USS Europa (NCC-1648)

The USS Europa was a Federation starship, a Europa type vessel in Starfleet service in the 2250s decade. 

Service history
On stardate 1207.3 (May 11, 2256), Admiral of the Europa and Captain Philippa Georgiou of the USS Shenzhou consulted over how to deal with the Klingons discovered in a binary star system on the edge of Federation space. The Europa was one of the closest Starfleet ships to Shenzhou. 

Later that day, the Europa arrived when the Battle at the Binary Stars between Starfleet and a Klingon fleet, led by the fanatic T'Kuvma, was already underway. The Europa towed the barely functional Shenzhou away from an asteroid but was rammed by a cloaked Klingon ship. To rob the Klingons of their victory, Admiral Anderson had the crew evacuate, and engaged Europa's self destruct, also destroying the attacking vessel. 

Background

 * The ship may be named for Jupiter's moon Europa.