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There have been two Federation starships to bear the name USS Prometheus.

**USS Prometheus (NCC-71201)**

USS Prometheus.

The USS Prometheus (NCC-71201) was a Nebula-class starship in service in the 24th century, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Piersall.

In 2370, the Prometheus was assigned to assist Professor Gideon Seyetik in his project to re-ignite the dead star Epsilon 119. (DS9: "Second Sight")

See also: USS Prometheus (NCC-71201) personnel

The vessel must have been withdrawn from service, or destroyed prior to 2374 to make way for the commissioning of the Prometheus listed below. The shots originally used for the USS Prometheus docked at DS9 were reused from "Second Sight" to represent the USS Lexington (DS9:"Explorers") and the USS T'Kumbra (DS9: "Take Me Out to the Holosuite").

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**USS Prometheus (NX-59650/NX-74913)**

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The USS Prometheus (NX-59650/NX-74913).

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USS Prometheus in Multi-Vector Assault Mode.

The USS Prometheus (NX-59650/NX-74913) was the prototype of the Prometheus-class, a long-range tactical cruiser equipped with multi-vector assault mode, regenerative shields, and ablative armor. It was the fastest ship in Starfleet when it was launched in early 2374. The vessel was also equipped with holographic projectors on every deck, allowing its EMH Mark II free range of the ship.

Some time shortly after Stardate 51462 in 2374, The Prometheus was hijacked by Romulans. During their escape aboard the ship, the Prometheus easily disabled the USS Bonchune when the Romulans decided to enable the multi-vector assault mode, for the first time, proving its potency as a combat vessel.

Coincidentally, during the hijacking the Prometheus received a subspace transmission from the USS Voyager, which was stranded in the Delta Quadrant over 60,000 light-years away. This transmission contained Voyager's Emergency Medical Hologram, who, assisted by the Prometheus EMH was able to regain control of the ship by knocking the Romulans out with a gas (That, naturally, didn't affect them) and stop it from entering Romulan space, simultaneously managing to destroy an opposing Romulan ship before the Prometheus was recovered by Starfleet. (VOY: "Message in a Bottle")

Following the hijacking, the Prometheus was assigned to the Sol system. It was part of the defense fleet that responded to the opening of a Borg transwarp conduit near Earth, that ultimately escorted the Voyager home in 2378. (VOY: "Endgame")

See also: USS Prometheus (NX-59650/NX-74913) personnel

Background

There was some confusion during the production of VOY: "Message in a Bottle" concerning the registry of the Prometheus. According to Michael Okuda, he had used the number NX-74913 on all the internal displays and the ship's dedication plaque. However, the Foundation Imaging FX artists did not get the memo and used the number 59650 instead. Although Okuda's number did appear on screen, the Foundation number was much more visible.

According to Star Trek: Communicator Issue 152, the Prometheus was redesignated NX-74913 after Stardate 51461, right before the date the Prometheus was hijacked by Romulans. This was probably stated to eleviate the registry confusion mentioned above. If this statement was correct, it would suggest that the ship would have returned to a starbase or other space station to change the registry number on the hull had the Romulans not attacked. It would also suggest that the crew of the Prometheus modified the interior to reflect the new registry number before the old one was changed on the hull, which would explain why the interior and exterior registry numbers didn't match.

Both ships are named after Prometheus, a character in Greek mythology. It was said that Prometheus stole fire from the gods to benefit man, starting actual civilization, for which he received punishment. Prometheus' name literally translates to "he who thinks first"; he had a brother named Epimetheus ("he who thinks later").

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 Some time shortly after [[Stardate]] 51462 in 2374, The ''Prometheus'' was hijacked by [[Romulan]]s. During their escape aboard the ship, the ''Prometheus'' easily disabled the [[USS Bonchune|USS ''Bonchune'']] when the Romulans decided to enable the [[multi-vector assault mode]],  for the first time, proving its potency as a combat vessel.
-Coincidentally, during the hijacking the ''Prometheus'' received a [[subspace]] transmission from the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']], which was stranded in the [[Delta Quadrant]] over 60,000 [[light-year]]s away. This transmission contained ''Voyager''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[The Doctor|Emergency Medical Hologram]], who, assisted by the ''Prometheus'' EMH was able to regain control of the ship and stop it from entering Romulan space. ([[VOY]]: "[[Message in a Bottle]]")
+Coincidentally, during the hijacking the ''Prometheus'' received a [[subspace]] transmission from the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']], which was stranded in the [[Delta Quadrant]] over 60,000 [[light-year]]s away. This transmission contained ''Voyager''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[The Doctor|Emergency Medical Hologram]], who, assisted by the ''Prometheus'' EMH was able to regain control of the ship by knocking the Romulans out with a gas (That, naturally, didn't affect them) and stop it from entering Romulan space, simultaneously managing to destroy an opposing Romulan ship before the ''Prometheus'' was recovered by Starfleet. ([[VOY]]: "[[Message in a Bottle]]")
 Following the hijacking, the ''Prometheus'' was assigned to the [[Sol system]]. It was part of the defense fleet that responded to the opening of a [[Borg]] [[Borg transwarp network| transwarp conduit]] near [[Earth]], that ultimately escorted the ''Voyager'' home in [[2378]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Endgame]]")