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.
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 2416.