USS Jacinta
| USS Jacinta | |
| Technical Details | |
| Class: |
Intrepid |
| Registry: |
NCC-79877 |
| Commission Date: |
June 2379 |
| Assignment | |
| Fleet: |
Sixth Fleet |
| Crew Information | |
| Commanding Officer: | |
| Status: |
Active |
| [ Source ] | |
" Each journey teaches the next"
- - Ship's Motto- Doctor Isabel Jacinta, 2168.
The USS Jacinta (NCC-79877) is an Intrepid Class starship currently under the command of Commodore Kimberley Harper. This ship is the fourth Federation starship to bear the name Jacinta and is named after Dr. Isabel Jacinta (2095-2193), one of Earth's leading warp physicists during Earth's NX program era and a principal architect of the warp 7 engine.
History
Shakedown Troubles
Following the successful return of the USS Voyager in 2375, the Jacinta was one of the first Intrepid-class starships designed from the keel up, incorporating all the innovations and lessons learned from Voyager's seven-year journey in the Delta Quadrant.
The Jacinta was commissioned in June 2379, Stardate 56456.16, at Utopia Planetia Shipyard in orbit around Mars. The Jacinta was placed under the command of Captain Tiroll, who took the ship out on its shakedown cruise. The Jacinta's shakedown didn't get off to a good start, as the ship lost warp power just two days after leaving drydock, due to a fault in the newly designed warp core. This setback forced the Jacinta to limp back to drydock, where it was laid up for two months while designers worked to fix the initial instabilities found in the core. The Jacinta was then tested by the review team at Utopia, who conducted extensive stress tests on the new drive that took three months before the ship was approved as spaceworthy. Captain Tiroll took the Jacinta on its second shakedown cruise, which it completed without further issues. The new warp drive ultimately proved to be a success, improving the original drive's efficiency by nearly 15%.
Scientific Endeavours
With its shakedown and engine problems behind it, the Jacinta was assigned to the Seventh Fleet, where it served as a scout and patrol vessel. The Jacinta operated in this role for several months, often patrolling the Breen Border alongside the rest of the Seventh Fleet's Task Force 8. After its tour with the Seventh Fleet, the Jacinta was reassigned to one of Starfleet's scientific divisions, where it was used to chart nebulas within Federation space. The Jacinta continued to serve Starfleet in a scientific capacity until December 2380, when it docked at Deep Space 12 to resupply for a charting mission in the Gamma Quadrant. At this point, command of the Jacinta was transferred from Captain Tiroll to Commodore Kimberley Harper, who had been tasked with leading the Gamma Quadrant expedition. After resupplying, the Jacinta set course for the Bajoran Wormhole and crossed into the Gamma Quadrant. The vessel spent five months in the Gamma Quadrant before returning to Federation space. Once back, the Jacinta returned to Earth for rest and resupply. Following this, it was dispatched to the Cardassian Border, where it participated in joint operations with the Cardassian Government.
The Cestus Incident and Gorn Crisis
In late 2382, the Jacinta was reassigned to the Sixth Fleet and sent to the Gorn Border to bolster Federation forces in the region. The Jacinta was present when the Snaach’ti’ngnhar, a powerful family in the Gorn Hegemony, launched an unprovoked invasion of the Cestus System. Under Harper's command, the Jacinta coordinated and led several other starships, including the Tranquillity and Neptune, in a desperate running defence of the system to buy time for the Federation to evacuate Cestus III.
See Also
- Commodore Kimberley Harper | Commanding Officer
- First Lieutenant Charles Pierce | Marine Detachment Commander
- Second Lieutenant Natasha Stevens | Marine Executive Officer
