1st Fleet
| 1st Fleet | |
 Insignia of the Old 1st Battle Group | |
| Dates: | 20602.21 - Present |
|---|---|
| Allegiance: | United Federation of Planets, Star Fleet |
| Type: | Fleet |
| Role: | Exploration, Offense, Defense, Direct Fleet Operations |
| Ship Classes: | |
| Garrison: | Starbase Alpha |
| Motto: | Audentes Fortuna Juvat - Fortune Favors the Bold |
| Commander: | RAdm Kinziri Jal |
| Notable Commanders: | Adm Matthew Thrawn Adm Daniel Wueste |
The 1st Fleet is one of the numbered fleets in the Federation Star Fleet. Commanded by Admiral Daniel Wueste, USS Pulsar serves as Flagship, while Starbase Alpha, in Sector 001 in orbit of Earth, acts as Fleet Headquarters. Admiral Jeffrey Linden serves as the 1st Fleet Security Commander and CO of Starbase Alpha, overseeing all security concerns for the Fleet and the day-to-day operation of the installation. The Fleet’s primary operating range encompasses much of the Federation core including Earth, Alpha Centauri, Vulcan, Andor, and Tellar. Sometimes referred to as the "Home Fleet," the 1st Fleet is directly tasked with protecting not only the central systems of the Federation, but also defending against any forces threatening Federation security. Fleet operations are not limited to combat exercises and also involve humanitarian aid to member worlds and deep space exploration.
Admiral Daniel Wueste serves as Fleet Commander directing all Fleet activity, assignments, and supervising attached COs. Fleet security is overseen administratively at Starbase Alpha by Admiral Jeffrey Linden who serves as the Fleet Security Commander and as SBA's Commanding Officer.
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History and Reorganization
The 1st Fleet had a long and distinguished history of exploration and defense of Federation assets. During its existence the 1st Fleet played a leading role in every major conflict since the founding of the Federation. As one of eight numbered fleets, the 1st Fleet earned its nickname of the “Home Fleet” for its primary service in the defense of the Federation’s founding members. At full strength the 1st Fleet was intended to include a Carrier, Battleship, five Heavy Cruisers, six Light Cruisers, twelve Destroyers, twenty Frigates, two Scout Ships, and four Galactic Exploration Cruisers for a total of fifty-one vessels.
The 1st Fleet was based out of Starbase One and was overseen administratively by Rear Admiral Rasmus Benestad who served as Fleet Commander. During this time period, owing to the destruction of the USS Federation shortly prior to initiation of the Armageddon Directive, and the decision to remove USS Pulsar from the public eye following the Kwalin fiasco, Admiral Benestad designated USS Dauntless, Matthew Thrawn commanding, as 1st Fleet Flagship.
On Stardate 20602.21 the 1st Fleet was reorganized into the 1st Battle Group. Star Fleet’s new group organization allowed for several important changes. Among these changes were greater flexibility in fleet structure and the creation of two new posts: Group Chief of Operations and Group Commander. Where the position of Fleet Commander called for a single primary fleet head operating from a central headquarters, the positions of Chief of Operations and Group Commander allow for an administrative figure working from headquarters and another individual directly coordinating group activities from in the field. From Stardate 20602.21 – 20808.20 the 1BG was commanded by Admiral Lance Odell and Vice Admiral Matthew Thrawn, respectively serving as Chief of Operations and Group Commander. During their tenure with Group Command, USS Enterprise was designated as group Flagship.
Recent Activity and Reorganization
On Stardate 20808.20, shortly after the Battle of Starbase 157, and following Enterprise’s transfer to the 1st Special Operations Group, leadership of the 1st Battle Group changed. Admiral Jeffrey Linden was assigned as Battle Group Chief of Operations and Vice Admiral Daniel Wueste as Group Commander. During the early stages of this new group administration the USS Dauntless, with Admiral Wueste commanding, again served as Flagship. A short time later USS Pulsar, having undergone a major refit, was returned to active service and was, upon Admiral Wueste’s reassignment, designated as group Flagship.
The 1BG was extremely active during the recent war with the Romulan Star Empire. USS Pulsar was directly involved in the signing of a treaty with the Democratic Romulan Republic. The signing of this treaty, coupled with Pulsar’s presense at Ecurai, proved to be instrumental factors in bringing a conclusion to the conflict with the Empire.
