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== Namesake ==
== Namesake ==


 
There are several figures in Greco-Roman mythology with the name Pallas, the most notable of them being a companion of the Greek goddess Athena named Pallas who Athena accidentally slew and then took up as a name for herself, as Pallas Athena, and the youth Pallas, who was referenced in the Aeneid as a youth whose death spurs Aeneas on to kill Turnus. This vessel's namesake is the former, the goddess Athena, especially through the name of the dwarf planet 2 Pallas in the Sol System.
== History ==
== History ==
Built at [[Avalon Fleet Yards]], ''Pallas'' was launched in 2401.
Built at [[Avalon Fleet Yards]], ''Pallas'' was launched in 2401.

Revision as of 04:29, 11 January 2024

USS Pallas is a Federation Vesta-class explorer assigned to Arcturus Squadron of Starfleet's Fourth Fleet.

Namesake

There are several figures in Greco-Roman mythology with the name Pallas, the most notable of them being a companion of the Greek goddess Athena named Pallas who Athena accidentally slew and then took up as a name for herself, as Pallas Athena, and the youth Pallas, who was referenced in the Aeneid as a youth whose death spurs Aeneas on to kill Turnus. This vessel's namesake is the former, the goddess Athena, especially through the name of the dwarf planet 2 Pallas in the Sol System.

History

Built at Avalon Fleet Yards, Pallas was launched in 2401.


Notable Crew

Commanding Officers


References