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name=USS ''M-31''|
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| name = USS ''M-31''
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| class = [[Federation galaxy ship]]
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The '''[[USS]] ''M-31''''' was a [[Federation]] [[starship]] built to specifications of a [[Galaxy class (23rd century)|"Galaxy" class]] vessel, meaning it was designed to traverse extragalactic voids, in this vessel's particular case, a mission to the [[M-31 Galaxy]] in [[2285]]. ([[Star Trek: The Original Series|''TOS'']] [[novelization|film novelization]]: ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'')
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The '''USS ''M-31''''' was a [[Federation]] [[starship]], a so-called [[federation galaxy ship|"galaxy ship"]] in service in the late [[23rd century]]. As a galaxy-class vessel, [[Starfleet]]'s intended purpose of ''Magellan'' was to survive the limits of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] and perform long term observation and exploration outside of the [[galaxy]]'s borders. ({{n1|TOS|sub=Duty, Honor, Redemption|The Wrath of Khan}})
   
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:''Presumably, this "Galaxy" class's name was not referring to a class of vessels created after a prototype named [[USS Galaxy|USS ''Galaxy'']] (since that would contradict, or at least confuse, the nomenclature of the later [[24th century]] [[Galaxy class|''Galaxy'' class]] starship); it could be presupposed the name referred to the purpose of the series of ships, since the names of the entire class were mentioned (with ''Galaxy'' not among them), and all three had an exploratory mission planned in another [[galaxy]].
 
   
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:''Sister ship [[USS Magellanic Clouds|USS ''Magellanic Clouds'']] was mentioned, and, as ''Magellan'' in the TOS film novelization: ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'', had reached its destination later in 2285. This is contradictory with speeds and principles much later in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|TNG]]'' that made leaving [[the galaxy]] an improbability even by the 24th century.''
 
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The USS M-31 was a Federation starship, a so-called "galaxy ship" in service in the late 23rd century. As a galaxy-class vessel, Starfleet's intended purpose of Magellan was to survive the limits of the Milky Way Galaxy and perform long term observation and exploration outside of the galaxy's borders. (TOS - Duty, Honor, Redemption novelization: The Wrath of Khan)

Federation galaxy ships
Emblem of the United Federation of Planets. AndromedaM-31Magellanic Clouds Seal of the Federation Starfleet.