A contemporary and versatile upgrade to one of Starfleet's most legendary explorers, the heavy cruiser Al-Batani serves proudly as the tactical element of Hypatia Squadron, spearheading the squadron's exploration of deep space and beyond.
USS Al-Batani is an Excelsior-II-class heavy cruiser assigned as the tactical and rapid-response element of the Fourth Fleet’s Hypatia Squadron. Continuing a long and proud legacy, she is the third vessel to bear the proud Al-Batani name, made famous as a former posting of the legendary Kathryn Janeway. Representing a contemporary and versatile upgrade to the iconic Excelsior-class starships of yesteryear, she is an adaptable ship taking on a path of her own in these challenging times, operating in some of the most dangerous areas of the galaxy.
Looking to make a name for themselves in the annals of history, the crew are a mixture of fresh-faced youngsters excelling in their fields of study, and wily veterans looking for an opportunity to cement their legacies. With the ship currently operating out of the Shackleton Expanse, she is tasked with traversing an area of space ripe for scientific exploration and missions of a first-contact nature.
The stories of Hypatia Squadron are rated 2-2-2 for mature subject matter, including some moderate violence, language and sexual content.
With the fall of the Shroud, Hypatia Squadron operates out of Framheim Station in the Shackleton Expanse, tasked with flying the Starfleet flag in some of the region’s most tumultuous areas, beginning with a mission to tackle a violent, expansionist species known as the Draxan Imperium.
Commanding Officer
Executive Officer
Strategic Operations Officer
Chief Flight Operations Officer
Assistant Flight Operations Officer
Chief Engineering Officer
Chief Operations Officer
Assistant Operations Officer
Chief Tactical Operations Officer
Assistant Tactical Operations Officer
Chief Medical Officer
Assistant Medical Officer
Chief Science Officer
Assistant Science Officer
Science Officer
16 December 2025
IKS Mok’tal, USS Al-Batani, USS Cardenas, USS Hypatia and USS Wasp
Nihor Prime was a beautiful world. Song So-mi wasn’t someone who tended to enjoy being planetside- she was a self-admittedly strange little woman who preferred the close confined of a small, cramped escort. If she was the kind of person who liked being planetside, she would’ve been [...]
14 December 2025
IKS Mok’tal, USS Al-Batani, USS Cardenas, USS Hypatia and USS Wasp
Forming a fragile defensive line high above the planet’s atmosphere, Hypatia had been joined by her Starfleet compatriots thanks to the luxury of their advanced impulse drives, leaving the Draxan fleet far behind. Far, but still drawing in and showing no sign of relenting in their pursuit of [...]
6 December 2025
IKS Mok’tal, USS Al-Batani, USS Cardenas, USS Hypatia and USS Wasp
There was something in Song that was glad they were meeting in person- something in her that found Wasp‘s bridge too quiet, like a foxhole after the artillery has ceased fire. That horrible, anxious silence, waiting for another shoe to drop, waiting for another misfortune to fall. The [...]
6 December 2025
IKS Mok’tal, USS Al-Batani, USS Cardenas, USS Hypatia and USS Wasp
Following their Captain, a woman used to hot, humid conditions from her time on Bajor, Hypatia’s away team struggled through the sand dunes of Nihor Prime, the corse material weighing heavy on their Starfleet issued boots; almost as heavy as the concern they felt in the presence of the strange [...]
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