USS Bismarck NCC 64371
Background Information
Class	Centaur Class
Registry Number	NCC 64371
Launch Date	Stardate 11199.69
Operator	Starfleet
Status	Operational (2371)
Additional Information
Commanded By	Captain Banri Edasaki
Current Fleet Assignment	16th Fleet
Ship Motto	"There is more to life than simple posessions, go out and seize the true meaning"

Service History

General Information

The USS Bismarck NCC 64371 is a Centaur Class Starship built and operated by Starfleet. It is the third ship to bear the name 'Bismarck'. Built and launched from the Utopia Planetia Shipyards in 2330, the USS Bismarck is currently under command of Captain Banri Edasaki.

Construction & Launch

The USS Bismarck was ordered by Starfleet to bolster the fleet along the Cardassian border. The ship was built at the Beta Antares Flet yards and launched in 2330. The ship's missions would include light escort and protection duty and patrol along the Federation/Cardassian border.

Captain Banri Edasaki, 2371

Command Crew

Commanding Officer: Captain Banri Edasaki - 2371 to Present

Executive Officer: Lieutenant Commander Diego Torres - 2371 to Present

Second Officer: Lieutenant Shirok- 2371 to Present

Previous Commanders

Commanding Officers:

Captain James Taylor- 2330 - 2359

Captain Roy McPearson - 2359 - 2368.

Captain Amelia Smithson - 2368 - 2371

Mission History

The USS Bismarck was featured in the Mission The Search. The ship had been ambushed by the rogue terrorist faction the Maquis. The USS Ermiana was ordered to track down the Bismarck and either recapture the ship, or to destroy it at the request of the Cardassians.