HMS New Zealand
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The HMS New Zealand was a 22nd century Earth DY-732-class starship under the command of Captain Bob Lederman.
In 2135, the New Zealand was launched from the Sol system on a diplomatic mission to the planet Alderaan.
This vessel was among the list of ships that appeared on Captain Jean-Luc Picard's desktop monitor while he searched for "all Earth deep-space launches from 2123 until 2190 with destination in or near the Ficus sector" during an investigation of an SOS signal discovered in that sector in 2365. This vessel, however, did not fall within the parameters of his search, but was among the ships launched in that timeframe. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder")
[edit] HMS prefix starships
- HMS Lord Nelson - launched 2120
- HMS New Zealand - launched 2135
[edit] Background
The name of this ship appeared on an okudagram that appeared on Picard's desk monitor, and was not verbally referenced on screen. A legible version of the okudagram would appear in the reference book, Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission.
Named after the nation-state of New Zealand. The New Zealand was probably built by the United Kingdom, judging from the "HMS" prefix and the name (a former British colony). A ship built by New Zealand would be prefixed HMNZS.
| DY-type starships |
|---|
| DY-100 class: SS Botany Bay |
| DY-245: SS Hatteras • DY-430: SS Urusei Yatsura |
| DY-500: SS Mariposa • SS Hokule'a (DY-500-B) • HMS Lord Nelson (DY-500-C) |
| DY-732: HMS New Zealand • VK Yuri Gagarin |
| DY-950: DEV Eagle Valley • DY-1200: VK Velikan |
