"Star Trek" Ships of the Federation Quiz

Answer: USS Saratoga

The Saratoga was destroyed by the Borg at Wolf 359. Lt. Commander Sisko and his son, Jake, survived the massacre, but Sisko's wife was killed. Sisko held the death of his wife against Capt. Picard because he was assisting the Borg as Locutus.

Answer: Captain Jean-Luc Picard

Lt. Commander Picard was on the bridge of the Stargazer when its captain was killed in an attack. Picard took command and was later promoted to captain and offered the Stargazer full-time. Picard was captain of the Stargazer until the ship was thought to be destroyed. After Picard took cammand of the Enterprise, the Stargazer was found in the hands of the Ferengi.

Answer: USS Bozeman

The Bozeman was found by the Enterprise-D when her own crew realized they were repeating the same incidents over and over, which involved crashing into the other ship. When the Enterprise crew found a way to stop the loop, they were also able to stop the Bozeman.

Answer: USS Lexington

In the "Best of Both Worlds" two-part episodes, the "Next Generation" crew found themselves trying to stop the Borg who decided to attack Earth and the Federation. During a conversation with Captain Picard, Admiral J.P. Hanson told him that Starfleet had offered Riker the Melbourne, "If he wants it."
Hanson went on to tell Picard that Starfleet kept pulling out the captain's chair for Riker but he just wouldn't sit in it. This turned out to be a benifit to Riker. At Wolf 359, the Melbourne was destroyed by the Borg.

Answer: USS Sutherland

Data was placed in temporary command of the Sutherland by Captain Picard. Despite being resented by the bridge crew of the Sutherland, Data was able to gain their respect when he found a way to defeat the Romulan fleet after ignoring an order to fall back and regroup.

Answer: USS Livingston

Sisko and the Dax symbiont continued a close friendship for many years after. This included carrying on the friendship with Jadzia Dax and Ezri Dax, who were both stationed on Deep Space Nine under the command of Sisko.
The symbiont is a creature that is inside of the Trill host and is placed inside other Trills when the current host can't carry the simbiont any longer. This happened when Jadzia was killed and the Dax symbiont was given to Ezri. All hosts carry memories from the previous hosts.

Answer: USS Reliant

Khan and his people took over the Reliant after brainwashing its captain and first officer. He then used the ship to attack Captain Kirk and the Enterprise.

Answer: USS Pasteur

The Pasteur was an Olympic-class starship used for medical missions. This ship was featured in an anti-time future where Crusher had married and divorced Jean-Luc Picard.

Answer: USS Excelsior

The Excelsior was a test ship for the transwarp engine. When it failed, the ship was refit with a standard warp drive engine and given to Sulu.

Answer: SS Botany Bay

Kirk had Khan and his people sent to Ceti Alpha V with the cargo containers from the Botany Bay. Commander Pavel Chekov and Captain Terrell Clark, of the USS Reliant, were checking the planet to be used in Project Genesis when they discovered Khan. He and his people were living in the Bontay Bay's containers. Khan brainwashed Chekov and Terrell using creatures that went inside their heads through their ears.

He then took over the Reliant and attacked Kirk and the Enterprise.