Since the conclusion of the war the 1BG has turned its attention to its other primary focus, exploration. During times of peace roughly 60-70% of 1BG vessels engage in deep space exploration and missions of humanitarian aid. Nevertheless the group is, at all times, ready to defend Federation interests. During the Terran Empire/Grath crisis more than a third of 1BG vessels were deployed to assist impacted star systems and eliminate the cross-dimensional spatial rifts.
The 1BG was subsequently reorganized back into the 1st Fleet and USS Pulsar was assigned to Battle Group Alpha-1 where it continues to operate out of Starbase Alpha and stands-by to host the Fleet Commander and act as 1st Fleet Flagship.
In response to the destruction of Space Station Sierra 18 and the loss of the Bajoran System, the Fleet was re-deployed to assign vessels to safeguard each founding member system of the Federation. For this purpose Exploration Group Epsilon-1 was temporarily re-designated as a Battle Group (as part of this change USS Wright was reassigned to Independent Operations and the Group Flag was placed aboard USS Trafalgar).
To further consolidate Fleet activities and enhance SBA security, Admiral Wueste was assigned as Fleet Commander, while Admiral Linden, remaining as SBA CO, has been moved to Fleet Security Command. With this transition Star Fleet Security has direct administrative influence over Starbase Alpha, USS Pulsar is permanently assigned as Fleet Flagship, and the position of Deputy Fleet Commander has been eliminated.
Fleet Structure
A number of key factors make the 1st Fleet unique, among them is the lack of a Carrier; an increase in the number of Heavy Cruisers and Destroyers; and a decrease in the number of attached Galactic Science Cruisers (which are convertible to Heavy Cruisers during times of emergency). This deployment consists of a total of fifty-seven active starships.
The below is an overview of the 1st Fleets current composition:
1 Battleship
11 Heavy Cruisers
2 Galactic Exploration Cruisers
6 Light Cruisers
15 Destroyers
20 Frigates
2 Scouts
Starships and Facilities
The following starships and facilities are currently attached to the 1st Fleet:
| Headquarters | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st Fleet Command | 1FC | Admiral Daniel Wueste[1] |
| Starbase Alpha[2] | SBA | Admiral Jeffrey Linden[3] |
| Battle Group Alpha-1 - Assigned to Sector 001 | ||
| USS Pulsar[4] | BB-100 | Commodore Jeremy Phillips |
| USS Iwo Jima | CA-1972 | Captain T’Lathka |
| USS Shiloh | CA-1801 | Captain Eleana Vloshi |
| USS Antietam | CA-1862 | Captain Bezda Mak |
| USS Sun-Tzu | DD-4000 | Captain Christopher Larson |
| USS Chief Joseph[5] | DD-4057 | Captain Ronald Casey |
| USS Springfield | FF-6138 | Commander Zachary Lorre |
| USS Baton Rouge[6] | FF-6142 | Captain Timothy Ley |
| USS Harrisburg | FF-6144 | Captain Robert Crick |
| Independent Operation[7] | ||
| USS Intrepid | CA-1708 | Captain Gabriel Archer |
| USS Copernicus | GSC-9035 | Captain Jane Fields |
| USS Wright[8] | GSC-9007 | Captain Michelle McDowell |
| USS Ozaki | PFF-7168 | Captain Sienna Tam |
| Battle Group Zeta-1 - Assigned to Tellar (replaces the destroyed BG Epsilon-1) | ||
| USS Sitting Bull | DD-4017 | Captain John Whitten |
| USS Cortez | DD-4022 | Commander Cory Handish |
| USS New York | FF-6025 | Commander Bruce Rains |
| USS Dover | FF-6052 | Captain Jill Knight |
| Battle Group Beta-1 - Assigned to Alpha Centauri | ||
| USS Exeter[9] | CA-1001 | Rear Admiral Ryan Christophers |
| USS Marathon | CA-1365 | Captain Scott Patrick |
| USS Poseidon | CL-2004 | Captain Rebecca Moore |
| USS Ares | CL-2012 | Captain S’Vel |
| USS DeGaulle | DD-4008 | Captain Esteban Gonzalez |
| USS Pershing | DD-4027 | Captain Jonathan Blair |
