Timeline

''Note: This timeline contains MAJOR spoilers from the recently released Star Trek: TNG era novels from Pocketbooks. Read at your own risk.''

1899

 * Borg forces begin attacks on Aurian controlled space.

2016

 * A Vulcan ship crosses into Klingon space near H'atoria, and is immediately attacked and destroyed by the Klingons (First Contact). In the aftermath, Vulcans establish a policy of firing first when encountering Klingons, earning their respect and eventually leading to the establishment of formal relations.

2109

 * A Vulcan Colony Ship was lost to an unknown anomaly.

2151

 * Earth's first starship capable of Warp 5, the Enterprise (NX-01) is launched under Captain Jonathan Archer's command. Commander Charles Tucker III is originally meant to hold the positon of First Officer in addition to Chief Engineer, however Subcommander T'Pol's appointment to Enterprise from the Vulcan High Command is given the position of First Officer instead. Lieutenant Malcolm Reed, Ensigns Travis Mayweather and Hoshi Sato are also assigned to Enterprise.

2300

 * Aurian Confederation makes official first contact with the United Federation of Planets and Vulcan High Command

2350

 * Noxalon Zorander joins Starfleet Academy.
 * The Vulcan High Command and Vulcan Command Fleet are brought back into a permanent fully active status.

2360

 * Noxalon Zorander joins the Vulcan Space Academy.

2363

 * Captain Jean-Luc Picard is offered command of the USS Odyssey (NCC-71832) when it launches in a couple of years.


 * October 5: USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), the sixth Starfleet starship and the fifth Federation starship, to bear the name is commissioned at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards.

2364

 * Following the unexpected retirement of Captain Thomas Halloway, command of the U.S.S. Enterprise is given to Captain Picard.


 * Enterprise leaves Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards for it's first mission – a shakedown cruise to investigate Farpoint Space Station.

2370

 * Stardate: 47538.5 USS Defiant (NX-74205) is commissioned at Antares Ship Yard.

2371

 * Stardate 48038.5 USS Voyager (NCC-74656) is commissioned at Earth Station McKinley.


 * Stardate 48315.6: Voyager is stranded in the Delta Quadrant after being abducted by the Caretaker.


 * Stardate 48650: USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) is lost at Veridian III on it's ninth year in service when the stardrive section is destroyed in a warp core breach, and the saucer crash lands on the planet. Nearly the entire crew survived the impact.

2372

 * The Klingon Empire withdraws from the Khitomer Accords after the Federation Council condemns their invasion of Cardassia, ending a twenty year plus alliance, and the beginning of a new Federation-Klingon War.


 * The House of Mogh, refusing Gowron's offer to join the attack on Cardassia, is stripped of its lands and titles. Worf and Kurn are made outcasts in Klingon society.


 * Stardate 49011.4: Lieutenant Commander Worf accepts the position of Strategic Operations Officer on Starbase Deep Space 9.


 * Stardate 49827.5: USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) – is commissioned at San Francisco Fleet Yards. Most of the senior staff from the Enterprise-D transfers to the new starship, with the sole exception being Lt. Commander Worf.

2376

 * The Vulcan High Command commissions a new starhip Soval Class.


 * VCS Soval (VCF-92025) first of its class is launched


 * Lost Vulcan Colony Ships fate is uncovered by the VCS Soval (VCF-92025) after falling into and escaping the same anomaly. Thus Vulcan Colony Space was discovered.

2379

 * Tezwa challenges the Klingon Empire and takes a Klingon diplomatic delegation hostage. In response, the Klingons decimate the planet's surface before being destroyed with nadion-pulse cannons.


 * The Federation Starfleet conquers and occupies Tezwa following the Klingon fleet's destruction, ostensibly to avoid war. In reality, the Federation President ordered the contest to conceal from the Klingons the cannons' Federation origin.


 * Thousands of Starfleet officers, Federation civilian aide workers, and innocent Tezwans killed in Federation occupation of Tezwa by insurgent forces loyal to depose Prime Minister Kinchawn.


 * Starfleet uncovers cannons' origins and the role of the Tezwan government in covering them up; the Federation Starfleet is ordered off of Tezwa by Tezwan Prime Minister Bilok.


