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| registry = NCC-87507
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| class = Manticore
| class = Manticore
| affiliation = [[Starfleet]]
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| status = Active
| status = Decommissioned
| commission = 2396
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| destroyed =  
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| taskforce = [[Task Force 86]]
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| role = Heavy Escort
| role = Heavy Escort
| co = [[bfms_char:12418|Captain Matt Rourke]]
| co = [[bfms_char:12418|Captain Matt Rourke]]
| xo = [[bfms_char:19711|Commander Karana Valance]]
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The '''USS ''Endeavour''''' NCC-87507 is a [[Manticore Class]] starship assigned to [[Task Force 86]] under the command of [[bfms_char:12418|Captain Matt Rourke]]. As one of the most combat-ready vessels in [[Starfleet]], she is regularly assigned to the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]]'s most fraught borders, particularly in the vicinity of [[The Triangle]]. Equipped with a Combat Information Centre for strategic analysis of ongoing threats and with several among her command staff seasoned in criminal investigations and anti-piracy operations, ''Endeavour'' is commonly dispatched to counter organised threats to Federation border worlds.
The '''USS ''Endeavour''''' NCC-87507 was a [[Manticore Class]] starship assigned to the [[Fourth Fleet]] under the command of [[bfms_char:12418|Captain Matt Rourke]]. As one of the most combat-ready vessels in [[Starfleet]], she was posted to some of the most fraught regions of the [[Federation]] in recent history, from [[The Triangle]] to the [[Archanis Sector]] and the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]] on peacekeeping operations. In late-2399, ''Endeavour'' was badly damaged by sabotage perpetrated by the Romulan Rebirth Movement, and decommissioned.


==Design and Construction==
==Design and Construction==
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''Endeavour'' has multiple auxiliary craft: four [[Personnel_Shuttles#Type_12_Shuttle|Type-12 shuttles]] and a [[Runabouts#New_Atlantic-class_runabout|New Atlantic-class runabout]]. In what was likely a provocative invocation of the myth of Camelot, Captain MacCallister named the four shuttles ''Galahad'', ''Lancelot'', ''Bedivere'', and ''Percival'', while naming the runabout ''King Arthur''. Despite shuttles often being given a designation instead, the names have stuck, and lasted into Rourke's command.
''Endeavour'' has multiple auxiliary craft: four [[Personnel_Shuttles#Type_12_Shuttle|Type-12 shuttles]] and a [[Runabouts#New_Atlantic-class_runabout|New Atlantic-class runabout]]. In what was likely a provocative invocation of the myth of Camelot, Captain MacCallister named the four shuttles ''Galahad'', ''Lancelot'', ''Bedivere'', and ''Percival'', while naming the runabout ''King Arthur''. Despite shuttles often being given a designation instead, the names have stuck, and lasted into Rourke's command.
==Facilities==
As a ''Manticore''-class, ''Endeavour'' is not the most opulent or comfortable of assignments, but the high-pressure assignments on which she is usually dispatched meant her design included facilities for leisure and relaxation to support crew morale under stress. In addition to two holodecks, ''Endeavour'' boasts gym and recreation facilities, and multiple crew messes across different ship sections.
===Officers' Mess===
[[File:Endeavourofficersmess.jpg|thumb]]
The mess on Deck 5 is reserved for the exclusive use of commissioned officers aboard ''Endeavour'', who comprise an approximate fifth of the crew. Refreshments are provided by the replicator, though several of ''Endeavour'''s officers stock the staffed bar with drinks from their own supplies with varying levels of generosity. These can be enjoyed at the bar itself or the low, comfortable seating. The back section of the mess has a selection of tables for dining, most of them not big enough for more than four people.
It is a stripped-down space, with the cool steel and blue furnishings and fixtures of most of the ship, and limited personal touches or concessions made to comfort. Cosy lighting, a quiet atmosphere, close quarters, and its exclusive status makes it a place where those with some of the heaviest duties and responsibilities aboard can grab a bite to eat or a peaceful drink with one or two colleagues. If an officer of ''Endeavour'' wants to mingle in the crowd or enjoy a raucous atmosphere, they will do better in the lounge; the officers' mess is a quiet escape.


