USS Challenger (NCC-1863)

USS Challenger (NCC-1863) was a Miranda-class frigate in Federation Starfleet service during the late 23rd century.

Challenger was commanded by Captain David C. Garrovick. (Orion Press: "The Cost of Freedom", "Never Forget", "Return to Xantharus")

In late 2294, Garrovick was ordered to negotiate with the Tholian colony on Alpha Tucanae IV to repatriate them to Tholian Assembly space. (Orion Press: Chekov's Enterprise)

Nomenclature

The starship was named after the American space shuttle Challenger that disintegrated 73 seconds into its tenth mission, STS-51-L, on 28 January 1986. This resulted in the deaths of all seven crew members including a civilian school teacher, Christa McAuliffe.

Miranda-class starships
Prototype: USS Miranda
USS Alberta - USS Andover - USS Bombay - USS Brattain - USS Brisbane - USS Buenos Aires - USS Cerberus - USS Cordelia - USS Cotswold - USS Dalriada - USS Drake - USS Fortune - USS Iscander - USS Ka'thela - USS Lantree - USS Majestic - USS Mondial - USS Nautilus - USS Pahang - USS Prospero - USS Reliant - USS Remington - USS Saratoga (I) - USS Saratoga (II) - USS Saratoga (III) - USS Serapis - USS Sitak - USS Thermopylae - USS Tian An Men - USS Vigilant - USS Winter - USS Yavapai
Orion Press: USS Adamson - USS Challenger - USS Coral Sea - USS Invincible - USS Miranda - USS Reliant - USS Renegade - USS Sinclair - USS Ticonderoga - Project Potemkin/Starship Deimos/Starship Tristan: USS Firehawk - USS Renegade - USS Saratoga (I)
Starfleet Command's Seventh Fleet: USS Rendezvous
Starfleet International: USS Blue Sun - USS Septarian
Starship Farragut: USS Farragut - Starship Grissom: USS Grissom - Starship Vincennes: USS Vincennes - Star Trek: Black Hawk: USS Black Hawk - Star Trek: Courageous: USS Majestic - Star Trek: Hidden Frontier: USS Columbia - USS Tian An Men - Star Trek: Liberty: USS Liberty - Star Trek: Outpost: USS Remington - Star Trek: Pendragon: USS Cerberus - USS Tian An Men - Star Trek Omega Force Gaiden: USS Fleming - Star Trek Phase II: USS Copernicus - Star Trek: Pioneer: USS Fortune - USS Kaman - USS Saratoga (I) - Star Trek: Remington: USS Agamemnon - USS Oracle - SS Peloponnesus - Star Trek: The Adventures of Argus: USS Argus - Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions: USS Rebellious - Star Trek: The Interim Years: USS Sheffield - Star Trek: The Prospect Chronicles: USS Carnarvon - USS Rebellious - USS Worsaae - Star Trek: Unity: USS Carver - Trekmania: USS Adventurer - USS Baldwin: USS Baldwin - USS Tian An Men - The Unreliable's Light: Unreliable (NCC-11130)

Starships named Challenger
Challenger (NX-03) - USS Challenger (Daedalus-class) - USS Challenger (NCC-1676) - USS Challenger (NCC-1676-A) - USS Challenger (NCC-1676-D) - USS Challenger (NCC-1863) - USS Challenger (NCC-12886) - USS Challenger (NCC-21087) - USS Challenger (NCC-36501) - USS Challenger (NCC-71099) - USS Challenger (NCC-75167) - USS Challenger (NCC-92382)