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USS Hornet (NCC-45231) was a 24th century Federation starship operated by Starfleet.

In 2368, Hornet was part of the task force that blockaded the Klingon-Romulan border during the Klingon Civil War. During the initial deployment of the tachyon detection grid, Hornet was linked to the USS Ajax, USS Enterprise-D, USS Hood, and USS Tian An Men.

During an attempt to lure the Romulans through the detection grid, Captain Jean-Luc Picard decided that USS Excalibur should withdraw from the formation with feigned engine troubles, forcing Hornet and USS Akagi to be repositioned. In doing so, this would open up a small gap in the detection net for the Romulans to attempt to pass through. The ploy, however, failed when the Romulans disrupted the network near Hornet, forcing it and the rest of the fleet to withdraw and regroup at Gamma Eridon. (TNG: "Redemption II")

In 2375, during the Dominion War, Hornet put in for repairs at Deep Space 9. However, in order to bring forward repairs of the Romulan warbirds IRW Dividices and IRW Genorex, Hornet, as well as the IKS Rotarran, had to stand by. (DS9: "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges")

Appendices

Background information

The ship's registry appeared in the okudagram depicting the tachyon detection network in "Redemption II". According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, the class of this starship was Renaissance-class. In the first, 1994 edition of the Encyclopedia, and later corrected, Hornet was given the registry NCC-10523.

According to the Encyclopedia, the ship was named after the American aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8, Yorktown-class) which saw action at the Battle of Midway, but was later sunk in October 1942, the penultimate American carrier to be destroyed in World War II. The named then passed to CV-12, launched in late 1943. Hornet CV-12 also had a link with space exploration, serving as the recovery vessel for the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 missions.

Purposely, the producers had Starfleet's Hornet serve alongside USS Akagi (named after a Japanese carrier that fought against the real life Hornet at Midway) in "Redemption II" – episode Writer Ronald D. Moore thought it fitting that, in a future where Humanity had become united by its own accord, ships whose namesakes had fought one another would now fight side-by-side. (Star Trek Encyclopedia, 1994, p. 3)

Hornet was a starship name considered by producers D.C. Fontana and Robert Justman at the start of second season of Star Trek: The Original Series for inclusion in the definitive fourteen ship list belonging to the Constitution-class, at the time still referred to as "Starship-class" by them. It was mentioned in the first two, 8 and 9 August 1967 proposals, but ultimately did not make the cut. Hornet's historical class-sisters, USS Yorktown and USS Enterprise (both having fought alongside their sister at Midway), after whom Gene Roddenberry had named his original Star Trek starship in succession, had made the cut however. (The Making of Star Trek, pp. 164-165) "Redemption II" marked the occasion that Hornet too was finally inducted into canon.

Apocrypha

According to the Star Fleet Technical Manual, there was a Constitution-class USS Hornet in service in the 23rd century with the registry NCC-1714 (although the game supplement Federation Ship Recognition Manual gives its as registry NCC-1778). This would seem to be the same Hornet that was mentioned as a combatant in the novel Dreadnought!. According to the DC comic book "Gateway", she was captained by the sister of Edward Hagler.

External links

USS Hornet (NCC-45231) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
USS Hornet (CV-8) at Wikipedia

