The USS Wellington was a Federation starship that was in service during the mid-24th century.
Early in her career, Ensign Ro served aboard the Wellington when the vessel visited Garon II, provoking an incident that would get her court martialed. (TNG: "Ensign Ro")
Bynar technicians upgraded computers on the Wellington at Starbase 74 in 2364. (TNG: "11001001")
In 2367, the Wellington reported no unusual readings after Wesley Crusher had performed warp field experiments aboard the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Remember Me")
Background
According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, this vessel was a Niagara-class starship, with the registry NCC-28473.
An early draft of DS9: "Business as Usual" stated that the USS Wellington was docked at Deep Space 9 for refueling in 2373.
Likely named after either the capital of New Zealand on Earth or Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852), the British military hero and later Prime Minister (1828 - 1830, 1834) after whom the city was itself named.
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