USS Melbourne
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"We gather strength as we go."
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In 2375, Communications Officers do more to seek out new life and new civilizations than just about anyone.
About 93% of all peaceful/intentional first contact between the Federation and technological peers occurs via subspace signal arrays LONG before anybody sends a ship!
About 93% of all peaceful/intentional first contact between the Federation and technological peers occurs via subspace signal arrays LONG before anybody sends a ship!
November 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
In 2375, Communications Officers do more to seek out new life and new civilizations than just about anyone.
About 93% of all peaceful/intentional first contact between the Federation and technological peers occurs via subspace signal arrays LONG before anybody sends a ship!
About 93% of all peaceful/intentional first contact between the Federation and technological peers occurs via subspace signal arrays LONG before anybody sends a ship!
Look unless you've ever been assigned quarters with two snoring Tellarites, you have no right to judge a crewman who opts to put a sleeping bag down in the arms room instead.
October 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Look unless you've ever been assigned quarters with two snoring Tellarites, you have no right to judge a crewman who opts to put a sleeping bag down in the arms room instead.
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Mirandas don't get praise.
Mirandas get RESULTS.
Mirandas get RESULTS.
October 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Mirandas don't get praise.
Mirandas get RESULTS.
Mirandas get RESULTS.
Four additional non-Starfleet ships also took an active part in, and were lost, at Wolf 359:
- Takamine Maru,
- IKS San and IKS Du'Qam
- Spirit of Akron
(1/4)
- Takamine Maru,
- IKS San and IKS Du'Qam
- Spirit of Akron
(1/4)
...the remains of the fleet at Wolf 359 showed a mishmash of some contemporary but a lot of older ships still in service, and this was an attack on the Federation capitol! And the fact that only 40 ships were available when Starfleet has thousands of ships shows poor strategic planning.
September 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Four additional non-Starfleet ships also took an active part in, and were lost, at Wolf 359:
- Takamine Maru,
- IKS San and IKS Du'Qam
- Spirit of Akron
(1/4)
- Takamine Maru,
- IKS San and IKS Du'Qam
- Spirit of Akron
(1/4)
Here on the Melbourne, we don't write the history of the Miranda class.
We MAKE it.
We MAKE it.
You ever get the urge to write up the history of the Miranda class and its variants? #startrek
September 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Here on the Melbourne, we don't write the history of the Miranda class.
We MAKE it.
We MAKE it.
Yes, that comms officer is exactly who you think they are, and they’ll be quite gracious if you ask for an autograph.
But they also have a masters in exolinguistics AND two Ferengi patents on universal translator designs so they 100% earned this billet.
But they also have a masters in exolinguistics AND two Ferengi patents on universal translator designs so they 100% earned this billet.
September 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Yes, that comms officer is exactly who you think they are, and they’ll be quite gracious if you ask for an autograph.
But they also have a masters in exolinguistics AND two Ferengi patents on universal translator designs so they 100% earned this billet.
But they also have a masters in exolinguistics AND two Ferengi patents on universal translator designs so they 100% earned this billet.
Starfleet developed a photonic shield that performed well against Jem’Hadar weapons.
It would have taken them months to install it on an active ship…or weeks to install weapons and a warp core on their test bench.
So Starfleet did the second one and sent the Melbourne to war.
It would have taken them months to install it on an active ship…or weeks to install weapons and a warp core on their test bench.
So Starfleet did the second one and sent the Melbourne to war.
September 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Starfleet developed a photonic shield that performed well against Jem’Hadar weapons.
It would have taken them months to install it on an active ship…or weeks to install weapons and a warp core on their test bench.
So Starfleet did the second one and sent the Melbourne to war.
It would have taken them months to install it on an active ship…or weeks to install weapons and a warp core on their test bench.
So Starfleet did the second one and sent the Melbourne to war.
Have I got good news for you...
If we ever get back to space exploration, we need our ships to look like this
Fite me!!
Fite me!!
September 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Have I got good news for you...
We've got the Van Gogh's antimatter precursor intermix regulator!
The ones from newer-model Mirandas wouldn't fit our old R7-series system and the replicated replacements kept failing.
Melbs' motto is "We gather strength as we go" and that piece is, indeed, still going strong!
