USS Collins

For other uses, see Collins.

USS Collins
Class:	Soyuz-class cruiser
Affiliation:	Federation Starfleet
Commander:	Patricia Carlson
Launched:	23rd century
Status:	destroyed (2265), active (stardate 73XX.6)

The USS Collins was a Federation starship, a Soyuz-class cruiser in Starfleet service in the 2260s decade. (TOS - Spock: Reflections comic: "Issue 3", ST video game: Trexels mission: Skirmish)

Specifications

Around stardate 73XX.6 (circa 2270), the Collins was rated a level 1 battle group vessel. It featured room for three officers and slots for three weapons or additional systems. Its deflector shields were rated 145, while the structural integrity field, or hull strength, topped at 300. (ST video game: Trexels mission: Skirmish)

History

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

The Collins also saw action in conflicts with the Klingon Empire and Cardassian Union. (ST video game: Trexels mission: Events)

In 2265, the Collins, under the command of Admiral Patricia Carlson, was three days out of Starbase 45 when an explosion rocked engineering. The crew attempted to gain control of the situation, with two engineering teams dying in the process. With the engines building up to a warp core breach, Carlson ordered her crew to the escape pods and sent out a distress call.

The USS Enterprise soon arrived and transported the crew to safety, but Carlson remained on the Collins bridge with shields raised, preventing a beam out. Realizing that Carlson intended to go down with the ship, Enterprise Captain James T. Kirk and his CMO, Leonard McCoy went aboard the Collins and convinced Carlson to accompany them back to the Enterprise, prior to the explosion. (TOS - Spock: Reflections comic: "Issue 3")