==History==
==History==
=== Early Operations ===
Under MacCallister's command, ''Endeavour'' spent three years in the Beta Quadrant conducting scientific surveys in regions considered too dangerous for other ships and mediating disputes where her firepower acted as a deterrent to violence. This decision was not uncontroversial, some in Starfleet Command considering it a waste of resources, but MacCallister's results were indisputable. The ship saw little combat action, though was acclaimed in 2397 for driving off an opportunistic [[Gorn Hegemony|Gorn]] incursion, and voices opposing MacCallister's command were forced into silence.
Under MacCallister's command, ''Endeavour'' spent three years in the Beta Quadrant conducting scientific surveys in regions considered too dangerous for other ships and mediating disputes where her firepower acted as a deterrent to violence. This decision was not uncontroversial, some in Starfleet Command considering it a waste of resources, but MacCallister's results were indisputable. The ship saw little combat action, though was acclaimed in 2397 for driving off an opportunistic [[Gorn Hegemony|Gorn]] incursion, and voices opposing MacCallister's command were forced into silence.


=== The Wild Hunt ===
In early 2399, ''Endeavour'' responded to a distress call from a freighter in the Midas Sector under assault by pirates. A seemingly-routine intervention turned to tragedy when one pirate ship destroyed the other to evade capture, a detonation that also damaged the nearby ''Endeavour.'' Multiple members of the senior staff were killed and Captain MacCallister grievously wounded. The pirates responsible were identified as the 'Wild Hunt,' well-established in the Midas Sector and in need of uprooting. ''Endeavour'' was assigned to this purpose when repaired, placed under Task Force 86 to reflect the new anti-pirate focus of her operation. Despite support among the crew for first officer Commander Valance to take command, Starfleet instead assigned seasoned investigator and former patrol boat commander Matt Rourke to lead ''Endeavour.''
In early 2399, ''Endeavour'' responded to a distress call from a freighter in the Midas Sector under assault by pirates. A seemingly-routine intervention turned to tragedy when one pirate ship destroyed the other to evade capture, a detonation that also damaged the nearby ''Endeavour.'' Multiple members of the senior staff were killed and Captain MacCallister grievously wounded. The pirates responsible were identified as the 'Wild Hunt,' well-established in the Midas Sector and in need of uprooting. ''Endeavour'' was assigned to this purpose when repaired, placed under Task Force 86 to reflect the new anti-pirate focus of her operation. Despite support among the crew for first officer Commander Valance to take command, Starfleet instead assigned seasoned investigator and former patrol boat commander Matt Rourke to lead ''Endeavour.''


Under Commander Rourke, ''Endeavour'' pursued what transpired to be a well-equipped and organised pirate gang seemingly led by a renegade Starfleet officer. Shifting the crew to a tactical footing, Rourke faced some opposition from the current staff for moves that seemed to undermine Captain MacCallister's ideology, including the institution of the Hazard Team and installation of the CiC. Entering a region long-overlooked by Starfleet, ''Endeavour'' buoyed up local law enforcement and protected colonies long-preyed upon by the Wild Hunt. Indications the group went to ground in [[Klingon Empire|Klingon]] territory led to suggestions of affiliation with, if not outright support from, the [[House of Mo'Kai]]. Eventually, the Wild Hunt's base of operations was tracked to a former mining facility in the Azure Nebula, within [[The Triangle]], and a small task group was gathered that sought and destroyed the facility, eliminating the pirate group as a regional threat.
Under Commander Rourke, ''Endeavour'' pursued what transpired to be a well-equipped and organised pirate gang seemingly led by a renegade Starfleet officer. Shifting the crew to a tactical footing, Rourke faced some opposition from the current staff for moves that seemed to undermine Captain MacCallister's ideology, including the institution of the Hazard Team and installation of the CiC. Entering a region long-overlooked by Starfleet, ''Endeavour'' buoyed up local law enforcement and protected colonies long-preyed upon by the Wild Hunt. Indications the group went to ground in [[Klingon Empire|Klingon]] territory led to suggestions of affiliation with, if not outright support from, the [[House of Mo'Kai]]. Eventually, the Wild Hunt's base of operations was tracked to a former mining facility in the Azure Nebula, within [[The Triangle]], and a small task group was gathered that sought and destroyed the facility, eliminating the pirate group as a regional threat.


