USS Hathaway (2365)
The USS Hathaway (NCC-2593) was a Constellation-class Federation star cruiser in service in the 23rd and 24th centuries. It was launched in 2285 from the Copernicus Ship Yards on Luna. By 2364, the Hathaway had been decommissioned and abandoned in the Braslota system, in orbit of Braslota IV. The ship was temporarily reactivated for a Starfleet battle simulation in 2365, in which USS Enterprise-D first officer William Riker commanded the obsolete cruiser against the state-of-the-art Galaxy-class starship. Although the Hathaway was running on minimum power, had only a few shards of dilithium, and no antimatter fuel, Riker's away team managed to reactivate the ship and place it in sufficient condition for simulated combat in only 48 hours.
The Hathaway engages the Enterprise-D.
Unfortunately, the battle simulation was interrupted by the intrusion of a Ferengi Marauder, whose DaiMon believed he had stumbled into a Starfleet internal conflict. Thinking that the Hathaway must be of great value to be fighting against a modern starship (and not realizing the battle was simulated), the Ferengi demanded the Hathaway's surrender. The two Starfleet crews coordinated a ruse, however, in which it was made to appear as if the Enterprise destroyed the Hathaway to prevent it from falling into enemy hands. In reality, the Hathaway had merely made a split-second warp jump the instant before the photon torpedoes detonated. Its potential prize destroyed, the Ferengi retreated. Following the exercise, the Hathaway was towed to the nearest starbase. (TNG: "Peak Performance")
Some time later, the Hathaway was once again recalled to active duty (most likely following the Battle of Wolf 359), and it served in the task force that blockaded the Klingon-Romulan border during the Klingon Civil War in early 2368. (TNG: "Redemption, Part II")
- The Hathaway was named for Anne Hathaway, William Shakespeare's wife.