USS Buran (NCC-57580)

For other uses, see Buran.

The USS Buran (NCC-57580) was a Federation starship, a Challenger-class vessel in service to Starfleet in the 2360s decade. In the year 2367, the Buran participated in the Battle of Wolf 359, and was destroyed. (TNG episode: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II", ST reference: Encyclopedia)

HistoryEdit

On stardate 44002.3 (2367), the Buran was part of a fleet of forty Starfleet ships that engaged Locutus's cube at Wolf 359. The Borg Collective emerged victorious, destroying the Buran, along with 38 other vessels. (TNG episode: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II")

By stardate 45240.6 (2368), the Buran's wreck was among the vessels found at the Surplus Depot Z15, located in orbit of Qualor II. (TNG episode: "Unification I")

Challenger-class light cruiser starships
	USS Armstrong • USS Buran • USS Kearsarge

Ships named Buran
Federation, Starfleet	USS Buran (Columbia-class) • USS Buran (NCC-1422, Cardenas-class) • *USS Buran* (NCC-57580, Challenger-class)**
Terran Empire, Imperial Starfleet (mirror universe)	ISS Buran (NCC-1422, Cardenas-class)

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

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