I.S.S. Nemesis

History
The I.S.S. Nemesis was the flagship of the Terran 4th Fleet at the Battle of Bajor. Sister ship to the Defiant (Defiant-class) which was built by Miles O'Brian and Commander Sisko (Prime Universe), the I.S.S. Nemesis proved herself a valuable commodity early in the "Liberation War".

The I.S.S. Nemesis was much heavily armed to her counter-part, the Defiant (Defiant-class). The I.S.S. Nemesis spent almost double the length of time in development then the original Defiant Class.

The I.S.S. Nemesis was deployed in the battle to liberate Earth and proved herself to be a powerful and effective warship, effectively devestating Alliance shipyards in the area. After the battle, the I.S.S. Nemesis was subjected to an experimental refit which strayed outside the original binds of the Defiant Class.

Due to the inbuilt problem with a ship of this size being completely overpowered, the Empire began looking for potential ways to make use of all the excess energy that the ship provided. Therefore the I.S.S. Nemesis's main deflector was removed with an additional deflector installed on the underside of the vessel. The original deflector was replaced with a powerful beam cannon which fed off power directly produced from the warp core.

This adaptation gave the class an additional, powerful, one shot weapon which was capable of being a "shield-breaker" and effectively disabling shields on a variety of enemy vessels. This, along with the vessels size and swiftness, made the Defiant Class an effective killing machine and commonly placed in a variety of combat roles.

Construction and Initial Assignment
The I.S.S. Nemesis was constructed by the Terran Resistance at former Alliance Ore-processing station Terok Nor. After the successful occupation of Terok Nor by the Terran Resistance and the success of the original Defiant in routing Alliance forces. The I.S.S. Nemesis was swiftly put into producting, using many different materials from the aging Cardassian space station itself.

The Terran Resistance effectively cannablised parts of Terok Nor to provide parts and componants for the I.S.S. Nemesis. She was later assigned to Task Force Avenger after over a decade of faithful service to the Empire.

She is currently under the Command of Captain James Kirtland.