USS Diligent (NCC-97314)

While research and development activities typically occur on starbases and outposts within Federation territory, sometimes the greatest discoveries are made amongst the stars. This is the mission of the Polaris Squadron.

USS Diligent

Alita-class • NCC-97314 • Fourth Fleet

The USS Diligent is an Alita-class heavy escort that augments Polaris Squadron with significant tactical capabilities to defend the research unit from threats that lurk on the frontier. Typically, the USS Diligent deploys alongside the USS Polaris to safeguard the flagship, but it may deploy as tactical support for the USS Ingenuity when the smaller research vessel breaks away to conduct independent missions.

The stories of Polaris Squadron are rated 2-2-2 for mature subject matter, including violence, language and sexual content.

Polaris Advanced Research Squadron

Polaris Squadron is a mission unit under the command of Fleet Admiral Allison Reyes, Director of the Advanced Science, Technology and Research Activity, and Rear Admiral Alex Grayson, Commander of Archanis Sector Operations, that operates under the dual mandate:

  1. Through the Advanced Science, Technology and Research Activity (ASTRA),
    fuel Starfleet’s innovation engine through discovery, investigations and interactions on the frontier.
  2. Under the Archanis Sector Operations Command,
    revitalize the Archanis Sector through infrastructure investments and regional diplomacy.

The flagship of Polaris Squadron is the USS Polaris, an Odyssey-class heavy explorer that hosts the Advanced Science, Technology and Research Activity, and the headquarters of Polaris Squadron is Archanis Station, a Canopus-class starbase from whence sector operations of the Archanis Sector are managed.

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5 November 2024

Portents of Proliferation

S2E3. Subversion Unveiled (The Devil to Pay)

USS Diligent, USS Pacific Palisades and USS Polaris

“Any idea what this is about, cap?” asked Commander Kerrigan. “Not a clue,” Captain Vox shrugged as he took his seat at the head of the table. “But when Admiral Reyes calls and says to prepare for immediate departure, that’s what you do.” There was a deep [...]

4 November 2024

It Was Terrorism

S2E3. Subversion Unveiled (The Devil to Pay)

USS Diligent, USS Pacific Palisades and USS Polaris

“We shouldn’t be doing this,” Captain Saito insisted to the group packed into his ready room. “It’s just too dangerous, and the people of Duraxis have made it crystal clear: they don’t want us here.” Standing beside him, Lieutenant Commanders Miriam Gessler and Gabe Rivera nodded in [...]

3 November 2024

An Answer of Bits and Bytes

S2E3. Subversion Unveiled (The Devil to Pay)

USS Diligent, USS Pacific Palisades and USS Polaris

“Hey, Kiara… You installed the latest version of the standard firmware on this thing, right?” Captain Reed Westmoreland asked as he looked up from the console where he was performing forensics on the faulty injector control system that had almost destroyed the colony. “Of [...]

3 November 2024

Shockwaves and Damage Control

S2E3. Subversion Unveiled (The Devil to Pay)

USS Diligent, USS Pacific Palisades and USS Polaris

The speeches had drawn to a close, and the sun had fallen beneath the horizon, but even in the twilight, the crowd continued to make its voice heard. “Our planet, our choice! Offworlders, hear our voice!” They were still worked up, and with the coming of darkness, they’d grown rowdier [...]