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| Name: | USS Kitty Hawk |
| Registry: | NCC-1659 |
| Class: | Constitution |
| Type: | heavy cruiser |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
USS Kitty Hawk (NCC-1659) was a Constitution-class heavy cruiser — of the Enterprise-subclass — on active duty in Starfleet during at least the late 23rd and early 24th centuries.
USS Kitty Hawk mission patch.
Kitty Hawk was deployed to the Starfleet First Fleet for most of its operational lifetime. (Starfleet International: USS Kitty Hawk)
Nomenclature[]
The ship was named after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the site from which the Wright brothers made the first successful sustained powered flight in 1903.
| Enterprise-subclass starships |
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| Challenger - Daniel Soule - Enterprise - Excalibur - Exeter - Farragut - Future Imperfect - Hood - Jamestown - Kitty Hawk - Lexington |
| See also: Achernar - Bonhomme Richard - Constitution - Constitution (II) - Constitution Delta - Endeavour - Enterprise - Enterprise (II) - James Watt (aka Constitution X) - Tikopai - Vesper |
| 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) |
Fan organizations[]
Kitty Hawk was the name of a Starfleet International chapter based in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. (Starfleet International: Scott A. Akers, et al., Master Genealogy: Starfleet Region 1)
In 1992, its chapter president was J.R. Fisher. (Communiqué 50 [April/May 1992])