USS Ahwahnee (NCC-73620)

For other uses, see USS Ahwahnee.

The USS Ahwahnee (NCC-71620 and NCC-73620) was a Federation starship, a Cheyenne-class tier 4 light cruiser in Starfleet service in the 2350s and 2360s decades. The name originated from a Native American word for the Yosemite Valley. (TNG episode: "The Best of Both Worlds", ST reference: Star Trek Encyclopedia, ST video game: Trexels mission: "Skirmish")

Service history and dispositionEdit

SpecificationsEdit

Around stardate 73XX.6 (circa 2377), the Ahwahnee was rated a level 4 battle group light cruiser. It featured room for four officers and slots for five weapons or additional systems. Its deflector shields were rated 430, while the structural integrity field, or hull strength, topped at 585. (ST video game: Trexels mission: "Skirmish")

HistoryEdit

In the year 2358, Ensign Erika Benteen was assigned to the vessel as a flight controller officer. (TNG video game: Starship Creator)

In 2367, the USS Ahwahnee (NCC-73620) participated in the Battle of Wolf 359. (TNG episode: "The Best of Both Worlds")

In 2368, USS Ahwahnee (NCC-71620) joined Captain Jean-Luc Picard's task force that blockaded the Klingon-Romulan border during the Klingon Civil War. (TNG episode: "Redemption")

As part of Federation Starfleet operations in the Trexelian Expanse, the USS Ahwahnee participated in the war games conducted by Starfleet and allied vessels from the 23rd and 24th centuries. (ST video game: Trexels mission: "Skirmish")

The Ahwahnee also saw action in conflicts with the Klingon Empire, Cardassian Union and Breen Confederacy. (ST video game: Trexels missions: "Events", "Breen Barrier")

AppendicesEdit

ConnectionsEdit

Ships at the Battle of Wolf 359
Federation, Starfleet	USS Ahwahnee • USS Bellerophon • USS Bonestell • USS Buran • USS Chekov • USS Endeavour • USS Firebrand • USS Gage • USS Hoagland • USS Kadosca • USS Kyushu • USS Liberator • USS Melbourne (Excelsior-class) • USS Melbourne (Nebula-class) • USS Princeton • USS Righteous • USS Roosevelt • USS Saratoga • USS Star League • USS Tolstoy • USS Victory • USS Yamaguchi • USS Yorktown • unnamed Constitution class starships • unnamed Nova class starships
Borg Collective	Locutus's cube

Cheyenne-class cruiser starships
Federation Starfleet	standard configuration	USS Ahwahnee • USS Cheyenne • USS Constellation-A • USS Corinth • USS Emperor • USS Marauder • USS Rapid
	variant configurations	Dakota-subclass: USS Dakota • USS Groveland • Stargazer-subclass: USS Stargazer-A
Terran Imperial Starfleet (mirror universe)	ISS Cheyenne • Dakota-subclass: ISS Dakota

BackgroundEdit

• According to the tachyon detection grid schematic, the Ahwahnee had a registry number of NCC-71620. Mike Okuda has said that the previous registry number of 73620 was a mistake.
• In The Official Starships Collection, the model is labelled NCC-73620.

External linkEdit

• USS Ahwahnee (NCC-73620) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.