USS Eagle (NCC-956)

The USS Eagle (NCC-956) was a heavy cruiser on active duty in Starfleet from the mid-23rd to at least the early 24th centuries. (,, vol. 1 [revised])


 * The Star Fleet Technical Manual gives Eagle's registry as NCC-1719, while the display in has it as NCC-956. Orion Press posited that the ship was not  but .

Eagle was "the most decorated starship of the time" (presumably the 2250s) and had an all-Andorian crew. (Last Unicorn Games RPG: Andorians: Among the Clans; Decipher ST:RPG Starships)

Eagle's commanding officer in 2285 was Captain Eugene Craig. 

In 2293, Eagle was conducting a colony re-supply mission in Sector 22858, under the command of Katy Garretson.. Had an assault code-named Operation Retrieve taken place to rescue USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)'s Captain James Kirk and Doctor Leonard McCoy from Rura Penthe, Eagle would have been part of the task force. 

Background
As of 2008, the -based Starfleet International chapter, USS Eagle has been in the parent organization the longest. ( 4)