Welcome to the USS Albion!
Welcome to the USS Albion (NCC-3020), a Star Trek role play-by-post/email sim set in the TNG/DSN/VOY era. The Albion is a Galaxy-class starship with a mission of deep space exploration. We like to push the boundaries of our imaginations and delve into areas & ideas that haven't yet been traveled.
This game continues the simming tradition of Independence Fleet's historical USS Avalon. Please see the Sim tab for more information as the Albion is somewhat of an acquired taste.
Otherwise, we would love to have you Join our Adventure!
Sim Content Rating:
This closely corresponds to PG-13 from film ratings.
All text must originate from the human author. AI may be used for spelling and grammar checks only. AI can be used without limit for images.
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Latest News Items
» Happy 25th Anniversary, Independence Fleet
Posted on Sat Jul 4th, 2026 @ 2:44pm by Captain Dick Sprague in General News
Crew:
In case you didn't know... In addition to being America's 250th birthday, today is also Independence Fleet's 25th anniversary!
Our Silver Anniversary--check out everything the fleet is doing as a part of this big day!
The fleet also announced the latest Hall of Fame inductees as we do every year on July 4th.
And finally, don't miss our anniversary webcast tomorrow at 3:00 pm EDT (-4) / 8:00 pm BST (+1).
So many cool things happening right now!!!
-Capt. Sprague
» In with the new, out with the...
Posted on Wed Jun 24th, 2026 @ 7:55pm by Captain Dick Sprague in General News
Crew,
Let's welcome aboard two new crewmembers!
Ensign Katherine Hobbes, Assistant Chief Engineering Officer
Ensign Sural Desh’rak, Assistant Chief Science Officer
In other news, the following characters are no longer members. They will be removed in-story at the start of the new mission.
2nd Lieutenant Takila-Bahkray Nabarati
Lieutenant Commander Eliza Florian
Ensign Johannes Von Haeften
Lieutenant JG Aevum Divus
Lieutenant JG Leo Pendragon
Staff Sergeant Angelo Valentino
Lieutenant Gene Dwyer
1st Lieutenant SIr`el
-Capt. Sprague
» March Fleet Award Nominees
Posted on Tue Apr 7th, 2026 @ 12:18am by Captain Dick Sprague in General News
Hear ye, hear ye! Your March Fleet Award Nominees are as follows:
Best Post: Lieutenant JG Tessa Vale https://albion.idfleet.com/index.php/sim/viewpost/473
Funniest Post: Cmdr. Donald "Don" Key https://albion.idfleet.com/index.php/sim/viewpost/472
Genesis Post: Captain Dick Sprague https://albion.idfleet.com/index.php/sim/viewpost/469
Most Posts: Lieutenant JG Tessa Vale, 11 posts
MVP: Lieutenant JG Tessa Vale
Recruitment: Marine Captain Emily Janeway
Congratulations and good luck!
https://www.idfleet.com/awards/
-Capt. Sprague
» Another new crewmember!
Posted on Mon Mar 23rd, 2026 @ 2:44am by Captain Dick Sprague in General News
Crew,
Please help me welcome aboard our new Nurse, Ensign Bloom Reyes. For story purposes, we will assume that Ensign Reyes has been onboard since this mission began.
-Capt. Sprague
» Welcome aboard!
Posted on Fri Mar 20th, 2026 @ 1:26am by Captain Dick Sprague in General News
Let's welcome aboard our new Chief Security and Tactical Officer, Lieutenant Alexander Carter!
-Capt. Sprague
Latest Mission Posts
» A holiday tradition
Mission: Do as I say, not as I...
Posted on Sat Jul 4th, 2026 @ 11:08pm by Captain Dick Sprague
OFF:
Happy U.S. Independence Day and happy Independence Fleet Independence Day!
And happy Albion Albion Day, which is every day.
ON:
{USS Albion, Bridge}
#SNIP#
Sprague: “Let’s beam down there.” ::Looks up:: “Computer, three to beam down to San Francisco, Starfleet Command HQ. Site to site transport.”
::Sprague, Key and Sprague 3000 disappear from the bridge of the Albion::
{Earth, Admiral Star’s Office}
Star: ::Severely hungover:: “Ugh, I’m never drinking again…”
#SNIP#
Star: "But not too hungover for hot dogs!" ::on a makeshift stage about to begin a hot dog eating contest against a few other officers and random space…
» Spraguebot, Roll Out!
Mission: Do as I say, not as I...
Posted on Sat Jul 4th, 2026 @ 9:03am by Commander Donald ‘Don’ Key
:ON:
#SNIP#
Sprague: ::accidentally fires at and stuns Key::
#SNIP#
Sprague 3000: ::Begins to laugh, taking him by surprise::
Sprague 3000: “Is this what humans call humour?”
Sprague: “Yes… I think. I mean, it’s not funny for Don, but I guess it’s funny…”
Sprague 3000: ::Lowers both men back onto the deck and releases them::
Sprague 3000: “Admiral Star wished for me to take over as Captain of the Albion.”
Key: ::Groans, whilst slowly regains consciousness::
Sprague: “Why does he want you to take over?”
Sprague 3000: “Unknown.”
Sprague: “Did you ask him?”
Sprague 3000: “I did not.”
Key: ::Groans…
» Arrival
Mission: Do as I say, not as I...
