The USS Late (NCC-9481) was a Federation Miranda-class starship operated by Starfleet during the 24th century.
The Late was on patrol near Starbase 375, while the USS Defiant was stationed there, early during the Dominion War in 2374. Other ships present during those periods included the IKS Rotarran, USS Defiant, and USS Centaur. (DS9: "Sons and Daughters", "Behind the Lines")
Later that year, the Late, along with elements of the Second and Fifth Fleets formed a task force at Starbase 375 in preparation for Operation Return. (DS9: "Favor the Bold")
The Late, USS Trial, NCC-4186, and one other Miranda-class starship were near Deep Space 9, shortly after it had been retaken by the Federation Alliance. They were accompanied by three Klingon Birds-of-Prey, two Galaxy-class starships, a Vor'cha-class attack cruiser, and a Bajoran interceptor. (DS9: "You Are Cordially Invited")
The Late was on patrol near the Federation starbase where Quark's cousin Gaila was imprisoned in 2374. (DS9: "The Magnificent Ferengi")
Prior to the first Battle of Chin'toka, the Late, USS Trial, and NCC-4186 were joined by three D'deridex-class Warbirds, three Birds-of-Prey, two Galaxy-class starships, and a Bajoran interceptor. (DS9: "Tears of the Prophets")
In 2375, the Late, USS Trial, and NCC-4186 resumed patrols around Deep Space 9. (DS9: "Treachery, Faith and the Great River" DS9: "Strange Bedfellows", "Tacking Into the Wind")
The Late was built from an AMT/Ertl model kit of the USS Reliant. The registry was a result of the rearrangement of numbers decals from 1-8-6-4 to get 9-4-8-1. A similar method was used in naming and registering of the Trial.
Visual Effects Supervisor David Stipes has made use of additional model kits, labeled "NCC-1948" for the Trial and "NCC-4186", again achieved by rearranging the model kit registry decal, for the closing fleet shots in "Call to Arms". [1]. The name a registry was derived from the studio model.
| Miranda-class starships |
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| USS Antares • USS Brattain • USS Lantree • USS Late • USS Majestic • USS Nautilus • USS Reliant • USS Saratoga (NCC-1887) • USS Saratoga (NCC-31911) • USS ShirKahr • USS Sitak • USS Tian An Men • USS Trial • NCC-4186 • NCC-31720 • Unnamed |
(DS9: "You Are Cordially Invited", "Strange Bedfellows", "Tacking Into the Wind")
(DS9: "You Are Cordially Invited")
(DS9: "Tears of the Prophets")