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USS Sojourner

U.S.S. SOJOURNER NCC-74706 Dauntless class High Speed Explorer

The USS Sojourner is part of the 51st Fleet. The ship is named after Sojourner Truth from the 1800's. The 51st Fleet represents the best in Star Fleet, Borg, Klingon and Romulan technology. The 51st Fleet is headquartered on earth in Roswell, New Mexico at the famed Area 51 Base, with a shipyard located in secret location on Mars. The 51st Fleet specializes in Nebula-, Dauntless-, Defiant- and Delta Flyer-class ships.

After 10 years of work in conjunction with the Daytrom Institute, the 51st Fleet was able to perfect the quantum slip drive technology that the USS Voyager discovered in the Delta Quadrant. The ship is extremely fast and equipped with ten XII phaser turrets/nubs, four ventral phaser strips, quantum multiphasic torpedoes, cloaking device, defensive photonic flash system (to blind enemy sensors), a second warp core, advanced computer system, enhanced inertial dampeners, enhanced multiphasic shielding, high powered tractor beam and a special hull plating with ablative armor. The hull coating, designed by Admiral Sharron Henry, absorbs energy from light, weapons fire, energy discharges, atmospheric lightening, etc. The absorbed energy helps to power or supplement the ship's systems and makes the Sojourner the most efficient starships to date. Nicknamed the Quantum Silver Surferť due to the silver hull color, she has a distinctive color that is similar to the Enterprise NX- 01. The Sojourner has an armor plated Delta Flyer (Emancipator) which is usually attached to the underside of the ship.

The ship is highly maneuverable and fast (Quantum Slip Drive). The computer core and systems are provided by a special division of the Daystrom Institute that is attached to the 51st Fleet. Advanced computer systems were necessary to compute the variances of the quantum slipstream. A special program was installed that utilizes the quantum slipstream version of the Picard Maneuver. Using the program, the ship appears to be in 10 different locations at once. This represents a huge tactical advantage against enemy ships along with phasers powered by the second warp core. Although the Sojourner cannot land, it has the ability to hover close to the surface of a planet. The ship's mission includes fast transport/rescue/diplomatic/exploration and rescue in keeping with the multi-mission capabilities of the 51st Fleet. The Sojourner is under the command of Captain Pilar Henry who is the daughter of Admirals David and Sharron Henry (51st Fleet).

With such advanced technology, Star Fleet policy requires Dauntless Class starships to travel with a Defiant Class starship to prevent the ship from falling into enemy hands. The USS Harriet Tubman is assigned to the Sojourner. The enhanced tractor beam is strong enough to tractor two Defiant class ships or one Nebula class ship into the quantum slip stream. The USS Sojourner is the sister ship to the USS Colin Powell (Dauntless Battlecruiser) and the USS Mae Jemison (Dauntless High Speed Explorer).

The model is an Alliance Dauntless model in 1/677 scale purchased from Federation Models. Decals were Voyager scale from JT Graphics/PNT Models and custom decals. The model was painted in Tamiya Gloss Aluminum and coated with Future floor wax.

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