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USS Accord (NCC-1842) was a Soyuz-class tactical frigate on active duty in Starfleet during the 23rd and 24th centuries. (Star Trek: Accord, Star Trek: Avenger)

History[]

2250s and 60s[]

Accord -- commanded by Captain Soledad Ibañez -- was launched in October, 2256, along with other Soyuz-class starships (Star Trek: Accord: "Year One"). Nearly seven years later, Accord was lost while on a classified mission. One of its command bases during this time was Starbase 25.

2290s[]

In April of 2292, the Accord was found by the Federation-class dreadnought USS Konkordium. There was major damage to all systems, but the spaceframe remained intact. The logs made it clear that the attacker "was a) more advanced (but not much) and b) no one [the Federation had] encountered before." Months later, Starfleet Intelligence deduced that the same civilization that attacked Accord had attacked the perimeter action ship USS Arauca in 2289. That civilization was the Cardassian Union.

Over 14 months later, after refit at Ohio Orbital Shipyards, the Accord began its alpha shakedown cruise. It was commissioned in the fall of 2293, with Captain Mark H. Anbinder taking formal command of Accord. Accord was then launched for a beta shakedown cruise with all crew except for its marine strike group.

Following this period, Accord embarked on a mission on the far side of Klingon space. (Star Trek: Avenger: "Within the Belt")

In July, 2294, a contingent from the Accord, conveyed aboard its shuttle Hammarskjöld, attended the funeral of a Starfleet colleague at Starbase 29. (Star Trek: Avenger: "Belonging")

A wargames exercise between the fighter squadrons of Space Station Shadowstar, USS Lexington, USS Avenger, and the Accord was scheduled to take place in May of 2295. Other ships, including USS Thagard, were to be present as observers. A task force of Tholian vessels attempted to attack the station, but was thwarted. The exercise was rescheduled to October.

In June the Accord made formal contact with ch'Rhailan, a colony of Romulan Unificationist refugees.

In 2296, two officers from the Accord traveled to Shadowstar Station for a ceremony attended by the crews of more than three dozen starships. (Star Trek: Shadowstar Station: "Pomp and Circumstantial Evidence")

An Accord officer from the 2290s or 2300s (prior to 2308) went back in time to 1978 to prevent the assassination of Harvey Milk of San Francisco. The officer's shipmates pursued him and prevented him from interfering with the timeline. (Star Trek: Shadowstar Station: Timeline; Star Trek: Accord: "City on the Edge of California")

2300s[]

In mid-2304, Accord continued to operate beyond the Storm Line, in the New Colonies territories. (Star Trek: Avenger: "To Everything There is a Season")

Accord was decommissioned and returned to Earth in October 2315. It was the last of the operational Soyuz-class ships. (Star Trek: Avenger: Timeline, Stardate 12002.02 revision, "The Final Curtain")

Assignment patch[]

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USS Accord mission patch, designed by Mark H. Anbinder.

The assignment patch for Accord from its commissioning in 2256 through its disappearance in 2263 was a black-bordered gold isosceles triangle, within which would be the Command, Sciences, or Operations symbols in black; or the Medicine symbol in red.

The official colors of the ship were black, silver and carnelian (PMS 187), which were used in both a physical ship's pennant and as tuned deflector-shield output during Fleet ceremonies.

771st Marine Strike Group[]

The 771st Marine Strike Group embarked on Accord were known as the Smilin' Piranhas. It is not known which came first, the group appellation or the nickname for the fightercraft that they flew.

Shuttle and auxiliary craft inventory[]

On its launch in 2256, Accord had three Class E shuttlecraft, Braal, Winath and Titan. A Dewaruci-class aquashuttle, Vathlo Island, was added in 2260.

Two squadrons of Garuda-class fighters -- Merah Squadron and Putih Squadron -- were embarked on Accord from 2256 until its disappearance in 2263.

After its rediscovery and refit in 2292, Accord had at least three shuttles, the Kissinger, the Camp David and the Hammarskjöld.

The fightercraft embarked on Accord in the 2290s through 2315 were of the Smilin' Piranha-class.

Accord Officers and Crew[]

2250s and 60s[]

2290s[]

  • Captain (later Admiral) Mark H. Anbinder, commanding officer (Star Trek: Accord: "Aurelian's Children," "Last Chance," "Lateral Drift", "Fountain," "Privileges of Rank," That Which Does Not Kill Us Makes Us Stronger; Star Trek: Avenger: "Belonging")
  • Commander (later Fleet Captain) Michael Shappe, executive officer and chief engineer (2293-?) (Star Trek: Accord: "Aurelian's Children," That Which Does Not Kill Us Makes Us Stronger)
  • Commander (later Fleet Captain) John A. Cohen, executive officer (?-2303) (Star Trek: Accord: "Fountain", "Revolution")
  • Commander (later Fleet Captain) Richard "Doc" Kinne, chief science officer (later executive officer) (Star Trek: Accord: "Lateral Drift," "Love Bar None," That Which Does Not Kill Us Makes Us Stronger)
  • Major Alexander Schwartz, officer-in-charge, 771st Marine Strike Group (Star Trek: Accord: "Where Loyalty Lies")
  • Lieutenant Commander Gerald Valentine, chief engineer (?-?) (Star Trek: Accord: "Revolution")
  • Commander (later Captain) Carolyn Adiwoso, liaison officer to Starfleet Intelligence (2293?-2303) ("Belonging")
  • Lieutenant Katharine Janek, gamma-shift helm officer and shuttle pilot ("Belonging")
  • Ensign Tina Farkas, helm officer ("Belonging")
  • Ensign (later Lieutenant Junior Grade) Deidre McHugh, scientist (life sciences)

2300s[]

2310s[]

  • Captain Alan Rose, executive officer (?-2310)
  • Major (later Lieutenant Colonel and Captain) Will Devine, chief science officer, later commanding officer (2308-2315)
  • Commander Marie Beshures, chief communications officer, later executive officer (2310-2315)
  • Ensign (later Lieutenant Junior Grade) Julita Kowalczyk, xenobiologist (2312-2315)

Other ships named Accord[]

21st century[]

22nd century[]

23rd century[]

24th century[]

29th century[]

  • USS Accord (NCV-2561842) - Wells-class timeship. ("The USS Accord Fictional Timeline v. 3.0")

Miscellanea[]

Fan organizations[]

The USS Accord was a chapter of Starfleet International, based in the Ithaca, New York area, from 05 August 1993 (STARFLEET Vessel Registry, May 2011) to 2015.

The chapter was the sponsor of an annual hike in Watkins Glen State Park from about 1989 to 2015. (Communiqué 85, 90)

External links and references[]

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