USS Lloyd

The USS Lloyd was a starship in service to Starfleet in the 24th century.

Service History
The Lloyd was named after the, a in service to the  during. She was launched under the command of Captain in 2336, whereupon she was assigned to patrol the Federation-Cardassian border, due to rising tensions between the two governments.

In 2349, James Leyton was appointed commanding officer of the USS Lakota and was succeeded by his first officer, Sigríður Bjarnadóttir.

Throughout most of the Federation-Cardassian War, the Lloyd was assigned to the, as part of the Squadron defending the outpost from hostile starships.

In 2356, the Lloyd was temporarily reassigned to Federation fleet being amassed to take the Cardassian world,. The invasion was a devastating defeat for Starfleet, resulting in a Federation withdrawal into its own space, now forcing to take a defensive stance instead of an offensive one.

After the defeat at Rondac, the Lloyd returned to Outpost Gamma 7 and would not take part in any other major engagement throughout the war.

Post-War
In 2360, the Lloyd was recalled back to Earth, and would not take part in the war again.

Later that year, Mark Nelsen, the former executive officer onboard the USS de Grasse, was reassigned to the Lloyd as the first officer, succeeding Frederick du Toit after the latter's promotion to captain.

In 2368, Sigríður Bjarnadóttir accepted a promotion to rear admiral, ending her over twenty years of service onboard the Lloyd, and was subsequently replaced by first officer Nelsen.

In early 2372, Mark Nelsen left the Lloyd to command the de Grasse, and was replaced by Zar Ni-Folreii.

In late 2372, the Lloyd was destroyed in combat during the brief.

Crew Manifest

 * Commanding Officer
 * Captain James Leyton (2336-2349); transferred to commanding officer of USS Lakota - Human
 * Captain Sigríður Bjarnadóttir (2349-2368); promoted to rear admiral - Human
 * Captain Mark Nelsen (2368-2372); transferred to commanding officer of USS de Grasse - Human
 * Captain Zar Ni-Folreii (2372, KIA) - Efrosian
 * Executive Officer:
 * Commander Bov glasch Vran (2336-2347); promoted to captain - Tellarite
 * Commander Sigríður Bjarnadóttir (2347-2349); became the commanding officer - Human
 * Commander Lwuu'iv Yanr'ein (2349-2352, KIA) - Betelgeusian
 * Commander Frederick du Toit (2352-2360); promoted to captain - Human
 * Commander Mark Nelsen (2360-2368); became the commanding officer - Human
 * Lieutenant Commander Xie Qinggang (2368-2372, KIA) - Human