USS Farragut (NCC-1647)

For other uses, see Farragut.

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For the mirror universe counterpart of the Farragut, please see the ISS Farragut.

USS Farragut
Class:	Constitution-class (mk I/mk-IX); Bellerophon-class; Farragut-class
Registry:	NCC-1647 NCC-1702
Affiliation:	Federation Starfleet
Commander:	Capt. Nechama Rabin, Capt. Stephen Garrovick, Capt. Kelly Bogle
Launched:	reference stardate 1/8806 (2 October 2243)
Status:	active (2411)

The USS Farragut was a 23rd century century Federation starship. In the 2250s decade, it was an early assignment for James T. Kirk. (TOS episode: "Obsession")

At one point, the Farragut was a Constitution-class heavy cruiser with the registry number NCC-1647. (ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia)

This Constitution-class ship was also registered under NCC-1702. (ST reference: The Making of Star Trek)

In the late 2250s and early 2260s, the USS Farragut (NCC-1647) was a Bellerophon-class starship. (SNW episode: "Lost in Translation")

Service history

Construction and launch

The Farragut was authorized for construction on stardate 0965, and entered service on reference stardate 1/8806. (TOS references: Star Fleet Technical Manual, The Star Trek Encyclopedia; FASA RPG module: Federation Ship Recognition Manual)

Robert April, in his retirement address, mentioned the Farragut as one of the first five Constitution vessels under construction at that time. (TOS novel: Final Frontier)

The reference book Star Fleet Technical Manual referred to Farragut as a "class I" "mk-IX" ship with registry number of "NCC-1702". Later FASA RPG publications identified it as "class XI" "mk I", with registry set at NCC-1647.

Specficially, Farragut was built at the San Francisco Fleet Yards over California, Earth and launched on 2 October 2243. This date was listed on the pair of dedication plaque on the ship's bridge. (SNW episode: "A Quality of Mercy")

Constitution class

The Constitution-class USS Farragut.

In 2247, the Farragut was under the command of Captain Nechama Rabin. In that year, the Farragut visited Vulcan, where the captain and several of her crew were taken captive by a renegade named Sered. (TOS novel: Vulcan's Forge)

On reference stardate 2/0501, the Farragut was refit to the specifications of a Constitution mk III (Achernar-subclass) vessel. (FASA RPG module: Federation Ship Recognition Manual)

The Farragut was under the command of Captain L.T. Stone for a time before he was relieved of his command by Captain Stephen Garrovick. (TOS novel: The Autobiography of James T. Kirk)

By 2254, the Farragut was under the command of Captain Garrovick. Garrovick's crew included notable officers James T. Kirk and Androvar Drake. During Garrovick's command, the Farragut made contact with numerous races and charted hundreds of planets, including Modala and Neural. (TOS comic: "A Little Seasoning"; TOS episode: "A Private Little War")

In 2255, the Farragut visited Dimorus, losing a member of the crew to fatal neurotoxin from a dart. (TOS - Star Trek (DC volume 2) comic: "Gary")

In 2255, the Farragut was ambushed by six pirate vessels native to Epsilon Canaris III. Although outnumbered six-to-one, the Farragut escaped to Starbase 7 thanks to tactical officer Kirk. (TOS novel: Crisis on Centaurus)

During this time, the Farragut visited Pilkor III, between the Federation/Romulan border. The crew of the Farragut also accepted Tred Kegin for a three-month tour aboard the ship, with newly-graduated officers James Kirk and Victoria Leigh as his liaisons. (TOS comic: "Class Reunion")

The detonation of the secondary hull in 2257.

n 2257, the Farragut was surveying planet Tycho IV, when they were attacked by a dikironium cloud creature. The creature was impervious to phaser fire and overwhelmed the ship's defenses, leaving a third of the crew dead, including Captain Garrovick. Lieutenant Kirk assumed temporary command and set a course for the nearest starbase. (TOS episode: "Obsession")

In 2264 Farragut was engaged by three Klingon vessels at Rimbor. She sustained heavy casualties, including seventy-nine dead and eighty-three injured, but managed to disable one of the Klingon warships and barely escape. (TNG - Starfleet Academy novel: Worf's First Adventure)

Civilian scientist Rodolfo Eagan and Intelligence operative Emony Dax arrived on the Farragut during the incident and boarded the ship to render aid but were attacked as well. Eagen was killed during the event. (DSC novel: Die Standing)

After first officer Arthur Chenowyth resumed command, the damaged Farragut was again attacked, this time by extra-dimensional being who invaded the ship through hull-piercing pod projectiles. Many more crew were killed, although it was later discovered that many were cocooned to join the alien creatures' life-cycle. In order to save approximately two-hundred members of the surviving crew, Lieutenant Kirk and a Vulcan scientist named T'Cel manually scuttled the secondary hull to save the uninfested primary hull saucer. (TOS comic: "Debt of Honor")

Farragut was officially declared a wreck on reference stardate 2/0904. (TOS reference: Star Fleet Technical Manual; FASA RPG module: Federation Ship Recognition Manual)

At some point during Kirk's service aboard the Farragut, he served as assistant chief engineer. Upon meeting Montgomery Scott when boarding the USS Enterprise in 2264, Kirk hoped that his experience as an engineer would give him some commonality with Scott and allow them to work together effectively. (TOS comic: "All Those Years Ago...")

Bellerophon class

The Bellerophon-class Farragut in 2259.

