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| Name: | USS Periyar |
| Registry: | NCC-58029 |
| Class: | Cheyenne |
| Type: | Light cruiser |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Status: | Active (2374) |
The USS Periyar (NCC-58029) was a Cheyenne-class light cruiser that saw service with the Federation Starfleet during the 24th century.
The Periyar was part of Destroyer Wing 1, 219th Tactical Wing, Starfleet Eighth Fleet, spending the first two-thirds of the war defending Andoria and later often fought along the front lines. During the early part of 2374, it was commanded by Captain Allen Griswold. (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon)
Background[]
The ship was named after Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (1879-1973), commonly known as Periyar, an Indian social activist and politician.
| Cheyenne-class starships |
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| Prototype (2341/2361): USS Cheyenne - Block I (2341-2349): USS Arapaho - USS Ahwahnee - USS Apache - USS Black Hawk - USS Cayuse - USS Cherokee - USS Chickasaw - USS Chinook - USS Choctaw - USS Cochise - USS Comanche - USS Crazy Horse - USS Crow - USS Dakota - USS Delaware - USS Geronimo - USS Iroquois - USS Kiowa - USS Lakota - USS Mescalero - USS Mohawk - USS Mohican - USS Nathan Littlejohn - USS Navajo - USS Pawnee - USS Pocahontas - USS Quanah Parker - USS Red Cloud - USS Seminole - USS Seneca - USS Shawnee - USS Sioux - USS Tarhe - USS Tomahawk - USS Tonkawa - USS True Bear - USS White Wolf - USS William Bearclaw - USS Wounded Knee - USS Zuni - Block II: USS Haida - USS Paiute |
| USS Periyar - USS Utrecht |
| Starfleet International: USS Amelia Earhart |
| Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions: USS Laramie |