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Name: | Kitty Hawk |
Registry: | NCC-1552 |
Class: | Kitty Hawk |
Type: | cruiser |
Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
The USS Kitty Hawk (NCC-1552) was the prototype of the Kitty Hawk-class cruisers that saw service with the Federation Starfleet during the early 23rd century.
In 2231, the Kitty Hawk undertook a five-year mission to catalogue Alpha Quadrant nebulae.
Following this assignment it spend five years patrolling the spinward sections of the Federation's rimward border.
In 2243, the Kitty Hawk was involved in the Battle of Sidron XII against the Klingons. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 4: Starships of the Original Series Era)
Nomenclature[]
The ship and class were named after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the site from which the Wright brothers made the first successful sustained powered flight in 1903.
Kitty Hawk-class starships |
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USS Boeing - USS Earhart - USS Kitty Hawk - USS Lindbergh |
Starships named Kitty Hawk |
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USS Kitty Hawk (NCC-F1301) - USS Kitty Hawk (NCC-1552) - USS Kitty Hawk (NCC-1659) - USS Kitty Hawk (NCC-75674) |