The ones from newer-model Mirandas wouldn't fit our old R7-series system and the replicated replacements kept failing.
Melbs' motto is "We gather strength as we go" and that piece is, indeed, still going strong!
Miranda Class
USS Van Gogh NCC-1890
USS Stuart NCC-2256 ±
USS Vampire NCC-1796
Soyuz Class
USS Grand Canyon NCC-1987
USS Van Gogh NCC-1890
USS Stuart NCC-2256 ±
USS Vampire NCC-1796
Soyuz Class
USS Grand Canyon NCC-1987
September 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM
We've got the Van Gogh's antimatter precursor intermix regulator!
The ones from newer-model Mirandas wouldn't fit our old R7-series system and the replicated replacements kept failing.
Melbs' motto is "We gather strength as we go" and that piece is, indeed, still going strong!
The ones from newer-model Mirandas wouldn't fit our old R7-series system and the replicated replacements kept failing.
Melbs' motto is "We gather strength as we go" and that piece is, indeed, still going strong!
"Shagu's Law" is an observation that the earlier a planetary culture achieves practical near-light travel, the longer it will likely take them to develop a warp drive...if they ever do.
Gatherer-Saint Shagu wasn't a physicist...they were an archeologist. They discovered many such cases.
Gatherer-Saint Shagu wasn't a physicist...they were an archeologist. They discovered many such cases.
September 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
"Shagu's Law" is an observation that the earlier a planetary culture achieves practical near-light travel, the longer it will likely take them to develop a warp drive...if they ever do.
Gatherer-Saint Shagu wasn't a physicist...they were an archeologist. They discovered many such cases.
Gatherer-Saint Shagu wasn't a physicist...they were an archeologist. They discovered many such cases.
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4. The Miranda-class is fundamentally the B-52 of Starfleet.
July 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
4. The Miranda-class is fundamentally the B-52 of Starfleet.
As the Dominion War rages, Starfleet becomes more and more an organization of soldiers rather than explorers.
As one of the few ships still assigned to Discovery Command, Melbournes’s mission is to find new life, new civilizations…and maybe even the lost soul of Starfleet.
As one of the few ships still assigned to Discovery Command, Melbournes’s mission is to find new life, new civilizations…and maybe even the lost soul of Starfleet.
September 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
As the Dominion War rages, Starfleet becomes more and more an organization of soldiers rather than explorers.
As one of the few ships still assigned to Discovery Command, Melbournes’s mission is to find new life, new civilizations…and maybe even the lost soul of Starfleet.
As one of the few ships still assigned to Discovery Command, Melbournes’s mission is to find new life, new civilizations…and maybe even the lost soul of Starfleet.
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As it was explained to me, most Vulcans prefer calculated change because control and care is what saved their species from annihilating itself.
In their view, "Hey y'all check this out!" is how you get nuclear war.
It's that risk that makes change-for-change's-sake illogical.
Dangerously so.
In their view, "Hey y'all check this out!" is how you get nuclear war.
It's that risk that makes change-for-change's-sake illogical.
Dangerously so.
August 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
As it was explained to me, most Vulcans prefer calculated change because control and care is what saved their species from annihilating itself.
In their view, "Hey y'all check this out!" is how you get nuclear war.
It's that risk that makes change-for-change's-sake illogical.
Dangerously so.
In their view, "Hey y'all check this out!" is how you get nuclear war.
It's that risk that makes change-for-change's-sake illogical.
Dangerously so.
The Melbourne was set to commission in 2305, but construction was halted when she was 85% finished.
Instead, she spent 75 years as a “test bench” at Ericsson Shipyards, where hundreds of new technologies were installed on her for evaluation before being pushed to the fleet.
Instead, she spent 75 years as a “test bench” at Ericsson Shipyards, where hundreds of new technologies were installed on her for evaluation before being pushed to the fleet.
August 31, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The Melbourne was set to commission in 2305, but construction was halted when she was 85% finished.
Instead, she spent 75 years as a “test bench” at Ericsson Shipyards, where hundreds of new technologies were installed on her for evaluation before being pushed to the fleet.
