Changes: USS Mekong

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The USS Mekong was a Federation Danube-class runabout that was in service with Starfleet in the late 24th century, attached to Deep Space 9. Mekong was a replacement for the USS Ganges.

In 2370, the Mekong pursued the USS Rio Grande which was being piloted by a Replicant Miles O'Brien created by the Paradan Government. (DS9: "Whispers")

Lieutenant Jadzia Dax takes a Trill initiate Arjin on a trip through the wormhole and back in the Mekong. During the flight, the runabout ran through a subspace interphase pocket. The runabout's starboard nacelle snagged a piece of what was first referred to as "subspace seaweed" but was later discovered to be a protouniverse. (DS9: "Playing God")

Later in the same year , the Mekong, the Rio Grande, and the USS Orinoco fought two Maquis ships at the Bryma colony. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part II")

In late-2370, the Mekong was fitted with additional photon torpedoes and accompanied the USS Odyssey into the Gamma Quadrant in an attempt to rescue Commander Benjamin Sisko, then a prisoner of the Dominion. (DS9: "The Jem'Hadar")

In 2371, returning from consultations at a Bajoran colony, Major Kira Nerys and Odo detected a Maquis attack in progress. They pursued the attacking ship in the Mekong but due to prevailing conditions, the pursuit takes them down to the surface of a moon with an atmosphere that was impenetrable to the Runabouts sensors. (DS9: "Heart of Stone")

Later in the same year, Odo and Elim Garak took Mekong to the Unefra system in search of Enabran Tain. They located him, but were subsequently captured by the warbird commanded by Lovok and Tain, and sequestered in the warbird's shuttlebay on "E" Deck, Section 25. The runabout was then carried into the Gamma Quadrant. The Mekong was abandoned after Odo and Garak, attempting to escape the Battle of the Omarion Nebula, were beamed aboard the USS Defiant. (DS9: "The Die is Cast") The ship's fate is not known, although it was presumably destroyed as a new runabout, USS Rubicon, had been assigned to the station by the end of 2371, and the Mekong was never mentioned again. (DS9: "Family Business")

The Star Trek Encyclopedia (2nd ed., pp. 296, 473) listed two registries for this runabout: NCC-72617 in the main entry and NCC-72917 in the starship chart. The registry was seen briefly, yet not clearly, in "Whispers".

The Encyclopedia noted that the ship was named after the eponymous river in southeast Asia.

Appearances

DS9:
- "Whispers"
- "Playing God"
- "The Maquis, Part II"
- "The Jem'Hadar"
- "Heart of Stone"
- "Improbable Cause"
- "The Die is Cast"

