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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. | 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. ''Pallas'' was also the name of several naval vessels in the British and French navies in the 20th and 21st centuries on Earth.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallas#Ships</ref> | ||
There have been two previous Federation starships to bear the name ''Pallas'': | |||
* USS ''Pallas'' - NCC-1867 - ''Miranda''-class light cruiser | |||
** 2280-2345 (Decommissioned) | |||
* USS ''Pallas'' - NCC-49802 - ''Ambassador''-class exploratory cruiser | |||
** 2345-2397 (Decommissioned) | |||
== 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 04:36, 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. Pallas was also the name of several naval vessels in the British and French navies in the 20th and 21st centuries on Earth.[1]
There have been two previous Federation starships to bear the name Pallas:
- USS Pallas - NCC-1867 - Miranda-class light cruiser
- 2280-2345 (Decommissioned)
- USS Pallas - NCC-49802 - Ambassador-class exploratory cruiser
- 2345-2397 (Decommissioned)
History
Built at Avalon Fleet Yards, Pallas was launched in 2401.
Notable Crew
Commanding Officers
- 2401 : TBD