View source

{{Ship Infobox
| image                = luna class.jpg
| caption              = 
| name                 = USS Luna(A)
| class                = [[Luna Class]]
| registry             = NCC-94105
| faction              = [[United Federation of Planets]],[[Starfleet]]
| fleet                = [[Second Fleet]]
| baseofoperations     = Second Fleet HQ
| co                   = Rear Admiral Arachnidus
| status               = Active 
| commissioned         = 2408
| footnotes            = 
}}

The Luna Class USS ''Luna''(NCC-94105) is the first Luna Class ship in Second Fleet, and the first Luna Class ship refit for both combat and exploration. As of 2408, Captain Arachnidus is in command of the ship. It is named after Earths moon, and inherited the name from the USS ''Luna'', the pathfinder of the Luna class ship which was destroyed in the early 2370's.

== Design Record ==
The ''USS Luna'' was a Luna class starship commissioned in 2391. Designed as a second generation Luna class ship, the ''Luna'' was developed to improve upon it's predecessor, produced in the late 2370s. The ship was named after it's forerunner and class prototype, destroyed in 2378 during a propulsion test. The ''Luna'' was constructed in the Utopia Planaetia shipyards, with the christening done in 2391. 

== Project: New Frontiers ==
Originally under the Captaincy of Captain Dave Miller, the ''Luna'' was highly successful in it's seven year mission of exploration. The operation, dubbed Project: New Frontiers was commissioned with the objective of mapping out several different stellar phenomena and worlds within the unexplored boundaries of the Alpha and Beta quadrants. Following in the tracks of the ''USS Titan'', ''Luna'' made first contact with over 25 different warp capable species(12 of them non-humanoid) in the course of it's mission. The ship made other numerous discoveries due to it's nature as a testbed starship, using numerous technologies that were fresh out of the Starfleet labs and the Daystrom Institute. In 2398, the ship fulfilled it's first mission by returning to Earth using one of the newer Type III slipstream drives. In the course of 15 days, the ship returned to home through the same course that it took seven years to path-find. 

== A New Captain ==
Arachnidus 'Vadam served on the ''Luna'' since it's first launch in 2391, and was often regarded with distinction amongst his fellow crew mates and friends. It was that which earned him the position of first officer as a Commander on board the ''Luna'' in 2398, at the end of Project: New Frontiers. At the turn of the century, however, the normally brave, joyous adventures on the ship of exploration took a turn for the worst when Captain Miller was killed in a tragic malfunction of his cabin's toilet. On January 13th, 2400, Arachnidus was promoted to the Captain's chair and put in command of the ''Luna''. With this promotion, the ship was brought into service in the Second Fleet. To this date, the ''Luna'' still serves in the Second Fleet under Rear Admiral Arachnidus' flag, and operates as a ship of diplomacy and exploration. 
== Service Plaque ==
''The template for this plaque was downloaded from [http://techspecs.acalltoduty.com/plaques/plaques.html], all credit for the actual template goes to the team at Star Trek: A Call to Duty. This plaque is outdated, and many of the names on this list are either in different positions or no longer within the ranks of the Second Fleet. The ship's registry has also changed.''
[[Image:USS Luna Dedication Plaque.jpg|center]]

=Links=
*[http://stogeek.com/wiki/Commander_Arachnidus Commanding Officer]
*[http://stogeek.com/wiki/Second_Fleet Second Fleet Page]

[[Category:Starfleet_(Ships)|Luna, USS]]
[[Category:Second Fleet|Luna, USS]]