USS Hudson (NCC-72075/01)

The USS Hudson (NCC-72075/01) was originally an ordinary Danube-class runabout assigned as an auxiliary craft aboard the Galaxy-class starship USS Sarek (NCC-72075) in 2370. (Star Trek: Dauntless)

In late 2371, the Hudson was modified to act as an independent scout vessel, designated a preliminary survey vessel and manned by a small crew, to support and increase the range of the Sarek's ability to chart and explore new sectors of the Gamma Quadrant. PSV/USS Hudson was the first of what was planned to be dozens of preliminary survey vessels, whose missions would be to survey a new sector and determine if it warranted the resources of an entire starship for full-scale exploration since the Sarek was the only Federation starship assigned full-time to the Gamma Quadrant.

Starfleet's preliminary survey program was canceled after tensions between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire increased almost to the point of all-out war in early 2372 and the Hudson was damaged beyond repair by a surprise Jem'Hadar attack in the Gamma Quadrant. The Hudson was towed back through the Bajoran wormhole to Deep Space 9 and its crew was rescued by the USS Defiant (NX-74205) in mid-2372.

Crew

• Commanding officer: Captain Peter J. Koester
• First Officer/Chief Science Officer: Lieutenant Virgil D. Kane
• Chief Engineer: Ensign Jeffery Bloom
• Chief Medical Officer: Doctor Sir Azriel Dourden, MD
• Chief Security Officer: Ensign Karg

Danube-class runabouts

USS Avon - USS Cedar - USS Columbia - USS Danube - USS Des Plaines - USS Ganges - USS Hudson - USS Hurunui - USS Kishwaukee - USS Lagan - USS Little Big Horn - USS Marmaton - USS Mekong - USS Miskatonic - USS Murray - USS Neosho - USS Ninnescah - USS Orinoco - USS Rhine - USS Rio Grande - USS Rubicon - USS Severn - USS Shannon - USS Shenandoah - USS Tigris (I) - USS Tigris (II) - USS Verdigris - USS Volga - USS Waimakariri - USS Willamette - USS Wye - USS Yangtzee Kiang - USS Yukon