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The USS Dropzone was a Federation starship in the late 24th century. It was assigned to Task Force Epsilon, later attached to Starbase 55. After near-destruction, the Dropzone was astonishingly refitted into a Defiant-class by way of space-time influences through Traveler-swayed refit teams. (Star Trek: Phoenix-X)

History

In 2374, the Dropzone was assigned as part of the Task Force Epsilon protection fleet at Flortarios III, a non-aligned trade planet near the Dominion lines and Federation space. The Dropzone was considered one of the stronger ships in the fleet. ("Homespun", "The Bajoran Trove")

BOB was called into a meeting on the Dropzone in orbit of Flortarios III, with Admiral William Theseus and Yuffie Samya, where he was convinced to remain on the USS Phoenix-X as an exchange officer. ("Homespun")

During the welcoming meeting, the fleet captains, including Samya, were suddenly captured and made hostages at the welcoming reception on Flortarios III. ("The Bajoran Trove")

In 2375, the Dropzone took part in protecting the Earth during its crisis with the Trozonian. ("Bio Level 4") Not long after that, the ship served as personal transport for Admiral Theseus to complete his mission. ("Deal")

Shortly after the Dominion War, the ship was assigned to deep space missions. ("Loyalties, Part I")

In 2390, the ship was thought destroyed by divergent-Hirogen. Crew that escaped using the Chaffee-type shuttlepods Edward and Tengu rendezvoused with the Phoenix-X to warn of the threat. The shuttles would eventually join the Phoenix-X. ("Into Harshness")

Defiant-class

After the ship was refitted into a Defiant-class by Wayfar and Yelg, the Dropzone joined the Tsunami in the Gamma Hydra sector to fix a communications relay. They were then convinced by the Phoenix-X to join them in an attack against the Hirogen. During the battle with the Hirogen, the Dropzone would maneuver in circular patterns. They would eventually be knocked offline and left adrift. ("Into Harshness," "For the World is Worldly and Such")

In 2404, the Dropzone, along with many other starships, encountered the molecular reversion field that caused the crew lose their memories and revert in age. ("Celestial Dynamics")

In 2410, the Dropzone was taken hostage by Qu-placed animal things in a misguided understanding of the crew's favorite pastimes. When Samya discovered her captors were being controlled by a William Shakespeare book, she confronted Qu, who explained his lack of Q-ness called for such a stretch. After she decompiled the book in the replicator, the animal things were sent back into oblivion. ("The Sound of Q-sic")

Auxilliary craft

Command crew

Crew of the Dropzone in .

Crew of the Dropzone in 2386.

Appendices

See also

Task Force Epsilon
USS Phoenix (NCC-65420-X)
Cell (2374-2391) / Night Seifer (2391-2397) / Night Seifer (clone) (2397-2404) / Oroku Seifer (-2410)
USS Dropzone
Yuffie Samya		 USS Hijinx
Andrea Reynolds		 USS Jenova
Iviok		 USS Tsunami
Michael McCary		 USS Crucial
Menrow / Hatcha		 USS Ixion (2374-2380)
Aries Wasyati
Defiant-class starships
Federation Starfleet Alexander • Armitage • Avenger (I) • Avenger (II) • Columbia • Dauntless (NCC-74214) • Dauntless (NCC-74232) • Defender • Defiant (I) • Destiny • Diamondback • Dropzone • Fearless • First Strike • Gallant • Gungnir • Herakles • Horwitz • Imperial • Indomitable • King Edward • Kingston • Maelstrom • Merrimac • Monitor • Moscow • Nemesis • Niagara • Nimitz • Relentless • Robert E. Lee • Rommel-A • Sinclair • São Paulo/Defiant (II) • Spectre • Stormbringer • Svelor • Tiburon • Ticonderoga • Ulysses S. Grant • Valiant (I) • Valiant (II) • Victorious • Victory • Vindicator • Vorel Kepesk • Vulture • Washington
Terran Rebellion Defiant

Background information

Proteus-class starship

Proteus-class starship

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