Deep Space Nine
Created by Commodore Wilkan Targaryen on Wed Jan 3rd, 2024 @ 11:01pm
Deep Space Nine
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| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet Republic of Bajor Cardassian Union (Former) |
| Class: | Nor |
| Service Period: | 24th - 25th Centuries |
| Diameter: | 1,451 meters |
| Height: | 969 meters |
| Decks: | 260 |
| Mass: | 45,000,000 metric tons |
| Crew: | 2,000 personnel 7,000 evacuation |
| Armament: | Phaser Banks Phaser Turrets Torpedo Launchers |
| Auxiliary craft: | Garrison Ship Starfleet Runabouts Starfleet Shuttlecraft |
Overview
Deep Space Nine (sometimes referred to as DS9, Gateway Station, or its Cardassian name Terok Nor) is a Nor Series Starbase located adjacent to the Alpha Quadrant terminus of the Bajoran Wormhole that serves as an inspection point for travelers to and from the Gamma Quadrant. Constructed by the Cardassian Union during their Occupation of Bajor, DS9 was captured by the Republic of Bajor and administrated by the United Federation of Planets. Operational for almost a century, the station is constantly updated to meet the needs of defending the Bajoran Wormhole.
History
Occupation of Bajor
Constructed between 2346 and 2351 to serve as a refinery for uridium ore mined from Bajor's surface, Terok Nor was built under direction from Cardassian leader Kotan Darek. Designed to accommodate up to 7,000 workers and to process 20,000 tons of ore a day, Terok Nor also served as a command post from which the Cardassian Prefect of Bajor, Gul Skrain Dukat, could administrate the Occupation of Bajor. Terok Nor was a frequent target of the Bajoran Resistance due to its importance to the Cardassian's occupation efforts, with Dukat being targeted for assassination by the Bajorans no less than five separate times.After 50 years of occupation of Bajor, the Cardassian Union decided to withdraw in 2369. Unable to transport the station from the Bajoran System to Cardassian territory, Cardassian soldiers devastated the station by taking every component of value, destroying equipment they couldn't recover, and killing much of the station's populace. Records indicated that the station's self-destruct system was later engaged during the final moments of the Cardassian evacuation by Gul Dukat, but was later deactivated for unknown reasons.
Republic of Bajor
In 2369, the Bajoran Provisional Government deployed the Bajoran Militia to assume control of the derelict station and, soon after, requested the assistance of the United Federation of Planets in administrating the station. As property of the Repubic of Bajor the station and its occupants were subject to Bajoran law, with Starfleet overseeing day to day operations while Bajor petitioned for Federation membership.Christened Deep Space Nine and placed under the command of Commander Benjamin Sisko with Kira Nerys (a representative of the Bajoran Militia) as the station's First Officer, only days after the Federation took control of the station an away team discovered a stable wormhole in the Bajoran system which led from the Alpha Quadrant to the Gamma Quadrant. Due to the importance of the wormhole, DS9 quickly became one of the most important places in the Alpha Quadrant and the station was moved to the mouth of the wormhole to stake Bajor's claim. After a brief standoff with the Cardassians, the Bajoran-Federation claim was affirmed and the Cardassians withdrew.
Dozens of races established trading relations with Bajor to begin exploring the new territories of the Gamma Quadrant and DS9 became the first point of contact in the Alpha Quadrant for any native species traveling from the Gamma Quadrant. Nonetheless, no contact was as historic as when DS9's crew encountered the Dominion. While on a survey mission in the Gamma Quadrant, a team from DS9 were abducted by the Jem'Hadar and a representative of the Dominion traveled to the station to inform the crew that the Dominion would no longer tolerate intrusions into their territory in the Gamma Quadrant. Proving their resolve, the Dominion destroyed the Galaxy Class starship Odyssey, proving that both the station and Starfleet's defenses would be inadequate to defend against the Dominion.
