Starbase 16

Starbase 16 was a Federation starbase that was in service by the mid-23rd century.

In 2257, Lieutenant James T. Kirk had the USS Farragut divert to Starbase 16 for repairs following the death of 200 crewmembers after the encounter with a dikironium cloud creature. (TOS novel: My Brother's Keeper: Constitution).

In an alternate timeline, the USS Enterprise docked at Starbase 16 for shore leave in 2269, after successfully stopping a second Federation-Klingon war. (TOS novel: Spock Must Die!).

In 2269, the Great Starship Race to Gullrey was launched from Starbase 16. Following the race, the Enterprise docked at the base for structural repair following a high-warp pursuit of the IRV Red Talon. (TOS novel: The Great Starship Race).

In 2281, the Belle Terre Colonial Expedition was also launched from Starbase 16, with the Enterprise leading a large group of colonization vessels to Occult IV in Cluster Z-80. (TOS novel: New Earth: Wagon Train to the Stars).