Ship Shughart

Name	U.S.S. Randall D. Shughart
Registry	NCC-100393
Class	Excelsior Advanced Heavy Cruiser
Captain	Sanek

Introduction

     "On May 23, 1994, Shughart and Gordon were posthumously decorated with the Medals of Honor in recognition for the actions they took and the sacrifices they made to help protect the life of Mike Durant and the crew of Super Six Four. They were the only soldiers participating in Operation Gothic Serpent to receive the U.S. military's highest honor, and the first Medal of Honor recipients since the Vietnam War."

-Medal of Honor Citation in recognition of Randall D. Shughart and Gary I. Gordon.

Mission Summary

     The U.S.S. Randall D. Shughart has been tasked with both a science assignment as well as the potential to serve as a combat vessel should the necessity arise. Currently assigned to Fleet Captain Sanek, it has seen action in the Gamma Orionis Sector, as well as deep space research in the B'tran Cluster. The vessel served as a back-up vessel during Fleet Captain Sanek's transition between the U.S.S. Alan Shepard and his next ship assignment, the U.S.S. James E. McDonald, pursuant to an Admiralty Hearing.

Vessel Namesake

     The U.S.S. Randall D. Shughart is named after Sergeant First Class Randall 'Randy' David Shughart, a US Army Delta Force Sniper. Sergeant Shughart is the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for sacrificing his life to save downed pilots during the Battle of Mogadishu, October 3rd, 1993. Both Sergeant First Class Randall Shughart and Master Sergeant Gary Ivan Gordon were inserted within 100 meters of a downed Black Hawk helicopter and attempted to hold off enemy personnel in defense of helicopter pilot Chief Warrant Officer Mike Durant until he could be rescued. Before a rescue could be inserted, both Sergeant Shughart and Master Sergeant Gordon were killed. Warrant Officer Mike Durant was taken captive by enemy forces, but released eleven days later.

Ship Specifications

Production Base: ASDB Integration Facility, Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars

Type: Excelsior class Advanced Heavy Cruiser

Accommodation: 750 officers and crew; 130 visiting personnel; 9,800 personal evacuation limit

Power Plant: One 1500 plus Cochrane warp core feeding two nacelles; one impulse system

Dimensions: Length, 511.25 meters; beam, 195.64 meters; height, 86.76 meters

Mass: 2,350,000 metric tonnes

Performance: Normal Cruise - Warp 6 / Max Cruise - Warp 8.2 / Max Speed - Warp 8.94

Armament: 4 Type VIII-IX Phaser banks, 1 fore / 1 aft Photon torpedo tube