Starbase 88 was a Federation starbase facility in operation in the 24th century. This Starfleet base was located in the the galaxy's Beta Quadrant. (ST reference: Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library)
History and specifics[]
In the year 2256, a medical shuttle carried the wounded Vice Admiral Katrina Cornwell from the starship USS Discovery to Starbase 88. (DSC episode: "Into the Forest I Go")
William Riker traveled to Starbase 88 in the year 2370 to meet with his old shipmates from the USS Hood. (TNG comic: "Friends and Other Strangers")
While en route to Xhaldia, the USS Enterprise-E was called to Starbase 88 by its commander, Admiral Yoshi Kashiwada. A group on individuals from another reality, the X-Men, had been discovered there. They recognized the Starfleet uniform after encountering Security Officer Marco Palmieri and asked to speak with Captain Jean-Luc Picard, whom they had encountered on a previous incursion into the prime reality. Lieutenant Clark was the security chief of the space station at the time of the X-Men's arrival. Admiral Kashiwada demanded the incarceration of Wolverine after he destroyed two tables, several chairs, a replicator and damaged a bulkhead. The X-Men departed with Picard on the Enterprise. (TNG novel: Planet X)
Starbase 88 was shown on a star chart in Fleet Admiral Kirsten Clancy's office at Starfleet Headquarters in 2399. (PIC episode: "Maps and Legends")
Personnel[]
- Yoshi Kashiwada
- Marco Palmieri
- Clark
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Connections[]
References[]
- ST reference: Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library
- DSC episode: "Into the Forest I Go"
- TNG comic: "Friends and Other Strangers"
- TNG novel: Planet X
- PIC episode: "Maps and Legends"
External link[]
- Starbase 88 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.