USS Robinson (NCC-71842)

The USS Robinson (NCC-71842) was a 24th century Federation starship, a explorer in Starfleet service in the 2380s. Benjamin Sisko assumed command of the Robinson in the year 2381.

2381
During the Borg invasion, the captain and the first officer of the Robinson were among the crewmembers killed. 

In 2381, the Robinson was assigned to the Sierra Sector on a patrol of the Federation's borders with the Imperial Romulan State and the Romulan Star Empire. The Robinson was also sent on a mission to Achernar Prime, where Sisko met with Empress Donatra to discuss her government's relationship with the Star Empire, and an attempted assassination on former Federation Ambassador and Unification movement leader Spock of Vulcan.

2382
In January 2382, the Robinson was relieved of her patrol of the Sierra Sector by the USS Fortitude for a week and traveled to Starbase 39-Sierra, where the crew enjoyed leave while Captain Sisko was debriefed by Admiral Philip Herthum. The Robinson resumed her patrol after this time. 

Shortly after elements of the Typhon Pact stole schematics for Starfleet's quantum slipstream drive technology, Admiral Nechayev assigned Captain Sisko and the Robinson crew to attempt to locate the Romulan warbird involved and stop it crossing into Typhon Pact space. The Robinson was unable to detect the Romulan ship due a new type of Romulan cloaking device being used, but Commander Relkdahz's attempts to locate the vessel were passed onto Starfleet. 

2383
In 2383, the Robinson was reassigned to a six month mission of discovery in the Gamma Quadrant. During this time, she visited several worlds previously contacted by the crew of the USS Defiant (NX-74205) (II) during the exploration mission of 2376. While returning home, however, the Robinson received an urgent transmission from USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) Captain Jean-Luc Picard, asking her crew to investigate the loss of contact with Starfleet Command in the Alpha Quadrant. Upon her return through the Bajoran wormhole, the Robinson discovered Starbase Deep Space 9 under attack by rogue forces of the Typhon Pact. 

The Robinson soon engaged a Tzenkethi warship and was badly damaged, with some personnel being killed. With Sisko temporarily assigned to a mission in the Gamma Quadrant, Commander Rogeiro took the Robinson to Starbase 310 for repairs. There, Sisko later rejoined the crew and resumed command. 

Background information
Given Captain Sisko's love of baseball, it is possible that the Robinson is named for Jackie Robinson, the baseball player who was the first African-American to play in the major leagues.