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The USS Europa (NCC-80104) was a Luna-class exploration cruiser on active duty in Starfleet during the late 24th century. (Star Trek: Titan novel: Sword of Damocles)

By 2380, the Europa was assigned to Starfleet's Small Magellanic Cloud exploratory expedition. (Star Trek: Prometheus: "M'Jallan")

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Europa, as is true of her sister ships of the Luna-class, was named after a natural satellite within the Sol system. Europa (moon) (aka Jupiter II) is a moon of Jupiter.

As well, it was named after the Nimitz-class starship USS Europa, flagship of Admiral Brett Anderson, whose crew were fatalities during the Federation-Klingon War (2256-57). (DIS: "The Vulcan Hello", "Battle at the Binary Stars", "Context is for Kings")

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