- For other uses, see Inquiry.
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!)
History and disposition[]
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)
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")
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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Connections[]
| Inquiry-class battlecruiser starships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Federation Starfleet | standard configuration | Inquiry • Magellan • Maui • Meknes • Nathan Hale • Rustazh • Shackleton • Toussaint • Varian Fry • Zheng He |  
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| variant configurations | Avenger-subclass: Avenger • Bellipotent • Justicar • Phinda • Arbiter-subclass: Arbiter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances and references[]
Appearances[]
- STO website: House Divided: Command the Inquiry-Class Battlecruiser! (first appearance)
- Shipyards reference: Starfleet Ships 2294 - The Future
- Star Trek Adventures RPG module: Utopia Planitia Starfleet Sourcebook
References[]
External link[]
- Inquiry Battlecruiser article at Star Trek Online Wiki.