USS Ceres (prototype)

USS Ceres was the prototype of the starships, and served in the Federation Starfleet in its early years in the 22nd century.

History
Serving as a testbed for numerous new tecnhlogical solutions and equipment from various members of the United Federation of Planets, the Ceres was launched around January, 2164 for trial runs. 

The vessel was still in active service two years later, and thanks to its good performance, construction of two additional ships were under way. 

Appearances

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