The Tomed Incident was a confrontation between the United Federation of Planets and Romulan Star Empire. This incident, in 2311, led to thousands dying and the Treaty of Algeron. As a result, the Federation was no longer able to research, develop or use cloaking devices and the Romulan government withdrew from interstellar events and contact until 2364. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone", "The Pegasus")
The USS Cantabrian (NCC-607), under the command of Captain Thekla Lawless, was involved in this confrontation, resulting in the Cantabrian's loss and the deaths of the majority of her crew. (Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions)
The USS Gettysburg was another ship involved in this conflict (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era), as was the USS Thagard. The starships USS Radetsky, USS Thurlefth, and USS Star of Izar were all lost during this conflict. (Star Trek: Thagard: A History of the USS Thagard; A Guide to the U.S.S. Thagard - NCC-652)
After the incident, Starfleet sent Negev-class minesweepers to clean up the Tomed disaster zone. (Hobbyist's Guide to the UFP Starfleet, Part II)
External links[]
- Tomed Incident article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Tomed Incident article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.