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The USS Melbourne (NCC-62043) was a Federation Excelsior-class starship that was in service with Starfleet in the mid-24th century.

The Melbourne was one of three ships docked at Starbase 74 during the USS Enterprise-D's upgrade there in 2364. When the Enterprise was hijacked by a group of Bynars, the Melbourne was unable to pursue due to her repair status. The station's CO, Orfil Quinteros, initiated a rush repair schedule to get the vessel ready for pursuit, but the situation was resolved before the Melbourne was flight-ready. (TNG: "11001001")

Borg cube destroys the Melbourne — *Melbourne* destroyed by the Borg cube

In late 2366, William Riker was offered the command of the Melbourne. While Jean-Luc Picard described her as "a fine ship," Riker decided not to pursue the commission at that time, choosing instead to remain aboard the Enterprise-D. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds")

Soon after, the Melbourne formed part of the forty-strong Federation task force that stood against an invading Borg cube at the Battle of Wolf 359. Early in the battle, it and the Saratoga engaged the cube, but its shields were quickly drained, and had half its saucer blown away by a cutting beam. The burning, lifeless hulk was then rammed by the cube as it pursued the Saratoga. Lieutenant Gregory Bergan was among the Melbourne's crew at the time. (DS9: "Emissary"; VOY: "Unity", "Infinite Regress")

Never the less, When the Enterprise-D arrived in the system a few hours later, enough of the wreck survived intact and was one of the vessels recognized by Commander Shelby. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II")

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Appendices

Background information

According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, the Melbourne was named after the Australian city of Melbourne. Melbourne's founders arrived on a ship called Enterprize.

The Star Trek Encyclopedia reveals that "there were actually two Starships Melbourne [...] the first was a Nebula-class model, barely glimpsed as a wrecked hulk in the spaceship graveyard from "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II", and the second was the clearly seen Excelsior-class one in "Emissary".

Apocrypha

The TNG short story "Trust Yourself When All Men Doubt You" in The Sky's the Limit establishes that the Nebula-class Melbourne was in fact under construction and intended to replace the Excelsior-class Melbourne. The Nebula-class Melbourne was the ship offered to Commander Riker. The Nebula-class Melbourne was launched early when the Borg attacked, and both ships were lost at Wolf 359.

Footage of the Melbourne's destruction is used to depict the destruction of the USS Righteous in the game Star Trek: Borg.

