Welcome aboard the USS Aquarius as it begins its adventures in the old Romulan Neutral Zone. Since the attack on Mars and the subsequent withdrawal from evacuations from the impending supernova, many Romulan refugees distrust Starfleet. The Aquarius will face challenges as they attempt to give humanitarian aid to these refugee worlds. Hopefully, over time with diplomacy and patience, they can begin to repair the damage.
The USS Aquarius (NCC-87003) is an Excelsior II-class heavy cruiser that was introduced in the late 2380s as a modern update to the long-serving Excelsior-class cruiser, which had just passed its tenth decade in continuous service. Unlike the similar-looking but much larger Obena-class explorer, the Excelsior II is designed to fill precisely the same niche held by the Excelsior: a medium-sized all-rounder. Working in tandem with her contemporary, the Reliant-class frigate, the Excelsior II is a solid, dependable cruiser that shores up patrol lines and handles generalist duties within and near Federation space. Under the command of Captain Vaelana, Aquarius is operating in the old Romulan Neutral Zone in the Beta Quadrant.
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9 July 2023
USS Aquarius (Archive)
Humans found this an exciting of perhaps a stressful time. New assignments brought with it the novelty of the unknown and of potential danger. Generally not physical danger mind you, despite the holo-vids most of life within Star Fleet was safe, but emotional danger. Would you get on with a new [...]
1 May 2023
USS Aquarius (Archive)
“To Lieutenant T’winn N’Dir, who upon arrival at Starbase K-8 will be taking up a new post as Chief Operations Officer aboard the USS Aquarius, and Commander Dietlinde, who will be heading off to a well deserved retirement!” “Hear Hear!” came the chorus. T’winn was certain that the [...]
14 April 2023
A Commanding Encounter - Vaelana/Q’orvha/McKnight
USS Aquarius (Archive)
The tour had been mostly uneventful so far, except for a small tense moment in a forward torpedo bay when an anti-grav lift momentarily failed and nearly dropped a Quantum Torpedo directly onto the deck-plating. The rest however, had gone as smooth as possible. This had allowed for Q’orvha to [...]
8 February 2023
USS Aquarius (Archive)
Lt. Dr. Rena Campbell was the newly-assigned counsellor on the USS Aquarius. Which was weird because she WAS an Aquarius. Must be fate. Not that Rena believed much in fate, but she certainly didn’t have other ideas. Anyway, it was time for the usual all-staff psych evals, as part of [...]