USS Besiege



USS Besiege NCC-74326 was a Leviathan-class warship assigned to the Fifth Fleet in operations based at Starbase 719 in the Typhon Sector.

History
USS Besiege NCC-74326 is a Leviathan-class warship launched from Utopia Planitia Fleetyard, Mars in 2372 under the command of then-Captain Val'ri Raiajh. Built with war in mind, the Leviathan design was based on the prototype Defiant-class, but on a larger scale. The Leviathan-class ship is very maneuverable despite being twice the size of its cousin, the Defiant, with a full crew compliment of 125. Armament includes six phaser cannons, four phaser emitters and eight torpedo launchers. The torpedo launchers are able to handle both photon and quantum torpedoes. Besiege also has updated deflector technology and advanced ablative armor shielding.

In 2373, command of the Besiege was turned over to Captain William McLeod shortly before the Battle of Sector 001, in which the Besiege participated. Besiege was then used extensively during the Dominion War as a front line battlecruiser from 2374 to 2375. The vessel was badly damaged just prior to the Second Battle of Chin’toka. As a result the warship had to sit out the remainder of the war in drydock.

After the Dominion War ended, the Besiege was moved back to Utopia Planitia for upgrades. Upon completion, the ship, now officially classified an Escort, was assigned mostly to diplomatic duties with a reduced crew compliment of 60 while inside Federation space. In early 2386, the Besiege was reassigned to the Federation Fifth Fleet, along with the Dauntless,  Bellerophon and Sarek, attached to Starbase 719. Much like the Defiant from whose design the Leviathan-class was derived and its assignment to Deep Space Nine, the Besiege is mainly used for sector defense in the Typhon Sector in the vicinity of the starbase and many of its crew, the compliment restored to 125 again, also share duties aboard Starbase 719.