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USS Colin Powell

U.S.S. COLIN POWELL NCC-74705 Dauntless-class Battlecruiser

The USS Colin Powell is the battle cruiser of the Dauntless class and part of the 51st Fleet. The 51st Fleet represents the best in Star Fleet, Borg, Klingon and Romulan technology. It is equipped with fourteen 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, enhanced inertial dampeners, enhanced multiphasic shielding, high powered tractor beam and thick hull plating with ablative armor. The hull plating is so thick that the ship has been nicknamed the Iron Clad. The Powell has an armor-plated Delta Flyer (Harlem) which is usually attached to the underside of the ship. 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. The battlecruiser has a crew of 90 due to the weaponry, thick armor plating and second warp core.

The ship's mission is offensive/defensive/diplomatic/escort and rescue in keeping with the multi-mission capabilities of the 51st Fleet.

The crew includes graduates from the Colin Powell School which specializes in diplomacy and advanced offensive/defensive strategy. The Powell is under the command of Captain Ian Henry who is the son of Admirals David and Sharron Henry (51st Fleet command). The motto of the 51st Fleet is Any Time-Any Where.

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 Benjamin Sisko is assigned to the Powell. 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 Colin Powell is the fastest advanced battle cruiser of the 51st Fleet and Star Fleet. On a diplomatic mission in the Delta quadrant, the Powell and the Sisko easily disabled 12 Kazon battlecruisers that had surrounded them. The quantum drive can also be used as a weapon to destabilize an enemy ship's warp core/nacelles with a quantum beam. The USS Powell and the USS Sisko make a formidable and destructive battle group which also provides escort services for Admiral David Henry's ship (USS Paul Robeson).

The model is an Alliance Dauntless model in 1/677 scale. Decals were Voyager scale from JT Graphics and custom decals. The model was painted in Gloss Gull Gray (Model Master-Testor). The photos were downloaded from NASA and the ship was added by Photoshop.

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