USS Waimakariri (NCC-72469)

9 The USS Waimakariri (NCC-72469) is an Danube-class runabout. The Waimakariri is an auxiliary craft for the USS Cantabrian (NCC-24705).

Her sister ships include the USS Hurunui (NCC-72468) and USS Avon (NCC-72467).


 * ''Named after one of the rivers running near Christchurch in the Canterbury region in New Zealand.


 * The Waimakariri's nickname is the "Waimak". Literally translated from Maori, it means "cold, rushing water".