Task Force Belligerent (Vanguard)

One of the major divisions of Vanguard Command and the Vanguard Fleet is Task Force Belligerent. It is commanded by former USS Bellingham Captain and now Rear Admiral (lower grade) Vraath ch'Evram. It has as its flagship the Yamato class Heavy Battleship USS Belligerent, NCC-88768.

Task Force Complement
Task Force Belligernt has a full complement of fifty-four (54) starships, composed of:

1. One (1) Yamato class Heavy Battleship, the USS Belligerent,

2. Two (2) Sovereign class Battleships,

3. Two (2) Galaxy class Battleships,

4. Three (3) Nebula class Heavy Cruisers,

5. Three (3) Akira class Heavy Cruisers,

6. Four (4) Prometheus class Tactical Assault Cruisers,

7. One (1) Intrepid class Scout,

8. Six (6) Norway class Destroyers,

9. Eight (8) Steamrunner class Escorts/Light Cruisers,

10. Sixteen (16) Saber class Escorts/Frigates,

11. Three (3) Defiant class Escorts,

12. One (1) Hope class Medical Cruiser,

13. Two (2) Nova class Science Frigates, and

14. Two (2) Ambassador III class Supply Cruisers

Task Force Belligerent has Station Deep Space Delta Zero-One as its base of operations.

Deployment
Task Force Belligerent is regularly deployed out of Station Deep Space Delta Zero-One for three-month missions to any reachable point in the Delta Quadrant. After each three-month mission, it returns to base for at least two weeks to allow its crews time for shore leave and for needed repairs, resupplies, refits and upgrades to its complement of starships.

Once a year, Task Force Belligerent is temporarily replaced in the Delta Quadrant by either Task Force Invincible, or Task Force Paladin for major maintenance and R&R purposes of the former.

Slipstream Travel
Although the USS Belligerent is the only starship in the task force with a Quantum Slipstream Drive, the rest of the task force can travel with it at slipstream velocity in tight formation because of the size of the slipstream tunnel produced by the flagship.