The Nebula-class Melbourne was launched early when the Borg attacked, and both ships were lost at Wolf 359.įootage of the Melbourne's destruction was used to depict the destruction of the USS Righteous ( β) in the game Star Trek: Borg. The Nebula-class Melbourne was the ship offered to Commander Riker. The TNG short story ' Trust Yourself When All Men Doubt You' in The Sky's the Limit established that the Nebula-class Melbourne was in fact under construction and intended to replace the Excelsior-class Melbourne. 33) revealed that ' there were actually two Starships Melbourne the first was a Nebula-class model, barely glimpsed as a wrecked hulk in the spaceship graveyard from 'The Best of Both Worlds, Part II', and the second was the clearly seen Excelsior -class one in 'Emissary'. The USS Melbourne (NCC-62043) was the name and registry number given to a Nebula-class Federation starship that was seen destroyed in the Battle of Wolf 359. 33), the Melbourne was named after the Australian city of Melbourne. ( TNG: ' The Best of Both Worlds, Part II')Īccording to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. Nevertheless, when the Enterprise-D arrived in the system a few hours later, enough of the wreck survived intact and was one of the vessels recognized by Commander Shelby. ( DS9: ' Emissary' VOY: ' Unity', ' Infinite Regress') Lieutenant Gregory Bergan was among the Melbourne's crew at the time. The burning, lifeless hulk was then rammed by the cube as it pursued the Saratoga. Early in the battle, it and the USS Saratoga engaged the cube, but its shields were quickly drained, and had half its saucer blown away by a cutting beam. Soon after, in early 2367, the Melbourne formed part of the forty-strong Federation task force that stood against an invading Borg cube at the Battle of Wolf 359. While Jean-Luc Picard described her as 'a fine ship,' Riker decided not to pursue the commission at that time, choosing instead to remain aboard the Enterprise-D. In late 2366, William Riker was offered the command of the Melbourne.

However, the situation was resolved before the Melbourne was flight-ready.

While there, the station's CO, Quinteros, initiated a rush repair schedule to get the vessel ready for pursuit when the Enterprise was hijacked by a group of Bynars. In 2364, the Melbourne underwent maintenance at Starbase 74, at the same time as three other ships including the USS Enterprise-D. The USS Melbourne (NCC-62043) was a 24th century Federation Excelsior-class starship operated by Starfleet.

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