- For other uses, see USS Melbourne.
The USS Melbourne (NCC-62043) was a Nebula-class Federation starship in Starfleet service during the 24th century. It was intended to replace the earlier, Excelsior-class Melbourne.
The Melbourne was the first Nebula-class ship to incorporate certain radical design changes. It was constructed at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards under the supervision of Thomas Halloway. Commander William T. Riker of the USS Enterprise-D was offered the command of the Melbourne, but he turned it down to remain as first officer on board the Enterprise.
When the Borg invaded the Federation in 2366/2367, Halloway rushed to complete construction on the Melbourne and took it into battle against the Borg at the Battle of Wolf 359 where it fought alongside its predecessor. Both the old and new Melbournes were destroyed, with all hands lost. (TNG short story: "Trust Yourself When All Men Doubt You", TNG episodes: "The Best of Both Worlds, Parts I & II", DS9 episode: "Emissary")
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| Ships at the Battle of Wolf 359 | ||
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| Federation, Starfleet | USS Ahwahnee • USS Bellerophon • USS Bonestell • USS Buran • USS Chekov • USS Endeavour • USS Firebrand • USS Gage • USS Hoagland • USS Kadosca • USS Kyushu • USS Liberator • USS Melbourne (Excelsior-class) • USS Melbourne (Nebula-class) • USS Porksauce • USS Princeton • USS Righteous • USS Roosevelt • USS Saratoga • USS Star League • USS Tolstoy • USS Victory • USS Yamaguchi • USS Yorktown • unnamed Constitution class starships • unnamed Nova class starships |  
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| Borg Collective | Cube 632 (Locutus's cube) | 
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External link[]
- USS Melbourne (Nebula class) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
