory mission.
Currently, Arcturus Squadron is based out of Olympia Station at the rimward trailing edge of Federation space in the Alpha Quadrant.
Recent Stories
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USS Hephaestion (Archive)
It is entirely seemly for a young man killed in battle to lie mangled by the bronze spear. In his death, all things appear fair. – Homer “Your quarters are filthy, Gaudain.” Gaudain smirked as he thought of an appropriate response to that statement. He liked the way Durand had turned his [...]
17 July 2021
USS Hephaestion (Archive)
Chief Science Officer’s Personal Log, Stardate 39536 It’s been an interesting first day to say the least. I was worried the Hephaestion might be a sedate and dreary assignment, but if the trip over from the Galaxy was any indication, we’re sure to be in for a wild ride. The [...]
17 July 2021
USS Hephaestion (Archive)
A few days after the funeral, Cadet Cody Knox-Stanton fished the isolinear chip his mother had given him out of his pocket and slid it into the slot on his holographic screen. He had made sure that the bedroom door was securely locked before doing so, as he wasn’t ready to share anything he [...]