- For other uses, see Vesta.
In the mirror universe, the ISS Vesta (NCC-82601) was a 25th century Terran Empire starship, a Vesta-class multi-mission surveillance explorer in Imperial Starfleet service in the 2400s[1] and 2410s[2] decades. (STO - Cardassian Struggle missions: "Jabberwocky", "Counterpoint")
Service history and disposition[]
In the primary universe, the Federation Starfleet launched the USS Vesta around the year 2380. (VOY novel: Protectors)
In one permutation of the mirror universe, the Terran Rebellion overthrew the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance and established the Second Terran Empire. When contact occurred between the two universes, Starfleet learned that the Terrans had somehow duplicated its technology. This included the Vesta.
The ship bore the red markings of the resurgent Terran Empire and a regular Starfleet NCC registry number prefix. The Vesta was part of a small group of ships that emerged from a portal into the Badlands. They were repelled by Commander Sarish Minna and the USS Defiant in 2409. (STO - Cardassian Struggle mission: "Spoils of War")
In 2409, the Vesta was part of Captain Leeta's flotilla, led by ISS Fortuna, waiting in the Badlands to prevent an Allied starship from returning the Orb of Possibilities to Vedek Krin on Bajor. The Allies forced Leeta and her fleet into retreat, and exchanged the orb successfully. (STO - Cardassian Struggle mission: "Jabberwocky")
From that year onward and into 2410, the Vesta was among Admiral Leeta's fleets during invasions of the primary universe. This included the attack on Deep Space 9 from a transposed Terok Nor and incursions into the Badlands. (STO - New Dawn missions: "Counterpoint", "Badlands Battlezone")
Imperial Starfleet continued raids on sectors around the Cardassian Union in the Alpha Quadrant. (STO - Deep Space Encounter mission: "The Other Side")
Appendices[]
Connections[]
| Ships named Vesta | ||
|---|---|---|
| Federation, Starfleet | USS Vesta (NCC-302, Ceres-class) • USS Vesta (NCC-26284, Miranda-class) • USS Vesta (NCC-82601, Vesta-class) • see also: Vesta-class |  
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| Imperial Starfleet (mirror universe) |
ISS Vesta | 
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| Vesta-class multi-mission explorer starships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Federation Starfleet (primary universe) |
standard configuration | Aventine • Capitoline • Esquiline • Hypatia • Quirinal • Vesta • Viminal | 
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| variant configurations | Aventine-subclass: Aventine • Brigid-subclass: Brigid • Caelian-subclass: Caelian • Esquiline-subclass: Esquiline • Palatine-subclass: Palatine • Rademaker-subclass: Rademaker | ||
| Terran Empire, Starfleet (mirror universe) |
standard configuration | ISS Esquiline • ISS Vesta |  
|
| variant configurations | Aventine-subclass: ISS Aventine • Rademaker-subclass: ISS Rademaker | ||
Appearances[]
- STO - New Dawn mission: "Counterpoint"
- STO - New Dawn mission: "Badlands Battlezone"
- STO - Deep Space Encounter mission: "The Other Side"
References[]
- ↑ STO - Cardassian Struggle mission: "Jabberwocky".
- ↑ STO - New Dawn mission: "Counterpoint".
External link[]
- Terran Multi-Mission Explorer article at The Star Trek Online Wiki.