Peloponnesus (freighter)

The Peloponnesus (NGL-56434) was a tritium freighter owned by the Donahugh family. Matthew Donahugh was born on the ship. His mother was the ship's commanding officer and his father the chief medical officer. Because of unprocessed tritium's volatile reaction to high warp speeds, the ship was limited to a top speed of warp 4 and, as a result, was intentionally sent out on runs years before the cargo was necessary so the tritium would actually arrive when necessary.

Because of the long trips involved, Matthew's father often did not have access to large caches of medical supplies. Matthew, acting as his assistant, became an expert, even at his young age, at improvising medical techniques, a skill which would help him when he later became a doctor in Starfleet.

Sometime before 2363, the freighter was involved in an incident in which pirates attempted to hijack the freighter's cargo. Matthew was forced to help fight off the pirates and as a result, decided to abandon what he thought would be his future and join Starfleet in 2363.