USS Merevek

USS Merevek
General Information
Registry	NCC-43885
Class & Type	Excelsior II-class
Affiliation	Starfleet
Status	Active
Commissioned	2391
Assignment
Unit	Fourth Fleet Expeditionary Group
Role	Diplomatic liaison and survey
Key Personnel
Commanding Officer	Captain Jeyn Correth
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The USS Merevek is a Excelsior II-class heavy cruiser currently assigned to survey and diplomatic liaison duties in the Delta Quadrant's Gradin Belt. Under the command of Captain Jeynn Correth since 2399, the Merevek was the first Starfleet ship to perform a full analysis of newly discovered dilithium in the accretion disc of a collapsed star. The ship reported symptoms of severe psychosis and violent outbursts in its eleven telepathic crew members upon approaching concentrated deposits of the new dilithium.

The crew of the Merevek is understood to have coined the term "Blood Dilithium" in reference to the voices heard by affected telepaths demanding "the blood of those who sent us here", along with general chaos and population displacement caused by the dilithium's appearance across the Gradin Belt.