Starbase 197 was a 24th century Federation space station, a starbase in Starfleet service in the 2370s decade. SB297 was located in the vicinity of the Klingon Border Region and Romulan Neutral Zone.
Service history and disposition[]
Following the destruction of the joint Federation-Klingon Empire outpost Unity One in the year 2379, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the USS Enterprise-E{ travelled to Starbase 297, which would act as their base of operations during the investigation into the Unity's loss.
The investigation yielded that Admiral Arai of the Romulan Star Navy had plotted Unity's destruction. When the conspiracy was uncovered and Arai's fleet decimated by Starfleet and the Klingon Defense Force, Praetor Hiren arrived at the scene and declared Arai a rogue element. (ST video game: Starfleet Command III)