Fleet Two has seen more than two hundred new recruits in its seven years of operation. Each of these recruits reported to a ship. And those that stayed undoubtably remember their first postings with a clarity unlike any other posting they've received since -- except their promotions to Commander or, likely, their first Captaincies. Of the hundreds who've come through STF2's gates, so to speak, a great deal have come to ships that no longer exist, or have come to existing ships at a markedly different time in their history.

This page is for all the new recruits and all the transferees, the promotees, and the freshly-minted Captains who have called these ships their training grounds, their homes, their commands. May each of the GWF's former ships' -- and current ships' former lives -- live on in this page.

--Adm. Mike Ballway, 9 June 1999

USS Apparition -- In 1993, the Galaxy-class App was home to CO Brian "Scoop" MacFarlane, an early Fleet Two personality (and later Acting FComm-2), CMO Michele Michalski, the future Vice-President, and Eng-1 Jason Brocklesby, who later, as CO of the ship, protested vocally the plan to decommission it. Jason eventually resigned over the decomm in September 1994, paving the way for altogether too many SNN UPDATE jokes in future years.

USS Ark Angel II -- Even more blatant than Fleet Four's copying of Star Wars was this ship's ripoff of Randy McCullick's Nimitz-class F1 ship, with only two Roman Numerals separating the original from the knockoff. The ship had spirit, though: Captains Paula Lorenzo and Steve Jacob were active in the Fleet. It was decommed in the same blow as the App, during the late-Summer-1994 repercussions of Black July.

USS Arleigh Burke -- The Burke (it wasn't called "Arbie" back then) Recommissioned in 1999 as a command for returning Captain Mike Bowman, who was perhaps its only notable crewman (other than a Lt. Cmdr. who moonlit as its Security officer in 1993 . . . who had a lot of assistants named "Peter") the Arbie was a Nimitz-class powerhouse five years ago. It was decommissioned along with the Lexington and Sierra shortly after the Constellation got the axe in late 1993. The Arbie was one again decommisioned to make was for Outpost 45 in 1999.

USS Constellation -- The 'Lation (it wasn't called "Connie" back then) is also profiled above.

USS Lexington -- The Lex was the ship that Connie crewman Churlsan Han took over after leaving his original ship. Little else is known, since it was decommissioned shortly after the Connie's first decomm, in late 1993. The Lex was recommisioned in 2000 and once again joins the GWF. The lex's full profile is given above in "Active Ships of the GWF"

USS Sierra -- Even less is known of the Sierra, except that it too was decommed in late 1993.

USS Survivor -- Former stomping grounds of Scott Vandehey, David Brown, Anthony Fenili, Bob Romashko, and Greg Crosswhite, the Surv (an ironic name, wasn't it?) was decommed along with the Ark II and App in mid-1994. One of its last crewmembers, Sci-1 Kevin Blomseth, would reach the level of Aurora CO some four years later.

USS Trinitron -- The Trin (it's always been called the "Trin") is profiled above, in "Active Ships of the GWF."

USS Horta -- under the command of NPC Captain Due Han, is the muscle of the GWF's NPC fleet, a Nimitz class Dreadnought.

USS Zephyr -- a Magellan class science vessel under Captain Alexander Poe, serves as a scout and explorer

USS Geo. Washington -- an Independence class Special Operations Cruiser, is under the command of Jim Midyette, and is assigned mostly to delicate operations for UFP security.

USS Tokyo -- an Athens class Heavy Science Explorer / Carrier, serves as a large base for operations, mainly scientific but sometimes tactical or medical, for the GWF. The Tokyo is commanded by Suzumu Kodai

USS Adams -- Darwin class, under Captain Arthur Dent, serves largely as a courier and long range explorer for the GWF. Generally, the Adams can be found getting into trouble.

USS Chernobyl -- a Chernobyl class Tactical Destroyer, is often the expendable guns sent into dangerous situations first. This vessel is sometimes known as the Red Shirt Express, after the uniforms worn by Captain Kirk's short-lived landing party members. Captain Barb Nichols has this command, if she can survive it.

USS Addison -- a large Freighter of the Addison class, is often another victim of the whims of the universe, and this is proudly displayed in their ship's motto; "The few, the over-worked, and the expendable." Clark Scheffield commands this ship.