USS Bluford (NCC-644)

USS Bluford (NCC-644) was a science scout active in the 23rd and early 24th centuries.

In 2298, Bluford intercepted several subspace communications bursts in a heretofore unknown language. Among the communications specialists on board who struggled to decipher the transmissions was Ensign Hugh Sesay. Years later, these were found to be from a ship of the Tzenkethi Coalition. (: "Nearly a Valediction")