Changes: USS Grissom (24th century)

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For the 23th century vessel of the same name, please see USS Grissom (NCC-638).

The USS Grissom was a 24th century Federation starship operated by Starfleet.

In 2366, the Grissom was assigned near the Sigma Eridani system and stood by to supply the USS Enterprise-D with additional hytritium during the latter's mission to Beta Agni II. (TNG: "The Most Toys")

The Grissom saw action during the Dominion War and was destroyed in 2375 at the Battle of Ricktor Prime, with a loss of all but six of a wartime crew of 1,250. Lieutenant Chu'lak was one of the survivors. (DS9: "Field of Fire")

Appendices

Background information

According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed., p. 179), the Grissom was an Excelsior-class starship with the registry NCC-42857. In the first edition of the Encyclopedia (pp. 317, 320), the Grissom was stated, and depicted, as an Oberth-class starship with the registry NCC-59314.

The Grissom was named for Gus Grissom, the second American astronaut in space, who was killed during an accidental spacecraft fire on the Apollo 1 capsule in 1967. ^{(citation needed • edit)}

Apocrypha

The Grissom was mentioned as playing a central role in the life of Mackenzie Calhoun in Pocket Books' Star Trek: New Frontier series of novels written by Peter David. The story of the ship's disastrous Prime Directive violation and loss of its captain, Norman Kenyon, in 2371, is told in the novel Once Burned.

External link

USS Grissom (NCC-42857) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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 == Appendices ==
 === Background information ===
-According to the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', the ''Grissom'' was an {{class|Excelsior}} starship with the [[registry]] NCC-42857. {{incite}} In the first edition of the Encyclopedia under "Starships", the {{class|Oberth}} ''Grissom'' from Star Trek III is listed with the registry NCC-59314. {{incite}}
+According to the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' (3rd ed., p. 179), the ''Grissom'' was an {{class|Excelsior}} starship with the [[registry]] [[NCC]]-42857. In the first edition of the ''Encyclopedia'' (pp. 317, 320), the ''Grissom'' was stated, and depicted, as an {{class|Oberth}} starship with the registry NCC-59314.
-The ''Grissom'' was named for {{W|Gus Grissom}}, the second [[American]] [[astronaut]] in space, and was killed during an accidental spacecraft fire on the {{W|Apollo 1}} capsule in 1967.
+The ''Grissom'' was named for {{W|Gus Grissom}}, the second [[American]] [[astronaut]] in space, who was killed during an accidental spacecraft fire on the {{W|Apollo 1}} capsule in 1967. {{incite}}
 === Apocrypha ===
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