Starbase 12

Starbase 12, abbreviated as SB12, was a Federation starbase administered by Starfleet. It was located on a planet in the Gamma 400 system. Located in Sector 25712, this base was located in the Beta Quadrant. It was near the planets Achrady VII, Ceti Alpha V, Gemaris V, Mab-Bu VI, Pollux IV, and Risa. One function of the starbase was as a patrol base for starships patrolling the Federation-Romulan border. (TOS: "Space Seed", "Who Mourns for Adonais?"; TNG: "Captain's Holiday", "Power Play", "Aquiel")

History

22nd century

In 2167, Starbase 12 was under the command of Admiral Uttan Narsu, who also commanded all vessels in the sector, including the USS Essex. (TNG: "Power Play")

23rd century

Doctor Aspen once served as a counselor on Starbase 12. (SNW: "The Serene Squall")

In 2257, during the first Federation-Klingon War, on or about stardate 4851.5, this starbase, together with Starbase 19 and Starbase 22, was a target of a trio of devastating assaults by the Klingons, which resulted in the destruction of one-third of Starfleet's ships. The base was later occupied by the Klingons. (DIS: "The War Without, The War Within")

The exact plan of attack was not revealed, but it was said to be similar to the plan used at Starbase 22, when a cloaked Klingon raider tailed a Starfleet ship into the starbase spacedock and then ignited its antimatter supply in a suicide mission.

In 2259, the Enterprise was tasked with transporting the Klingon Federation ambassador Dak'Rah to Starbase 12. (SNW: "Under the Cloak of War")

In 2267, James T. Kirk originally set course for Starbase 12 with the SS Botany Bay in tow. On its way, the ship passed near the Ceti Alpha star system. (TOS: "Space Seed")

Later that year, after the USS Enterprise had been stopped by an unknown force, Captain Kirk ordered Lieutenant Nyota Uhura to relay the position and circumstances of the starship to Starbase 12. (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?")

24th century

In 2364, the starbase was inexplicably evacuated for two days. Starfleet Command gave no explanation for this action. Captains Walker Keel, Rixx, and Tryla Scott saw this as further evidence of a conspiracy within Starfleet. (TNG: "Conspiracy")

In 2366, the USS Enterprise-D underwent a one-week refit at Starbase 12, following its exhausting mission at Gemaris V. (TNG: "Captain's Holiday")

In 2369, Starbase 12, located in Sector 25712, sent a message on Starfleet Commnet One via an encoded beta channel. This base was named on the chart "Sector Ipai Relay Log – Relay Message Flow 1293" in Relay Station 47 Ops. (TNG: "Aquiel", production art)

Later that year, when Lieutenant Aquiel Uhnari and Klingon Commander Morag were believed to be coalescent organisms, the USS Enterprise-D would have ferried these two to a secure medical facility on Starbase 12. (TNG: "Aquiel" okudagram)

Later that year, Starbase 12 was again named on the chart "Sector Ipai Relay Log – Relay Message Flow 1293" on Ohniaka III Research Station Ops. (TNG: "Descent", production art)

Battles of the Federation-Klingon War (2256-57)
2256: Battle of the Binary Stars • Attack on Corvan II • Battle at Pahvo
2257: Scorching of Kelfour VI • Attack on Starbase 22 • Attack on Starbase 12 • Attack on Starbase 19 • Attack on Nivalla • Attack on Septra • Attack on Iridin • Capture of Starbase 1
Indeterminate year: Battle of ChaKana • Battle of J'Gal • Attack on Lembatta V • Siege of Starbase Zetta

Stellar cartography

The coordinates for Starbase 12 were 3300.7000. (SNW: "Under the Cloak of War")

In 2256, the location of this starbase was labeled on the star chart "Alpha/Beta Quadrant Overview" in the ready room aboard the USS Discovery. (DIS: "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad")

In 2258, the starbase's location was labeled on a star chart seen on the main viewscreen of the USS Enterprise. (DIS: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2")

In 2259, the location of this starbase was labeled on a stellar cartography chart that was seen on the USS Enterprise's ready room viewscreen. (SNW: "Strange New Worlds", "Spock Amok")

The starbase's location was labeled in a Federation star chart that was in Fleet Admiral Kirsten Clancy's office at Starfleet Headquarters in 2399 and on the bridge of the USS Titan-A in 2401. Starbase 12 was in or near to Federation space. (PIC: "Maps and Legends", "The Next Generation", "Disengage")

In 2401, this starbase's position was labeled on a star chart used by Captain William T. Riker during his attempt at finding the last known location of the SS Eleos XII. (PIC: "The Next Generation")

Appendices

Background information

During the process of filming "Aquiel", the starbase that Uhnari and Morag were to be delivered to was changed from Starbase 212 to Starbase 12. [1]

For the Star Trek: Prodigy episode "Let Sleeping Borg Lie", UI graphic designer Dominique Rossier created an info panel for the USS Dauntless mess hall depicting the Milky Way Galaxy with planet and Starfleet space station locations labeled. Identified as a space station, Starbase 12 was one of the locations mentioned on the chart. Although the panel did not appear in the episode, it can be seen at Rossier's artist page at Art Station. [2]

The current location of Starbase 12 in the Beta Quadrant was based on the most recent star charts seen in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Section 31.

Apocrypha

In "Who's Who in Star Trek 2", the starbase was established to investigate unexplained phenomena in the Gamma 400 star system. These phenomena were later discovered to have been the work of Apollo.

Starbase 12 was also featured in the video game Star Trek: Bridge Commander and the novel Ship of the Line, in which the USS Bozeman protected Starbase 12, which was the building site of the USS Enterprise-E. The starbase was also mentioned in Star Trek: Elite Force II.

In the video games Star Trek: Armada and Star Trek: Armada II, Starbase 12 was one of the designations in the random name pool for Federation starbases.

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