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| Name: | USS Thagard |
| Registry: | NCC-652 |
| Class: | Oberth |
| Type: | science vessel |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Status: | active |
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USS Thagard (NCC-652) was a Gagarin-class science scout, then an Oberth-class science vessel, active in the 23rd and early 24th centuries. (Star Trek: Thagard: A History of the USS Thagard, A Guide to the U.S.S. Thagard - NCC-652)
As a Gagarin-class science research vessel, Thagard was launched from the Thuruthelf Shipyards orbiting Andor. It completed trials on stardate 9585.02 (Earth date 2290) and was commissioned to the Seventh Fleet on stardate 9622.1.
Her commanding officers included T'Cari (2290-?), S. Abraham, John Baldwin, A.P. German (?-2296), M. Black, K.T.R. Klufas, and D. Reed.
23rd century[]
The Thagard was one of the ships deployed to Task Force 31 in 2291. (Star Trek: Challenger Chronicles)
By the end of 2292 (ca. stardate 9622), Thagard had concluded a two-year survey of the Mockmuhl globular cluster.
On stardate 9832, Thagard's science staff performed a mass spectrometry analysis of the galactic barrier.
While exploring the Narvel Cluster, Thagard encountered what its science teams believed might be an example of Fred Hoyle's Life-Migration Theory in action. (Star Trek: Avenger: "Aftermath")
Thagard was at Starbase 7 in late-October 2294 following the attack on Starbase 29. ("Aftermath")
In the fall of 2300, several starships — such as USS Avenger, USS Malverne and USS Sovereign — and Starfleet facilities sent delegations to a celebration of the Thagard's 10th anniversary in continuous service.
24th century[]
Thagard was on a mission between the galactic arms in June, 2304. (Star Trek: Avenger: "To Everything There is a Season")
In 2311, the Thagard was pursued by a Romulan Whitewind-class cruiser but narrowly escaped. She later participated in the search for survivors in the aftermath of the Tomed Incident.
- It was unclear when Thagard became an Oberth-class vessel, whether before or after the Incident. Rather than a refit as noted in A Guide to the U.S.S. Thagard NCC-652, it seems more plausible that the name and registry were transferred to the larger class of vessel.
Starfleet Marines contingent[]
The 701st Marine Strike Group ("HellRazors") was embarked aboard Thagard.
Nomenclature[]
Thagard was named after the 20th century American astronaut Norman Thagard (b. 1943).
| Gagarin-class starships |
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| USS Bluford - USS Bondarenko - USS Christa McAuliffe - USS Cooper - USS Grissom - USS Leonov - USS McCandless - USS McKay - USS Ride - USS Shepard - USS Tereshkova - USS Thagard |
| Oberth-class starships |
|---|
| Prototype: USS Oberth |
| USS Bonestell - USS Cochrane - USS Cooper - USS Copernicus - USS Grissom - USS Lowell - USS Patentote - USS Pegasus - USS Raman - USS Schirra - USS Thagard - SS Tsiolkovsky - USS Ve'hal - SS Vico - USS Yosemite (I) |
| Orion Press: USS Bondarenko - USS Cooper - USS Glenn - USS Lowell - USS Oberth - USS Mercury - USS Schirra - USS Tereshkova - SS Tsiolkovsky - Project Potemkin: USS Cooper - USS Lowell |
| Starfleet Command (RPG): USS Cochrane - USS Copernicus - USS Yosemite (II) |
| Starfleet International: USS Katherine Johnson - USS Thagard |
| Trekmania: USS Armargosa- USS Voyager |
| Star Trek: Distant Horizons: USS Bashir - Star Trek G: USS Orichalcum - Star Trek: Outpost: USS Chimera - USS Leone - Star Trek: Phoenix-X: USS Phoenix-A - Star Trek: Pendragon: USS Pegasus - USS Westphalen - SS Whitcomb - Star Trek: Pioneer: USS Clark - Star Trek: The Adventures of Argus: USS Yosemite (I) - Star Trek: Zeta: USS Gemini-B |
Hobbyist's Guide to the UFP Starfleet[]
In this continuity, NCC-652 was originally named Darwin, and was the lead ship of a subclass of light surveyors. It was heavily upgraded in 2293 -- including being refitted with a standard survey pod, the antimatter bunkers relocated, and the interiors reworked -- and renamed Thagard. (Hobbyist's Guide to the UFP Starfleet, Part 1a)
Fan organizations[]
The USS Thagard was a Philadelphia-based chapter of Starfleet International from 1990 to early 2007. (Communiqué 68, 73)
External links[]
- Star Trek: Thagard: A History of the USS Thagard
- USS Thagard on Facebook
- STARFLEET Communiqué 68 [April/May 1995]
- STARFLEET Communiqué 73 [February/March 1996]