Instarship classification, atug,tow ship, ortowing vessel was astarship specialized fortowing other starships or similarly large objects withtractor beams. (DS9: "A Time to Stand")
Two tugs towing theUSSEnterprise
In2257, theUSSEnterprise was towed by twoFederation tugs. (DIS: "Brother")
In2285, the schematics of thePtolemy-classFederation starship, designed as a tug /transport ship for large containers, was displayed on the monitors on thebridge of theEnterprise. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan;Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
Following the discovery of theUSSStargazer in2364, theUSSEnterprise-D received a communique fromStarfleet Command informing them that a tug would rendezvous with them to tow theStargazer back toXendi Starbase 9. (TNG: "The Battle")
Later a tug moved TheStargazer to theFleet Museum atAthan Prime, where it was restored and put on display in2402. (PIC: "The Star Gazer"commemorative plaque;PIC: "The Bounty", "Vox", "The Last Generation")
When theEnterprise-D experienced a series ofwarp andimpulse drive problems caused byinterphasic organisms in2370, leaving the vessel adrift and potentially thwartingCaptainPicard's arrival atStarbase 219 for theAdmirals' Banquet,Vice AdmiralNakamura inquired if they were going have have the problem fixed soon, or if he had to send a tow ship to bring theEnterprise in. Picard declined the offer for a tow, stating that he had the utmost confidence in hisengineers to getting the problem fixed. (TNG: "Phantasms")
A tug towing theUSSFredrickson
During theDominion War, aFederation tug was utilized in the evacuation of disabled vessels from a battle zone. TheUSSFredrickson was one such starship to benefit from one of these utility vessels in2374. (DS9: "A Time to Stand")
After acquiring a vessel, later namedAlice, from aHaakoniantrader,Abaddon tried to turn the ship into a towing vessel. At first the ship cooperated, but later began to require constant repairs. He sold the ship to the crew of theUSSVoyager in2376. (VOY: "Alice")
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External link[]
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