USS Zhukov The USS " Zhukov " ( NCC - 26136 ) was a 24th century Federation starship operated by Starfleet . It was under the command of Captain . Reginald Barclay served on the " Zhukov " prior to his transfer to the in 2366 . ( ) In 2367 , the " Zhukov " was on a cultural observation mission of Alpha Laputa IV . The ship was named on the chart " Starfleet Operations - Sectors 21166 - 23079 " on the bridge . ( " okudagram " ) Later that year , the " Zhukov " rendezvoused with the " Enterprise " - D in order to transfer Federation ambassador to the ship . ( ) In 2368 , the " Zhukov " transferred several science teams to the " Enterprise " - D in preparation for its mission to the Phoenix Cluster . ( ) In 2369 , the " Zhukov " was on a cultural observation mission of Alpha Laputa IV . The ship was named on the chart " Starfleet Operations - Sectors 21538 - 23079 " in the " Enterprise " - D observation lounge . ( " okudagram " ) Later that year , the " Zhukov " was named on the chart " Sector Ipai Relay Log - Relay Message Flow 1293 " in Relay Station 47 Ops . This ship was in Sector 001 . This ship sent a message to Relay Station 001 " via " long line only . On the ship ' s next mission , it underwent a refit and service of its warp coil components . ( " production art " ) Appendices . Background information . The " Zhukov " was " " named for Russian general ( 1896 - 1974 ) . " " ( ) In " Brothers " , the " Zhukov " was identified as being a starship with the registry NCC - 62136 . This information was repeated in an internal list of starships , dated September 26 , 1990 . The " Zhukov " was seen only in " Data ' s Day . " In that appearance , the registry on the hull was given as NCC - 62136 , in agreement with the chart from " Brothers " and the internal list of starships , and its name was misspelled as " Zuhkov . " These markings were not visible on screen and were later determined to be production errors . The " Star Trek Encyclopedia " ( 4th ed . , vol . 2 , p . 515 ) had a diagram of the " Zhukov " with the erroneous registry . A retcon ned registry of NCC - 26136 later appeared on a chart in the observation lounge in " The Chain of Command , Part I " . Apocrypha . The " Zhukov " has appeared in a number of non - canon works . According to the " " novel " Enigma " , the commanding officer of the " Zhukov " in the year 2333 was Captain Reynolds . The " " novel " Deny Thy Father " stated that Captain D ' Emilio served as commanding officer during the 2350s and that Erik Pressman served previously on the ship under D ' Emilio ' s command . In the Pocket TNG novel " Reunion " , the " Zhukov " was William T . Riker ' s first assignment on graduation from Starfleet Academy . Similarly , the video game " " established the " Zhukov " as Reginald Barclay ' s first assignment . The " Star Trek " roleplaying game " " stated the " Zhukov " discovered the twin parallax stars of Ullais between 2362 and 2374 . In " The Captain ' s Table " novel " Dujonian ' s Hoard " , the " Zhukov " visited Madigoor IV in 2374 in order to attend a conference there . In the video game " " , set in 2378 , the " Zhukov " was assigned to Starbase 12 as a support ship . It escorted the back to Starbase 12 after the latter suffers a breakdown of its warp systems . It could be later chosen to assist the player in a tactical attack at the Alioth system . In the game , the ship was commanded by Andorian Captain Milus Verata .