Temerity Class Minesweeper Vessel
Modified Miranda Class Cruiser
Although minefield warfare has a limited scope in interstellar combat,
it does have uses in interplanetary combat, particularly in blockades
and interdictions. Starfleet did not see the need to bring in dedicated
Minesweeper vessels until the advent of the Dominion War. The mining
of the Bajoran wormhole by the Federation was not the only case of mine
usage; the Cardassian Union diligently used mines to protect their worlds
from advancing Federation fleets. The Temerity class was one of those
ships that arise out of necessity rather than forethought.
Basically, the Temerity Class supplements a Miranda class Heavy Frigate
with an extensive and elaborate sensor platform, nearly twice as sensitive
as those used on the same era's Sovereign Class Galaxy Explorers. These
sensor suites are extended forward from the primary hull by two connecting
arms that secure to the upper hull of the saucer. Admittedly, these
bars are the weakest structural points on the Temerity class vessel,
and often times mean that the vessel will lose the sensor suite in heavy
combat with enemy vessels. However, its distance from the primary hull
allows the Temerity class vessel to sense smaller mines, primarily cloaked
mines or gravimetric mines, that much sooner. To avoid damage incurred
by enemy attack, Temerity class vessels often run silent when working
alone or are part of massive fleets or wings of vessels that serve to
act as the vessel's wingman.
The crew of Temerity class vessels are often tight-knit individuals
who recognize that their job is one of the dangerous in Starfleet. The
crews of these starships often refer to their ship by the unofficial
name given to them by their branch of the fleet. These names are listed
in the production schedule.
Temerity Class Production Roster
| USS Temerity |
"Chutzpah" |
| USS Tripwire |
"Butterfingers" |
| USS Echelon |
"Bouncing Betty" |
| USS Mallard |
"Sitting Duck" |
| USS Jackal |
"Widowmaker" |
| USS Lariat |
"Lotta Gall" |
| USS Ticonderoga |
"Oilslick" |
| USS Sornak |
"Green Mile" |
| USS Badger |
"Ironsides" |
| USS Wolverine |
"Bigclaw" |
USS Temerity
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.
- Henry David Thoreau
USS Tripwire
Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented
them from making a first effort.
- Sydney Smith
USS Echelon
One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.
- Josef Stalin
USS Mallard
Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same
box.
- Italian Proverb
USS Jackal
Hope is the denial of reality.
- Margaret Weis, Dragons of Winter Night
USS Lariat
What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and
the world remains and is immortal.
- Albert Pine
USS Ticonderoga
A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
USS Sornak
It’s the constant and determined effort that breaks down resistance,
sweeps away all obstacles.
- Claude M. Bristol
USS Badger
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
- McAlexander
USS Wolverine
You can kill a man but you can’t kill an idea.
- Medgar Evers
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