The USS Columbia (NCC-163), also called Minuteman, was a 22nd century United Earth starship, the Minuteman-class prototype in Humanity's United Earth Starfleet service in the 2150s decade. This vessel operated as a destroyer in the Earth-Romulan War. (ST video game: Legacy)
Service history and disposition[]
The Columbia in 2159.
USS Columbia, aka Minuteman, had entered service in the 22nd century and saw action against the Romulan Star Empire during the Earth-Romulan War in the year 2159. (ST video game: Legacy)
In late April or early May, "Reggie" briefed the experienced Starfleet officer Jonathan Archer on new orders to complete an assignment requested by the Vulcans that let to combat with the Romulans. (ST video game: Legacy mission: "Those in Need")
Following the hostile encounter during the mission on behalf of the Confederacy of Vulcan, Archer was authorised to requisition Columbia or one of the other three available Minuteman-class destroyers for a mission to Research Station Gravenor. (ST video game: Legacy mission: "Breakwater")
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USS Alaska • USS Columbia • USS Liberty • Minuteman • USS Vermont | 
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| United States of America | Columbia (CM-107, Apollo 11's command module) • Columbia (N4A) • Columbia (OV-102, space shuttle) | 
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United Earth (civilian registry) | SS Columbia |
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| United Earth Starfleet | Columbia (NX-02, NX-class) • USS Columbia (NCC-163, Minuteman-class, aka Minuteman) | 
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| Federation Starfleet | USS Columbia (NCC-621, Hermes-class) • USS Columbia (NCC-2002, Excelsior-class) • USS Columbia (NCC-2200, Columbia-class) • USS Columbia (NCC-71102, Galaxy-class) • USS Columbia (Steamrunner-class) • USS Columbia (NCC-97000, Odyssey-class) • USS Columbia (NCC-170147, Galaxy X-class) • see also: Columbia-class |  
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| Terran Empire (mirror universes) | SS Columbia (mirror) | 
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Appearances and references[]
- ST video game: Legacy (first appearance)
Background[]
| This section is written from the Real World point of view. |
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- The ship may be named for the MinutemanWP soldiers of United States of America, Earth history.
- The game's audio and text have this vessel as "Minuteman" even though the hull visibly reads "USS Columbia (NCC-163)".
- No specific history or definitive final fate was established for this vessel as its name was selected for a destroyer by the Legacy game developers, and is sometimes placed randomly when its class appears.