USS Repulse (NCC-2544)
- For other uses, seeRepulse.
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TheUSSRepulse (NCC-2544) was anExcelsior-classexplorer that was commissioned in the year2357 under the command ofCaptainTaggert.
The ship was named forHMSRepulseWP, a20th centuryRenown-class battlecruiserWP that served in theRoyal Navy. (STreference:The Star Trek Encyclopedia, 2nd ed.)
History[]
One of theRepulse's first assignments was to deliver a group ofStarfleetcadets, including theAcademy's firstKlingon recruit CadetWorf, to the colony ofDantar IV. (TNG -Starfleet Academynovel:Line of Fire)
TheRepulse returned to Dantar IV soon after picking up a distress signal from the colony, which had been attacked by theBrikar. From there, the ship journeyed toStarbase 3. (TNG -Starfleet Academynovel:Survival)
In2358,CommanderKatherine Pulaski MD andEnsignElizabeth Shelby were assigned to theRepulse. (STvideo game:Starship Creator Warp II)
In2365, theRepulse rendezvoused with theUSSEnterprise-D in order to facilitate the transfer of Pulaski to theEnterprise. Pulaski returned to theRepulse a year later. (TNGepisode: "The Child",TNGnovel:Vendetta)
In2367, command of theRepulse had been taken over by the original Captain Taggert's daughter, CaptainAriel Taggert. The second Captain Taggert quickly distinguished herself in a three-way battle between Starfleet, theBorg, and an ancientdoomsday machine created by a long-forgotten race and controlled by the mysterious woman namedDelcara. TheRepulse turned the tide in the battle by utilizing thedeflector dish weapon developed by CommandersGeordi La Forge andData earlier that year. (TNGnovel:Vendetta)
In2370, theRepulse transportedAmbassadorLwaxana Troi toAlpha Tiberia when AmbassadorZul of Triannis took ill, necesitating that he be replaced on the negotiating team. (TNGnovelization:All Good Things...)
In2376, theRepulse was under the command ofTrill CaptainKila Vet. During theGateways Crisis, Captain Vet activated a resonator on anIconian Gateway located on the worldTethys III, helping to end the galaxy-wide crisis. (TNG -Gateways What Lay Beyondnovella:The Other Side)
Ship Commanders[]
- CaptainTaggert
- CaptainAriel Taggert
- CaptainKila Vet
Embarked craft[]
- NCC-2544/01
- D'Alison (NCC-2544/10)
Appendices[]
Appearances and References[]
- Starfleet Academy:Line of Fire (TNG novel)
- Starfleet Academy:Survival (TNG novel)
- Starship Creator: Warp (video game)
- The Child (TNG episode)
- Vendetta (TNG novel)
- All Good Things... (TNG novelization)
- In the Pale Moonlight (DS9 episode)
- Star Trek: Gateways:What Lay Beyond:The Other Side (TNGnovella)
Connections[]
| Ships namedRepulse | ||
|---|---|---|
| Federation,Starfleet | USSRepulse (NCC-1863,Anton-class) •USSRepulse (NCC-1900,Repulse-class) •USSRepulse (NCC-2007,Excelsior-class) •USSRepulse (NCC-2544,Excelsior-class) •USSRepulse (NCC-75000,Phalanx-type) •see also:Repulse-class | ![]() ![]() |
| Imperial Starfleet (mirror universe) | ISSRepulse | ![]() |
External link[]
- USS Repulse (NCC-2544) article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.







