Starbase 157, abbreviated as SB157, was a Federation starbase administrated by Starfleet. This starbase was located in the Beta Quadrant.
History[]
The starbase was operational by 2256 at the latest. (DIS: "Choose Your Pain")
In 2257, during the first Federation-Klingon War, this starbase was occupied by the Klingons. (DIS: "The War Without, The War Within")
In 2366, this base picked up the final distress call from the freighter Lalo. The Lalo reported encountering an unknown cube-shaped vessel, which was later encountered and identified by the USS Enterprise-D as a Borg ship. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds")
Stellar cartography[]
In 2257, this starbase's location was labeled on the star chart "Alpha/Beta Quadrant Overview" in the ready room aboard the USS Discovery. (DIS: "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad")
In 2258, the starbase's location was labeled on a star chart seen on the main viewscreen of the USS Enterprise. (DIS: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2")
The starbase's location was labeled in a Federation star chart that was in Fleet Admiral Kirsten Clancy's office at Starfleet Headquarters in 2399 and on the bridge of the USS Titan-A in 2401. Starbase 157 was in or near to neutral space. (PIC: "Maps and Legends", "The Next Generation", "Disengage")
Appendices[]
Background information[]
At StarTrek.com, this starbase was located close to the Mempa sector. [1](X)
Apocrypha[]
In the Star Trek: Destiny novel Gods of Night, Starbase 157 was destroyed by the Borg in 2381.
Taking place in 2409, the computer game Star Trek Online depicted Starbase 157 as being located near the Federation-Klingon border and hosting a large shipyard facility.
External link[]
- Starbase 157 at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works