The USS Saratoga (NCC-31911) was a Miranda-class medium cruiser starship in service to Starfleet in the 24th century. (DS9 episode: "Emissary", Decipher RPG module: Starfleet Operations Manual; ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia)
- The Saratoga's first mention in TNG episode: "The Measure of a Man"'s starship deploy status chart gave it the registry NCC-31640.
Service history and disposition
This ship was
as a successor to previous vessels named
of history.
In 2358, the Saratoga was docked at Starbase 179. Station resident Robin Lefler was given a tour of the vessel at that time. (NF short story: "Lefler's Logs")
The Saratoga was sent to recover Doctor Rebecca Emmanuelli, who had been illegally held by the Tzenkethi for several years after the end of the Tzenkethi War. (ST novel: Articles of the Federation)
In the year 2365, the Saratoga was under the command of Captain Martin Jedlicka. He was assigned to captain Saratoga on a deep space exploration mission in sector 002. This information was listed on a starship deploy status report on a viewscreen on Starbase 173. (TNG episode: "The Measure of a Man")
Prior to 2367, Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Sisko was the first officer of the Saratoga. During that time, the ship undertook missions to Guldammur IV, Mariphasa IV and Thetalian Prime. (DS9 novel: Saratoga)
At Guldammur IV, the Saratoga encountered a hostile Breen ship. In a plan devised by Benjamin Sisko and Hranok, a narrow-gauge phaser spread was fired from the weapons of the Saratoga, making several small gaps in the Breen's shields. This allowed the Saratoga crew to beam unwanted items into the Breen's weapon banks, clogging them and leaving them unable to fire. (DS9 novel: Saratoga)
On Mariphasa IV, Sisko, Hranok, Thorn and Laffer were captured by the Cardassians and were about to be tortured to reveal their mission there. They were saved by Doctor Laffer's arguments with the Cardassian in charge, which bought time for Thorn to disarm one of the Cardassians and make their escape. (DS9 novel: Saratoga)
On a mission to Thetalian Prime, Sisko, Hranok, Graal and Laffer were affected by alien organisms until Dr. Laffer was able to find a cure. Some of the organisms, which produced corlandium, remained in their systems. (DS9 novel: Saratoga)
In 2367, the Saratoga was part of the Federation fleet that engaged the Borg at Wolf 359. The Saratoga was among the first ships to arrive and engaged the Borg cube with the USS Gage, the USS Melbourne and the USS Kyushu. The Saratoga was destroyed at the battle, although several escape pods were able to leave the ship. (DS9 episode: "Emissary")
Sisko was sent back to the Saratoga during the battle on a mission by the Prophets and encountered several Borg drones who had boarded the ship. (DS9 video game: Crossroads of Time)
In 2373 the USS Voyager discovered one of the escape pods from the USS Saratoga with survivors aboard. The escape pod (along with several others) had been trapped in a rift where time flowed at a different rate. Unfortunately the survivors had to re-enter the rift to prevent the Voyager from being trapped inside. (VOY comic: "Ghosts")
Legacy
During his first encounter with the Prophets in the Bajoran wormhole, they showed Sisko the last moments of the Saratoga, making Sisko realize he had not moved on. He would later say the Prophets gave him his life back. (DS9 episode: "Emissary")
A model of the USS Saratoga rested in Sisko's office on Starbase Deep Space 9. (DS9 episodes: "Battle Lines", "In the Cards")
In 2372, Starfleet launched the USS Saratoga-A, which was named for its predecessor. The surviving crew were invited to attend, giving Commander Lopez his chance to turn them over to the Retizians for the priceless corlandium-producing organisms in their blood. (DS9 novel: Saratoga)
Jean-Luc Picard recalled the Saratoga just before the second Borg attack and the Battle of Sector 001. (TNG movie: First Contact)
Sisko recalled the Saratoga and its crew after the end of the Battle of Cardassia and the Dominion War itself. (DS9 short story: "Requital")
Known crewmembers
Known civilians
Images
Appendices
Connections
| Ships named Saratoga | ||
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| United Earth, Starfleet |  
