HMS New Zealand
Class:	DY-732
Affiliation:	Terran
Status:	Active (2135)

HMS New Zealand was a Terran DY-732-class starship that was in service in the early 22nd century. New Zealand was under the command of Captain Bob Lederman.

In 2135, the New Zealand was launched from Earth on a diplomatic mission to the planet Alderaan.

This vessel was among the list of ships that appeared on Captain Jean-Luc Picard's desktop monitor while he searched for "all Earth deep-space launches from 2123 until 2190 with destination in or near the Ficus sector" during an investigation of an SOS signal discovered in that sector in 2365. This vessel, however, did not fall within the parameters of his search, but was among the ships launched in that timeframe. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder")

HMS prefix starships Edit

• HMS Lord Nelson - launched 2120
• HMS New Zealand - launched 2135 (fate unknown)

Background Edit

The name of this ship appeared on an Okudagram that appeared on Picard's desk monitor, and was not verbally referenced on screen. A legible version of the okudagram would appear in the reference book, Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission.

Named after several British capital ships called HMS New Zealand, themselves named after the islands of New Zealand.

DY-type starships
DY-100 class: SS Botany Bay
DY-245: SS Hatteras • DY-430: SS Urusei Yatsura
DY-500: SS Mariposa • SS Hokule'a (DY-500-B) • HMS Lord Nelson (DY-500-C)
DY-732: HMS New Zealand • VK Yuri Gagarin
DY-950: DEV Eagle Valley • DY-1200: VK Velikan