The SS Xhosa was a Antares-class cruiser constructed at the Luna Shipyards in the 23rd century and commanded by Captain Kasidy Yates.

The ship's equipment was mostly obsolete, as such it only had a Mark V transporter, requiring ship's personnel to use anti-grav sleds when loading the ship with unstable biomatter. (DS9: "Family Business")

Contents 1 Missions 2 Xhosa personnel 3 Appendices 3.1 Appearances 3.2 Background 3.3 Apocrypha 4 External link

Missions Edit

In 2371, the Xhosa operated under the authority of the Petarians. (DS9: "Family Business") On Stardate 48960.9, the Xhosa hauled a load of duridium ore to Solais V. The ship was due to return to DS9 the following month. (DS9: "The Adversary")

When a Klingon task force arrived in the Bajoran system in early 2372, a Klingon Bird-of-Prey, the M'Char, stopped the Xhosa and attempted to board it to search for Changelings while attempting to leave the system. Trapped in the M'Char's tractor beam, its Commander Kaybok, insisted that the freighter must be searched, under orders from Chancellor Gowron and the Klingon High Council. They were approached by the USS Defiant, which eventually forced the M'Char to withdraw and the Xhosa left the Bajoran system for approximately two weeks. The Xhosa later returned to Deep Space 9 for a one-day layover before departing again for its next haul. (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior")

Later that year, Yates secured a contract with the Bajoran Ministry of Commerce for cargo runs to outlying Bajoran colonies. (DS9: "Indiscretion")

Yates' ship returned to Deep Space 9, whereupon she and Benjamin Sisko departed the station for three days in the Bajoran outback. (DS9: "The Muse")

The Xhosa later delivered emergency supplies to the Maquis. (DS9: "For the Cause")

See also: SS Xhosa dedication plaque

Xhosa personnel Edit

• See: Xhosa personnel

Appendices Edit

Appearances Edit

• DS9:
  • "The Way of the Warrior"
  • "For the Cause"

Background Edit

In "For the Cause," the Xhosa's bridge display graphics are noticeably reminiscent of the screens seen on the bridge of the USS Enterprise on The Original Series, implying that the Xhosa may be a century old.

The studio model of the Xhosa was a repainted reuse of the Norkova from DS9: "The Passenger", which was itself a reuse of the Batris from TNG: "Heart of Glory". The model was later reused to represent a dilithium freighter in VOY: "Author, Author".

The name "Xhosa" comes from a tribe indigenous to South Africa known as the Xhosa. It is consistently mispronounced, as the word begins with a lateral click not present in English.

Apocrypha Edit

During the Typhon Pact novel Plagues of Night the Xhosa is destroyed with all hands after a Tzenkethi ship sideswides it, causing it to explode. Captain Yates-Sisko and Vedek Kira Nerys had moments before left the ship to stay on the dying Deep Space 9 to help an ongoing evacuation. However, the station was destroyed by a reactor breach seconds later, as Captain Benjamin Sisko watched from the bridge of his new starship, the Galaxy-class USS Robinson.

External linkEdit

• Xhosa at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works