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The USS Inquiry (NCC-86500,[1] originally NX-86500[2]) was a 24th century Federation starship, the Inquiry-class[1] battlecruiser[1] prototype in Starfleet service from the 2390s[2] to the 2410s[1] decade. (STO website: House Divided: Command the Inquiry-Class Battlecruiser!)

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Inquiry 2398

The USS Inquiry in 2398.

The USS Inquiry' entered service in the year 2394 following its construction at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards at Mars. (Star Trek Adventures RPG module: Utopia Planitia Starfleet Sourcebook)

Inquiry class

The ship was active in the year 2399. (Shipyards reference: Starfleet Ships 2294 - The Future)

A squadron of Inquiry-class vessels was among the most advanced Starfleet ships in the late 2390s decade. (PIC episode: "Et in Arcadia Ego")

The Inquiry proved successful enough to spawn two subclasses in the early 25th century, the Avenger-class and Arbiter-class battlecruisers, both launched in the 2400s decade.. The USS Inquiry remained in service and was active in 2411. By that year, the ship had been fitted with a new technology, the variable assault deflector array (VADA), a deflector array configured for offensive action during combat. (STO website: House Divided: Command the Inquiry-Class Battlecruiser!, STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

Inquiry nacelle variants

The Inquiry in 2411.

From the year 2411 onward, the Inquiry represented its class in the Starfleet Shipyards Operations interface. (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock")

Khitomer Alliance flag officer in, or aligned with, Starfleet, deployed Inquiry for missions around the galaxy's four quadrants. (STO - Klingon War mission: "Welcome to Earth Spacedock", admiralty system)

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Inquiry-class battlecruiser starships
Federation Starfleet standard configuration InquiryMagellanMauiMeknesNathan HaleRustazhShackletonToussaintVarian FryZheng He Federation icon image. Starfleet icon image.
variant configurations Avenger-subclass: AvengerBellipotentJusticarPhindaArbiter-subclass: Arbiter

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