STARSHIP
Name:	USS Periyar
Registry:	NCC-58029
Class:	Cheyenne
Type:	Light cruiser
Affiliation:	Federation Starfleet
Status:	Active (2374)

The USS Periyar (NCC-58029) was a Cheyenne-class light cruiser that saw service with the Federation Starfleet during the 24th century.

The Periyar was part of Destroyer Wing 1, 219th Tactical Wing, Starfleet Eighth Fleet, spending the first two-thirds of the war defending Andoria and later often fought along the front lines. During the early part of 2374, it was commanded by Captain Allen Griswold. (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon)