RUNABOUT | |
Name: | USS Rio Grande |
Class: | Danube |
Registry: | NCC-72452 |
Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
Status: | Active (2385) |
The USS Rio Grande (NCC-72452) was a Federation Danube-class runabout in service to Starfleet in the late 24th century.
The Rio Grande was one of the first five Danube runabouts to enter service with Starfleet. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 1: The Ships of Starfleet)
In 2369, it was assigned to Deep Space 9. Piloted by Commander Benjamin Sisko and Lieutenant Jadzia Dax it discovered the Bajoran wormhole and made the first transit through it by a Federation vessel to the Gamma Quadrant. In doing so Sisko became the Emissary of the Prophets. (DS9: "Emissary")
In 2375, Sisko took the Rio Grande to Bajor to for his final confrontation with Dukat in the Fire Caves. (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")
Nomenclature[]
The ship was named after the Rio Grande, one of the major rivers in North America, on Earth.
Danube-class runabouts |
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USS Avon - USS Cedar - USS Columbia - USS Danube - USS Des Plaines - USS Ganges - USS Hudson - USS Hurunui - USS Kishwaukee - USS Lagan - USS Little Big Horn - USS Marmaton - USS Mekong - USS Miskatonic - USS Murray - USS Neosho - USS Ninnescah - USS Orinoco - USS Rhine - USS Rio Grande - USS Rubicon - USS Severn - USS Shannon - USS Shenandoah - USS Tigris (I) - USS Tigris (II) - USS Verdigris - USS Volga - USS Waimakariri - USS Willamette - USS Wye - USS Yangtzee Kiang - USS Yukon |
Starships named Rio Grande |
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USS Rio Grande (NX-62341) - USS Rio Grande (NCC-72452) |
External link[]
- USS Rio Grande article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- USS Rio Grande (NCC-72452) article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.