Matthew Rourke was offered permanent command of ''Endeavour'' and promoted to Captain, and retained the senior staff in their current positions. Diplomatic overtures with the Gorn opened a region bordering the Hegemony to new scientific surveys from Starfleet, to which the well-protected ''Endeavour'' was assigned as a demonstration of local strength as much as for exploratory operations. This mission was interrupted by the incursion into the Archanis Sector by the [[Hunters of D'Ghor]], to which the [[Fourth Fleet]] was assigned and ''Endeavour'' rapidly redeployed. With instructions to hunt down a senior D'Ghor captain, ''Endeavour'' provided relief to stricken worlds before intervening at the Elgatis Belt to incapacitate the Klingon raider. Badly damaged despite this victory, she proceeded to the shipyards of the Haydorian System to repair and bolster local defences. In the Battle of Archanis, ''Endeavour'' protected fringe outposts and settlements of the Haydorian System, before proceeding to the Taldir System to provide emergency reinforcements.
=== Archanis ===
 
Matthew Rourke was offered permanent command of ''Endeavour'' and promoted to Captain, and retained the senior staff in their current positions. Diplomatic overtures with the Gorn opened a region bordering the Hegemony to new scientific surveys from Starfleet, to which the well-protected ''Endeavour'' was assigned as a demonstration of local strength as much as for exploratory operations. This mission was interrupted by the incursion into the Archanis Sector by the [[Hunters of D'Ghor]], to which the [[Fourth Fleet]] was assigned and ''Endeavour'' rapidly redeployed.
After operations in the Archanis Sector, ''Endeavour'' has received extensive maintenance and repair at [[Starbase Bravo]].


==Current Crew==
With instructions to hunt down a senior D'Ghor captain, ''Endeavour'' provided relief to stricken worlds before intervening at the Elgatis Belt to incapacitate the Klingon raider. Badly damaged despite this victory, she proceeded to the shipyards of the Haydorian System to repair and bolster local defences. In the Battle of Archanis, ''Endeavour'' protected fringe outposts and settlements of the Haydorian System, before proceeding to the Taldir System to provide emergency reinforcements.
* Commanding Officer: [[bfms_char:12418|Captain Matt Rourke]], Human male from Earth
** Captain's Yeoman: [[bfms_char:36354|Ensign Tar'lek Arys]], Andorian thaan from Andor
* Executive Officer: [[bfms_char:19711|Commander Karana Valance]], Human/Klingon female from Cantelle Colony
* Chief Science Officer/Second Officer: [[bfms_char:19777|Lieutenant Commander Davir Airex]], Trill (Joined) male from Trill
** Assistant Chief Science Officer and Senior Biochemist: Lieutenant Rebekka Veldman, Human female from Earth
** Archaeology & Anthropology Officer: [[bfms_char:34300|Ensign Nathaniel Beckett]], Human male from Earth
* Chief Engineer: [[bfms_char:19805|Lieutenant Commander Isabella Cortez]], Human female from Archer IV
** Assistant Chief Engineer: Lieutenant Adupon, Bolian male from Bolarus
** Damage Control Specialist: Ensign Tes Forrester, Human female
* Chief of Security/Tactical: [[bfms_char:19791|Lieutenant Saeihr t'Kharth]], Romulan female from Romulus
** Assistant Chief of Security/Tactical: Lieutenant Junior Grade Elias Juarez, Human male from Earth
** Master-at-Arms/Hazard Team XO: [[bfms_char:34324|Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas Kowalski]], Human male from Taurus IV
* Officer of the Watch/Hazard Team Leader: [[bfms_char:30824|Lieutenant Adamant Rhade]], Betazoid male from Betazed
* Strategic Operations Officer: [[bfms_char:31092|Lieutenant Dathan Tahla]], Bajoran female from Bajor
** Chief Combat Information Centre Officer: Chief Petty Officer T'Kalla, Human/Vulcan female from Vulcan
* Chief Medical Officer: [[bfms_char:19807|Lieutenant Commander Aisha Sadek]], Human female from Vega
* Chief Counsellor: [[bfms_char:19812|Lieutenant Gregory Carraway]], Human male from Luna
* Chief of Operations: [[bfms_char:19802|Lieutenant Junior Grade Rosara Thawn]], Betazoid female from Betazed
** Assistant Chief of Operations: Ensign Athaka, Rigelian male from Rigel
** Civilian Consultant and Staff Lecturer: [[bfms_char:36362|Doctor Josephine Logan]], Human female
* Chief Flight Control Officer: [[bfms_char:19779|Lieutenant Junior Grade Connor Drake]], Human male from New Sydney
** Shuttle Pilot: Ensign Harkon, Ktarian female from Ktar
* Chief Communications Officer: [[bfms_char:19781|Lieutenant Junior Grade Elsa Lindgren]], Human female from Earth


