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| Name: | USS Vesta |
| Registry: | NCC-556 |
| Class: | Saladin |
| Type: | destroyer |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Status: | missing (2296) |
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The USS Vesta (NCC-556) was a Saladin-class Federation destroyer -- of the Cochise-subclass -- in service during the 23rd century. (Orion Press: Cochise-class Specifications)
Vesta was one of three Federation starships that went missing in 2296. The USS Potemkin was dispatched to investigate. (Project Potemkin: The Void)