USS Swiftsure: Difference between revisions

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The USS Swiftsure (NCC-97410) is an Echelon-class light cruiser assigned to Sirius Squadron. As part of Tannhäuser Division, her primary duty is the support of other squadron ships and missions, providing extensive logistical and engineering capabilities with her industrial replicators and large complement of smallcraft. Swiftsure is captained by Commander Thabo Xhakaza, who, like many of his young crew, was rapidly promoted in the wake of Frontier Day. The inexperience of this crew is balanced by one of the ship’s core duties for Sirius Squadron: serving as the mobile operations centre for the Starfleet Corps of Engineers unit when needed. Under such circumstances, SCE unit leader Commander Cortez has mission and operational command.

Notable Crew

Commanding Officers

2401 - Present: Commander Thabo Xhakaza

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 | taskforce = Fourth Fleet Operations
 | taskgroup =
-| squadron = Endeavour Squadron
+| squadron = Sirius Squadron
+| division = Tannhäuser Division
 | mothership =
 | homeport =
-| role = Rapid Response
+| role = Engineering Support
 | co = [[bfms_char:83152|Commander Thabo Xhakaza]]
 | xo = [[bfms_char:74513|Lieutenant Commander Livia Octavian]]
-| dedication = [[File:Swiftsureplaque.png]]
+| dedication =
 }}
-{{quote|There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do|'''Terry Pratchett - ''Ship's Dedication Quote'''''}}
+The '''USS ''Swiftsure'' (NCC-97410)''' is an [[Echelon Class|''Echelon''-class]] light cruiser assigned to [[Sirius Squadron]]. As part of Tannhäuser Division, her primary duty is the support of other squadron ships and missions, providing extensive logistical and engineering capabilities with her industrial replicators and large complement of smallcraft. ''Swiftsure'' is captained by Commander [[bfms_char:83152|Thabo Xhakaza]], who, like many of his young crew, was rapidly promoted in the wake of Frontier Day. The inexperience of this crew is balanced by one of the ship’s core duties for Sirius Squadron: serving as the mobile operations centre for the Starfleet Corps of Engineers unit when needed. Under such circumstances, SCE unit leader Commander Cortez has mission and operational command.
-The '''USS ''Swiftsure''''' NCC-97410 is an [[Echelon Class|''Echelon''-class light cruiser]] assigned to [[Endeavour Squadron]]. She acts as a utility vessel providing support to the unit and its areas of operations, and a rapid response craft in times of emergency. Fast, well-armed, and with vast secondary craft facilities, ''Swiftsure'' is highly effective in responding to humanitarian crises or border incursions alike and often acts as the squadron's 'problem solver.'
-Many of the crew of the Swiftsure, including her commanding officer, are young and relatively inexperienced. The ship suffered several losses to Frontier Day, the first captain among them, while other veterans aboard were elevated to fill Starfleet’s personnel gaps in the aftermath. As such, former XO [[bfms_char:83152|Commander Thabo Xhakaza]] has been elevated to command, and has been charged with pulling together the young officers he leads, many of them relatively fresh from the Academy and survivors of Frontier Day themselves, to form a strong crew.
-These young people are an integral part of Starfleet’s next generation, where newer officers must step up when nobody else can.
 ==Notable Crew==
 ===Commanding Officers===
-*[https://bravofleet.com/command/82965/ 2401 - Present]: Commander [[bfms_char:83152|Thabo Xhakaza]]
+*[https://bravofleet.com/command/82965/ 2401 - Present]: [[bfms_char:83152|Commander Thabo Xhakaza]]
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