==Missions==
=== The Omega Crisis ===
''This OOC section refers to the fiction based on the USS'' Endeavour'', with events separated on a dramatic basis by episodes, rather than Starfleet mission assignments.''
After operations in the Archanis Sector, ''Endeavour'' received extensive maintenance and repair at [[Starbase Bravo]], before being dispatched to the old [[Romulan Neutral Zone]]. There the crew successfully rescued the researcher Dr Karl T'Sann from the hands of the Romulan Rebirth Movement on the refugee relocation hub world of Teros, before offering humanitarian support to the locals in an effort to undermine the Movement. This was interrupted by the galactic-wide manifestations of the [[Omega molecule]], with molecules detected in the vicinity of Teros. Efforts by ''Endeavour's'' crew to eliminate these were undermined by the arrival of the Star Navy vessel ''Erem'', which beamed molecules aboard before trying to flee, and after ignoring warnings was destroyed on Captain Rourke's orders.


===[https://forums.bravofleet.com/index.php?p=/discussion/comment/205/#Comment_205 Episode 1: Out for Stars]===
Despite this clash with the Star Empire, ''Endeavour'' remained in the area for the ensuing investigations of [[Tkon Empire|Tkon]] technological involvement in the Omega crisis. Pursuit of a lead on a series of ancient Tkon star-maps led ''Endeavour'' to the Star Empire border world of Jhorkesh, where they discovered the Empire had placed a bounty on Rourke's head for the destruction of the ''Erem''. Rourke was captured by Romulan forces and XO Commander Valance forced to launch a rescue operation into Star Empire territory. ''Endeavour'' continued to play a key part in the re-establishment of the Tkon beacon network that sustained the [[ma:Galactic Barrier|Galactic Barrier]], locating and restoring one such beacon on the world of Ephrath on the border between the Republic and the Star Empire.
After the tragic events at Thuecho, the USS ''Endeavour'' receives its new crew, orders - and commander. Despite losses, damage, and the unpopularity of Starfleet Command's choice, the ship is dispatched to the Midas Sector to bring to heel the pirates who murdered their own and marauded civilians for months.


===[https://forums.bravofleet.com/index.php?p=/discussion/comment/271/#Comment_271 Episode 2: So Eden Sank]===
=== Decommissioning ===
In pursuit of the Wild Hunt pirates, ''Endeavour'' visits the agricultural colony of Lockstowe in the Midas Sector. But what they learn of their quarry gives more new questions than answers, and as the tables are turned on them it becomes less clear if they are hunting, or are the hunted.


