Category:Magellan

The original DSS Magellan was commissioned in 2358. The station Magellan was one of a kind in Starfleet, due to the fact that it was actually a re-possessed Cardassian station. The first challenge was moving the station into our territory to be retrofitted with UFP technology. Many ideas were thrown around, but it was finally determined the station would serve as a test bed for a scavenged Transwarp core from a Borg Ship. The hope was, that if anything went wrong, we wouldn’t lose Starfleet property. Not only did it work, it worked pretty well. It was determined the Transwarp Drive would stay in the Magellan. This determination triggered R&D within the Magellan on a larger scale than ever could be done on a starship. This led to the development of the THX-1138 and the CRM-114. The THX-1138 was an energy weapon with the capability of destroying large objects. Power was rerouted from all around the Station (and ultimately the ship) and concentrated into one beam. The original form of the CRM-114 initiated a protocol that caused each weapons port to be controlled independently from the bridge by different officers. This made it much easier to combat large fleets, which was especially important due to the Magellan’s stationary nature. The Magellan remained the only Starfleet installation with such weapons due to the amount of power necessary to operate them. The Magellan station was involved in many missions and engagements primarily focusing on keeping the peace with smaller surrounding countries, the never-ending pirate threat, and even dealing with the occasional flare up with the Klingon empire. The DSS Magellan was (mostly) destroyed in 2369 amidst the conflict over Bajor with the Cardassians. Luckily, the Transwarp and the THX-1138 were salvaged before what was left of the Magellan was set adrift.

 

Soon after the station was destroyed it was realized that there was specific niche that the DSS Magellan fulfilled. Starfleet Command wanted to fill this new gap in the fleet, while also increasing the Magellan’s functionality. This led to the construction of a new ship, the Daedalus class. The Daedalus class would provide the size necessary to continue to support fleets, complete R&D projects, and maintain the Transwarp. The biggest change was the fact that this was a Starship, not a station. It was hoped that by equipping the Daedalus class with Warp Engines (though limited), it’s effectiveness would increase ten-fold. In 2371 the first Daedalus class ship was completed and launched from the Utopia Planitia Shipyards. In honor of the station, this first ship of the class was named the Magellan. Following the name, the Transwarp and THX-1138 were installed on the ship. Starfleet R&D wanted to maintain the idea of the CRM-114 but it took a different form. The Magellan was equipped with a Viper (fighter) squadron that was controlled by remote access from the bridge. This followed the desire of Starfleet to make everything the Magellan did more mobile. The starship Magellan played a pivotal role in the Dominion War and the problems that came about after it ended, as well as some Romulan and Pirate engagements. The starship Magellan’s most notable contribution was during the brief Federation Civil War of 2379 when the Captain took the ship on a dangerous rescue mission where it was destroyed while saving the crews of several starships and initiated the events that led to the conclusion of the conflict.

Over the starship Magellan’s life time it was used more and more as a carrier and mobile command center, and less as a battleship. Upon its destruction Starfleet immediately announced the development of several new classes of carriers. The first, and largest of the carriers will continue the name Magellan. The Magellan’s construction is scheduled to be completed in 2380, and with the increasing number of carriers that the Federation will be able to more quickly establish and maintain strongholds, instead of waiting on the construction of outposts. They will also revolutionize tactical engagements on a large scale. Due to the destruction of the ship Magellan, the THX-1138, CRM-114 and the Transwarp drive were destroyed and unrecoverable. The carrier Magellan will be equipped with a similarly operating, but newly named system to replace the THX-1138 as well as a wing of remote access fighters in addition to many manned fighters to replace the CRM-114. Due to the significant changes both systems will be renamed. Another Transwarp core was salvaged from a Borg ship years ago, but after many tests no ship could operate effectively with it. That Transwarp core is currently being installed in the Carrier Magellan.