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+{{sidebar starship
-[[Image:Dderidex class-danube class, improbable cause.jpg|thumb|The '''USS ''Mekong''''' moments before its capture by [[Lovok's Warbird]].]]
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-The '''USS ''Mekong'' (NCC-72452)''' was a [[Danube class|''Danube''-class]] [[Federation]] [[starship]] assigned to [[Deep Space 9]] as replacement for the [[USS Ganges|USS ''Ganges'']].
+|Name       = USS ''Mekong''
+|Class      = {{class|Danube}}
+|owner      = {{Federation}}
+|operator   = [[Starfleet]]
+|Status     = Abandoned
+|Datestatus = 2371
+}}
+The '''USS ''Mekong''''' was a [[Federation]] {{class|Danube}} [[runabout]] that was in service with [[Starfleet]] in the late [[24th century]], attached to [[Deep Space 9]]. ''Mekong'' was a replacement for the {{USS|Ganges}}.
-In 2370, the Mekong fought alongside the Rio Grande and Orinoco against two Maquis ships at the Bryma Colony.
+In [[2370]], the ''Mekong'' pursued the {{USS|Rio Grande}} which was being piloted by a [[Replicant]] [[Miles O'Brien (replicant)|Miles O'Brien]] created by the [[Paradan]] [[Government]]. ({{DS9|Whispers}})
+[[Lieutenant]] [[Jadzia Dax]] takes a [[Trill initiate]] [[Arjin]] on a trip through the wormhole and back in the ''Mekong''. During the flight, the runabout ran through a [[subspace interphase pocket]]. The runabout's starboard nacelle snagged a piece of what was first referred to as "subspace seaweed" but was later discovered to be a [[protouniverse]]. ({{DS9|Playing God}})
-In late-[[2370]], [[Miles O'Brien|Chief O'Brien]] outfitted the ''Mekong'' with extra banks of [[photon torpedo]]es. It later assisted the [[USS Odyssey|USS ''Odyssey'']] during its rescue attempt of [[Benjamin Sisko|Commander Sisko]], who was being held prisoner by the [[Dominion]] in the [[Gamma Quadrant]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[The Jem'Hadar]]")
+Later in the same year , the ''Mekong'', the ''Rio Grande'', and the {{USS|Orinoco}} fought two [[Maquis]] ships at the [[Bryma]] [[colony]]. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part II}})
-In late [[2371]], [[Odo]] and [[Garak]] took the ''Mekong'' to the [[Unefra system]] while in search of [[Enabran Tain]]. Just as the ship dropped out of [[warp]], it detected and was subsequently captured by [[Lovok's Warbird]]. After being stored in the [[shuttlebay]] on "E" Deck, Section 25 of Lovok's Warbird, the Mekong was taken into the [[Gamma Quadrant]]. The ship would later be destroyed while attempting to escape the [[Battle of the Omarion Nebula]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[The Die Is Cast]]")
+In late-2370, the ''Mekong'' was fitted with additional [[photon torpedo]]es and accompanied the {{USS|Odyssey}} into the [[Gamma Quadrant]] in an attempt to rescue [[Commander]] [[Benjamin Sisko]], then a prisoner of the [[Dominion]]. ({{DS9|The Jem'Hadar}})
-:''Named after the homonymous river in South-East [[Asia]].''
+In [[2371]], returning from consultations at a [[Bajoran]] [[colony]], [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys]] and [[Odo]] detected a Maquis attack in progress. They pursued the attacking ship in the ''Mekong'' but due to prevailing conditions, the pursuit takes them down to the surface of a moon with an atmosphere that was impenetrable to the Runabouts sensors. ({{DS9|Heart of Stone}})
-===Additional references===
-*[[DS9]]:
-** "[[Whispers]]"
-** "[[Playing God]]"
-** "[[The Maquis, Part II]]"
-** "[[The Search, Part I]]"
-** "[[Heart of Stone]]"
+Later in the same year, [[Odo]] and [[Elim Garak]] took ''Mekong'' to the [[Unefra system]] in search of [[Enabran Tain]]. They located him, but were subsequently captured by the [[Lovok's Warbird|warbird]] commanded by [[Lovok (Changeling)|Lovok]] and Tain, and sequestered in the warbird's [[shuttlebay]] on "E" Deck, Section 25.  The runabout was then carried into the [[Gamma Quadrant]].  The ''Mekong'' was abandoned after Odo and Garak, attempting to escape the [[Battle of the Omarion Nebula]], were beamed aboard the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}. ({{DS9|The Die is Cast}}) The ship's fate is not known, although it was presumably destroyed as a new runabout, {{USS|Rubicon}}, had been assigned to the station by the end of 2371, and the ''Mekong'' was never mentioned again. ({{DS9|Family Business}})
+{{bginfo|The ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' (2nd ed., pp. 296, 473) listed two registries for this runabout: NCC-72617 in the main entry and NCC-72917 in the starship chart. The registry was seen briefly, yet not clearly, in {{e|Whispers}}.|The ''Encyclopedia'' noted that the ship was named after the eponymous {{w|Mekong|river}} in southeast [[Asia]].}}
+== Appearances ==
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+*{{DS9}}
+**{{e|Whispers}}
+**{{e|Playing God}}
+**{{e|The Maquis, Part II}}
+**{{e|The Jem'Hadar}}
+**{{e|Heart of Stone}}
+**{{e|Improbable Cause}}
+**{{e|The Die is Cast}}
+</div>
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-[[Category:Federation starships|Mekong]]
+==External link==
+*{{NCwiki|USS Mekong (NCC-72617)|USS ''Mekong''}}
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