On Starfleet Remembrance Day in 2259, Nurse Chapel of the Enterprise wore a Remembrance Day pin commemorating lost crew aboard the Farragut. (SNW episode: "Memento Mori")

By that year, the Farragut was classified as a Bellerophon-class starship. This class shared the saucer section and warp nacelles with the Constitution class but lacked the secondary hull. At one point, the Farragut was docked at Starbase 1 alongside the USS Enterprise. (SNW episode: "The Broken Circle")

At the time, Lieutenant Kirk still served aboard the ship. (SNW episode: "Tomorow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow")

Later that year, Lieutenant Kirk was promoted to the position of first officer. (SNW episode: "Lost in Translation")

He temporarily transferred to the Enterprise for mentoring by Lieutenant Commander Una Chin-Riley. The Farragut and the Republic operated nearby when the Enterprise discovered a subspace fissure. (SNW episode: "Subspace Rhapsody")

Captain V'Rel commanded the Farragut by 2261. At some point after Federation Day that year, the Farragut was heavily damaged by the the scavenger ship formerly registered as XCV-100 while conducting a planetary survey of Helicon Gamma. The scavenger ship abducted the Enterprise after Captain Christopher Pike's ship responded to Kirk's distress call. Kirk, with personnel from the Enterprise, including Nurse Chapel and Engineer Scott, apprehended the scavenger ship before it could reach Sullivan's Planet. The Farragut ejected its warp nacelles to disable the hostile vessel, helping the escape of the Enterprise from inside the scavenger ship. Kirk then attacked the scavenger ship by firing photon torpedoes at a Klingon D7 class battlecruiser held inside, triggering a massive explosion that destroyed the larger vessel. A hull segment of the original XCV-100 became visible to the Starfleet ships, who learned the scavengers were descendants of a 21st century post-World War III extrasolar mission. After the battle, the Enterprise towed the Farragut saucer to spacedock for repairs. Captain V'Rel was expected to make a full recovery. (SNW episode: "The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail")

Legacy

A new USS Farragut (NCC-1729) was authorized for construction as a Constitution-class, Bonhomme Richard-subclass on stardate 4444, following the loss of, and in commemoration of the original vessel. Farragut II entered service on reference stardate 2/1802. (TOS reference: Star Fleet Technical Manual; FASA RPG module: Federation Ship Recognition Manual)

When Androvar Drake became fleet admiral and commander in chief of Starfleet in 2293, he commemorated his early service aboard Farragut by having a model of the Constitution-class ship on display in his office. (TOS - Odyssey (omnibus) novel: The Ashes of Eden)

Farragut class

The Farragut at Earth in 2411.

In the 25th century, the Farragut served as the lead ship of the Farragut-class. This class mirrored the ship's 2259-era appearance was classified by Starfleet and its Khitomer Alliance partners as a tier 6-rated temporal cruiser. The class name honored a Human naval officer from pre-warp Earth famous for courage and bravado. In the year 2411, the USS Farragut was armed with the antimatter bomb deployment special weapon, inspired by a device used by Kirk during his captaincy of the USS Enterprise to defeat a vampiric cloud creature. (STO website: Ascension: Command the Farragut!)

In the 2410s, Khitomer Alliance flag officers deployed the Engle for missions around the galaxy's four quadrants as part of the four-quadrant strategy. (STO - New Dawn mission: "Admiralty System")

Alternate timeline

In an alternate timeline created when Captain Christopher Pike acted on knowing his future in 2259, James T. Kirk served as captain of the Farragut in 2266. Commander La'An Noonien-Singh served as Kirk's first officer. During the Neutral Zone Incursion by the Romulans, the Farragut suffered damage from a plasma torpedo. In this timeline, the encounter between the Enterprise, Farragut and the Romulan intruder let to a decades-long Second Romulan War. These events were undone when an uptime Admiral Pike warned his 2259-era self of changing the future. (SNW episode: "A Quality of Mercy")

USS Farragut personnel

See also: USS Farragut personnel roster

• commanding officer:
  • Captain Nechama Rabin (2247)
  • Captain L.T. Stone (until 2255)
  • Captain Stephen Garrovick (2255-2257)
  • Captain V'Rel (2261
  • Captain Kelly Bogle c. 2268
• first officer:
  • Commander Arthur "Art" Chenowyth (until 2257)
  • Lieutenant James T. Kirk (2259)
• helmsman:
  • Lieutenant James T. Kirk (2256-2257)
• navigator:
  • Lieutenant Androvar Drake (2254-2257)
• tactical officer
  • Ensign James T. Kirk (2255-2256)
  • Ensign Faith Morgan (2256-2257)
• ship's stores:
  • Ensign James T. Kirk (2254-2255)
• engineering:
  • Third Engineer Diane Morwood (2257)
• sciences division:
  • Akanke (2257)
• other:
  • Victoria Leigh (2254-2257)
  • Tred Kegin (2257 for 3 Months)

Appendices

Background

Debt of Honor depicted Farragut with the NCC-1702 registry, but the subsequent graphic novel adaptation of The Ashes of Eden used "NCC-1647" for the model on Drake's desk. Some sources suggest the latter appearances of the Farragut were actually the same vessel, even though the Star Fleet Technical Manual documents its loss and replacement. Since Debt of Honor describes the saucer section as having survived, it is possible that segment of the older ship was incorporated into the new vessel, making it a continuation of the original ship's legacy.

The Farragut's canonical registry NCC-1647 was established by "A Quality of Mercy".

Appearances and references

• TOS episode: "Obsession"
• TOS novel: Vulcan's Forge
• TOS - My Brother's Keeper novel: Constitution
• TOS comic: "Debt of Honor"
• TOS comic: "Gary"
• SNW episode: "Lost in Translation"
• SNW episode: "The Broken Circle"
• SNW episode: "A Quality of Mercy"
• STO website: Ascension: Command the Farragut!
• SNW episode: "The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail"

External links

• USS Farragut (NCC-1647) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Starship Farragut, an independent film series set aboard the Farragut during the TOS era