USS Exeter (NCC-26531)

The USS Exeter (NCC-26531) was a Federation starship that was in service with Starfleet in the late 24th century.

Tom Paris was assigned to this ship before he was dismissed from Starfleet. 

During the Dominion War, the Exeter was assigned to the Ninth Fleet operating near Bajor. In 2374, the Exeter visited Deep Space 9 to be resupplied along with the USS Akagi and the USS Sutherland. At this time, the USS Potemkin (NCC-18253) was at the station, too, to conduct repairs. 

In 2374, Federation forces received casualty reports from several Ninth Fleet vessels, including Exeter, involved in fighting at the Dominion front. It is unclear if any of these officers were assigned to this ship, or if Exeter simply filed the reports. 

Exeter personnel

 * See: USS Exeter personnel

Background
According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia this vessel was an heavy cruiser. The ship's registry, which was also referenced in the Encyclopedia, was found on list of casualties in DS9 Season 6 and is consistent with other established Ambassador-class vessels that had registries in the NCC-26XXX range.

This vessel may be named either for the city, several sailing vessels named HMS Exeter and serving in Earth's British navy, or its Constitution-class predecessor.

Apocrypha
In the Star Trek: New Frontier series of novels by Peter David, the Exeter was featured as the new assignment of Captain Elizabeth Shelby after the destruction of the USS Excalibur (NCC-26517). She commanded the vessel for six months before being reassigned to the USS Trident. Oddly enough, even though the producers of the show had agreed to honor Pocket Books' request and not contradict the events of those stories, they forgot, and referred to Captain Shelby in, but as the captain of the Sutherland. Writer Ronald D. Moore has stated that the one they referenced in error could just as easily have been a different Captain Shelby. In fact, in one New Frontier book, Elizabeth Shelby was shown as being dismayed at looking at the promotions list and seeing a Captain Shelby in command of the Sutherland, only to find that it wasn't her.

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