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For the 24th century starship, please see USS Carolina (24th century).

The USS Carolina was a 23rd century Federation starship operated by Starfleet.

In 2267, the Carolina was registered as being in the same sector as Capella IV. A distress signal was ostensibly transmitted by the Carolina to the USS Enterprise. However, as the Enterprise had previously been diverted by a fake distress call from the SS Dierdre, acting captain Montgomery Scott decided to ignore the "Carolina", observing, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." (TOS: "Friday's Child")

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This starship was only mentioned in dialogue.

The first draft of the script (dated 20 April 1967) described this vessel as the freighter "UES Larkin", under the command of Captain Robinson.

According to the second and third editions of the Star Trek Encyclopedia, the Carolina was identified as an old Daedalus-class starship with either the registry number NCC-235 on page 66 or NCC-160 in the ship list on page 417. This was despite the fact that Daedalus-class had been retired from service seventy-one years earlier, as stated in TNG: "Power Play". On the other hand, as evidenced in the Star Trek: Lower Decks episode "An Embarrassment Of Dooplers", Daedalus-class starships were used well into the late 24th century. The Carolina might have been retired and put back into service. In the latest Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 327), NCC-160 was changed in the ship list to NCC-235 and the class was not mentioned. However, on page 122 of the first volume, there was a picture of the Daedalus-class Carolina.

Apocrypha[]

The novel Beneath the Raptor's Wing referred to a 22nd century Daedalus-class USS Carolina (β), while the Decipher role playing game supplements described a 23rd century Ranger-class (β) USS Carolina (β).

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