USS Gagarin (NCC-1309)

The USS Gagarin (NCC-1309) was a Federation starship, a vessel in Starfleet service in the 2250s decade. 

Service history
During the Federation-Klingon War of 2256, the USS Gagarin, {{USS|Hoover]] and {{USS|Muroc]] patrolled the same sector. After Kol, leader of the House of Kor, disseminated cloaking technology among Great Houses allied to him, the Klingons ambushed all three ships in this sector simultaneously in November 2256. The Gagarin faced six imperial warships and sent a distress call when the warp drive failed. The {{USS|Discovery|NCC-1031}} responded the quickest thanks to its spore drive, and attempted to relieve the pressure on the Gagarin, but was unable to interdict a torpedo fired by a Klingon bird-of-prey. The loss of all the three Federation starships patrolling the sector resulted in 462 Starfleet casualties. ({{e|DSC|Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum}})

Crew manifest

 * commanding officer:
 * Captain T'Shen Kovil (male)

Background

 * The ship may be named for the Human cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.