Instead, she spent 75 years as a “test bench” at Ericsson Shipyards, where hundreds of new technologies were installed on her for evaluation before being pushed to the fleet.
This is the MOST correct take.
Jeff (@helldude.bsky.social), you are welcome in our mess hall any day!
But ESPECIALLY Taco Tuesday.
Jeff (@helldude.bsky.social), you are welcome in our mess hall any day!
But ESPECIALLY Taco Tuesday.
the miranda class is hands down the best star trek chassis
August 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This is the MOST correct take.
Jeff (@helldude.bsky.social), you are welcome in our mess hall any day!
But ESPECIALLY Taco Tuesday.
Jeff (@helldude.bsky.social), you are welcome in our mess hall any day!
But ESPECIALLY Taco Tuesday.
Most of Starfleet is either fighting Jen'Hadar, buoy-tending, or hosting diplomatic dinners, so about half of Melbs' technical and science crew is civilian.
A few keen folks have either enlisted or accepted direct commissions while underway, with one joking "the uniform looked SO comfortable!"
A few keen folks have either enlisted or accepted direct commissions while underway, with one joking "the uniform looked SO comfortable!"
The Enterprise D has always been known to house non Starfleet personnel. While the technical manual mostly says 1000 (including families and civilians) some estimations are about 65% Starfleet personnel
August 16, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Most of Starfleet is either fighting Jen'Hadar, buoy-tending, or hosting diplomatic dinners, so about half of Melbs' technical and science crew is civilian.
A few keen folks have either enlisted or accepted direct commissions while underway, with one joking "the uniform looked SO comfortable!"
A few keen folks have either enlisted or accepted direct commissions while underway, with one joking "the uniform looked SO comfortable!"
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Tip: If you order your raktajino "SuvwI’ qu" style you'll get a really interesting flavor that's a lot sweeter than you'd expect from a normal triple-brew.
You will also ingest enough caffeine in a single cup to basically reenact the Pegasus experiment.
You will also ingest enough caffeine in a single cup to basically reenact the Pegasus experiment.
August 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Tip: If you order your raktajino "SuvwI’ qu" style you'll get a really interesting flavor that's a lot sweeter than you'd expect from a normal triple-brew.
You will also ingest enough caffeine in a single cup to basically reenact the Pegasus experiment.
You will also ingest enough caffeine in a single cup to basically reenact the Pegasus experiment.
It was actually Fleet Captain Pike who lobbied for Starfleet Psych's "Expeditionsry Psychology Corps" proposal.
An incident on Rigel VII had given him severe PTSD. At the time, his only on-board confidante was a physician who prescribed...a martini.
He remembered this while on HQ duty years later.
An incident on Rigel VII had given him severe PTSD. At the time, his only on-board confidante was a physician who prescribed...a martini.
He remembered this while on HQ duty years later.
35. we all laugh at the ship's counselor being a bridge officer, yes, but really every ship should have a counselor?
August 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
It was actually Fleet Captain Pike who lobbied for Starfleet Psych's "Expeditionsry Psychology Corps" proposal.
An incident on Rigel VII had given him severe PTSD. At the time, his only on-board confidante was a physician who prescribed...a martini.
He remembered this while on HQ duty years later.
An incident on Rigel VII had given him severe PTSD. At the time, his only on-board confidante was a physician who prescribed...a martini.
He remembered this while on HQ duty years later.
A Denobulan officer on our crew once suggested that Earth fixates on its 20th century because it was the apex of purely-human culture (as everything after was either nuclear war or- worse!- influenced by First Contact) so now half of the human crew is self-conscious about their music collections.
38) The reverence for Old Earth Artifacts in Star Trek approaches the packrat kitsch of a Cracker Barrel. It makes more sense in certain series where the crews really are away from Earth for years or decades than others, but it gets a bit schmaltzy with replicators & holodecks.
August 13, 2025 at 3:06 AM
A Denobulan officer on our crew once suggested that Earth fixates on its 20th century because it was the apex of purely-human culture (as everything after was either nuclear war or- worse!- influenced by First Contact) so now half of the human crew is self-conscious about their music collections.
Constellations are neat ships.
I understand why Starfleet opted to phase them out instead of updating them, though.