 * Federation President Min Zife of Bolarus resigns from office, along with Chief of Staff Koll Azernal of Zakdorn and Federation Secretary of Military Intelligence Nelino Quafina of Antede III. Their resignations are forced upon them by Starfleet Admiral William Ross of Earth. The general public remains unaware of President Zife's true reason for resignation.


 * Federation Councillor Ra'ch B'ullhy of Damiano serves as President Pro-Tempore of the United Federation of Planets for one month following Zife's resignation. The Federation Council calls a special election, and Governor Nanietta Bacco of Cestus III defeats Federation Special Emissary Arafel "Fel" Pagro of Ktar


 * Lieutenant Commander Worf returns to Starfleet and is originally slated to become First Officer of U.S.S. Titan.


 * Captain Elizabeth Shelby is promoted to Admiral, and assumes command of Starbase Bravo. Command of the U.S.S. Trident is passed to promoted Commander Katerina Mueller. Mueller's replacement as first officer is Commander Desma.


 * Klingon Defense Force officer Alexander Rozhenko leaves the military to take the position of Federation ambassador to Qo'noS.


 * The Romulan Senate is assassinated by Tal'Aura acting on behalf the Romulan clone of Starfleet officer Jean-Luc Picard, Shinzon.


 * Shinzon assumes the position of Praetor of the Romulan Star Empire and invites the Enterprise to Romulus. Shinzon's ulterior motives are later uncovered by the Enterprise crew.


 * The Battle of the Bassen Rift occurs between the Enterprise, and two Romulan Warbirds, against the Reman warbird Scimitar. Both the Enterprise and the Romulan ships are heavily damaged with many causalities, including Lieutenant Commander Data, before the Scimitar is destroyed.


 * The U.S.S. Titan launches under the command Captain William T. Riker. Many of her crew are transferred from the Enterprise, including: Commander Deanna Troi, Lieutenant Commander Christine Vale, Lieutenant Commander Ranul Keru, Lieutenant Sariel Rager, and Lieutenant Alyssa Ogawa. Following the loss of Commander Data, Worf declines his position.

2380

 * The Federation begins providing material and humanitarian aid to the devastated Romulan Star Empire, and attempts to facilitate negotiations for the re-establishment of permanent government.


 * Stardate 57023.3: Tal'Aura consolidates her hold on the praetorship, and by the end of the year is opposed only by Imperial Fleet Commander Donatra, whose fleet seizes control of several farming worlds.


 * After a failed attempt at Reman colonization of a continent on Romulus, the Remans are eventually relocated to the Klingon planet of Klorgat VII.


 * Commander Tuvok accepts a position on the U.S.S. Titan under the condition that his wife be allowed to join him. Captain Riker grants his request, and Tuvok is named Chief Tactical Officer and Second Officer of Titan.


 * At a diplomatic conference, the Klingon Empire agrees to end its expansionist policies.


 * U.S.S. Enterprise is repaired and returned to active duty. Captain Picard appoints Commander Worf as permanent First Officer aboard Enterprise. Lieutenant Commander Miranda Kadohata is assigned as Operations Officer, Lieutenant Sara Nave transfers to conn, and Lieutenant Lionardo Battaglia is made Tactical / Security officer.


 * Romulan and Klingon warships engage in several skirmishes along the border between the two empires.


 * Borg supercube crisis: A group of Borg cut off from the Collective after Voyager's collapse of the Borg transwarp network creates a massive cube with the aim of destroying Earth. The U.S.S. Enterprise is eventually able to disable the cube by terminating the new Borg Queen. Some time later the inactive cube adapts, and assimilates the visiting Admiral Kathryn Janeway, making her its new Queen. The cube's adaptations include a new form of assimilation dubbed absorption and strikes out at the Federation, causing massive casualties in the Slaughter of Sector 108. Nearing its target, Earth, the then massive cube is eventually stopped with a successful deployment of the Endgame virus.
 * Among those lost during the Borg supercube crisis is the planet Pluto and one of its moons, Charon, that were absorbed by the Borg supercube.


 * Stardate 57898.0: The Einstein, a ship that was assimilated by the Supercube, is finally destroyed by the crew of the Enterprise by utilizing the multivector agent.


 * After the deaths of Sara Nave and Lionardo Battaglia, Lieutenant Zelik Leybenzon is transferred to the Enterprise and takes the position of chief of security.


 * Lt. Commander Kadohata, along with Counselor T'Lana, Leybenzon, lead a mutiny against Captain Picard after the captain intentionally defied Admiral Nechayev's orders. After Picard's defiance of the Admiral's orders were later proved to be justified and correct, and the Enterprise came under Borg attack, Kadohata returned command of the ship to Picard.
 * Because Kadohata was previously ordered to relieve Picard of his command, no official charges were filed against any of the mutineers. Kadohata accepts Picard's offer to stay on Enterprise, however Leybenzon and T'Lana later transferred off of Enterprise.


 * Lieutenant Jasminder Choudhury transfers to the Enterprise to replace Lieutenant Leybenzon.


 * Lieutenant T'Ryssa Chen transfers from the U.S.S. Rhea to the Enterprise as diplomatic officer and contact specialist.

2381

 * The Caeliar, with Captain Erika Hernandez among them, are rediscovered by the crew of the U.S.S. Titan in the Beta Quadrant.


 * Lieutenant Commander Ezri Dax is promoted from Second Officer to Captain of the U.S.S. Aventine following the deaths of Captain Dexar and First Officer Tovak.


 * The Borg Collective starts attacking the United Federation of Planets. After Starfleet defends Khitomer against the Borg, Klingon Chancellor Martok succeeds in assembling the Klingons to fight alongside the Federation


 * The Borg Collective invades the United Federation of Planets, Klingon Empire, Romulan Star Empire, Imperial Romulan State, and most other inhabited worlds within the Federation's sphere of influence, attempting to exterminate the Federation; the assault leads to 63 billion deaths and the loss of over forty percent of Starfleet.


 * While exploring the subspace tunnels, looking for the possible entrance of the Borg to Federation space, U.S.S. Enterprise and U.S.S. Aventine make a short visit to the Delta Quadrant, where they are attacked by Hirogen hunters. The two ships barely escape before being destroyed, but not before taking moderate to heavy damage.


 * Captain Benjamin Sisko returns to Starfleet during the Borg Invasion and takes command of the Nebula-class U.S.S. New York.


 * The Federation starships New York, James Kirk, and Cutlass defend the planet Alonis from six Borg cubes. The New York suffers critical damage, while the Kirk is wrecked and the Cutlass is destroyed. At least nineteen officers and crew perished aboard New York and 11,000 on Alonis.


 * U.S.S. Voyager acts as flagship of the combined Federation-Klingon-Romulan-Cardassian fleet to act as vanguards as the Borg invasion while Enterprise and Aventine are in the Delta Quadrant. The fleet is later mostly wiped out by a massive influx of Borg ships, and Voyager suffers critical damage, including the loss of a nacelle. Captain Chakotay suffers a severe case of PTSD, leaving Commander Tom Paris in command.


 * The Caeliar, with assistance from Erika Hernandez, are able to destroy the Borg Collective – resulting in a trillion of former Borg drones now released and lost. They are all absorbed by the Caeliar and their gestalt. The former drones are freed, and the Caeliar leave the galaxy.


 * Some adversaries of the Federation, including the Breen, the Gorn, the Tholians, the Romulan Star Empire, the Tzenkethi Coalition and the Kinshaya form the Typhon Pact as an antagonist to the Federation, making use of the temporary weakness of the Federation after the devastating Borg invasion attempt.


 * In response to the Typhon Pact's formation, President Bacco extends an invitation to the Imperial Romulan State, the Cardassian Union, the Ferengi Alliance, and the Talarian Republic to enter an extended version of the Khitomer Accords. The Romulan State and the Ferengi Alliance immediately accept the invitation, with the Cardassians and eventually the Talarian Republic a few weeks later.


 * With the Khitomer Accords strengthened by the new members, personnel exchanges are done between Accord powers, with some Romulan and Cardassian officers now serving aboard Federation starships.

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 * Captain Sisko assumes command of the Galaxy-class U.S.S. Robinson

2382

 * January: Near the end of the month, Praetor Tal'Aura dies due to the brain aneurysm Velderix Riehn'va. She was secretly infected with this condition by the Tzenkethi Coalition, however no proof of this exists


 * February: Gell Kamemor is chosen as the next Praetor.


 * End of February/start of March: Praetor Gell Kamemor grants Spock an audience where she states that she does not want any public speech, including the Reunification movement, to be criminalized.


 * End of February/start of March: Captain Benjamin Sisko petitions the Adarak courthouse for a dissolution of marriage from Kasidy Yates.


 * April: A spy from the Typhon Pact steal the plans for the quantum slipstream drive in a raid on Utopia Planitia. Dozens of Starfleet officers are killed in the operation.


 * August: Dr. Julian Bashir and Sarina Douglas destroy a Breen prototype slipstream drive ship as well as corrupting the Breen slipstream technology database.


 * October: The Andorians withdraw from the United Federation of Planets.


 * Captain Montgomery Scott takes command of USS Challenger (NCC-71099), which is assigned to the Starfleet Corps of Engineers.

2383

 * Vulcan seceded from the Federation


 * All Starfleet military vessels and facilities are ordered to leave or be decommissioned within Vulcan Space


 * Mazarites join the CoV


 * Suliban join the CoV


 * The CoV and Aurian Confederation join into a coalition pact.


 * Starfleet experiments with a near-instantaneous transporter, which takes only .02 of a second of operation. However, Human-analog test subjects suffer from pressure-related problems, and the technology is sent back to the drawing board at Daystrom Institute.


 * Previously thought destroyed Earth Starfleet vessel Intrepid (NX-07) is discovered by the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E).


 * Commander Geordi LaForge is temporarily assigned to USS Challenger (NCC-71099) to investigate mystery of the Starship Intrepid. Amongst the new transfers aboard Challenger include Lieutenant Commander Nog.


 * In a battle with Ferengi privateers, Captain Scott is injured and forced to relinquished command of Challenger, and personally recommends Commander LaForge to succeed him.


 * Geordi LaForge promoted to Captain and assumes command of Challenger. Captain Scott remains on board as an engineering specialist.


 * August: U.S.S. Challenger destroyed by the detonation of the starship's warp core by a collapsing static warp shell to seal a subspace rift that threatened an entire sector. Captain Scott is believed to be killed in the successful operation.


 * September: After being cleared of any negligence by multiple testimonies, Captain LaForge returns to the Enterprise as Captain of Engineering.
 * Captain LaForge is offered command of the U.S.S. Musgrave due to his position of Captain of Engineering. Rather than leave the Enterprise, LaForge opted to accept demotion to the rank of Commander and accepted the position of Second officer.


 * November: Deep Space Nine is attacked by a Breen, Tzenkethi, and Romulan ships. Despite the assistance of the U.S.S. Robinson, U.S.S. Canterbury, and U.S.S. Defiant, the station is destroyed. Despite the successful evacuation of most of the people aboard the station before its destruction, 630 Starfleet officers and 461 civilians were killed.
 * Multiple Admirals and Federation Councilors call for war with the Typhon Pact in response to the destruction of DS9, however President Bacco elects to pursue diplomatic measures.


 * The Bajoran Wormhole collapses shortly after DS9's destruction.


 * Odo becomes stranded in the Alpha Quadrant while assisting Captain Sisko in determining why the Romulans were in the Gamma Quadrant. Odo later accepts Captain Sisko's offer to remain on Robinson until Starfleet could provide passage back to the Gamma Quadrant.


 * Shortly after the loss of DS9, President Bacco and First Minister Asarem announce that a new Federation starbase will be constructed in the Bajoran system at the former coordinates of old station. This new starbase will be designed by Master Chief Petty Officer Miles O'Brien, who will also supervise its construction. Lt. Commander Nog is also assigned to the project.

