The Cardinal maintains a static orbit alongside DS11 while new personnel are assigned. Fleet Admins and Flag Officers debate behind the scenes as to who will crew her. Data from the recent Vaadwaur incident is being analyzed as Task Force 21 and the Fourth Fleet begin upgrades in response.
Four historic naval vessels have carried the name USS Cardinal. Each ship was a mine countermeasures vessel that utilized advanced sensors to detect waterborne explosives. A major part of the Cardinal’s mission today is to watch Starfleet’s flank for all manner of anomalies.
The USS Cardinal embodies the Federation’s commitment to scientific advancement and humanitarian support to its frontier worlds. The Nebula-class vessel can adapt to the diverse challenges faced along Starfleet’s edge. It is most often equipped with a sensor pod that extends its scanning capabilities across an entire sector with microscopic precision. The craft is a critical early-warning and survey platform when it operates in contested or uncharted regions. Identifying dangerous spatial phenomena is a major responsibility. Information gathered can also be used for intelligence or counterinsurgency purposes. When deployed with her hospital or fighter pod, the vessel shifts seamlessly into roles ranging from colony medical relief to border security reinforcement.
Missions operate at the crossroads between exploration and defense. Cardinal xenobotany and environmental science divisions coordinate closely with civilian terraformer teams to prepare and preserve new colonial sites. The astrophysics department investigates stellar anomalies that could pose dangers or yield scientific opportunities. When crises emerge, the ship’s medical response team and colony-focused aid units stand ready to offer support. Crewmembers offer stability and assistance where local infrastructure falters.
Engineering and Operations personnel are trained in recovery and service operations. These officers can help technicians from developing Federation states upgrade to the latest standards. Taskings facing these teams range from fleet repairs to construction.
Operation of the USS Cardinal falls into Task Force 21’s greater goal of stabilizing the volatile regions under her watchful eye.
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Commanding Officer
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Executive Officer
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Chief Security-Tactical/2XO
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Chief Medical Officer
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Chief Counselor
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Chief Engineering Officer
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Chief Operations Officer
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Chief Intelligence Officer
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Infiltration Specialist
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Assistant Chief Counselor
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JAG Corps Officer
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Chief Flight Control Officer
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Damage Control Specialist
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Tactical Readiness Officer
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Computer Systems Specialist
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Security Team Leader
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Security Support Lifeform
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Stellar Cartographer
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ID: 1644 |
31 July 2025
Montana Station, USS Cardinal, USS Morro Bay, USS Ulysses, USS Unification and USS Zephyr
A floating platform hovered in silence above the dark glass of the Jasnea River. Faint veins of green light traced the edges of the skystage. Flat, layered cliffs climbed upwards along both sides of this part of the river. Natural terraces were formed by their stacked shapes. Red light rolled [...]
30 July 2025
Loathing, Unadulterated Loathing
The Five Stages: Unadulterated Loathing
USS Cardinal and USS Morro Bay
Just like that, the day of the big game had arrived. VFM Had been reset–and, after a small vacation, the Morro Bay will be stopping back at Starfleet HQ to have it re-evaluated. For the time being, it was a relaxation period for the team; especially with the past few weeks. An anti-serum had [...]
30 July 2025
The Five Stages: Unadulterated Loathing
USS Cardinal and USS Morro Bay
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Captain Dowe was more than proud of her ready room—especially the antique pink cat clock she had grabbed. From the year of twenty twenty nine. . . Her eyes wandered along the stars outside of her window, Cait just in the distance. So much had happened in the last few [...]
22 July 2025
Montana Station, USS Cardinal, USS Morro Bay, USS Ulysses, USS Unification and USS Zephyr
The transport liner Ro Faan rose from the dark gray tarmac of Morgan township’s colonial starport just after local sunrise. Pale golden light glinted along the torpedo-like hull of the largest variant of the Ferengi shuttle. This model was refitted for long-haul civilian transport. It would [...]
Bravo Fleet