| USS Hamilcar | DD-4033 | Captain Kivos Najon |
| USS Berlin | FF-6000 | Captain Kain Garax |
| USS Munich | FF-6006 | Captain Ardon Rixx |
| Battle Group Gamma-1 - Assigned to Vulcan | ||
| USS Reliant[10] | CA-1126 | Commodore Joseph Spangler |
| USS Valiant | CA-1382 | Captain Donald Benteen |
| USS Hades | CL-2017 | Captain Stephan West |
| USS Cromwell | DD-4035 | Commander T’epet |
| USS Patton | DD-4045 | Captain Elizabeth Brooks |
| USS Yamamoto | DD-4046 | Commander Martin Parsens |
| USS Amsterdam | FF-6008 | Commander Teresa Smith |
| USS Venice | FF-6017 | Lt. Commander Kate Ride |
| USS Los Angeles | FF-6024 | Commander Gregory Sanders |
| Strike Group Delta-1 - Assigned to Andor | ||
| USS Excelsior[11] | CA-1002 | Commodore Renu Sarda |
| USS Ra | CL-2101 | Captain Tomas Ramirez |
| USS Isis | CL-2103 | Commander Christian Leonore |
| USS Odin | CL-2200 | Captain Brett Veradin |
| USS Tokugawa | DD-4056 | Captain Claude Dobbin |
| USS Pickett | DD-4060 | Captain Peter Keogh |
| USS Las Vegas | FF-6049 | Commander William Valance |
| USS Seattle | FF-6062 | Captain Gordon Zol |
| USS Panama City | FF-6071 | Commander Margaret Pickette |
| Battle Group Epsilon-1 - Assigned to Tellar (Destroyed by Krynar) | ||
| USS Trafalgar[12] | CA-1652 | Commodore Jacob Farnsworth |
| USS Steuben | DD-4062 | Captain Brin Antos |
| USS Bonaparte | DD-4082 | Captain Jessica Richmond |
| USS Bahrain | FF-6113 | Commander George Powell |
| USS Poznan | FF-6127 | Captain Paul Greenway |
| 100th Patrol Flotilla - Assigned to Tellar - Attached to BG Epsilon-1 (Destroyed by Krynar) | ||
| USS Vienna | FF-6107 | Captain Anna Jackson |
| USS Tallahassee | FF-6146 | Captain Tara Daniels |
| USS Valparaiso | FF-6169 | Captain Zim Chel |
| USS Coronado | SC-8016 | Commander Keith Cohen |
| 101st Support Flotilla - Assigned to Tellar - Attached to BG Epsilon-1 (Destroyed by Krynar) | ||
| USS Cologne | FF-6172 | Captain Kevin Chesterton |
| USS Dharan | FF-6184 | Captain Jaro Edon |
| USS Earheart | SC-8001 | Commander Cindi Martinez |
| Star Fleet Units | ||
|---|---|---|
| Star Fleet Divisions | Star Fleet Command • Star Fleet Corps of Engineers • Star Fleet Intelligence • Star Fleet Medical • Star Fleet Science Institute • Star Fleet Security • Star Fleet Special Operations Command • Star Fleet Tactical • Star Fleet Logistics & Support Command • Star Fleet Marine Corps (Defunct) |  
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| Numbered Fleets: | 1st Fleet • 2nd Fleet • 3rd Fleet • 4th Fleet • 5th Fleet • 6th Fleet • 7th Fleet • Federation Reserve Fleet | |
| Special Task Forces | ||
| Other units: | Star Fleet Attack Squadrons: 466th Fighter Squadron • 666th Fighter Squadron Star Fleet Cadet Training Squads: • Cadet Training Squadron 47 (Red Squad) • Cadet Training Squad Nova Other units: Star Fleet Rapid Response Teams • Star Fleet Combat Search and Rescue | |
References
- ↑ Fleet Commander
- ↑ Fleet Headquarters
- ↑ Fleet Security Commander and Starbase CO
- ↑ 1st Fleet & Battle Group Alpha-1 Flagship
- ↑ Replaces USS Bismarck, DD-4095, Captain Erik Greendale commanding. USS Bismarck destroyed on Stardate 21001.07 by a vessel belonging to a species subsequently identified as the Grath. Lost with all hands.
- ↑ Replaces USS London, FF-6009, Commander Timothy Ley commanding. USS London destroyed on Stardate 21002.07 in effort to seal a spatial rift at Alpha Centauri. All hands safely recovered.
- ↑ Operated under the direct command of the Fleet Commander
- ↑ Former Exploration Group Epsilon-1 Flagship, temporarily reassigned due to Epsilon-1's re-designation as a Battle Group in response to current crisis.
- ↑ Battle Group Beta-1 Flagship
- ↑ Battle Group Gamma-1 Flagship
- ↑ Strike Group Delta-1 Flagship
- ↑ Battle Group Epsilon-1 Flagship