That quad-nacelle design was brilliant in its day for sustained high-speed travel but by GODS was it a horribly inefficient energy hog at anything slower than Warp 8.
I understand why Starfleet opted to phase them out instead of updating them, though.
That quad-nacelle design was brilliant in its day for sustained high-speed travel but by GODS was it a horribly inefficient energy hog at anything slower than Warp 8.
Ha just found this sketch, thought Id share - Captain's and their ships :D #picard #stargazer #startrek #sketch
August 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Constellations are neat ships.
I understand why Starfleet opted to phase them out instead of updating them, though.
That quad-nacelle design was brilliant in its day for sustained high-speed travel but by GODS was it a horribly inefficient energy hog at anything slower than Warp 8.
I understand why Starfleet opted to phase them out instead of updating them, though.
That quad-nacelle design was brilliant in its day for sustained high-speed travel but by GODS was it a horribly inefficient energy hog at anything slower than Warp 8.
On Melbs we have a few junior officers who are really into pre-contact Earth and a replicator capable of producing high-quality 28mm scale models.
Their club has specced this out thoroughly.
Total Federation Victory 98.3% of the time.
Their club has specced this out thoroughly.
Total Federation Victory 98.3% of the time.
it's just fictional jousting but i remember one time this guy was arguing, very confidently, that the imperium of man (40k) could beat the federation (star trek)
again i know this is just fictional nerdery but i think the federation's easily got this?
again i know this is just fictional nerdery but i think the federation's easily got this?
August 12, 2025 at 4:57 AM
On Melbs we have a few junior officers who are really into pre-contact Earth and a replicator capable of producing high-quality 28mm scale models.
Their club has specced this out thoroughly.
Total Federation Victory 98.3% of the time.
Their club has specced this out thoroughly.
Total Federation Victory 98.3% of the time.
On a related note, whoever taught the Argon ambassador's barely-hatched grandson to say "It's not a real shore leave unless it ends with a tattoo or a court martial!" needs to step forward.
We just want to talk.
We just want to talk.
My Star Trek: Adventures character did NOT get court martialed today, and I consider that a win
August 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
On a related note, whoever taught the Argon ambassador's barely-hatched grandson to say "It's not a real shore leave unless it ends with a tattoo or a court martial!" needs to step forward.
We just want to talk.
We just want to talk.
The second or third time Starfleet tried to make on-board holodecks viable, they borrowed a page from cruise ships by making "the shore leave that comes to you."
One of the test vessels was a Type 4 Miranda-class but even with extra generators the holotech of the time drew too much power for it.
One of the test vessels was a Type 4 Miranda-class but even with extra generators the holotech of the time drew too much power for it.
Miranda-class solved that problem easily: No holodecks*.
(*Except for some really interesting exceptions.)
(*Except for some really interesting exceptions.)
August 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The second or third time Starfleet tried to make on-board holodecks viable, they borrowed a page from cruise ships by making "the shore leave that comes to you."
One of the test vessels was a Type 4 Miranda-class but even with extra generators the holotech of the time drew too much power for it.
One of the test vessels was a Type 4 Miranda-class but even with extra generators the holotech of the time drew too much power for it.
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Fun fact: Because Mirandas' dilithium resonance rate is a bit slower than most Starfleet ships you could theoretically fly one with D7 nacelles.
...I mean, I wouldn't want to actually TRY IT but modeling the idea keeps the junior engineers out of trouble.
...I mean, I wouldn't want to actually TRY IT but modeling the idea keeps the junior engineers out of trouble.
August 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Fun fact: Because Mirandas' dilithium resonance rate is a bit slower than most Starfleet ships you could theoretically fly one with D7 nacelles.
...I mean, I wouldn't want to actually TRY IT but modeling the idea keeps the junior engineers out of trouble.
...I mean, I wouldn't want to actually TRY IT but modeling the idea keeps the junior engineers out of trouble.
🎶Everybody wants to be a Miranda🎶
Pretty sure that's an unlicensed model of the USS Reliant.
if there’s one pleasure i wish i could convey to younger people it’s the feeling of leaving the house with this device knowing you’ll be listening to Garbage’s self-titled debut the entire day and won’t have the option of a different album
August 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM
🎶Everybody wants to be a Miranda🎶