The Juggernaut uniquely represents one of the major intelligence triumphs
of the Romulan War, and one of the major engineering failures of the post
war era.
Snatched from it's Romulan builders prior to completion by operation
'Golden Pheasant' in 2157, the ship was docked safely at Andor. It was
stripped of its equipment by Intelligence and Engineering personnel in a bid
to learn as much as possible about Romulan Technology. The ship was to be
refitted with Earth and Andorian technology and turned loose against it's
former owners.
In the event, the war ended before the ship was completed, and work was
slowed to such an extent that the ship was not completed until 2168. After
competitive trials against the USS Goliath (a Federation prototype battle
cruiser) she was quietly decommissioned as an expensive failure (as was the
Goliath, as the new technology used was not yet mature enough to allow these
ships to operate efficiently). Later she was moved to Memory Alpha as a
museum ship, were she remained for almost a century until Orion pirates
hijacked her.
Juggernaut was recovered, but not before the Orions had carried out
considerable work in upgrading the shipboard systems and weapons to 23rd
century standards. As a result Starfleet Corps of Engineers completed the
work began by the Orions, and the ship was finally commissioned, over a
century after being commenced, to act as a Training ship attached to the
Academy at Andor. In 2295, the ship was again decommissioned, and
rededicated as a memorial to lives lost on both sides in the Romulan War.
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