Unnamed Federation starships ( 23rd century ) The following is a list of unnamed Federation starships in service during the 23rd century . By assignment . Coleman ' s starship . Doctor Arthur Coleman was removed as chief medical officer of this ship for " administrative incompetence " and " flagrant medical blunders " . In 2269 , Leonard McCoy mentioned this fact to " James T . Kirk " while explaining why he felt " Janice Lester " should not have been placed in Coleman ' s care rather than his . ( ) Charlie ' s transport . Charlie ' s transport was a ship that suffered a crash landing on the planet Thasus circa 2252 . Losing his parents in the crash , Charles Evans was the lone survivor . It was equipped with microtape s and enough food concentrate s to last approximately a year , according to Spock . When Doctor Leonard McCoy expressed doubt in 2266 that the ship ' s food supplies would have lasted fourteen years , Charlie claimed to have found food " growing around " on the planet ` s surface after the ship ' s supply was exhausted , and that he learned to talk by listening and responding to the ship ' s memory bank s . ( ) Garth ' s starship . Fleet Captain Garth of Izar was a starship commanding officer in the mid 23rd century . His starship was involved in many important historical actions . ( ) Garth commanded his vessel to victory at Axanar some time prior to James Kirk ' s completion of Starfleet Academy . While Garth was a military hero at Axanar , Cadet Kirk was given the Palm Leaf of Axanar Peace Mission . Garth ordered his starship ' s crew to destroy a sovereign , populated planet . They refused his order , and he was institutionalized at Elba II . Grimes ' ship . In 2256 , this unnamed starship carried Barron Grimes and his daughter , Stella , to a rendezvous with the , where they collected Stella ' s rogue fiance , Harcourt Fenton Mudd , before departing . ( ) Quartet of starships ( 2256 ) . Four Starfleet starships were either docked or docking to an orbiting dock station when there was a briefing about the activities of the on board the station in the Federation - Klingon War of 2256 . ( ) By mission . Beta Capricus expedition . In 2210 , an unnamed starship participated in mission to Beta Capricus , under the command of Harry Kim ' s . The long range deep - space exploration vessel was designed to be operated by a single pilot while the rest of the crew was held in stasis . After departing Earth ' s orbit their starship took six months to reach its destination . Unfortunately , unbeknownst to Earth researchers , there was no star at Beta Capricus . What was believed to be a star was in fact just an electromagnetic echo of a distant galaxy . Left with little alternative , Jack was forced to turn the ship around and make the trip all the way back to Earth , deciding not to wake the crew . Upon the vessel ' s return from its year long voyage , the wakened disgruntled crew was eager to learn why they had not yet left orbit . ( ) Yorktown docked starship # 1 . " In the alternate reality of 2263 , this starship was entering the Starbase Yorktown shipyard when the was being constructed . ( ) " Yorktown docked starship # 2 . " In the alternate reality of 2263 , this starship was docked in the Starbase Yorktown shipyard when the " Enterprise " - A was being constructed . ( ) " Corvan II relief . In 2256 , this unspecified starship was 84 hours away from Corvan II at the time the colony was attacked by Klingon Bird - of - Prey s . ( ) Ingraham B vessel . Eight month s prior to the " Eneteprises stopover at Deneva colony , their infestation with Denevan neural parasite s began when a vessel " ' from Ingraham B was diverted to Deneva by the crew of the ship , who were under the control of the parasite s at the time . ( ) Altair VI attendees . These two starships , along with the , were expected to attend the inauguration ceremony for Altair VI ' s new president in 2267 . ( ) Gamma Trianguli VI scout . In 2267 , an unidentified scout reported unusual sensor readings from Gamma Trianguli VI to Starfleet Command . In response to the finding , Command ordered the to the planet . ( )