Federation Space History

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Current year: 2424 - Year 49

Current Era

2376 - Year 1

End of the Federation/Dominion War. Star Fleet loses 1/3 of its combat fleet. The Dominion withdraws to their side of the wormhole.

2377-2379 - Years 2-4

First Federation/Romulan War. Romulans cross the Federation/Romulan border in attempt to take advantage of the weakness caused by the Federation/Dominion War. Initially, the Romulans make great gains, capturing numerous key systems. The Federation economy responds, roaring to life. Starship production reaches new heights. Towards the end of the first year the Romulan advance is stopped and the Romulans are slowly pushed back towards their home space. The Sendarian Accords, signed at the end of Y2, restore the neutral zone and declares a cease fire. Last known contact with the Borg until Y27.

2380-2383 - Years 5-8

A general cooling off period. The Dominion builds a space station on their side of the Bajoran Wormhole, outlawing all traffic through the wormhole. The Federation responds by converting Deep Space 9 into a starbase and basing the 5th Fleet there.

2384-2385 - Years 9-10

First Klingon/Mirak War. Fighting is bitter but inconclusive. Klingons gain 3 systems from the Mirak.

2386 - Year 11

Orion Pirates deemed a serious threat the the Romulan Star Empire. Travel by all Orion ships into Romulan space is completely forbidden. Orion pirates respond by forming organized cartels. Orion pirate activity in the Romulan Empire increases by 300%. During this time, Orion pirates steal Romulan technology, including the highly valuable cloaking device. When the Orions start selling the technology to interested parties, the Romulans quickly negotiate a settlement allowing Orions free access to Romulan space. Though the Orions never sell the cloaking device technology, cloaking devices are installed on most Orion ships.

2387-2389 - Years 12-14

Second Klingon/Mirak War. The Mirak regain the 3 systems they lost.

2390-2395 - Years 15-20

First General War. Cardassians, Romulans and Dominion form a strategic alliance called the RDC. Combined forces from this alliance cross into Federation, Klingon, Mirak and Gorn space. The Federation, Klingon and Mirak governments form an alliance in response to the incursion. Though the Gorn often fight within this new alliance, they never officially join it. Some in-fighting between the Klingons and Mirak occurs, but they soon put their differences aside in favor of their common enemy. The First General War is highly destructive for both sides and the results were inconclusive. By the end of the war, all sides had returned to their original borders.

2396-2399 - Years 21-24

Federation Star Fleet reorganized. New starships are designed to compensate for short comings discovered in the First General War. Starship production increased to new record highs. Most General War starships mothballed as they are replaced by newer designs. For the first time in Federation peace time history, vessels of war take priority over research and development vessels. By Y24, Star Fleet is completely reorganized, though starship production continues.

2400 - Year 25

The USS Yoritomo is sent by RAdm Kwalin (Star Fleet Intelligence Corps) to recover the lost starship USS Whitney. It's discovered that Kwalin was secretly researching inter-phase technology, a technology banned within the Federation. Upon returning to Starbase 1, an attempt to arrest Kwalin failed as he had already fled. Kwalin was also believed to be involved in the theft of several mothballed Star Fleet ships. The Juggernaut Incident occurs, destroying two space stations: one Federation, one Romulan. USS Yoritomo USS Valley Forge commissioned.

2401 - Year 26

Kwalin engineers the theft of the USS Pulsar, the Federation's first battleship. With both the USS Yoritomo and USS Valley Forge damaged beyond immediate repair, both crews team up. In a desperate measure, the museum ship, USS Enterprise-E, was activated and gave chase manned by the combined Yoritomo/Valley Forge crew. Using inter-phase technology to cloak the Enterprise, the joint crew was able to achieve the impossible and recover the Pulsar. USS Philadelphia, USS Avenger, USS Dauntless commissioned. USS Yoritomo destroyed in initial Romulan attack/Start of Second Federation/Romulan War.

2402 - Year 27

Second Federation/Romulan War. Forces from the Romulan Star Empire cross the neutral zone and wage war against the United Federation of Planets and the Gorn Confederation. Romulans defeated in the Battle of the Sheridan Nebula by combined fleet. Followed up by Romulan attack on Starbase 1. USS Republic, USS Titan, USS Gettysburg commissioned. USS Yoritomo recommissioned.

