The USS Snowdon
An Akira-class heavy cruiser, refitted for exploration and sent to the edge of known space. Lead ship of Task Force 28.
Ship’s particulars
| Registry | NCC-78412 |
|---|---|
| Class | Akira, Flight II refit |
| Named for | Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), the highest peak in Wales |
| Commissioned | Stardate 57902.1, Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards |
| Crew | About 480, plus 25 science and survey specialists |
| Refit | Two torpedo bays converted to probe and sensor bays, extra science labs and a long-range survey array |
| Small craft | Two Type-9 shuttles and the runabout Tryfan, named for another Welsh peak |
| Experimental systems | The Chain Reaction Pulsar. Results vary. |
| Sister ships | USS Ben Nevis (NCC-75590, lost) and USS Scafell (under construction) |
Dedication plaque
U.S.S. SNOWDON
NCC-78412 United Federation of Planets
Akira class, Starfleet Division
Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars
Commissioned stardate 57902.1
Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars
Commissioned stardate 57902.1
Named for Yr Wyddfa, Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales, and dedicated to the memory of the crew of the U.S.S. Ben Nevis, NCC-75590
YMLAEN AT Y COPA
Onward to the summit
“To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” Tennyson, Ulysses
The Shackleton Expanse
An unmapped, sparsely settled region on the far side of Federation space, where subspace distortions make long-range sensors unreliable. It's home to struggling colonies, independent miners, Orion traders and ancient ruins nobody has catalogued.
Eight months before the Snowdon arrived, her sister ship the USS Ben Nevis disappeared somewhere inside it, with all hands.
