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The USS Valiant was a 23rd century Federation star cruiser operated by Starfleet. (TOS: "A Taste of Armageddon")

History

In 2217, USS Valiant was lost while exploring star cluster NGC 321. The ship made first contact with the principal planet of the Eminiar system, Eminiar VII. While in orbit, the Valiant was warned to leave the system, but was "attacked" and subsequently declared a casualty in the war with neighboring Vendikar. The Valiant and the Earth expedition making the report failed to return from its mission. The ship's disposition was listed as "missing in space".

In 2267, on stardate 3192.1, the USS Enterprise was sent on a similar mission, only this time to open diplomatic relations with Eminiar VII. It was at this time that the fate of the Valiant was discovered. (TOS: "A Taste of Armageddon"; ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" display graphic)

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Appendices

Background information

According to the reference book Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology (p. 152), the USS Valiant had the registry NCC-1102, whereas the Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed., pp. 475, 540), listed the registry of the Valiant as NCC-1223. An early edition of the Encyclopedia stated that the Valiant was a Daedalus-class starship, but the note was removed from later editions presumably due to the fact that, in TNG: "Power Play", Data mentioned that Daedalus-class vessels were taken from service years before the Valiant's mission to NGC 321.

At the start of second season of Star Trek: The Original Series the producers composed a fourteen ship list belonging to the Constitution-class, then still referred to as "Starship-class" by them, including the Valiant. It should be noted that the inclusion of the Valiant was a late addition and that it was not even considered in the first two proposals. This, canonically speaking at least, constituted somewhat of a conundrum, an observation not lost on Greg Jein, writer of the below-mentioned article, who noted that the ship in question was already destroyed in 2217, whereas the Constitutions only became operational a decade later as far as was established by the production staff. (The Making of Star Trek, p. 203; [1]) While another, new ship would have made more sense, the intent of the producers was clear, the class designation was retro-applied to the lost ship. All three lists were published in the The Making of Star Trek, pp. 164-165.

For his influential "The Case of Jonathan Doe Starship" article, published in the April 1973 issue 27 of the T-Negative fanzine, future Star Trek model maker Jein accepted the producer's intent and endowed the Valiant with the appropriately lower conjectural registry number NCC-1623. [2] But unlike many of his other conjectural Constitution-class registry numbers, the 2006 remastered version of the series afforded no opportunity to bring this ship to canon. The reference book Star Fleet Technical Manual also listed a Constitution-class starship with the name Valiant but assigned with the registry NCC-1709.

Apocrypha

Both role-playing games from Last Unicorn and Decipher list the Valiant as a member of the Ranger-class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works, a design based on a rejected NCC-1701 design by Matt Jefferies in the pre-production of the Original Series.

