- For other uses, see Buran.
- "We were ambushed, and I did… escape. But I didn't let my crew die. I blew them up. I knew what awaited them on Qo'noS—degradation, torture, slow, public death. It's the Klingon way. To spread terror. Not my crew. Not on my watch."
- —Gabriel Lorca, 2256[src]
The USS Buran (NCC-1422) was a Federation starship, a Cardenas-class vessel in Starfleet service in the 2250s decade. (DSC episode: "Choose Your Pain", ST reference: The Official Starships Collection, Discovery issue 7)
Service history and disposition
A few weeks following the Battle of the Binary Stars in May 2256, the Buran participated in Operation Riposte, an early Starfleet offensive in the Federation-Klingon War of 2256-2257. Coordinated by Lieutenant Commander Patel, the Buran tractored Klingon House Mo'Kai DaSpu-class troop transports captured by the fleet after retaking Priors World. (STO - Mirror of Discovery mission: "Operation Riposte")
In the month after stardate 1207.3, the Buran, commanded by Captain Gabriel Lorca, was destroyed over Priors World during a Klingon attack. (DSC episode: "Choose Your Pain"; STO - Mirror of Discovery mission: "Impossibility of Reason")
Around the same time, the mirror universe version of Lorca crossed over to the primary universe and assumed his counterpart's identity. To explain his survival, Gabriel Lorca's mirror counterpart claimed that he deliberately scuttled the ship to prevent its crew's capture by the Klingons. (DSC episodes: "What's Past Is Prologue", "Choose Your Pain")
In December 2256, Harry Mudd reminded Lorca about the inglorious loss of the Buran to drive a wedge between the captain and Lieutenant Ash Tyler. Tyler, however, was not so easily manipulated. (DSC episode: "Choose Your Pain")
Personnel
- commanding officer:
- Captain Gabriel Lorca[1]
- unintentionally replaced by Gabriel Lorca (mirror)[2]
- first officer:
- chief of security:
- engineering officer:
- Lieutenant James Kerwin[3]
- security officer:
Appendices
Connections
| Ships named Buran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | Buran (space shuttle) | 
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| Federation, Starfleet | USS Buran (Columbia-class) • USS Buran (NCC-1422, Cardenas-class) • USS Buran (NCC-57580, Challenger-class) • USS Buran (NCC-96400, Buran-class) • see also: Buran-class |  
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| Terran Empire, Imperial Starfleet (mirror universe) |
ISS Buran (NCC-1422, Cardenas-class) | 
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| Starships in the Federation-Klingon War of 2256-2257 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Federation, Starfleet | USS Discovery • USS Kerala • USS Ride • USS Sebrova • USS Sioux • USS Ticonderoga |  
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| Federation losses | USS Clarke • USS Buran • USS Dana • USS Earhart • USS Edison • USS Europa • USS Gagarin • USS Glenn • USS Hoover • USS Muroc • USS Shran • USS Shenzhou • USS T'Plana-Hath • USS Yeager | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Klingon Empire, Defense Force | L'Rell's battlecruiser • Sarcophagus | 
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| Klingon losses | Klingon cleave ship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
- The ship may be named for the Human spacecraft BuranWP.
Appearances and references
References
- ↑ DSC episode: "Choose Your Pain".
- ↑ DSC episode: "What's Past Is Prologue".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 STO - Mirror of Discovery mission: "Impossibility of Reason".
- DSC episode: "Choose Your Pain"
- ST reference: The Official Starships Collection, Discovery issue 7
- STO - Mirror of Discovery mission: "Operation Riposte"
- STO - Mirror of Discovery mission: "Impossibility of Reason"
- DSC episode: "What's Past Is Prologue"
External links
- USS Buran article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- U.S.S. Buran article at The Star Trek Online Wiki.