Posted on Fri Jul 3rd, 2026 @ 5:18pm by Captain Dick Sprague
OFF:
I don't think we've seen team #5 yet!
ON:
{Long Range Shuttle #5 en route to the USS New Milford}
Shuttle: ::begins docking procedure::
Carter: ::asleep::
Grexx: ::also asleep::
OFF:
Captain Dick Sprague
Commanding Officer
USS Albion NCC-3020
» Report
Mission: Do as I say, not as I...
Posted on Fri Jul 3rd, 2026 @ 2:17am by Captain Dick Sprague
ON:
{USS New London}
Intercom: =/\=Lieutenant Junior Grade Tessa [unintelligible] report to the bridge at once!=/\=
{Long Range Shuttle #6 en route to the USS Newington}
Mack: ::realizes he's the only passenger::
{USS Albion, Bridge}
#SNIP#
Sprague 3000: ::Holding Sprague and Key up by their necks::
Sprague 3000: “I will break you.”
Key: ::Gasping:: “Dick! In case we don’t make it through this…” ::gasps again:: “… I want you to know that it’s been an honour…”
Sprague: “Don’t get mushy on me now, Don!” ::Reaches into his back pocket, and produces a hand phaser:: “We’re not done yet!”
#SNIP#
Sprague:…
» Looks Like This Is It
Mission: Do as I say, not as I...
Posted on Thu Jul 2nd, 2026 @ 3:41pm by Commander Donald ‘Don’ Key
:ON:
{Tiki Bar, San Francisco}
Star: “… the clown can stay, but the Ferengi in the gorilla suit has to go!"
Crowd: ::Laughs and cheers::
Star’s PA: “Sir, incoming transmission from the USS Albion for you on channel four-omega.”
Star: ::Waves his PA away:: “Ignore it. That’s an order.”
{USS Albion, Bridge}
Computer: “Unable to establish communication with Admiral Charles Star. Would you like to leave a message?”
Sprague 3000: ::Holding Sprague and Key up by their necks::
Sprague 3000: “I will break you.”
Key: ::Gasping:: “Dick! In case we don’t make it through this…” ::gasps again:: “… I want…
Latest Personal Logs
» A Reflection on Recent Events
Posted on Wed Jan 7th, 2026 @ 8:06pm by Commander Donald ‘Don’ Key
Personal Log — Don, Stardate: Erm, today.
Personal log. Don speaking. Still Don. Confirmed not a transporter duplicate, not a mirror universe evil goatee version, and not temporarily merged with a Vulcan, Talaxian, or anyone named Neelix. So frankly, a good day by Starfleet standards.
We beamed down to Cumulonimbus 5 today, which already sounds like a theme park that gets shut down after the third mysterious disappearance. The transporter did that familiar hum that always makes me think, Ah yes, the sound of my atoms being politely disagreed with. Chief says “Away team ready,” and I’m standing next to…
» Holodeck dreams
Posted on Tue Mar 12th, 2024 @ 11:44pm by Captain Emily Janeway
the Holodeck simulation, the Janeway family's farmhouse was next to an old horse barn. The barn recreated the sounds of horses and the agricultural landscape in the evening.
As Emily approached the farmstead on a lovely evening, she noticed two men walking towards her from a distance. These men were Peter Anderson, the eldest son of Mr. Lawrence Anderson, who had taken care of Emily's grandmother's equestrian equipment and farmhouse, and Mr. Lawrence Anderson, who had a long-standing relationship with Emily's grandmother's horses. They greeted Emily warmly with a "Howdy, Miss Emily Jones Janeway." She was standing by the gated…
» Faces of her own past
Posted on Tue Sep 5th, 2023 @ 10:58pm by Captain Emily Janeway
Janeway was just laying there in the hospital bed in critical condition & comatose state after suffering from the illness of being poisoned during her stay at the hotel Shortly afterward her teammates and herself had spent time together for several hours before her return to her hotel room before she could enter her reserved private hotel room for the vacation week she planned ahead of time for her tournament, shortly after she left the hotel room to attend and get her self ready for her regional ice hockey tournament. She had spoken to an old friend who had once…
» Having some time to myself
Posted on Tue Jul 11th, 2023 @ 8:20pm by Captain Emily Janeway
Uss.Albinon crew mass hall / bar lounge
:: Janeway walks into the room with her tactical gear equipment rucksack strapped to her back while she is wearing her duty combat armored protection body suit and the full combat weapon utility strap to her midsection as well as the main standard issue phaser as far as her protection from the unknown attacker from last month that attempted to attack her to be disabled, or exterminated disabled, or in the line of duty without any apparent reason why:: she heads over to the bar to get a refreshing cold beverage along with…
» An empty house
Posted on Thu Jun 1st, 2023 @ 12:33pm by Captain Dick Sprague
Captain's log. With our forward phaser array mostly rebuilt, we're almost home. Yet I feel uneasy and I wonder why. Perhaps it's the emptiness of this vessel. Most of our trainee crew has been reassigned, along with the Hydra Gammatian recruits now at Star Fleet Academy. Indeed, Ensign Score is even conducting an infiltration mission on the USS Sunfire. And Albion feels like a house with all the children gone. No, more empty than even that. The death of Ensign King is like an open wound. It seems that I have left the noblest part of myself back there... on…