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| File:Eagle0002-1-.jpg | |
| Name: | USS Eagle |
| Registry: | NCC-956 |
| Class: | Constitution |
| Type: | Heavy cruiser |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
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The USS Eagle (NCC-956) was a Constitution-class heavy cruiser on active duty in Starfleet from the mid-23rd to at least the early 24th centuries. (Star Fleet Techical Manual, Ships of the Star Fleet, vol. 1 [revised])
- The Star Fleet Technical Manual gives Eagle's registry as NCC-1719, while the display in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country has it as NCC-956. Orion Press posited that the ship was not Constitution-class but Leonidas-class.
Captain Igrilan commanded the Eagle from 2247 to 2268. During this time its all-Andorian crew would become the "the most decorated starship in Starfleet". (Last Unicorn Games RPG: Andorians: Among the Clans, Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era; Decipher RPG: Starships)
The Eagle's Insignia
In 2269, Captain Zach Banner took command of the Eagle after transferring from his first officer position on the USS Bismarck (NCC-3225-A). He would serve as its captain for several years. (Star Trek: Eagle)
In 2273, the Eagle was refitted. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era)
Eagle's commanding officer in 2285 was Captain Eugene Craig. (Starfleet International: Starfleet Communiqué, May 1985)
In 2293, Eagle was conducting a colony re-supply mission in Sector 22858, under the command of Katy Garretson.. Had an assault code-named Operation Retrieve taken place to rescue USS Enterprise-A's Captain James Kirk and Doctor Leonard McCoy from Rura Penthe, Eagle would have been part of the task force. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
The Eagle was decommissioned in 2296. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era)
Command crew
- Commanding Officer: Zach Banner
- Executive Officer/Science Officer: Michele Tyler
- Chief Engineer: Clause Elberg
- Chief Medical Officer: Charlie Christionson
Background information
As of 2008, the California-based Starfleet International chapter, USS Eagle has been in the parent organization the longest. (Starfleet International: Scott A. Akers, et al., Master Genealogy: Starfleet Region 4)
External links
- USS Eagle article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- USS Eagle (NCC-956) article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.