The USS Valley Forge (NCC-43305) was a 24th century Federation Excelsior-class starship operated by Starfleet.
The Valley Forge fought in the Dominion War and, in late 2374, saw action at the First Battle of Chin'toka. She took heavy damage during an attack run against Cardassian orbital weapon platforms when a crippled Akira-class starship crashed into her starboard nacelle, followed by several disruptor hits that penetrated her primary hull. (DS9: "Tears of the Prophets")
| Excelsior-class starships |
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| USS Berlin • USS Cairo • USS Challenger • USS Charleston • USS Crazy Horse • USS Enterprise-B • USS Excel • USS Excelsior • USS Farragut • USS Fearless • USS Fredrickson • USS Gorkon • USS Hood • USS Lakota • USS Malinche • USS Melbourne • USS Potemkin • USS Repulse • USS Valley Forge • NCC-2004 • Unnamed |
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The Valley Forge's appearance in "Tears of the Prophets" was confirmed by John Gross and Karen Sickles of Digital Muse in a 25 June 1998 post, by DS9 Visual Effects Supervisor David Stipes, on the newsgroup alt.tv.star-trek.ds9(X). The name and registry number are also briefly visible on the hull as before the vessel tumbles past the camera.
According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, 4th ed., vol. 2, p. 451, this ship was "named for the site in Pennsylvania where General George Washington's troops spent a bitter winter during the American revolutionary war."
External link[]
- USS Valley Forge (NCC-43305) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works