USS Hudson (NCC-72075/01)

Service summary
The USS Hudson (NCC-72075/01) was originally an ordinary Danube-class Runabout assigned as an auxiliary craft aboard the Galaxy-class starship USS Sarek (NCC-72075) in 2370.

In late 2371, the Hudson was modified to act as an independant scout vessel, designated a Preliminary Survey Vessel and manned by a small crew, to support and increase the range of the Sarek's ability to chart and explore new sectors of the Gamma Quadrant. PSV/USS Hudson was the first of what was planned to be dozens of Preliminary Survey Vessels, whose missions would be to survey a new sector and determine if it warranted the resources of an entire starship for full-scale exploration, since the Sarek was the only Federation starship assigned full-time to the Gamma Quadrant.

Starfleet's Preliminary Survey Program was cancelled after tensions between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire increased almost to the point of all-out war in early 2372 and the Hudson was damaged beyond repair by a surprise Jem'Hadar attack in the Gamma Quadrant. The Hudson was towed back through the Bajoran Wormhole to Deep Space 9 and its crew was rescued by the USS Defiant (NX-74205) in mid-2372.

Senior staff

 * Commanding Officer
 * Captain Peter J. Koester
 * First Officer/Chief Science Officer
 * Lieutenant Virgil D. Kane
 * Chief Engineer
 * Ensign Jeffery Bloom
 * Chief Medical Officer
 * Doctor Sir Azriel Dourden, MD
 * Chief Security Officer
 * Ensign Karg