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SS Mariposa

Display specifically referencing the SS Mariposa

For the Nazi paramilitary organization, please see SS.

SS was a identifying prefix before a starship name for some vessels in the Earth and Federation registries.

Prior to Dr. Zefram Cochrane's discovery of warp drive, it was used to signify sleeper ships and space modules. (TOS: "Space Seed"; TNG: "The Neutral Zone") The earliest warp-capable "space ships" used this registry. (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before"; ENT: "Terra Nova") The prefix was then seen on survey ships and colonization starships. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder")

Within a hundred years, freighters and transports were given SS prefixes. (TOS: "Friday's Child"; Star Trek Generations) By the mid-24th century, some Oberth-class science ships were given the prefix as well. (TNG: "The Naked Now", "Hero Worship")

List of SS ships by date[]

Ship Name Registry Government/Agency Class/Type Commander(s) Dates Image
SS Birdseye 4077 unknown space module none circa 1994 The SS Birdseye in 2364
SS Botany Bay unknown Khan Noonien Singh's government DY-100 class Khan Noonien Singh 1996 The SS Botany Bay in 2267
SS Valiant unknown unknown Exploration vessel unknown 2065 no image
SS Conestoga unknown Space Agency Colony ship Captain Mitchell 2069-2078 The SS Conestoga in 2069
SS Eleos XII NAR-59019 United Federation of Planets Phoenix-class Beverly Crusher, Jack Crusher 2401 The SS Eleox XII in 2041
SS Emmette unknown unknown Emmette-type unknown Late 21st century - mid 22nd century The SS Emmette
SS Hokule'a unknown unknown DY-500-B Captain Melinda Snodgrass 2102 no image
SS Tomobiki unknown unknown RT-2203 Captain P. Lauritson 2119 no image
SS Seattle unknown unknown NAR18834 Wendy Neuss (commanding officer) 2120 no image
SS Mariposa NAR-7678 UN DY-500 class Captain Walter Granger 2123 Display of the SS Mariposa in 2366
SS Buckaroo Banzai unknown unknown BBI-993 Captain John Whorfin 2137 no image
SS Urusei Yatsura unknown unknown DY-430 Captain Dave Glick 2146 no image
SS Hatteras unknown United Federation of Planets DY-245 Captain Gary Loes 2187 no image
SS Columbia unknown American Continent Institute Survey vessel Dr. Theodore Haskins 2236 no image
SS Beagle unknown United Federation of Planets Class 4 stardrive vessel Captain R.M. Merik 2261 no image
SS Dierdre unknown United Federation of Planets Freighter unknown 2267 no image
SS Lakul NFT-7793 United Federation of Planets Whorfin-class unknown 2293 The SS Lakul in 2293
SS Robert Fox NFT-1327 United Federation of Planets Whorfin-class unknown 2293 The SS Robert Fox in 2293
SS Kogin NAR-24016 United Federation of Planets Federation transport unknown 2328 no image
SS Manoa NAR-28474 United Federation of Planets Federation transport unknown 2328 no image
SS Wisconsin NAR-50732 United Federation of Planets Federation transport unknown 2328 no image
SS Shiku Maru NBT-30894 United Federation of Planets unknown Captain A. Silvestri Stardate 25058.4 no image
SS Santa Maria BDR-529 United Federation of Planets Erewon-class Alixus 2360 The remains of the SS Santa Maria in 2370
SS La Sirena NAR-93131 Unregistered Kaplan F17 Speed Freighter Captain Cristóbal Rios 2399 The SS La Sirena crashed in 2399
SS Tsiolkovsky NCC-53911 United Federation of Planets Starfleet Oberth-class unknown 2364 The SS Tsiolkovsky with the USS Enterprise-D in 2364
SS Vico NAR-18834 United Federation of Planets Oberth-class unknown 2368 The SS Vico in 2368
SS Oregon unknown unknown unknown Captain W. Clinton 2370 Listing of the SS Oregon in a DS9 arrival roster in 2370
SS Xhosa unknown United Federation of Planets Antares-class Captain Kassidy Yates 2371 The SS Xhosa in 2372

Background information[]

The registry "SS" is used by the United States Navy as a hull classification symbol for submarines. For merchant vessels, SS is used as a naming prefix for a steam ship. SS was first used in a Star Trek production as early as "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (for the SS Valiant), but was actually referenced in Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek pitch for the main ship, the SS Yorktown, which ultimately became the USS Enterprise.

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