- 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: The Star Trek Encyclopedia, ST video game: Trexels mission: "Skirmish")
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Service history and disposition[]
Specifications[]
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")
History[]
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")
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Connections[]
| Cheyenne-class cruiser starships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Federation Starfleet | standard configuration | USS Ahwahnee • USS Cheyenne • USS Constellation-A • USS Corinth • USS Emperor • USS Marauder • USS Porksauce • USS Rapid |  
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| variant configurations | Dakota-subclass: USS Dakota • USS Groveland • Stargazer-subclass: USS Stargazer-A | ||
| Terran Imperial Starfleet (mirror universe) |
ISS Cheyenne • Dakota-subclass: ISS Dakota | 
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Background[]
- 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 link[]
- USS Ahwahnee (NCC-73620) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
