USS Aerfen

The USS Aerfan was a Federation starship in service in the mid 23rd century, commanded by Captain Hunter.

In the 2240s and 2250s, the Aerfan was part of a task force assigned to protect Federation colony worlds along the Klingon Neutral Zone. One of its many ports of call where Ganjitsu, where a young Hikaru Sulu snuck aboard the vessel in attempt to sign up, before getting a guided tour from the captain.

In 2264, Sulu was expecting to be assigned to the Aerfan, before being transferred to the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701).

{TOS novels: Enterprise: The First Adventure and The Entropy Effect).