2384

 * The new Deep Space 9 station is commissioned. Captain Ro Laren is placed in command. Chief O'Brien serves as Chief of Operations, Lt. Commander Nog as Chief of Security, Commander Julian Bashir as Chief Medical Officer, Lieutenant Sarina Douglas as Strategic Operations Officer, and Civilian residents of the new station include Keiko O'Brien as Senior Botanist, and Ferengi Ambassador to Bajor, Quark.


 * Three new Vesta-class starships begin construction at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards.

2385

 * Commander Julian Bennet is assigned to Deep Space Nine as it's new First Officer.


 * An assassination attempt is made on Chancellor Martok that nearly succeeds. Martok is unable to resume his duties as Chancellor of the Klingon Empire, and names Worf as his temporary replacement.


 * The full extent of the Vulcan Colony Space is discovered.

2387

 * July: USS Intrepid (NCC-74600) is destroyed in a collision course with a Gorn warship during a raid on a Federation shipping lane in an attempt to safeguard a Federation freighter carrying emergency relief aid to Cestus III. Before the collision run, Captain Kent ordered the ship to be abandoned, and personally flew the Intrepid into the Gorn warship. Before impact, he was beamed out at the last moment by the shuttlecraft Jericho.
 * Following the loss of Intrepid, Captain Kent takes a brief leave from Starfleet and relocates to his ancestral home on Terra Nova.


 * Ryan Kent, Kiara Cox, and Elizabeth Lockley marry in a tri-joint ceremony in a joint Human-Keltonian ceremony held at the Kent ancestral home.


 * December: Captain Kent returns to Starfleet, he is immediately assigned to the USS Righteous (NCC-42451).


 * Lt. Commander Nog is promoted to First Officer of the U.S.S. Ark Royal.


 * U.S.S. Titan is destroyed in an engagement with a Tholian cruiser. Fortunately, most of the crew survive after abandoning ship in escape pods and shuttlecraft thanks to the intervention of the U.S.S. Capitoline.


 * Chancellor Martok resumes his position of Chancellor of the Empire.
 * Worf accepts a commission in the Klingon military as General of the Defense Forces after Martok's return.


 * Captain Jean-Luc Picard accepts an Admiralty position on Earth as the Starfleet liaison to the Federation Council. Commander Beverly Crusher also accepts a position Earth as Head of Starfleet Medical for the third time. Picard personally recommends Captain Riker to succeed him as captain of the Enterprise.


 * U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) is placed under the command of it's former First Officer, William Riker. Joining him aboard Enterprise include Commander Deanna Troi and Commander Tuvok, as Diplomatic Officer and First Officer, respectively.

2388

 * Captain Ro Laren is reassigned to Starfleet Academy as head of the advanced tactical training courses.


 * Commander Julian Bennet assumes command of Deep Space Nine.


 * Captain Chakotay relinquishes command of Voyager to pursue his love of archeology.


 * Commander Thomas Paris is promoted to Captain and assumes command of U.S.S. Voyager.

2389

 * July: Captain Kent is offered command of the first new Vesta-class starship to be launched since the original eight were commissioned by Admiral Victoria Hansen.


 * August: Captain Kent transfers to the new Vesta class starship USS Intrepid (NCC-86247). Named in honor for his previous command, Intrepid is the first starship to be fitted with a new Mark III Quantum Slipstream drive.

2400

 * The first V'Lar Class Vessel was launched from the Vulcana Regar Fleet Yards

2401

 * January: Vulcan High Command rejoins the Federation after lengthy negotiations. In which states the Vulcan High Command will work as a semi-autonomous power within the Federation.


 * October: Vorgon Species joins the Confederacy of Vulcan.

Special Notes
''While we wrote this timeline to be based off of the events of the Star Trek: Destiny pocketbook series, we have taken some liberties in our take on it. The most major of our changes is the continued existence of the Imperial Romulan State under Empress Donatra, the rest being minor character reassignments.''

Also, because Romulus was mentioned as being conquered by the Klingons by at least 2391 and it's population suffering from an outbreak of Tarellian plague during the TNG episode All Good Things..., the planet and the Romulan Star Empire remain intact, and not incinerated as seen in the Star Trek reboot movie.

''Confederacy of Vulcan works outside or with the Federation and Starfleet and not as a fully integrated member.