USS Zimmerman (NCC-1616)

The USS Zimmerman (NCC-1616) was a Federation starship, a modified tug in Starfleet service in the 2250s decade. (,, Discovery issue 27)

Service history
The Zimmerman and other tugs of its type were active by 2257. In that year, the Zimmerman and another tug rendezvoused with the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) under Captain Christopher Pike. Following its one-year mission to the Pergamum Nebula, the Enterprise and its systems suffered a widespread breakdown. The Zimmerman and its fellow tugs held the crippled Enterprise in their tractor beams, while Captain Pike transferred on the USS Discovery, also on site. 

While this ship type was still active in the late 24th century, a science vessel had succeeded the Zimmerman in name by 2376. 

Background

 * The ship may be named for the Human Herman Zimmerman.