Changes: USS Challenger (NCC-2032)

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For the 24th century starship, please see USS Challenger (NCC-71099).

The USS Challenger (NCC-2032) was a 23rd century Federation starship operated by Starfleet.

In 2293, the Challenger was on an undisclosed mission for Starfleet near Klingon territory. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

Background information

This ship was not related to the Challenger-class starships, which were employed during the 2360s.

In the non-canon board game Star Fleet Battles, USS Challenger was a Byrd-class Galactic Survey Cruiser, a modification of the Constitution-class which replaces the photon torpedoes with special scientific sensor equipment. As a tribute to the space shuttle Challenger, USS Challenger was never to be used in any story or scenario where it could possibly be destroyed. ^{(citation needed • edit)}

This starship may have been named after the British corvette HMS Challenger, which became the first ship in 1872 to chart the depths of the Earth's oceans. Later ships, including the Apollo Lunar Module Challenger and the space shuttle Challenger, were named in honor of this 19th century ship.

According to a ship list included in the plans, and not seen in the extended cut of the movie, the Challenger was commanded by M. Michaels, and the ship was located in Sector 21166.

The captain was named after the sixth movie's set decorator Mickey S. Michaels. [1]

External link

USS Challenger (NCC-2032) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-The '''USS ''Challenger'' (NCC-2032)''' was a Federation starship operating in the [[23rd century]].
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+|Registry   = [[NCC]]-2032
+|owner      = {{Federation}}
+|operator   = [[Starfleet]]
+|Status     = Active
+|Datestatus = 2293
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+{{Disambiguation|the 24th century starship|USS Challenger (NCC-71099)}}
+The '''USS ''Challenger'' ([[NCC]]-2032)''' was a [[23rd century]] [[Federation]] [[starship]] operated by [[Starfleet]].
+In [[2293]], the ''Challenger'' was on an undisclosed mission for [[Starfleet]] near [[Klingon]] territory. ({{film|6}})
-''Challenger'' was among the task force that would have been assembled for the abandoned assault code-named [[Operation Retrieve]], which would have rescued [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|James Kirk]] and [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy]] from [[Qo'noS]] in [[2293]]. ({{film|6}})
-==Background==
+== Background information ==
+This ship was not related to the {{Class|Challenger}} starships, which were employed during the [[2360s]].
-This vessel appeared in the plans for Operation Retrieve presented by [[Colonel]] [[West]]. Besides the {{USS|Excelsior}} and the {{USS|Springfield}}, the ''Challenger'' and five other starships were graphically represented by the outline of a movie era refit {{ShipClass|Constitution}} vessel.
+In the non-[[canon]] board game ''[[Star Fleet Battles]]'', USS ''Challenger'' was a ''Byrd''-class Galactic Survey Cruiser, a modification of the {{Class|Constitution}} which replaces the photon torpedoes with special scientific sensor equipment. As a tribute to the space shuttle ''Challenger'', USS ''Challenger'' was never to be used in any story or scenario where it could possibly be destroyed. {{incite}}
-This ship is not related to the {{ShipClass|Challenger}} of starships, which were employed during the [[2360s]].
+This starship may have been named after the British corvette {{w|HMS Challenger (1858)|HMS ''Challenger''}}, which became the first ship in 1872 to chart the depths of the Earth's oceans. Later ships, including the {{w|Apollo Lunar Module}} ''Challenger'' and the {{w|Space Shuttle|space shuttle}} {{wt|Space Shuttle Challenger|Challenger}}, were named in honor of this 19th century ship.
-In the non-[[canon]] board game ''[[Star Fleet Battles]]'', USS ''Challenger'' is a ''Byrd''-class Galactic Survey Cruiser, a modification of the {{ShipClass|Constitution}} which replaces the photon torpedoes with special scientific sensor equipment. As a tribute to the space shuttle ''Challenger'', USS ''Challenger'' is never to be used in any story or scenario where it could possibly be destroyed.
+According to a ship list included in the plans, and not seen in the extended cut of the movie, the ''Challenger'' was commanded by [[M. Michaels]], and the ship was located in [[Sector 21166]].
-This starship may have been named after the British corvette {{w|HMS Challenger (1858)|HMS ''Challenger''}} which became the first ship in 1872 to chart the depths of the Earth's oceans. Later ships, including the {{w|Apollo Lunar Module}} ''Challenger'' and the {{w|Space Shuttle|space shuttle}} ''{{w|Space Shuttle Challenger|Challenger}}'', were named in honor of this 19th century ship.
+The captain was named after the sixth movie's set decorator [[Mickey S. Michaels]]. [http://flare.solareclipse.net/ultimatebb.php/topic/6/2739/2.html#000022]
+==External link==
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