USS Grus (NCC-77450)
As of 25th March 2402 the USS da Vinci is joined by her sister ship the USS Grus to form the da Vinci Scout Division.
Both will work independently of each other, or as a pair; dependant on the mission parameters.
The Divisions main area of patrol is between Starbase 86 and the Romulan Free State.
22 August 2025
USS Grus
Lieutenant-Commander Chance Vought stood at the threshold between starship and starbase. He didn’t need to be standing there to greet the last few members of his crew to arrive, it was just something he did, and had been doing over the past couple of days as people had returned; and if he [...]
10 August 2025
Part 9: Gold fish shoals nibbling at my toes
USS Grus and USS da Vinci
Commander Mary Anacostia-Bolling couldn’t remember the last time she’d actually had a holiday; a day here and there yes; and there had been periods between various assignments. The time, last year spent between March when she’d lost the USS San Jacinto in battle at Atracos III and September [...]
9 August 2025
Part 8: Drinking Fresh Mango Juice
USS Grus and USS da Vinci
It had come as a major shock when Commander Anacostia-Bolling, recently appointed Captain of the USS da Vinci, had offered her the post of Chief Engineer. Hayley Green was only 25 and held the rank of Ensign, she knew very little about warp engines and a number of other things essential for keeping [...]
5 August 2025
Part 7: Shipwrecked And Comatose
USS Grus and USS da Vinci
Everything was dark and silent; no not silent, there was the sound of shallow breathing and a pounding heart, but not much else; not at first. The senses had yet to form a coherent picture of what was going on outside the body to which they belonged and the brain had yet to assemble the memories [...]