Soon after, Starfleet assigned the prototype warship Defiant to the station and ordered experimental upgrades to the station's tactical systems. Early plans called for adding heavier shield generators, more powerful phasers, and increasing the station's stores of photon torpedoes. While intended to defend against the Dominion, these upgrades were first used against the Klingon Empire when DS9's crew discovered that the Klingons were preparing for an all-out attack against the Cardassian Union. The Cardassian Detapa Council was evacuated to DS9 and Klingon ships attacked, but eventually withdrew. In time, war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire was declared and the station was assigned as the base of operations for Starfleet forces in the Bajoran Sector.
In 2373 the Dominion invaded the Alpha Quadrant with a fleet of more than fifty Jem'Hadar warships sent to annex the Cardassian Union at the invitation of Gul Dukat. As the gateway to the Gamma Quadrant, DS9 became a marshaling point for both the Klingons and Starfleet, with the Khitomer Accords reinstated when the Dominion attempted and failed to destroy the Bajoran star. The Dominion sent weekly supply convoys through the wormhole, leading Starfleet to blockade the entrance to the Bajoran Wormhole. The Dominion launched a massive assault fleet, capturing the station and taking control of the wormhole.
Returning to the name Terok Nor, the Dominion placed Legate Dukat in command of the station and ordered the removal of the minefield. While the station was still the property of the Bajoran government through a nonaggression pact with the Dominion, Terok Nor became the Dominion headquarters for the war effort. Initially Starfleet was unable to mount a counteroffensive to retake the station, but in mid-2374 Operation Return was ordered by Starfleet Command in order to preserve the minefield and reclaim DS9. Led by Captain Sisko, the Khitomer Alliance won a major victory against the Dominion despite heavy losses and were able to stop the Dominion reinforcements from entering the Alpha Quadrant. With the reinforcements gone and Federation and Klingon forces on their way, the Dominion abandoned the station.
Returned to the Federation, DS9 became the headquarters of the combined allied Ninth Fleet of Federation and Klingon vessels. For the remainder of the war, DS9 functioned as a major repair and resupply depot for Starfleet, Klingon, and later, Romulan forces. In addition, the major offenses that culminated in the First Battle of Chin'toka and the Battle of Cardassia were launched from DS9. While the final battle was fought at Cardassia Prime, DS9 was the site of the signing of the official declaration of peace between the powers of the Alpha and Gamma Quadrants. Before the treaty was signed an attempt to assassinate the Female Changeling, who was acting as the voice for the Dominion, was narrowly avoided. Soon after Captain Sisko was killed in a conflict with Gul Dukat on the surface of Bajor, with Starfleet and the Bajoran Militia agreeing to place Colonel Kira Nerys in command.
The following year, Starfleet's Corps of Engineers began upgrading the infrastructure of Deep Space Nine to replace the station's Cardassian computer system with a Federation made network. In addition to the computer upgrades, a full refit of the defensive systems were also planned. These upgrades stretched DS9's crew to the limit, which was complicated when a contingent of rogue Jem'Hadar fighters attempted to restart the Dominion War. The Jem'Hadar were defeated, but not before several of the Jem'Hadar managed to penetrate the station's defenses and attemped to overload the station's fusion core. Personnel were able to prevent the destruction of the station, but not without heavy losses among the station's crew.
In 2381, DS9 was selected to host the first post-war trade negotiations between representatives of the Dominion and the Federation. Initially, the Federation was supposed to be represented by Captain Nguyen of the USS Vancouver, but Vice Admiral Les Buenamigo replaced her with Captain Carol Freeman of the USS Cerritos at the last minute. Despite several setbacks, including the disabling of DS9 and the kidnapping of Quark, Captain Freeman and her crew were able to recover Quark and negotiate the trade agreement.
While True Way forces attempt to destabilize the region by attacking the station numerous times, things were relatively calm at Deep Space Nine in the intervening years. In 2384 the Ferengi Alliance opened an embassy on the station, near Quark's, in anticipation of an upswing in trade due to Bajor's renewal of its application for Federation membership. During the ceremony the Ferengi Sneed was arrested for arson and sentenced to three months imprisonment after attacking the new embassy out of concerns for his black-market dealings should Bajor join the Federation.
