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Ray
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The station is home to a number of religious facilities, including a Catholic Church personally blessed by Pope Stephen XII, a Shinto Temple, a Bajoran Temple blessed by Kai Pralo, an Islamic Mosque, a Jewish Synagogue, a Hindu Temple, a Klingon monastery, and Vulcan Temple, among others.
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
- A Recreation of Benjamin Sisko's office, including his famous Baseball.
-A Recreation of the room where the Armistice was signed on DS9.
-A life size replica of a self replicating mine from Bajoran wormhole minefield.
- A "Quark's" bar.
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Displays of standard issue Dominion, Cardassian, Federation and Klingon equipment, weapons and uniforms.
- Displays and schematics of Federation and Dominion spacebourne and ground heavy eeaponry.
-Replica Ketracel White tubes and containers
- Replica of Odo's bucket
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
-Components from the original USS Defiant including-
-1 Type 31 Escape pod
-The Type 10 Shuttlecraft Chaffee
-The Type 18 Shuttlepod Colbert
-Several sections of Hull Plating recovered from the Wreck of USS Defiant
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
-The Dominion/Federation Cold War
-The Dominion War from multiple perspectives
-Devastation of Cardassia
-Aftermath and Post War Recovery of the Alpha Quadrant
-Danube Class Runabout
USS Rio Grande NCC-72452
-Peregrade Class Attack Fighter FNT-1245
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
-the life and times of Captain Benjamin Sisko
-Establishment of the DMZ and rise and fall of the Marquis.
- The Federation-Klingon War of 2372-73
-Fall of the Obsidian Order and Joint Romulan-Cardassian attack on the Founders Planet.
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Internal Museum Exhibits would include:

Artifacts and a history of the relationship between the Dominion and Alpha Quadrant Powers covering:
-Federation-Cardassian War
-Discovery of the Bajoran wormhole
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
By 2384, the station would finally be made ready to be moved to its new home: the Chin'toka system.

A fleet of 2 Parliament and 4 California Class starships would tow the station at low warp from the Trivas system to its new home over AR-558 in the Chin'toka system.
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
- Modification of much of the promenade into exhibits and attractions as a part of the museum and memorial.
- Conversion of cargo bays into Exhibits and Archives.
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
24 months of restoration and modifications would follow including:
-The removal of all ore processing facilities.
-Removal of armaments.
-Inscription of names of allied personnel (including Cardassian resistance fighters) killed during the Dominion War along all inhabitable sections of the station.
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
O'Brien, who had visited the station once before- found that while station was in rough condition- squatters had briefly occupied the station- it's structural integrity was sound and all of its systems were repairable.
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
With the approval and assistance of the newly democratic Cardassian government, Empok Nor would be surveyed by both Starfleet and Cardassian engineers, with Master Chief Petty Officer Miles O'Brien heading up the project.
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Empok Nor is nearly identical in most respects to its Sister.

It was felt that using Empok Nor would be a fitting tribute to the heroism of the Crew of DS9 and of the USS Defiant.
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Eventually, Brigadier Kira Nerys, the commanding officer of Deep Space 9 would suggest the use of Empok Nor Station, the only remaining Nor-Class station still in existence.
Empok Nor having been abandoned by the Cardassian Government in 2370.
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This plan would be scuttled following intense backlash and negative reaction from the Bajoran Government and residents of the station, including Starfleet officers, to the removal or retirement of the Station.

DS9 remains in service to this day.
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
So with that settled, now the question went to precisely what type of facility should hold the memorial.

The first suggestion would be the use of Deep Space 9 itself as the museum, as plans were then underway to replace the aging mining station with a brand new state of the art Starfleet facility.
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Of course that was the easy part.

True to form, none of the powers could agree on precisely what type of memorial it should be.

A Planetside facility was ruled out because of the requirements of the museum ships, leaving only a spaceborn facility.
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Shortly after the official end of the Dominion War, it was agreed that the last act of the Alpha Quadrant Alliance would be to commission a Memorial/Museum dedicated to the Dominion War.
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Part 3
USS Beatle*
Captured Jem'hadar Attack ship
IX-232
CS Lural* (donated by the Cardassian Union)
Galor Class Cruiser
IRW B'lsan*
D'deridex Class Warbird (Donated by Romulan Free State, 2400
September 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Part 2

USS Jon Stewart NCC-70358
Steamrunner class
(Added 2398)
USS Majestic NCC-31060*
Miranda Class
IKS Rotarran *
B'rel class Klingon Bird of Prey
(on long-term loan from House of Martok)
IKS Ya'Vang (Added 2389)
Klingon Vor'cha Class Battlecruiser
September 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Museum Ships Part 1
* Indicates ship included from opening

USS Avenger NCC-76752
Defiant Class
(Added 2390)
USS Bellerophon NCC-74705
Intrepid Class
(Added 2396)
USS Galaxy NCC-70637
Galaxy Class
(Added 2388)
USS Valley Forge NCC-43305*
Excelsior Class
September 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
September 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Image by @pundus.art
Commission by me
September 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Note: USS Arethusa retained by Dominion War Museum as permanent museum/ Memorial ship.
September 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM