USS Trial

The USS Trial (NCC-1948) was a 24th century Federation starship operated by Starfleet.
== History ==
In early 2372, the Trial, accompanied by the and two starships, were part of Admiral Hastur's task force that relieved Deep Space 9 following the First Battle of Deep Space 9. The ship later docked at the station after the Klingon withdrawal. ()
In 2373, it returned to visit Deep Space 9 again. ()
The Trial was on patrol near Starbase 375, while the was stationed there, early during the Dominion War in 2374. Other ships present during those periods included the , , and . ()
File:USS Defiant, Excelsiors and Mirandas at SB375.jpg|The , and several Miranda-class vessels at Starbase 375
File:Federation starbase patrolled by Federation starships.jpg|Several Miranda-class vessels at Starbase 375
Later that year, the Trial and NCC-4186, along with elements of the Second Fleet and Fifth Fleets formed a task force at Starbase 375 in preparation for Operation Return. ()
The Trial later fought in the Dominion War, and took part in Benjamin Sisko's fleet assigned to retake Deep Space 9. It was one of the first starships to arrive at the station after the Dominion withdrawal. ()
The 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 starships, a attack cruiser, and a Bajoran interceptor. ()
The Trial was on patrol near the Federation starbase where Quark's cousin was imprisoned in 2374. ()
Later, the Trial and NCC-4186, along with the two Galaxy-class starships and the Bajoran interceptor, were again present at DS9. ()
Prior to the first Battle of Chin'toka, the Trial, USS Late and NCC-4186, were joined by three Warbirds, three Birds-of-Prey, two Galaxy-class starships, and a Bajoran interceptor. ()
Throughout 2375, the Trial, USS Late and NCC-4186 later patroled around Deep Space 9. (()
File:Sirellas vorcha cruiser.jpg|Three Mirandas and Sirella's Vor'cha()
File:Federation-Klingon ships at DS9-1.jpg|Four Mirandas, one Galaxy, one Vor'cha, three Birds-of-Prey()
File:Klingon-Federation vessels patrol DS9.jpg|Three Mirandas, one Vor'cha, and three Birds-of-Prey()
File:Mirandas patrolling near DS9.jpg|Three Mirandas()
File:Federation-Klingon-Bajoran ships at DS9-1.jpg|Three Mirandas, two Galaxy, one Vor'cha, three Birds-of-Prey, and one Bajoran interceptor()
File:Federation-Bajoran ships at DS9-1.jpg|Two Mirandas, two Galaxy, and one Bajoran interceptor()
File:Federation Alliance starships at DS9-1.jpg|Three Mirandas, two Galaxy, one Vor'cha, three Birds-of-Prey, three D'deridex, and one Bajoran interceptor()
== Appendices ==
=== Background information ===
The Trial was built from an AMT/Ertl model kit of the . The origin of the name is a result of the rearrangement of the letters R-E-L-I-A-N-T to get T-R-I-A-L (minus the E-N). The registry was also conceived the same way, rearranging 1-8-6-4 to get 1-9-4-8 (turning the 6 upside down, making it a 9). A similar method was used in naming and registering of the (NCC-65674), created from (NCC-74656) and the registry of the (NCC-1017) from the (NCC-1701). The roll bar was mounted backwards compared to other Miranda-class starships for its first appearance only.
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