USS Intrepid (NCC-1631)

The Vulcans built the Intrepid for Starfleet in 2248 (TOS novel: Starfleet Academy: Crisis on Vulcan), and through the first few years of her service most Vulcans that graduate from Starfleet Academy are assigned to her. (TOS novel: Starfleet Academy: Aftershock).


 * The worlds of the Federation state that the Intrepid was the first vessel to encounter a Tholian vessel, but subsequent episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise seem to have disproved that.

In 2263, the Intrepid encountered a Fabrini probe while exploring the Scorpius-Centaurus OB Association. In the same area, the Intrepid also made first contact with the Shesshran. (TOS novel: Ex Machina).

In 2267, the Intrepid was being repaired at Starbase 11, when the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) was ordered ahead of the Intrepid in the repair priority. (TOS episode: Court Martial).

Tyler Garth served on the Intrepid after the Academy. (Judgement Rites), and at some point the Intrepid was under the command of Capt Spiak. (The Worlds of the Federation)

Even as late as 2268, the Intrepid still boasted an all-Vulcan crew, and it was in this year that she was lost while investigating the Gamma 7A System, falling victim to a gigantic Space Amoeba that sucked the life-force out of living beings and mechanical power sources alike. (TOS episode: The Immunity Syndrome)

In 2370, Capt Jean-Luc Picard thought of the Intrepid as one of the names that would go down in history as infamous and would not be used. (TNG novel: Dyson Sphere)

Appearances and References

 * The Captains' Honor (''TNG novel)
 * Vulcan's Forge (TOS novel)
 * Starfleet Academy: Crisis on Vulcan (TOS novel)
 * Starfleet Academy: Aftershock (TOS novel)
 * Ex Machina (TOS novel)
 * Court Martial (TOS episode)
 * The Immunity Syndrome (TOS episode)
 * Prime Directive (TOS novel)
 * Dyson Sphere (TNG novel)
 * The Worlds of the Federation (Reference Book)