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| Federation, Starfleet | USS Saratoga (NCC-1724, Constitution-class) • USS Saratoga (NCC-1887, Miranda-class) • USS Saratoga (NCC-3007, Royal Sovereign-class) • USS Saratoga (Galaxy-class) • USS Saratoga (NCC-31911, Miranda-class) • USS Saratoga (NCC-31911-A, Miranda-class) • USS Saratoga (Sovereign-class) |  
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| Federation, Starfleet | Anton-class refits | • • • • • • • • | 2250s/2260s configurations | • • • • • • • • • • • • | 
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| various configurations: • • • • • • • Bolland • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Saratoga (II) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • NC-141 • unnamed Miranda-class starships • dorsal nacelles variant: • Kelvin timeline:
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| new cruiser (NCA) | • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • | new heavy cruiser (NCM) | • • • • • • • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| new light cruiser (NCL) | • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • | new advanced light cruiser (NCL+) | • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| command light cruiser (CLC) | • • • • • | heavy command cruiser (NCC) | • • • • • • • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| new drone cruiser (NCD) | • • • • | new advanced drone cruiser (NCD+) | • • • • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| commando transport (NCT) | • • • | advanced commando transport (NCT+) | • • • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| new escort cruiser/new aegis cruiser (NEC/NAC) | • • • • • • • • • • | new strike carrier (NVS) | • • • • • • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| new light carrier/new advanced light carrier (NVL/NVL+) | • • • • • • • • | new scout cruiser/advanced new scout cruiser (NSC/NSC+) | • • • • • • • • • • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reliant-subclass class XI cruiser | • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| class 6 cargo vessel refits | • • • | outboard pod refits | • Saratoga (II) •
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| 24th century dorsal platform refits | • • • • • • • • Legionnaire • • • • • • • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NCC-1877 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • |  
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| Miranda subclasses: Anton-class • Reliant-class • Soyuz-class • ShiKahr-class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ships at the Battle of Wolf 359 | ||
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| Federation, Starfleet | USS Ahwahnee • USS Anderson • USS Bellerophon • USS Bonestell • USS Buran • USS Chekov • USS Columbia • USS Constance • USS Dunkerque • USS Endeavour • USS Endurance • USS Firebrand • USS Gage (Apollo-class) • USS Gage (ShiKahr-class) • USS Galatea • USS Garrett • USS Gora bim Gral • USS Hoagland • USS Hood • USS Ibn Sina • USS Kadosca • USS Kaneda • USS Konom • USS Kumari • USS Kyushu • USS Liberator • USS Melbourne (Excelsior-class) • USS Melbourne (Nebula-class) • USS Mjolnir • USS Porksauce • USS Princeton • USS Righteous • USS Roosevelt • USS Saratoga • USS Seleya • USS Sha Ka Ree • USS Sonak • USS Star League • USS T'Shen Kovil • USS T'Pau • USS Thy'lek Shran • USS Tolstoy (Centaur-class) • USS Tolstoy (Rigel-class) • USS Victory • USS Yamaguchi • USS Yorktown • unnamed by class: Constitution • Nova |
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| Borg Collective | Cube 632 (Locutus's cube) | 
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| planets visited by ships | |
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| USS Saratoga | Guldammur IV • Mariphasa IV • Thetalian Prime |
| USS Saratoga | Mars |
Appearances and references
- NF short story: "Lefler's Logs"
- ST novel: Articles of the Federation
- DS9 novel: Saratoga
- TNG episode: "The Measure of a Man" (in set artwork as NCC-31640)
- Arcade (DS9 Young Readers novel)
- "Emissary" (DS9 episode and novelization)
- Fallen Heroes (DS9 novel)
- "Requital" (short story, Tales of the Dominion War)
- Avatar, Book One (DS9 novel)
- Inferno (DS9 novel, Millennium mini-series)
- Rising Son (DS9 novel)
- The 34th Rule (DS9 novel)
- The Siege (DS9 novel)
- Betrayal (DS9 novel)
- "Battle Lines" (DS9 episode)
- Crossroads of Time (DS9 Super Nintendo video game)
- Dominion Wars (DS9 computer game)
External link
- USS Saratoga (NCC-31911) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.