USS Kinistin, NCC-82382

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USS Kinistin
Akira (Block III), Heavy Cruiser
Starship Registry NCC-82382

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GENERAL INFORMATION Class Akira (Block III) Designation Heavy Cruiser Hull Duration 75+ years Time Between Refits 15 years for major replacements Time Between Resupply Full store rotation every 3 to 5 years	PERSONNEL Officers 94 Enlisted Crew 406 Civilians N/A Marines/MACO 100 Evacuation Limit 4,500
DIMENSIONS Length 464.43 m Height 87.43 m Width 316.67 m Decks 19 (17 habitable)	WEAPONS AND DEFENSIVE SYSTEMS Shields 16x Glashian-Sulok DS-VIII-21 auto-modulating deflector shield grid Weapon Systems 6x Type XI phaser array Torpedo Armament 15x pulse-fire torpedo tube, variable ordnance Magazine space for 120x quantum torpedoes and 300x photon torpedoes
SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS Sensor Systems Capacity for 24x modular sensor pallets 2x Incisive Dynamics AN-CFG-441 Cochrane fluctuation detection grid Scientific Laboratories Capacity for up to 20 multipurpose laboratories Probe Systems Class I through IX probes available	PROPULSION SYSTEMS Engine Configuration 1x Yoyodyne SSWR-37-C matter/antimatter warp core powering 2x Mitsubishi-Thylliash MAM-9400-31 warp nacelles 2x Mitsubishi-Thylliash ID-4550-12 impulse drive Cruise Speed Warp 9.2 Maximum Sustainable Speeds Warp 9.89 for 12 hours Emergency Speed Warp 9.92
CREW SUPPORT SYSTEMS Medical Support Systems Starship sickbay facilities 2x intensive care units 4x surgical suites Shipwide EMH emitter infrastructure Recreational Systems 2x full-service holodecks 8x holosuites 1x gymnasium facility, deck 16 Crew Quarters Standard capacity for 500 regular crew and up to 150 additional specialists	AUXILIARY CRAFT Shuttlebays 1x thru-deck flight bay Small Auxiliary Craft 24x Lockheed-Draylaxian Kestrel fighters in two squadrons: * VF-722 "Green Comets" * VF-891 "Stormchasers" 18x Type 11 shuttlecraft 10x standard work bees 5x standard shuttlepods Large Auxiliary Craft 4x Yellowstone-class runabout: USS Menkalinan, USS Al-Nath, USS Unukalhai, USS Nihal

USS Kinistin is one of the later models of the Akira class, coming from Block III of the ship's production. She was produced in 2387 at the ADSB Integration Facility, New Aberdeen Fleet Yards, Aldebaran. Design refinements produced following the war included the implementation of the SSWR-37-C warp core, allowing for a more efficient warp field to be projected forward of the main hull, with the effect of reducing Cochrane field shearing and enabling somewhat higher sustained cruising speeds.

Commanded by CAPT Ananda Srisuwan, the Kinistin launched as an exploratory vessel equipped with runabouts and shuttles in place of its strike fighter loadout, scoped for exploration of the Zenas Expanse. The ship operated as a second-line surveyor and mothership for smaller landing parties on xenoscience and geological missions, primarily gathering samples and conducting field research, with few combat engagements. The Kinistin undertook two five-year tours of the Expanse, with a layover between, before CAPT Srisuwan retired. The ship was reassigned to CAPT Narr Proll and dispatched to the Eridan Belt to assist as a second-line survey ship.

As tensions with the Klingons escalated, the Kinistin was reassigned to the Xarantine Sector following a periodic refit and carrier wing turnover, re-equipping with modern strike craft. The ship provided presence patrols along the Klingon border before being drawn directly into the fighting following the outbreak of hostilities. Kinistin served in several battles throughout the conflict, the most notable being a major battle over Archanis, in which CAPT Proll was severely injured and subsequently discharged for medical reasons. CMDR Della Cardenas assumed command through the remainder of 2408 before command was assumed by CAPT Kai-Mindaugas Liepa following major repairs at Utopia Planitia.

The Kinistin returned to the front lines in 2409, serving throughout the Klingon conflict and accumulating several battle stars and unit service ribbons. By the appearance of the Dyson Spheres, the ship was withdrawn to a supporting role in Romulan space, operating primarily in an anti-piracy role as part of efforts to support the emerging Romulan Republic.

By 2419, with the retirement of CAPT Liepa, the Kinistin was recalled to New Aberdeen Fleet Yards to undergo a full modernization refit. The ship was re-equipped with more modern computer and warp propulsion systems, modern phaser banks and more efficient torpedo auto-reloaders, as well as more efficient and compact sensors and replacement of extraneous crew quarters with new laboratory space. These refinements took approximately two years and significantly increased both the ship's performance and her versatility.

Following the refit, the Kinistin was assigned to CAPT Ohsala Rinn for regular presence patrols in the Bajor Sector, then reassigned in 2422 to Starbase 514.

SELECTED CREW MANIFEST

• Commanding Officer: CAPT Ohsala Rinn
• Executive Officer: CMDR Irria Yxani


• Chief Flight Controller: LTJG Sonja Enstrom
• Chief Operations Officer: LCDR Jeane-Lucie Khine
• Chief Engineering Officer: LT Dahlia Dexter


• Deputy Chief of Operations: LT Janis Koyuncu


• Chief Transporter Officer: ENS Faa Teru
• Chief Tactical Officer: LCDR Alan Ward Leslie
• Chief Science Officer: LT Sayaana Khudanov


• Deputy Chief Science Officer: LTJG Tesryl sh'Aen
• Chief Security Officer: LT Nythe Sizir
• Chief Medical Officer: LT Nwyniane Halen

COMMAND HISTORY

2387-2398: CAPT Ananda Srisuwan
2398-2408: CAPT Narr Proll
2408-2409: CMDR Della Cardenas (brevet)
2409-2419: CAPT Kai-Mindaugas Liepa
2421-present: CAPT Ohsala Rinn