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| Name: | USS Waimakariri |
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| Class: | Danube |
| Registry: | NCC-72469 |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Status: | Active |
The USS Waimakariri (NCC-72469) is a Danube-class runabout. The Waimakariri is an auxiliary craft for the USS Cantabrian (NCC-24705).
Her sister ships include the USS Hurunui (NCC-72468) and USS Avon (NCC-72467).
- Named after one of the rivers running near Christchurch in New Zealand.
- The Waimakariri's nickname is the "Waimak". Literally translated from Māori, "Waimakariri" means "cold, rushing water".
| Danube-class runabouts |
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| USS Avon - USS Cedar - USS Columbia - USS Danube - USS Des Plaines - USS Ganges - USS Hudson - USS Hurunui - USS Kishwaukee - USS Lagan - USS Little Big Horn - USS Marmaton - USS Mekong - USS Miskatonic - USS Murray - USS Neosho - USS Ninnescah - USS Orinoco - USS Rhine - USS Rio Grande - USS Rubicon - USS Severn - USS Shannon - USS Shenandoah - USS Tigris (I) - USS Tigris (II) - USS Verdigris - USS Volga - USS Waimakariri - USS Willamette - USS Wye - USS Yangtzee Kiang - USS Yukon |