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USS Abraham Lincoln

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USS Abraham Lincoln
USS Venture and Excelsiors
USS Abraham Lincoln docked at Deep Space 9 during the Dominion War.

Registry:

NCC-71127

Class:

Galaxy

Type:

Explorer, carrier

Affiliation:

Federation, Starfleet

Status:

Active (2405)

Career

Yard:

Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards

Laid Down:

2357

Launched:

2360

Dimensions
Specifications

Complement:

1500

Shuttlecraft:

32 Peregrine-class fighters
USS Levy

 
"Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way."
— motto of the USS Abraham Lincoln, taken from an 1848 speech by President Abraham Lincoln

The USS Abraham Lincoln is a Galaxy-class starship that served extensively during the Dominion War as part of the Second Fleet, commanded by Captain Arndel Dreylana. Her saucer underwent an extensive refit in 2372 to expand the shuttle bay into a full hangar capable of repairing and launching Peregrine-class fighters.

Service History[]

The Lincoln was named after the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. She was part of the first production series of the Galaxy-class, and launched under the command of Captain J.P. Hanson in 2360, whereupon she was assigned to explore and chart the "northwestern" periphery of Federation space, coreward of the Ferengi Alliance.

In 2362 Hanson was promoted to rear admiral and replaced by Commander Arndel Dreylana, previously first officer of the USS Kyle Brennan. The Lincoln was sent to the front lines of the Federation-Cardassian War. Dreylana was promoted to captain six months later and was instrumental in Starfleet's rout of the Cardassian Fourth Order at the Battle of Ultima Thule in 2366.

Refit as a Carrier[]

Following the appearance of the Maquis in the Federation-Cardassian Demilitarized Zone, Lieutenant Amnell Kree, a shuttle pilot aboard the USS Galaxy, wrote an op-ed for Jane's on the relative merits of the guerrillas' modifications to the Peregrine-class courier vessel when compared to shuttles and the Danube-class runabout. Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards began the Carrier Tactics Development Program to experiment with mass production and use of fighters for space combat, and in late 2372 Captain Dreylana agreed to have the Lincoln be one of three Galaxy-class ships, along with USS Citadel and USS El Dorado, to undergo an experimental refit into a carrier for the new Peregrine-class fighters.

The main shuttlebay in the saucer section was expanded forwards and outwards, and additional industrial replicators for fabrication of fighter parts were installed. The number of crew accommodations were also increased. This required the removal of much of the Lincoln's civilian-oriented accoutrements such as the nursery and schoolrooms, but by this point Starfleet was moving away from allowing officers' families aboard frontline vessels anyway, following the disaster at Wolf 359. One of the holodecks also had to be removed, and the enlisted quarters converted to four-crewman rooms.

The refit was completed in early 2373 and Amnell Kree was assigned to serve as executive officer of the 4th Fighter Wing. The Lincoln was soon deployed as part of a task force to relieve Starfleet forces near Ajilon Prime under attack by the Klingons. The Peregrines proved effective against smaller ships like the B'rel-class Bird-of-Prey, and in total the Lincoln and her fighters were credited with the destruction of three Birds-of-Prey and one Vor'cha-class battlecruiser during the action.

Dominion War[]

The Lincoln was assigned to the Second Fleet a couple of weeks before the Dominion War broke out in 2373. While Captain Benjamin Sisko and General Martok fought a holding action at Deep Space 9, the Second Fleet launched a mass raid into Cardassian space and destroyed the Dominion shipyards at Torros III.

The Lincoln made several more sorties against Dominion forces and would take part in Operation Return in 2374. During the subsequent battle her CAG, Captain Ataru Shalet, was killed. Amnell Kree took command and helped force open a hole in the lines, allowing the Lincoln and several other ships break through and follow the USS Defiant to Deep Space 9.

The Lincoln would take part in most of the major engagements of the remainder of the war; however she was rotated off the front lines for repairs a mere week before the Breen entered the war and destroyed all but one Federation Alliance ship stationed at Chin'toka.

Later Service[]

In 2405 the Lincoln was assigned as part of the Starfleet task force sent to the Hromi Cluster to counter the Klingon invasion. During the battle at Korvat colony she sent several Peregrines to provide close air support to Starfleet troops on the surface. (B&S: "A Captain's Hardest Job")

By 2409 the Lincoln had been rotated off the front lines and was assigned to Home Fleet in the Sol system. The hangar bay was severely damaged by the IKS mupwI' during the Klingon Defense Force raid on Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards that March. (RFRP: "Blood, Fire, and Steel")

By 2410 the ship had been repaired and was assigned to a battle group deployed to the Delta Quadrant. It took part in a major battle against the Vaadwaur for control of Kobali Prime. (B&S: "Tinker, Golfer, Doctor, Trill", "Last Rights")

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