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| Name: | Southern Cross |
| Registry: | NCC-1376 |
| Class: | Horizon |
| Type: | heavy cruiser |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
The USS Southern Cross (NCC-1376) was a Horizon-class heavy cruiser—of the Archon heavy cruiser subclass—in Star Fleet service during the early- to mid-23rd century. (Star Fleet Starship Recognition Manual: Report #296: Horizon Heavy Cruisers)
Nomenclature[]
The ship was named after the SS Southern Cross (1886) (formerly a whaling vessel, the Pollux), a steam-powered Norwegian sea vessel that was the lead ship of an expedition commanded by Carsten Borchgrevink. During Earth's late 19th century, the Southern Cross Expedition was the first to over-winter on mainland Antarctica, the first to visit the Ross Ice Shelf (then known as the Great Ice Barrier), and the first to land on the Barrier's surface.
See Also[]
| Starships named Southern Cross |
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| USS Southern Cross (NCC-1376) - USS Southern Cross (NCC-1886) - USS Southern Cross (NCC-63550) |