===[https://forums.bravofleet.com/index.php?p=/discussion/comment/333/#Comment_333 Episode 3: To the Dark House]===
After the Omega crisis, ''Endeavour'' was dispatched to the Romulan Neutral Zone to begin diplomatic operations in the region. En route, a detonation aboard triggered a coolant leak, forcing the evacuation of the ship and the ejection of the warp core. The warp core's detonation and the extensive damage of the initial explosion caused sufficient damage to completely cripple the ship. While most of the crew escaped and survived, the damage to ''Endeavour'' was so extensive that Starfleet engineers judged her beyond repair. USS ''Endeavour'' NCC-87507 was decommissioned in December of 2399, and some months later succeeded by the newly-constructed [[Constitution III Class|''Constitution III''-class]] [[USS Endeavour|successor]].
Commander Rourke connects with old allies from the [[Klingon Empire]] to help chase the Wild Hunt across the border. After sending an away team by runabout to T'lhab Station, an independent base in Klingon territory suspected of housing Wild Hunt supporters, it becomes clear the [[House of Mo'Kai]] keep a keen eye on any faction or event that might help them - or need eradicating.


===[https://forums.bravofleet.com/index.php?p=/discussion/comment/368/#Comment_368 Episode 4: The Road Not Taken]===
Soon after the incident, the Romulan Rebirth Movement released a statement claiming responsibility for the attacks after Starfleet's newest foray into the Neutral Zone, with ''Endeavour'' deemed a high-profile target after her entanglements with the Romulan Star Empire.
Armed with the location of the Wild Hunt's base, ''Endeavour'' races to a rendezvous with the task group to take them out. But an encounter with a mysterious anomaly at the outskirts of the Azure Nebula leaves them dead in space, the crew scattered and stranded across the ship - and seeing things that stretch credulity.


===[https://forums.bravofleet.com/index.php?p=/discussion/comment/382/#Comment_382 Episode 5: Promises to Keep]===
=== Notable Crew ===
At last, ''Endeavour'' descends upon the Wild Hunt's hiding space. But Starfleet allies promise to be political adversaries, their enemies threaten to be not just before them, but amongst them, and still the true secret of the Wild Hunt's nature and identity looms...


=== [https://forums.bravofleet.com/index.php?p=/discussion/128/the-archanis-campaign-uss-endeavour Episode 6: I Burn (The Archanis Campaign)] ===
=== Commanding Officers ===
When the Hunters of D'Ghor attack the Archanis Sector, ''Endeavour'' is dispatched to pursue the ''Kut'luch'', one of their most powerful ships. What ensues is a game of cat-and-mouse across the stars, as the D'Ghor will stop at nothing merely to bloody the Federation's noses, and ''Endeavour's'' crew must decide how far they will go to stop this dangerous new enemy.


{{DEFAULTSORT:Endeavour}}
* 2396 - 2399: Captain Leonidas MacCallister
* [https://bravofleet.com/command/34911 2399]: Captain Matt Rourke

Latest revision as of 10:05, 10 August 2023


The USS Endeavour NCC-87507 was a Manticore Class starship assigned to the Fourth Fleet under the command of Captain Matt Rourke. As one of the most combat-ready vessels in Starfleet, she was posted to some of the most fraught regions of the Federation in recent history, from The Triangle to the Archanis Sector and the Romulan Neutral Zone on peacekeeping operations. In late-2399, Endeavour was badly damaged by sabotage perpetrated by the Romulan Rebirth Movement, and decommissioned.

Design and Construction

Construction of the Manticore Class came in multiple planned waves. The initial batch demonstrated the value of the class, as ships were dispatched to volatile borders with minimal support and successfully protected Federation territory. The second wave was thus greenlit despite opposition from the scientific divisions of Starfleet, from whom resources were diverted to build these tactical vessels. A begrudging compromise was eventually reached with a redesign of the Manticore's scientific mission pods to include the latest and most sophisticated equipment, and a push for their installation as the default loadout. This transformed the second wave into a series of competent, if unimpressive and under-powered for their size, scientific vessels that would operate at and across the Federation's dangerous borders. Patrols could include further scientific surveys, or missions of exploration included a demonstration of Starfleet's tactical prowess.

These political manoeuvres led to the assignment of Captain Leo MacCallister to Endeavour, one of these second-wave Manticores. A seasoned explorer and diplomat, he had long lobbied for a return to Starfleet's mission of peace and exploration rather than insular non-interventionism, and personally oversaw the final stages of Endeavour's development. He ensured the installation of the scientific mission pod and streamlined the design of the ship's diplomatic facilities. Where many Manticores maintain a somewhat spartan interior, MacCallister pressed for a more habitable design that still befit a tactical vessel while making shipboard life more appealing, and arranged a civilian contractor for the main lounge. Most of these arrangements survived past MacCallister's command, giving Endeavour the feel, if not the specifications, of more of a classic Starfleet cruiser than either a luxurious modern explorer or ascetic tactical escort.

