UES Quetzalcoatl

The Quetzalcoatl was an Intrepid-class United Earth Starfleet starship in service during the mid-22nd century, under the command of Captain Emma Thelusme. It was destroyed during the Lose of Juno Base.

Service
The Quetzalcoatl was constructed at O'Neill One, L2 position, Earth in 2149, under command of Captain Emma Thelusme.

Her first assignment was assisting in a comprehensive environmental survey of the Earth, sponsored and supported by MIT scientists. With their findings, MIT released new predictions that North America would no longer be able to sustain human life by the year 2182. Many have decried these estimates, but few can argue with the stark evidence around them.

Quetzalcoatl was then assigned to patrol duty between Sol-system and the colony of Eratosthenes, in hopes of deterring the Nausicaan raiders that had been preying on the transport vessels. Quetzalcoatl engaged the raiders no less than seven times, finally managing to down a Nausicaan cruiser in 2152.

Destruction
The Quetzalcoatl was ultimately lost during the Lose of Juno Base.

A captured escape pod, supposedly carrying the command officer of the 81st Xindi Frigate Squadron, General Droxiph, was brought back to the Juno research base, only to detonate seconds after landing. A fifty-gram antimatter charged had been shielded inside and being as the detonation was directly within the perimeter of the base's dome, the explosion depressurized the entire structure, killing all 320 researchers and destroying three vessels, the Intrepid-class escort UES Quetzalcoatl among them.

Crew

 * Commanding Officer: Captain Emma Thelusme (2149-2153) (KIA)
 * Executive Officer
 * Science Officer:
 * Second Officer
 * Chief Engineer:
 * Tactical Officer
 * Armory Officer: 
 * Helmsman: 
 * Communication Officer:
 * Chief Medical Officer: 

Trivia
The vessel was christened in honor of the patron god of the Aztec priesthood, of learning and knowledge.