Stardate 20211.14 The Borg Collective has returned to the Sol System. Borg destroy the Romulan attack fleet, Starbase 1, San Francisco Shipyards, USS Avenger, USS Valley Forge. Armageddon Directive initiated by FAdm Jonathan Beckett on Stardate 20211.14. Most Federation outposts and Starbases assumed destroyed/assimilated by the Borg. All Star Fleet vessels cut off from the Federation

2403 - Year 28

Borg Invasion continues, all ships operating according to Armageddon Directive. USS Copernicus, USS Agincourt, USS Yeager commissioned in protected shipyard. USS Yoritomo destroyed by the Borg in the Sol System.

Stardate 20305.01 the Borg defeated by a combined force of Klingon, Romulan, Mirak, Tholian, Species 8472 and Federation forces. Starbase Alpha relocated via Tholian Web Technology to the Sol System replacing the lost Starbase 1. Armageddon Directive rescinded. USS Drake, USS Sheridan, USS Yeager commissioned.

2404 - Year 29

After the end of the Borg Invasion, Federation member worlds have begun to secede from the weakened UFP. The economy has gone into recession and Star Fleet struggles to maintain its exploratory and scientific research under the strain of rebuilding. Skirmishes with pirate races further weaken the fleet. Stardate 20412.05 - Alien vessels entered Federation Space in several key locations and engaged Federation forces. USS Cook destroyed, USS Copernicus badly damaged.

2405 - Year 30

Alien vessels have left Federation space having destroyed the USS Clark, USS Cook, USS Kiev, USS Lexington and damaging the USS Drake, USS Copernicus, USS Comet, and USS Gettysburg. Six alien vessels were destroyed, two escaped to parts unknown. USS Comet officially commissioned.

2406 - Year 31

The Federation President was murdered by the Changeling Kwalin during an attempted assassination of the entire Federation Council. Kwalin was killed by Star Fleet Intelligence Officer Tom Chase, who lost his life trying to stop the attack. The surviving Federation Council, in an emergency session, elected Fleet Admiral Jonathan Beckett to the position of Federation President. Vice Admiral Talon Merrick of Star Fleet Intelligence was appointed Vice President, Former Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Rasmus Benestad was promoted to Fleet Admiral and selected as CINC of Star Fleet and former Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Raymond Gage was appointed as Minister of Diplomatic Affairs. USS Enterprise commissioned.

2407 - Year 32

A period of relative calm for the Federation. Abandoned due to the Armageddon Directive and thought destroyed by the Borg, Starbase Sierra-18 is reclaimed from pirates, repaired, and returned to Federation service. Amid growing tensions between the Democratic Romulan Republic and the RSE, Romulan forces begin making isolated contact with Federation ships. The star Rrhaedhannae goes supernova. The shockwave is expected to hit Romulus and Remus in 2411, completely destroying them both. USS Ticonderoga commissioned.

2408 - Year 33

On Stardate 20805.17, Romulan forces make a cross-border raid in an attempt to retake systems they believe the Federation is illegally occupying. The Federation responds by ending their longstanding ceasefire agreement with the Romulans and by officially recognizing the Democratic Romulan Republic. Encounters between the two galactic powers increase in intensity. Romulan forces capture Acamar and space station Sierra-18. The hostilities culminate in the Battle of 157, with both sides taking heavy losses and neither admitting defeat. RIS Shadowhawk commissioned.

2409 - Year 34

Tensions within the Romulan Star Empire come to a boiling point, resulting in a coup that replaces the wartime government with an isolationist coalition. The new Romulan government redirects its focus to the internal threats posed by the ousted Admiral Tei, withdrawing all Romulan ships from Federation space. The Third Romulan Civil War begins. Strange spatial anomalies appear near many of the major Federation home worlds. USS Darwin and IKV Dreamslayer commissioned.

2410 - Year 35

The spatial anomalies that threatened Federation planets are sealed with the help of the Terran Empire, a benevolent empire from an alternate universe. A conference between the Klingons, Federation, and Romulans is called on Carraya IV to address the imminent destruction of Romulus by a supernova. The UFP and RSE sign a formal peace treaty and, with the help of the Klingons, combine their technology and manpower to save the Romulan home world. The Romulan Exodus begins. Meanwhile, Admiral Tei continues his efforts to return to power by mounting terrorist attacks within the RSE. The Klingon Empire, under the rule of Kalok the Infamous, is attacked by an ancient foe, known only to outsiders as the Hur'Q. USS Nova and USS Pegasus commissioned. USS Yeager and USS Philadelphia relaunched.