Upon assuming command, Matt Rourke instituted multiple changes. The most significant was the replacement of an anthropology laboratory with a Combat Information Centre, with modifications to the standard strategic analysis software. In conjunction with Chief of Operations Lieutenant Thawn and Chief of Security Lieutenant Kharth, Rourke oversaw a redesign for the CIC to process intelligence and investigative information, rather than merely tactical, to support the mission pursuing the Wild Hunt pirates. The CIC and its modifications have lasted beyond the Wild Hunt mission, ideally positioning Endeavour for data gathering and analysis operations across multiple systems and locations, be they focused on strategy, intelligence, or science. Rourke's establishment of a Hazard Team included modifications for their use, reallocating armoury and training facilities from the Security Department. While Rourke requested Endeavour's mission pod be replaced with the tactical variant, his assignment in pursuit of the Wild Hunt was resolved before this could be completed, and Rourke subsequently rescinded the request.

Endeavour has multiple auxiliary craft: four Type-12 shuttles and a New Atlantic-class runabout. In what was likely a provocative invocation of the myth of Camelot, Captain MacCallister named the four shuttles Galahad, Lancelot, Bedivere, and Percival, while naming the runabout King Arthur. Despite shuttles often being given a designation instead, the names have stuck, and lasted into Rourke's command.

Facilities

As a Manticore-class, Endeavour is not the most opulent or comfortable of assignments, but the high-pressure assignments on which she is usually dispatched meant her design included facilities for leisure and relaxation to support crew morale under stress. In addition to two holodecks, Endeavour boasts gym and recreation facilities, and multiple crew messes across different ship sections.

Officers' Mess

Endeavourofficersmess.jpg

The mess on Deck 5 is reserved for the exclusive use of commissioned officers aboard Endeavour, who comprise an approximate fifth of the crew. Refreshments are provided by the replicator, though several of Endeavour's officers stock the staffed bar with drinks from their own supplies with varying levels of generosity. These can be enjoyed at the bar itself or the low, comfortable seating. The back section of the mess has a selection of tables for dining, most of them not big enough for more than four people.

It is a stripped-down space, with the cool steel and blue furnishings and fixtures of most of the ship, and limited personal touches or concessions made to comfort. Cosy lighting, a quiet atmosphere, close quarters, and its exclusive status makes it a place where those with some of the heaviest duties and responsibilities aboard can grab a bite to eat or a peaceful drink with one or two colleagues. If an officer of Endeavour wants to mingle in the crowd or enjoy a raucous atmosphere, they will do better in the lounge; the officers' mess is a quiet escape.

History

Early Operations

Under MacCallister's command, Endeavour spent three years in the Beta Quadrant conducting scientific surveys in regions considered too dangerous for other ships and mediating disputes where her firepower acted as a deterrent to violence. This decision was not uncontroversial, some in Starfleet Command considering it a waste of resources, but MacCallister's results were indisputable. The ship saw little combat action, though was acclaimed in 2397 for driving off an opportunistic Gorn incursion, and voices opposing MacCallister's command were forced into silence.

The Wild Hunt

In early 2399, Endeavour responded to a distress call from a freighter in the Midas Sector under assault by pirates. A seemingly-routine intervention turned to tragedy when one pirate ship destroyed the other to evade capture, a detonation that also damaged the nearby Endeavour. Multiple members of the senior staff were killed and Captain MacCallister grievously wounded. The pirates responsible were identified as the 'Wild Hunt,' well-established in the Midas Sector and in need of uprooting. Endeavour was assigned to this purpose when repaired, placed under Task Force 86 to reflect the new anti-pirate focus of her operation. Despite support among the crew for first officer Commander Valance to take command, Starfleet instead assigned seasoned investigator and former patrol boat commander Matt Rourke to lead Endeavour.

