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| Name: | USS Nomad |
| Registry: | NCC-78500 |
| Class: | Nomad |
| Type: | exploratory cruiser |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Status: | decommissioned (2383) |
USS Nomad (NCC-78500) was the lead ship and prototype of Nomad-class exploratory cruisers that were in Starfleet during the 24th century. During her operational lifetime, she was deployed to the Starfleet Twelfth Fleet.
Nomad's first commanding officer was Captain Michael Malotte. When he was promoted and reposted as Starfleet Twelfth Fleet Commander, the Nomad became his flagship. The ship briefly became the Starfleet flagship in 2383 during Fleet Admiral Malotte's term as Commander, Starfleet.
| Nomad-class (cruiser) starships |
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| USS Nomad (NCC-78500) |
| Starships named Nomad |
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| USS Nomad (NCC-1805) - USS Nomad (NCC-78500) - USS Nomad (NCC-72382) |
Background information[]
Nomad was a chapter of Starfleet International based in Leavenworth, Kansas, from 1992 to 2006. It had been launched as a shuttle (i.e., chapter-in-training) of the club USS Stargazer, based in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1991. Michael Malotte was the first chapter president, followed by Ken Janasz, Carl Johnson, and P.J. Trotter. Malotte became chapter president again in 2006, and oversaw the chapter's disbanding.
The chapter's original fictional metaphor was that of a Constitution-class (refit) heavy cruiser (1991-1997), then was changed to that of a Nomad-class exploratory cruiser in February of 1997. It retained the latter metaphor until the chapter's disbanding.