Much of the efforts for Bajor to join the Federation were disrupted by the Attack on Mars in 2385. With Starfleet's resources thin in several key areas, the Federation began to look inward and withdrew many resources from in development worlds and members. Despite Bajor petitioning to join the Federation, there were minimal Starfleet personnel on the station with the majority of critical positions aboard the station being filled by members of the Bajoran Militia due to resource allocation. During this period, due to its history with the Bajoran Prophets and being home to Benjamin Sisko, Emissary of the Prophets, Deep Space 9 became somewhat of a religious shrine, with large statues of the Emissary and other Bajoran religious leaders along the Promenade.
In 2393, Deep Space Nine hosted the ceremony that officially inducted Bajor into the United Federation of Planets, with past and present crews of DS9 attending.
United Federation of Planets
Despite joining the Federation, DS9 and Bajor saw little change in their role until the early 25th Century when the Federation Council chose to open the Bajoran sector and the Gamma Quadrant to exploration and trade missions. During this time, however, life aboard the station became severely strained during the 250th Frontier Day. When the Borg Collective began employing an army of forcibly conscripted drones, a mass evacuation of DS9 was ordered, with the majority of the station's residents escaping before the Drones were able to overload the station's reactor core. The station was able to be saved; however, its fusion reactor was not able to be salvaged and needed to be replaced.With its reactors replaced through a cooperative agreement with the Cardassians, the Federation planned a ceremony to rechristen Deep Space 9. Featuring a number of prestigious guests, the ceremony was cut short due to the assassination of the Federation President aboard the station. Undaunted, the station reopened with the station once again a base of operations for the exploration of the Gamma Quadrant. Nonetheless, because of the challenges that were experienced with the investigation, Starfleet chose to install a new command crew soon after.
By 2409, Deep Space 9 and the Defiant were under the command of Captain James Kurland. While the station had been mainly separate from the Federation/Klingon conflict of the early 25th Century, DS9 would be a key player in restoring peace to the Alpha Quadrant as several of the earliest diplomatic missions were successfully completed there. Nonetheless, during one such conference, DS9 was attacked by Dominion forces. DS9 was quickly overrun and once again taken over by the Dominion, requiring Starfleet and Klingon personnel to hastily evacuate. Determining that this Dominion force was the fleet that the Prophets had made disappear in 2374; Starfleet attempted to convince the Dominion force that the Dominion War had ended, but failed and were required to seek help from the Dominion themselves. In exchange for the release of the female Changeling from Federation custody, the Dominion agreed to order Loriss and Kar'ukan to stand down and return to the Gamma Quadrant. The Jem'Hadar refused the order, requiring a joint Starfleet and Klingon Defense Force fleet under the command of the Enterprise to engage the Jem'Hadar. The Jem'Hadar flagship was destroyed with all hands, Kurland resumed command of the station, and Loriss and her surviving Jem'Hadar returned to the Gamma Quadrant with the Founder as ordered.
In 2410, Deep Space 9 was temporarily moved back to orbit of Bajor when it became known that the Tzenkethi were going to attack the world. Deep Space 9 took the worst of the attack, nearly being destroyed until the arrival of a Dominion fleet lead by Loriss 4 and at the insistence of Odo. The Dominion forces assisted with returning DS9 to position at the mouth of the Bajoran Wormhole and began negotiations to begin a stronger relationship. While the Dominion did agree to a Starfleet presence in the Gamma Quadrant and to allow transit of refugees into the Alpha Quadrant, a long-term exploratory plan could not be agreed upon and Starfleet was asked to limit travel to the Gamma Quadrant. While many regretted that exploration of the Gamma Quadrant could not resume, many Gamma Quadrant refugees accepted employment at the reopened ore processing center at DS9.