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-The '''USS ''Melbourne'' (NCC-62043)''' was a [[Federation]] [[starship]] in service during the mid-[[24th century]].
+|image      = USS Melbourne attacked.jpg
+|Name       = USS ''Melbourne''
+|Class      = {{Class|Excelsior}}
+|Registry   = NCC-62043
+|owner      = {{Federation}}
+|operator   = [[Starfleet]]
+|Status     = Destroyed
+|Datestatus = 2367
+}}__NOTOC__
+The '''USS ''Melbourne'' (NCC-62043)''' was a [[Federation]] {{Class|Excelsior}}  [[starship]] that was in service with [[Starfleet]] in the mid-[[24th century]].
 The ''Melbourne'' was one of three ships docked at [[Starbase 74]] during the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}'s [[refit|upgrade]] there in [[2364]]. When the ''Enterprise'' was hijacked by a group of [[Bynar]]s, the ''Melbourne'' was unable to pursue due to her repair status. The station's [[CO]], [[Orfil Quinteros]], initiated a rush repair schedule to get the vessel ready for pursuit, but the situation was resolved before the ''Melbourne'' was flight-ready. ({{TNG|11001001}})
+[[File:Borg cube destroys the Melbourne.jpg|thumb|left|''Melbourne'' destroyed by the [[Borg cube]]]]
 In late [[2366]], [[William T. Riker|William Riker]] was offered the command of the ''Melbourne''. While [[Jean-Luc Picard]] described her as "a fine ship," Riker decided not to pursue the commission at that time, choosing instead to remain aboard the ''Enterprise''-D. ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds}})
-Soon after, the ''Melbourne'' formed part of the forty-strong Federation [[task force]] that stood against an invading [[Borg cube]] at the [[Battle of Wolf 359]], and was destroyed in the battle. [[Lieutenant]] [[Gregory Bergan]] was among the ''Melbourne's'' crew at that time.  ({{DS9|Emissary}}; {{VOY|Infinite Regress}})
+Soon after, the ''Melbourne'' formed part of the [[Starships at Wolf 359|forty-strong]] Federation [[task force]] that stood against an invading [[Borg cube]] at the [[Battle of Wolf 359]]. Early in the battle, it and the ''Saratoga'' engaged the cube, but its shields were quickly drained, and had half its saucer blown away by a cutting beam. The burning, lifeless hulk was then rammed by the cube as it pursued the [[USS Saratoga (NCC-31911)|''Saratoga'']]. [[Lieutenant]] [[Gregory Bergan]] was among the ''Melbourne''{{'}}s crew at the time. ({{DS9|Emissary}}; {{VOY|Unity|Infinite Regress}})
-When the ''Enterprise''-D arrived in the system a few hours later, the wreck of the  ''Melbourne'' was one of the vessels recognized by [[Commander]] [[Shelby]]. ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}})
+Never the less, When the ''Enterprise''-D arrived in the system a few hours later, enough of the wreck survived intact and was one of the vessels recognized by [[Commander]] [[Shelby]]. ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}})
+{{ExcelsiorClassStarships}}
-== Appendices ==
-=== Background ===
-This starship may have been named after the city of {{w|Melbourne|Melbourne}}, [[Australia]] (which in turn was named after {{w|William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne|Lord Melbourne}}).
+==Appendices==
-The ''Melbourne'' originally appeared onscreen amidst the [[Wolf 359]] debris field in {{e|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}} as a [[prototype]] {{ShipClass|Nebula}} model built by [[Ed Miarecki]]. Scenes featuring the wreckage were reused and adapted to serve as [[Surplus Depot Z15]] in {{e|Unification II}}. A second ''Nebula''-class model built by Miarecki, with the name and registry of the ''Melbourne'', was seen in {{e|Future Imperfect}} and {{e|The Wounded}}. The same model was seen on display in Sisko's office aboard Deep Space 9 on several occasions, most prominently in {{e|The Way of the Warrior}} and {{e|'Til Death Do Us Part}}.
+=== Background information ===
+According to the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', the ''Melbourne'' was named after the Australian city of {{w|Melbourne}}. Melbourne's founders arrived on a ship called {{w|Enterprize (1829)|Enterprize}}.
+The ''Star Trek Encyclopedia'' reveals that "''there were actually two Starships ''Melbourne'' [...] [[USS Melbourne (Nebula class)|the first]] was a {{Class|Nebula}} model, barely glimpsed as a wrecked hulk in the spaceship graveyard from "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II"'', and the second was the clearly seen ''Excelsior''-class one in "Emissary".
-When the battle scene was revisited in {{e|Emissary}}, the ''Melbourne'' was slated to be destroyed on camera. There was also a further verbal reference of the ''Melbourne'' in the script of "Emissary" that was cut from the final airing of the episode. The producers chose the more detailed {{ShipClass|Excelsior}} model to portray the ''Melbourne'' for that scene, and labeled it with the registry number used previously on the ''Nebula'' model. Its appearance in that episode was the only instance of the registry and name being clearly visible on-screen. As a result, the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' assumes the ''Melbourne'' was only ever an ''Excelsior''-class ship. Interestingly, the ''Nebula'' model also made an appearance in "Emissary", as part of the general battle debris.
+=== Apocrypha ===
-This is not the first time that two vessels with the same name and registry have been seen on screen, and it is unclear whether both vessels were serving at the same time with some speculative explanation as to their registries and/or status prior to Wolf 359. The previous time something similar was seen was the two {{ShipType|Antares}} grain ships seen in {{TAS|More Tribbles, More Troubles}}, which both carried an identical registry number of [[NCC-G1465]].  This shows that the situation where two vessels with the same name and registry are active at the same time is highly unusual, but not without precedent.
+The TNG short story "[[The Sky's the Limit#Trust Yourself When All Men Doubt You|Trust Yourself When All Men Doubt You]]" in ''[[The Sky's the Limit]]'' establishes that the ''Nebula''-class ''Melbourne'' was in fact under construction and intended to replace the ''Excelsior''-class ''Melbourne''. The ''Nebula''-class ''Melbourne'' was the ship offered to Commander Riker. The ''Nebula''-class ''Melbourne'' was launched early when the Borg attacked, and both ships were lost at Wolf 359.
-The registry of NCC-62043 is the highest seen to date on an ''Excelsior''-class starship. Footage of the destruction of the ''Excelsior''-class ''Melbourne'' was reused in the "flashback" memory sequence in {{VOY|Unity}}.
+Footage of the ''Melbourne''{{'}}s destruction is used to depict the destruction of the USS ''Righteous'' in the game [[Star Trek: Borg]].
-<gallery perrow=3 caption="The Two ''Melbourne''s">
-Image:USS Melbourne-dedication model.jpg|The ''Nebula''-class ''Melbourne'' dedication model in "Future Imperfect"
-Image:Ussmelbournewreakagebobw1.jpg|The first view of the ''Nebula''-class ''Melbourne'' in "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II"
-Image:Ussmelbournewreakagebobw.jpg|The second view of the ''Nebula''-class ''Melbourne'' in "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II"
-Image:Ussmelbournewreakageemissary.jpg|The ''Nebula''-class ''Melbourne'' in "Emissary"
-Image:Ussmelbourne.jpg|The ''Excelsior''-class ''Melbourne'' in "Emissary"
-Image:Borg cube destroys the Melbourne.jpg|Another view of ''Excelsior''-class ''Melbourne'' in "Emissary"
-</gallery>
 === External links ===
+* {{NCwiki|USS Melbourne (NCC-62043)|USS ''Melbourne'' (''Excelsior'' class)}}
-* {{exastris|page=/articles/proto-nebula.htm|title=Proto-Nebula Class Reconstruction}}
-* {{exastris|page=/articles/ship_names.htm|title=Uncertain Ship Names and Registries}}
+* {{eas|articles/ship_names.htm|Uncertain Ship Names and Registries|external}}
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+[[nl:USS Melbourne (NCC-62043)]]
 [[Category:Federation starships|Melbourne, USS]]