USS Malverne (NCC-2205)

The USS Malverne (NCC-2205) was a Frederikstad''-class shuttlecarrier active in the 23rd and early 24th centuries.

On 29 November, 2295, Starfleet received word of smuggling activities in the Tengen system, The Malverne, commanded by Capt. Rowley, is dispatched to gain intelligence on the operation, but not to engage the smugglers.

Upon completion of her mission in the Tengen system, the Malverne was scheduled to dock at Komarov Station, but docks instead at Shadowstar Station, where the fleet tender Puget Sound is located. The officers and crew of the Malverne take shore leave. Unknown pranksters not only turn the shuttlecarrier upside-down, but paint a mirror image Klingon komerex stela on its ventral surface. Rowley et al. are forced to remove the image before the arrival of a Klingon delegation the next day.