USS Exeter

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There have been five starships to bear the name USS Exeter. In the fashion of a number of Royal Navy vessels, they are named for the city of Exeter in England.

NCC-1672

The USS Exeter (NCC-1672) was a Constitution-class starship in service during the latter half of the 23rd century, commanded by Captain Ronald Tracey. In the Omega system the Exeter crew were infected by a bacteriological agent and were found dead onboard the vessel. Only Tracey survived due to his being located on Omega IV where the atmosphere provided a natural immunization for the disease. Tracey was eventually picked up by the USS Enterprise and arressted for violating the Prime Directive. The Exeter was decontaminated and returned to service under the command of Captain John Quincy Garrovick. Its registry number suggests it being built before the pathfinder USS Constitution, but this is inaccurate.

NCC-26531

The USS Exeter (NCC-26531) was an Ambassador-class starship in service in the 24th century. Its registry number deviated from the name's traditional progression as part of a common Starfleet practice of the time, designed to make the size of the Fleet somewhat more ambiguous though given that this vessel could have been numbered for the original Constitution-class vessel, it is debatable how useful this tactic was. A registry in the 20,000's indicates a build time somewhere in the first half of the 24th century. This Exeter served on the front lines near the Bajor system during the Dominion War, as part of the Ninth Fleet.

NCC-1672-C

The USS Exeter (NCC-1672) is an Olympic-class hospital ship in service in the 24th century as part of the Fourth Fleet. It is commanded by Lt. Cmdr. Vanessa Hume and is currently the only Olympic-class in the Fleet.