USS Charleston

USS Charleston
Owner:	United Federation of Planets
Operator:	Starfleet

Display graphic depicting the Charleston serving in Picard's fleet (2368)

The USS Charleston (NCC-42285) was a Federation Excelsior-class starship operated by Starfleet.

In 2364, the USS Charleston was on mission to Arloff IX, and later transported three Human survivors from a cryonics satellite back to Earth. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")

In 2367, the Charleston was on a deep space exploration mission in Sector 22055. The ship was named on the chart Starfleet Operations-Sectors 21166-23079 in the USS Enterprise-D bridge. (TNG: "Brothers" okudagram)

In early 2368, the Charleston was part of the task force that blockaded the Klingon-Romulan border during the Klingon Civil War. Charleston was positioned near the USS Tian An Men, USS Hornet, and USS Merrimac. The location of the ship in the grid was labeled with the ship's name and registry. (TNG: "Redemption II", okudagram)

In 2369, the Charleston was on a deep space exploration mission in Sector 22853. The ship was named on the chart Starfleet Operations-Sectors 21538-23079 in the Enterprise-D observation lounge. (TNG: "Chain of Command, Part I", okudagram)

In 2369, the Charleston was named on the chart Sector Ipai Relay Log - Relay Message Flow 1293 in Relay Station 47 Ops. This ship sent a message on Starfleet Commnet Seven via secure channel. The ship's next mission was a deep space exploration mission of Sector 22855. (TNG: "Aquiel", production art)

The class and registry were derived from the chart in "Brothers".

The name Charleston may be derived from any one of several sources. For more information, see this page, for a list of possible origins.

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External link

• USS Charleston (NCC-42285) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works