Life was relatively calm at Deep Space Nine following 2410 and the station became a little run down compared to its heyday. In 2433 a group of Bajoran scholars visited the station with a mysterious relic recovered from the ancient city of B'Hala. During the investigation, which was assisted by Science Officers from both DS9 and the Starship Enterprise, a mysterious energy was released by the artifact that infected the computer systems of the station. Facing multiple system failures, the crew desperately tried to stay ahead of the virus and restore the station. When close to eradicating the virus an unexpected complication arose: the transporter system of the station began a rematerialization sequence that brought Gul Dukat aboard the station. The former Cardassian had been bonded with an organism known as a Pah'wraith, which had given Dukat enhanced abilities, and Dukat believed himself to be their Emissary. Dukat began efforts to subjugate the Bajorans and initiated the Station's counter insurgency program, requiring the Starships Defiant and Enterprise to engage the station in combat to distract Dukat while DS9's crew attempted to retake the station. Their efforts worked and Dukat was able to be contained in a Bajoran Orb; however, DS9 itself was heavily damaged in the interim and was forced to be abandoned.
Due to the strategic importance of the Bajoran Wormhole as a gateway to the Gamma Quadrant, Starfleet considered the construction of a replacement station in the Bajoran System. At the request of the Republic of Bajor, through their Federation Council Representative, it was agreed that the Nor Class station would be restored. Previously, the Federation had used their relationship with the Cardassian Union to acquire replacement parts for DS9; however, the station design had fallen out of favor with the Cardassians in the interim so replacement parts were not readily available. Starfleet briefly considered recalling Empok Nor, which was serving as the Forward Observation Zone in the Gamma Quadrant, but this plan was deemed impractical. After negotiation, the Federation was able to arrange the transfer of decommissioned Cardassian outpost Ardryl Cefta to Starfleet in exchange for needed metal alloys. While the Cefta Series of outpost was a smaller orbital facility, the design incorporated the same core structure and inner docking ring as its larger cousins and would be compatible with the Nor Class station's needs. With their prize in hand, the Starfleet Corps of Engineers began the time-consuming process of dismantling and transferring Ardryl Cefta to the Bajoran System for integration with the existing Deep Space Nine station.
After extensive repairs, Deep Space Nine formally reactivated in 2435 and placed under the command of Captain Loatha Targaryen.
Overview and Layout
Physical Arrangement
Deep Space Nine consists of three main areas: The central core which contains the power core, the Promenade and Ops. The habitat ring which provides quarters for crew and visitors and is connected to the rest of the station by large crossover bridges and the outer docking ring (otherwise known informally as the "outer ring") which can accommodate numerous small ships and has six docking pylons to allow larger vessels to dock.
Central Core
The Central Core is a roughly cylindrical structure consisting of several terraced platforms that contain various key facilities aboard DS9. At the extreme dorsal end of the core was the operations center and the subspace communications antennae, as well as the deflector shield generators. Below this assembly was the three-level Promenade, a public area for commerce and recreation. The Promenade on Deep Space 9 housed the station's infirmary, the security office, the Bajoran temple, and Quark's Bar, Grill, Gaming House and Holosuite Arcade. The station also featured a wardroom which was used in a similar fashion to a briefing room on Starfleet vessels, though its large area allowed it to be used for a variety of other purposes.The lower sections of the core contained engineering and support facilities, including at least one large industrial replicator, the computer core, and multiple deuterium fuel tanks. At the extreme ventral end sat the six fusion reactors.
Operations Center
The Operations Center (or Ops) on Cardassian stations, such as Deep Space 9, was a circular compound located at the top of the main structure, with overhead windows giving a view of the stars and ships docked at the upper docking pylons. The centralized nature of Ops also meant that, unlike on starships, the primary controls of the station were only accessible from this one location.Ops contained a variety of specialized areas including the Commander's Office, a Transporter, and a large Viewscreen. Unlike Starfleet designs, the Command Station of DS9 was located within the Commander's Office, which was designed under Cardassian priciples that all were required look up to the Commander's Office. Directly below the Viewscreen was "the pit," a circuitry bay where many engineering functions could be performed out of sight of others.
Habitat Ring
The Habitat Ring was the inner ring of the station's structure, intended primarily for the housing of most of the station's semi-permanent residents. Spaced along the ring were also six landing pads, used by Starfleet's runabouts and other small craft to land. Also mounted along the habitat ring were three large protrusions, upon which a large portion of the station's armaments were mounted, as well as its tractor beams.
Docking Ring
The docking ring was the outer ring of the station's structure, and was used primarily for moving and storing goods and for starship docking facilities. Twelve large docking ports were distributed around the perimeter, and numerous cargo bays were connected to these facilities. In addition, a series of six thrusters were mounted on the edge of the ring. These thrusters were intended mainly for maintaining orbital position, but could also be used to move the station a short distance.
Docking Pylon
The Docking Pylons were a series of six large structures attached to Deep Space 9's docking ring. These sweeping modules contained the large ore processing facilities, and also permitted the docking of large starships at the station. The pylons were generally referred to by their position relative to the station's horizontal axis and a designated number, for example "Upper pylon 1" or "Lower pylon 3". At the end of the pylons were docking bays, where large starships could dock with the station. The upper pylons, especially Upper Pylon Two, were popular with people wanting to get a good view of the Bajoran wormhole and ships departing the station.
Operational Units
U.S.S. Defiant NCC-74205-C
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| Affiliation: | United Federation of Planets |
| Class: | Valiant |
| Service Period: | 25th Century |
| Beam: | 166 meters |
| Length: | 211 meters |
| Height: | 36 meters |
| Decks: | 6 |
| Mass: | 440,625 metric tons |
| Crew: | 66 personnel 250 evacuation |
| Armament: | Phaser Arrays Pulse Phaser Cannons Torpedo Launchers |
| Auxiliary craft: | Starfleet Shuttlepods |
Despite having been a Federation member world for several years, the Defiant served as a proof-of-concept vessel that the Bajoran Okana Shipyards were capable of producing frontline vessels on behalf of the Federation. Construction of the the unnamed Defiant began in 2432 at the recently built orbital drydock with an anticipated delivery in early 2436; however, the damage to Deep Space 9 and the loss of the Defiant-B in 2433 led Starfleet Command to make construction of the new Defiant a priority. To help reduce the timetable for construction, Starfleet Command authorized the Corps of Engineers to eliminate several planned upgrades to allow production to be completed sooner than initially anticipated in early 2434 to supplement the U.S.S. Yorktown in defending the Bajoran Star System. Upon its commissioning the Defiant was primarily assigned to patrol duties of the Bajoran Sector and quickly became well known for its anti-piracy operations as a law enforcement vessel. In this role Defiant has become the bane of the Orion Syndicate, having successfully interrupted over a dozen piracy operations against neutral shipping within the Bajoran System. Often, Defiant will enforce inspection of traveling convoys traversing the Bajoran System and Sector, a role that had previously been fulfilled by Deep Space 9 when it was in operation. Soon after DS9 was reactivated in 2435, the Defiant was assigned to the station as mission support vessel.
Following the attacks launched by the Vaadwaur Supremacy, the Defiant was drydocked at DS9 to undergo a refit to install specialized systems that had been deferred to fulfill earlier completion of the Defiant. Already small and highly maneuverable, Defiant did not share in the cloaking abilities of its predecessors and was upgraded with a combination of advanced alloys, electromagnetic shielding, and electronic countermeasures to make the starship more difficult to detect by the sensors of other vessels or stations. Defiant's sensors were retrofitted to increase their resolution, improving the detection and monitoring software to assist Defiant in monitoring potential threats parsecs away. Additional shielding was also fitted around the fusion reactors, bringing them within modern safety protocols.
Defiant was relaunched in early 2436 and returned to its responsibilities as mission support vessel for DS9.
Noteworthy Personnel
| Senior Staff Manifest | |||
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| Position | Name | Rank | Species |
| Bajor Sector Commander | Loatha Targaryen | Commodore | Deltan/El-Aurian/Human |
| Commanding Officer | Gunisi Taalu | Captain | Bajoran |
| Executive Officer | Bezru Tua | Commander | Trill (Joined) |
| Chief Engineering Officer | Hezaar | Lieutenant | Gorn |
| Chief Flight Control/Operations Officer | Broka | Lieutenant Commander | Ferengi |
| Chief Medical Officer | Jeremias Carrillo | Lieutenant (Junior Grade) | Human |
| Chief Science Officer | Percival Godfry | Lieutenant | Hysperian |
| Chief Security/Tactical Officer | Fobehl Arda | Lieutenant | Bajoran |
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