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+'''USS ''Hornet'' ([[NCC]]-45231)''' was a [[24th century]] [[Federation]] [[starship]] operated by [[Starfleet]].
-In [[2368]], the ''Hornet'' was part of the [[task force]] that [[blockade]]d the [[Klingon Empire|Klingon]]-[[Romulan Star Empire|Romulan]] [[border]] during the [[Klingon Civil War]]. During the initial deployment of the [[tachyon detection grid]], the ''Hornet'' was linked to the [[USS Ajax]], [[USS Enterprise-D]], [[USS Hood (Excelsior class)|USS ''Hood'']] and [[USS Tian Nan Men]].
+In [[2368]], ''Hornet'' was part of the [[task force]] that [[blockade]]d the [[Klingon-Romulan border]] during the [[Klingon Civil War]]. During the initial deployment of the [[tachyon detection grid]], ''Hornet'' was linked to the {{USS|Ajax}}, {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, {{USS|Hood|Excelsior class}}, and {{USS|Tian An Men}}.
-During an attempt by Picard and [[William T. Riker|Riker]] to lure the Romulans through the detection grid, the [[USS Excalibur (NCC-26517)|''Excalibur'']] withdrew from the formation, with fained engine troubles, forcing the ''Hornet'' and [[USS Akagi]] to be repositioned, which opened a small gap in the detection net. ([[TNG]]: "[[Redemption II]]")
+During an attempt to lure the [[Romulan]]s through the detection grid, [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] decided that {{USS|Excalibur|NCC-26517}} should withdraw from the formation with feigned engine troubles, forcing ''Hornet'' and {{USS|Akagi}} to be repositioned. In doing so, this would open up a small gap in the detection net for the Romulans to attempt to pass through. The ploy, however, failed when the Romulans disrupted the network near ''Hornet'', forcing it and the rest of the fleet to withdraw and regroup at [[Gamma Eridon]]. ({{TNG|Redemption II}})
-In [[2375]], the ''Hornet'' put in for repairs at [[Deep Space 9]] during the [[Dominion War]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges]]")
+In [[2375]], during the [[Dominion War]], ''Hornet'' put in for repairs at [[Deep Space 9]]. However, in order to bring forward repairs of the Romulan [[warbird]]s {{IRW|Dividices}} and {{IRW|Genorex}}, ''Hornet'', as well as the {{IKS|Rotarran}}, had to stand by. ({{DS9|Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges}})
 ==Appendices==
-===Background===
+=== Background information ===
+The ship's registry appeared in the [[okudagram]] depicting the tachyon detection network in "Redemption II". According to the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', the class of this starship was {{class|Renaissance}}. In the first, 1994 edition of the ''Encyclopedia'', and later corrected, ''Hornet'' was given the registry NCC-10523.
-The ''Hornet''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[starship classification|class]] and [[registry]] are derive from the [[Starship Mission Status]] chart first seen on a [[bridge]] [[viewscreen]] in [[TNG]]: "[[Brothers]]".
-This ship was named for the [[American]] [[aircraft carrier]] [[Wikipedia:USS Hornet (CV-8)|USS ''Hornet'' (CV-8)]], which fought at the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Midway|Battle of Midway]]. She was sunk in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands. The then-under-construction USS ''Kearsarge'' was renamed [[Wikipedia:USS Hornet (CV-12)|USS ''Hornet'' (CV-12)]]. Furthermore, the latter ''Hornet'' was the ship that recovered the [[crew]] of [[Apollo 11]] on their return from the first [[Human|manned]] [[Luna|lunar]] landing in [[1969]]. In "Redemption II," it served alongside the ''[[USS Akagi|''USS ''Akagi]]'', which was named for a [[Japanese]] carrier that also fought at Midway.
+According to the ''Encyclopedia'', the ship was named after the [[American]] [[aircraft carrier]] {{w|USS Hornet (CV-8)|USS ''Hornet'' (CV-8}}, {{w|Yorktown-class aircraft carrier|''Yorktown''-class}}) which saw action at the {{w|Battle of Midway}}, but was later sunk in October 1942, the penultimate American carrier to be destroyed in [[World War II]]. The named then passed to {{w|USS Hornet (CV-12)|CV-12}}, launched in late 1943. ''Hornet'' CV-12 also had a link with space exploration, serving as the recovery vessel for the ''[[Apollo 11]]'' and ''Apollo 12'' missions.
+Purposely, the producers had Starfleet's ''Hornet'' serve alongside USS ''Akagi'' (named after a [[Japanese]] carrier that fought against the real life ''Hornet'' at Midway) in "Redemption II" &ndash; episode Writer [[Ronald D. Moore]] thought it fitting that, in a future where Humanity had become united by its own accord, ships whose namesakes had fought one another would now fight side-by-side. (''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', 1994, p. 3)
+''Hornet'' was a starship name considered by producers [[D.C. Fontana]] and [[Robert Justman]] at the start of [[TOS Season 2|second season]] of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' for inclusion in the definitive [[Constitution class#Footnotes|fourteen ship list]] belonging to the {{class|Constitution}}, at the time still referred to as "''Starship''-class" by them. It was mentioned in the first two, 8 and 9 August 1967 proposals, but ultimately did not make the cut. ''Hornet''{{'}}s historical class-sisters, USS ''Yorktown'' and {{USS|Enterprise|CV-6}} (both having fought alongside their sister at Midway), after whom [[Gene Roddenberry]] had named his original [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Star Trek'' starship]] in succession, had made the cut however. (''[[The Making of Star Trek]]'', pp. 164-165) "Redemption II" marked the occasion that ''Hornet'' too was finally inducted into [[canon]].
 ===Apocrypha===
-''According to the ''[[Star Fleet Technical Manual]]'', there was a [[Constitution class|''Constitution''-class]] '''USS ''Hornet''''' in service in the [[23rd century]], with the registry NCC-1714 (although the [[game]] supplement ''[[Federation Ship Recognition Manual]]'' gives its as registry NCC-1778). This would seem to be the same ''Hornet'' that was mentioned as a combatant in the [[novel]] "[[Dreadnought!]]".
+According to the ''[[Star Fleet Technical Manual]]'', there was a ''Constitution''-class USS ''Hornet'' in service in the [[23rd century]] with the registry NCC-1714 (although the [[game]] supplement ''[[Federation Ship Recognition Manual]]'' gives its as registry NCC-1778). This would seem to be the same ''Hornet'' that was mentioned as a combatant in the [[novels|novel]] ''[[Dreadnought!]]''.  According to the [[DC Comics|DC]] [[comics|comic book]] "[[Gateway (comic)|Gateway]]", she was captained by the sister of [[Edward Hagler]].
+==External links==
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+* {{wikipedia|USS Hornet (CV-8)|USS ''Hornet'' (CV-8)}}
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