Changes: USS Armstrong (24th century)

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For the vessel of the alternate reality 23rd century, please see USS Armstrong (NCC-1769).

For another 24th century ship that honored Neil Armstrong, please see USS Neil Armstrong.

The USS Armstrong was a 24th century Federation starship operated by Starfleet.

During the brief Federation-Klingon War, the Armstrong and the USS Drake were ambushed by a Klingon battle group in early 2373 and both ships suffered heavy casualties before escaping to Deep Space 9. (DS9: "Apocalypse Rising")

According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, the ship was named after Neil Armstrong who was the first man on the Moon on July 20th, 1969. The Encyclopedia also gives the class and registry of this vessel as Challenger-class and NCC-57537, respectively. ^{(citation needed • edit)}

According to the first two issues of the Malibu Comics Deep Space Nine comics "Stowaway" and "Stowaway, Part II", the ship was an Oberth-class scout with a registry of NCC-19212 under Captain Johnson. Dr. Josiah Wembley, a renowned Federation xenobiologist was a member of her crew on their most recent mission to the Gamma Quadrant in mid-2369.

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-The '''USS ''Armstrong''''' was a [[24th century]] [[Federation]] [[starship]]. This ship was in the custody of [[Starfleet]].
+The '''USS ''Armstrong''''' was a [[24th century]] [[Federation]] [[starship]] operated by [[Starfleet]].
 During the brief [[Federation-Klingon War (2372-73)|Federation-Klingon War]], the ''Armstrong'' and the {{USS|Drake|2373}} were ambushed by a [[Klingon]] battle group in early [[2373]] and both ships suffered heavy casualties before escaping to [[Deep Space 9]]. ({{DS9|Apocalypse Rising}})