Under Commander Rourke, Endeavour pursued what transpired to be a well-equipped and organised pirate gang seemingly led by a renegade Starfleet officer. Shifting the crew to a tactical footing, Rourke faced some opposition from the current staff for moves that seemed to undermine Captain MacCallister's ideology, including the institution of the Hazard Team and installation of the CiC. Entering a region long-overlooked by Starfleet, Endeavour buoyed up local law enforcement and protected colonies long-preyed upon by the Wild Hunt. Indications the group went to ground in Klingon territory led to suggestions of affiliation with, if not outright support from, the House of Mo'Kai. Eventually, the Wild Hunt's base of operations was tracked to a former mining facility in the Azure Nebula, within The Triangle, and a small task group was gathered that sought and destroyed the facility, eliminating the pirate group as a regional threat.

Archanis

Matthew Rourke was offered permanent command of Endeavour and promoted to Captain, and retained the senior staff in their current positions. Diplomatic overtures with the Gorn opened a region bordering the Hegemony to new scientific surveys from Starfleet, to which the well-protected Endeavour was assigned as a demonstration of local strength as much as for exploratory operations. This mission was interrupted by the incursion into the Archanis Sector by the Hunters of D'Ghor, to which the Fourth Fleet was assigned and Endeavour rapidly redeployed.

With instructions to hunt down a senior D'Ghor captain, Endeavour provided relief to stricken worlds before intervening at the Elgatis Belt to incapacitate the Klingon raider. Badly damaged despite this victory, she proceeded to the shipyards of the Haydorian System to repair and bolster local defences. In the Battle of Archanis, Endeavour protected fringe outposts and settlements of the Haydorian System, before proceeding to the Taldir System to provide emergency reinforcements.

The Omega Crisis

After operations in the Archanis Sector, Endeavour received extensive maintenance and repair at Starbase Bravo, before being dispatched to the old Romulan Neutral Zone. There the crew successfully rescued the researcher Dr Karl T'Sann from the hands of the Romulan Rebirth Movement on the refugee relocation hub world of Teros, before offering humanitarian support to the locals in an effort to undermine the Movement. This was interrupted by the galactic-wide manifestations of the Omega molecule, with molecules detected in the vicinity of Teros. Efforts by Endeavour's crew to eliminate these were undermined by the arrival of the Star Navy vessel Erem, which beamed molecules aboard before trying to flee, and after ignoring warnings was destroyed on Captain Rourke's orders.

Despite this clash with the Star Empire, Endeavour remained in the area for the ensuing investigations of Tkon technological involvement in the Omega crisis. Pursuit of a lead on a series of ancient Tkon star-maps led Endeavour to the Star Empire border world of Jhorkesh, where they discovered the Empire had placed a bounty on Rourke's head for the destruction of the Erem. Rourke was captured by Romulan forces and XO Commander Valance forced to launch a rescue operation into Star Empire territory. Endeavour continued to play a key part in the re-establishment of the Tkon beacon network that sustained the Galactic Barrier, locating and restoring one such beacon on the world of Ephrath on the border between the Republic and the Star Empire.

Decommissioning

After the Omega crisis, Endeavour was dispatched to the Romulan Neutral Zone to begin diplomatic operations in the region. En route, a detonation aboard triggered a coolant leak, forcing the evacuation of the ship and the ejection of the warp core. The warp core's detonation and the extensive damage of the initial explosion caused sufficient damage to completely cripple the ship. While most of the crew escaped and survived, the damage to Endeavour was so extensive that Starfleet engineers judged her beyond repair. USS Endeavour NCC-87507 was decommissioned in December of 2399, and some months later succeeded by the newly-constructed Constitution III-class successor.

Soon after the incident, the Romulan Rebirth Movement released a statement claiming responsibility for the attacks after Starfleet's newest foray into the Neutral Zone, with Endeavour deemed a high-profile target after her entanglements with the Romulan Star Empire.

Notable Crew

Commanding Officers

  • 2396 - 2399: Captain Leonidas MacCallister
  • 2399: Captain Matt Rourke