Welcome Aboard the USS Joshua Norton

There is a department within Starfleet that is tasked with collecting and analyzing sensitive data that matters, planning and executing time-critical covert and overt operations, and safeguarding the secrets of the United Federation of Planets from internal and external threats to keep us all safe. Who are we? Starfleet Intelligence.

Certain assignments, however, cannot appear on standard mission dockets, carried out in secret by the best of the best for no fame, thanks, or recognition. They are the true heroes of the Federation, specialists in their field, operating from the shadows. They are Clandestine Operations.

Political landscapes are shifting, the Romulan Empire is rebuilding, terror cells are striking at the very heart of our society. For neutralizing such threats, Clandestine Operations recognized the value of a multi-disciplined team of operatives primed to respond. The crew of the USS Joshua Norton is one such team - they have seen what you can offer, and they've requested you join them.

The USS Joshua Norton is a Nova based collaborative writing Star Trek Sim. Set on a Golden Gate class starship, specifically designed for specialized Clandestine Operations use, the Emperor (as she's affectionately known by crew) is set in 2417. If you have any questions, please join the Discord server linked in the menu and ping the command team.

Latest Mission Posts

» LtJG Morgan - "What if I'm late?"

Mission: Let's Do The Timeloop Again
Posted on 2025-05-02 08:13 by Captain Amelia Waterhouse & Lieutenant Zola & Lieutenant JG Sean Morgan

The first dozen loops or so, Sean tried his best to repeat step for step what he'd done before because he wasn't sure if it would mess things up if he didn't. But with each loop, things shifted a little bit. He'd try to say the same things, do the same things, but he'd misremember something, and that would lead to whoever he was interacting with making different choices and things drifting. None of it seemed to make a difference though, so he finally gave up on that.

Once he decided he didn't need to do it the same each…

» LtJG Morgan & Ens Archer - "We Laughing and I'm Joking and We Feeling Alright"

Mission: Let's Do The Timeloop Again
Posted on 2025-05-01 10:29 by Ensign Miles Archer & Lieutenant JG Sean Morgan

Seems that having an artifact stuck on one's arm was enough to keep him out of Abbott's noose. Sean had run into her on his way to the gym once he'd finished with Sabril, and she'd actually asked if he wanted her to find someone to cover his shift in the morning until they'd figured out just what was going on. He'd explained that Sabril's scans had been inconclusive so far, though he was having the computer process the data further, and it didn't appear to be doing any harm, so if she was okay with him being on duty…

» Lt Weho Lape & LtJG Morgan - "Ride a Painted Pony"

Mission: Let's Do The Timeloop Again
Posted on 2025-04-29 09:24 by Lieutenant JG Sean Morgan & Lieutenant Weho Lape Sabril

Sean followed Sabril to the Science lab, spending most of the walk staring at the thing on his arm. As far as he could tell, he felt fine and he hadn't noticed anything wrong with the ship, but that didn't settle the unease that had curled up in the bottom of his stomach like a cat on a warm windowsill. Pond's quip about not blowing up her ship—so flip and lacking urgency—didn't help any.

"If we can get it off without having to amputate..." Sean flashed his trademark grin—nearly the twin of his father's in fact—at Sabril as they two…

» Lt Weho Lape, LtJG Morgan, LtJG t'Rehu & Ens Archer - "And It's Getting Quite Late"

Mission: Let's Do The Timeloop Again
Posted on 2025-04-28 10:13 by Captain Amelia Waterhouse & Lieutenant Commander Cecilia Abbott & Lieutenant Zola & Lieutenant JG Sean Morgan & Chief Petty Officer Ludwig Ryan & Petty Officer 2nd Class Kennet Ek & Lieutenant Weho Lape Sabril & Lieutenant JG Lia t'Rehu & Ensign Miles Archer

As Sean approached the mess hall, he could hear music through the closed doors. Then he remembered that Pond had decided she was going to fill time as people returned to the ship with karaoke. Check-in deadline was 1000 by ship time, which synced up with HQ's Pacific timezone. It had been just a touch before that when he'd beamed up, as it had been approaching 1800 in Killarney when he left his folks. Knowing Pond, the ship was probably scheduled to break port at 1200, giving a nice generous buffer for anyone who missed the actual check-in time.

He…

» LtJG Morgan - "I See My Freedom From Across the Way"

Mission: Let's Do The Timeloop Again
Posted on 2025-04-09 10:28 by Lieutenant JG Sean Morgan

It was weird to Sean just how long they'd been on Earth. He was used to assignments that kept him busy — either out in space on patrol, or studying in a classroom, or doing field work to prep him for something. He knew from what little Pond and his ex Teá both had been able to tell him, intelligence was different — he'd been expecting things to change once he'd finished his training, but it was making him a bit uncomfortable how long they'd all been on leave now.

From what Pond could tell him about the trial with…