USS Ganges (NCC-72454)

The USS Ganges (NCC-72454) was a runabout in service to Starfleet in the late 24th century. In 2369, the Ganges was one of three runabouts that were delivered to Deep Space 9 by the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D). 

Shortly after, the Ganges was equipped with a mission module and used by Commander Benjamin Sisko and Chief Miles O'Brien for the aid of capturing Bajoran terrorist, Tahna Los. 

Later that year, Lieutenant Jadzia Dax took the Ganges into the Gamma Quadrant on a routine survey mission. During the mission, the Ganges picked up a Human archaeologist named Vash, who claimed to have been in the Gamma Quadrant for two years. En route back to DS9, the Ganges suffered a mysterious power loss, though the Ganges was tractored back to DS9 safely. 

The Ganges was also used by Odo to ferry a fugitive, Croden, back to his homeworld in the Gamma Quadrant, after he murdered a Miradorn twin. After persuading Odo to take the Ganges into the Chamra Vortex to rescue his daughter from stasis, the Ganges was attacked by a raider which was commanded by the murdered Miradorn' twin, Ah-Kel. Thankfully, the Ganges was able to escape by igniting the dangerous toh-maire gas located in the Vortex. 

In early 2370, the Ganges was the last runabout to leave DS9 following the brief Bajoran coup d'etat. 

Later that year, Chief O'Brien and Doctor Julian Bashir used the Ganges to travel to T'Lani III and aid the T'Lani and the Kellerun's destroy their stock of the deadly "Harvester" bio-weapons. The Ganges was later destroyed by a T'Lani cruiser.