The USS Popper (NCC-3878) was a Federation starship, a Ptolemy-class class I transport tug of the mk VIB Doppler-subclass, ordered for Starfleet service in the 23rd century.
Service history and disposition[]
Construction of Popper was authorized by the Starfleet appropriation of stardate 4990. (TOS reference: Star Fleet Technical Manual)
- The stardate given would seem to suggest this ship was ordered sometime during the TOS era. It is not even known if this vessel was built, only that it was authorized.