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-The '''USS ''Valiant''''' was a [[Federation]] [[starship]] that was in service during the early [[23rd century]]. It was lost while exploring [[NGC 321|Star Cluster NGC 321]] in [[2217]].
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+|imagecap2  = ...its fate recorded for history
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+The '''USS ''Valiant''''' was a [[23rd century]] [[Federation]] [[star cruiser]] operated by [[Starfleet]]. ({{TOS|A Taste of Armageddon}})
+==History==
-The ship attempted to make [[first contact]] with the [[star system|system's]] principle [[planet]] [[Eminiar VII]]. While in [[orbit]], the ''Valiant'' was warned to leave the system, but was "attacked" and subsequently declared a casualty in the [[war]] with neighboring [[Vendikar]]. The ''Valiant'' and the [[Earth]] expedition making the [[report]] failed to return from its mission. The ship's disposition is listed as "missing in space".
+In [[2217]], USS ''Valiant'' was lost while exploring [[star cluster]] [[NGC 321]].  The ship made [[first contact]] with the principal [[planet]] of the [[Eminiar system]], [[Eminiar VII]]. While in [[orbit]], the ''Valiant'' was warned to leave the system, but was "attacked" and subsequently declared a casualty in the [[war]] with neighboring [[Vendikar]]. The ''Valiant'' and the [[Earth]] expedition making the [[report]] failed to return from its mission. The ship's disposition was listed as "missing in space".
+In [[2267]], on [[stardate]] 3192.1, the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} was sent on a similar mission, only this time to open [[diplomacy|diplomatic]] relations with Eminiar VII. It was at this time that the fate of the ''Valiant'' was discovered. ({{TOS|A Taste of Armageddon}}; {{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II}} [[:File:Historical archive, Starfleet (production resource).jpg|''display graphic'']])
-In [[2267]], on [[stardate]] 3192.1, the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']] was sent on a similar mission, only this [[time]] to open [[diplomacy|diplomatic]] relations with Eminiar VII. It was at this time that the fate of the ''Valiant'' was discovered. ([[TOS]]: "[[A Taste of Armageddon]]")
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-==Background==
-The ''Valiant'' [[registry]] of NCC-1223 was originally referenced in the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]''. An early edition of the ''Encyclopedia'' speculated that the ''Valiant'' was of the [[Daedalus class|''Daedalus''-class]], but that erroneous note was removed from later editions due to the fact that, in [[TNG]]: "[[Power Play]]," [[Data]] mentions that all ''Daedalus'' vessels were taken from service [[Earth measurements#year|years]] before the ''Valiant'' mission.
+==Appendices==
-For many years, large parts of ''[[Star Trek|Trek]]'' fandom believed the ''Valiant'' to be [[Constitution class|''Constitution''-class]], based upon a faulty speculation of [[Franz Joseph|Franz Joseph's]] ''[[Star Fleet Technical Manual]]'' (The ''Valiant'' existed many years too early to be a ''Constitution''-class). There is no [[canon]] information about this ship, but both [[role-playing]] [[game|games]] from [[Last Unicorn Games|Last Unicorn]] and [[Decipher]] list the ''Valiant'' as a member of the ''Ranger''-class, a design based on a rejected [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|NCC-1701]] design by [[Matt Jefferies]] in the pre-production of [[TOS]]. However, these licensed sources are not canonical fact.
+===Background information===
+According to the [[reference book]] ''[[Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology]]'' (p. 152), the USS ''Valiant'' had the registry NCC-1102, whereas the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' (3rd ed., pp. 475, 540), listed the registry of the ''Valiant'' as NCC-1223. An early edition of the ''Encyclopedia'' stated that the ''Valiant'' was a {{class|Daedalus}} starship, but the note was removed from later editions presumably due to the fact that, in {{TNG|Power Play}}, [[Data]] mentioned that ''Daedalus''-class vessels were taken from service years before the ''Valiant''{{'}}s mission to NGC 321.
+At the start of [[TOS Season 2|second season]] of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' the producers composed a [[Constitution class#Footnotes|fourteen ship list]] belonging to the {{class|Constitution}}, then still referred to as "''Starship''-class" by them, including the ''Valiant''. It should be noted that the inclusion of the ''Valiant'' was a late addition and that it was not even considered in the first two proposals. This, canonically speaking at least, constituted somewhat of a conundrum, an observation not lost on [[Greg Jein]], writer of the below-mentioned article, who noted that the ship in question was already destroyed in 2217, whereas the Constitutions only became operational a decade later as far as was established by the [[production staff]]. (''[[The Making of Star Trek]]'', p. 203; [http://www.trekplace.com/article10.html]) While another, new ship would have made more sense, the intent of the producers was clear, the class designation was retro-applied to the lost ship. All three lists were published in the  ''The Making of Star Trek'', pp. 164-165.
+For his influential "[[The Case of Jonathan Doe Starship]]" article, published in the April 1973 issue 27 of the ''[[T-Negative]]'' [[fanzine]], future ''Star Trek'' model maker Jein accepted the producer's intent and endowed the ''Valiant'' with the appropriately lower conjectural registry number NCC-1623. [http://www.trekplace.com/article10.html] But unlike many of his other conjectural ''Constitution''-class registry numbers, the 2006 [[TOS-R|remastered]] version of the series afforded no opportunity to bring this ship to canon. The reference book ''[[Star Fleet Technical Manual]]'' also listed a ''Constitution''-class starship with the name ''Valiant'' but assigned with the registry NCC-1709.
+===Apocrypha===
+Both [[role-playing]] games from [[Last Unicorn Games|Last Unicorn]] and [[Decipher]] list the ''Valiant'' as a member of the {{mbeta|Ranger class (cruiser)|''Ranger''-class}}, a design based on a rejected NCC-1701 design by [[Matt Jefferies]] in the pre-production of the ''Original Series''.
+===External links===
+*{{NCwiki|USS Valiant (NCC-1223)|USS ''Valiant'' (NCC-1223)}}
+*{{NCwiki|USS Valiant (NCC-1709)|USS ''Valiant'' (NCC-1709)}}
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