- For other uses, see Charybdis.
The USS Charybdis (NCC-12 or NCC-13) was a 22nd century Federation starship, a Columbia-class cruiser in service to the UESPA branch of Starfleet in the 2160s decade. Unlike existing refitted NX-class cruisers[2], the Charybdis and its sister ship USS Ares formed the third pair built to Columbia-class specifications from scratch. The Charybdis was the twelfth or thirteenth ship of the NX series overall. (ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Live by the Code)
History and specifications[]
Namesake[]
Schematic of the ESS Charybdis in 2037.
In the 21st century, Humans launched the BBI 103 class ESS Charybdis on 23 July 2037 under the command of Colonel Stephen G. Richey. It was to undertake an extrasolar survey mission. (TNG episode: "The Royale")
This vessel was named for Charybdis, a figure of Earth's Greek mythology. (Star Trek Magazine Issue 162: "Blast Off!")
Construction[]
A war-era NX-class cruiser.
On 8 July 2165, Captain Marcus Williams conveyed Admiral Osman's progress report to UESPA chief of staff Admiral Jonathan Archer. The report indicated that Ares and Charybdis would be ready to launch in spring 2166. (ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Live by the Code)
They continued the trend of naming NX-class starships after pioneering crewed Earth spacecraft. (ENT - The Romulan War novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
The Charybdis and Ares followed the USS Soyuz and USS Apollo, the tenth and eleventh ships in the NX-series, respectively. (ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Live by the Code)
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| United States of America, NASA | ESS Charybdis (BBI 103-class) |  
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| Federation, Starfleet | USS Charybdis (Columbia class) |  
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Background[]
| This section is written from the Real World point of view. |
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- In the novel annotations, author Christopher L. Bennett confirms the Charybdis and Ares registries as NCC-12 and -13.[3]