USS Prospect (NCC-60056)

The USS Prospect (NCC-60056) was an Excelsior-class starship fulfilling missions for Starfleet Special Operations. From 2365 until its destruction in 2371, her commanding officer was Captain John Sill.

"Lady Lazarus"
In 2367, en route to another destination, the Prospect received a distress call from the USS Artemis (NCC-1992), thought destroyed 3 years earlier in 2364.

There, they discovered the hulk of the Artemis. A Prospect away team discovered the M'Tar were behind the Artemis's demise. Prospect crew member James Lee, an undercover Na'arbi agent, saved the Prospect by sacrificing himself and the Artemis to defeat the M'Tar and close the gateway to the M'Tar Domain. (Star Trek: The Prospect Chronicles: "Lady Lazarus")

Against the Jem'Hadar
After the USS Odyssey's destruction in late 2370, Starfleet Command quickly upgraded the Prospect, assembled the Prospect team and send them to the Gamma Quadrant to make first contact with the Founders in 2371. Unfortunately, they were unsuccessful, and the Prospect was severely damaged. In an effort to stop the Jem'Hadar ships pursuing them, Captain John Sill ordered the ship to emergency separate, detonating the secondary hull, wiping out the Jem'Hadar ships and preventing a Dominion incursion through the Bajoran Wormhole.

In recognition of the sacrifice and the strong history of the ship, Starfleet launched the USS Prospect (NCC-60056-A) later in the same year, keeping the same registry number and adding an "A" to it.

Senior Officers in 2371

 * Captain John Sill - Commanding officer
 * Captain Anne Cobry - First officer
 * Lieutenant Commander Kari Liljehorn - Second officer / Operations manager
 * Dr. Justin Braun - Chief medical officer
 * Lieutenant Michael Sill - Chief engineer
 * Lieutenant George Serigos - Chief of security
 * Lieutenant Jennifer Schiller - Flight controller
 * Lieutenant Commander Scott Fack - Counselor