USS Ganges

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USS Ganges
Class:	Danube-class
Registry:	NCC-72454
Affiliation:	Federation/Starfleet
Status:	Destroyed (2370)

The USS Ganges (NCC-72454) was a Danube-class runabout in the 24th century.

In 2369, the Ganges was one of three runabouts delivered to the new starbase Deep Space 9 by the starship USS Enterprise-D. (DS9: "Emissary")

The Ganges was outfitted with a mission module when it assisted in the apprehension of Bajoran terrorist Tahna Los a few weeks later. (DS9: "Past Prologue")

On a routine mission into the Gamma Quadrant, the Ganges picked up Human archaeologist Vash, who had been in the Gamma Quadrant for two years. On the way back to the station, the Ganges suffered a mysterious loss of power. (DS9: "Q-Less")

Odo used the Ganges to ferry the fugitive Croden back to the Gamma Quadrant. Instead of returning Croden to the Rakhar homeworld, Odo went to the Chamra Vortex, where Croden retrieved his daughter, Yareth, in stasis. The Ganges was fired upon by Ah-Kel in his Theta-class Miradorn raider in the nebula before escaping and beaming Croden and Yareth to the Vulcan ship T'Vran. (DS9: "Vortex")

In 2370, the Ganges was the last runabout to evacuate DS9 in the face of the short-lived Bajoran coup. (DS9: "The Siege")

The Ganges was destroyed by a T'Lani cruiser later that year. (DS9: "Armageddon Game")

[edit] Background

The Ganges was named after the Ganges River in India and Bangladesh. While never visible on screen, according to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, the Ganges' registry was NCC-72454. This registry would later be confirmed where it was visible on wreckage of the Ganges, sold in the It's A Wrap! sale and auction.

[edit] External link

• USS Ganges at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

Danube-class runabouts
USS Gander • USS Ganges • USS Mekong • USS Orinoco • USS Rio Grande • USS Rubicon • USS Shenandoah • USS Volga • USS Yangtzee Kiang • USS Yukon • NCC-73918 • Unnamed