USS Galaxy

The USS Galaxy (NCC-70637) was a 24th century Federation starship operated by Starfleet. She was the prototype of her class.
In 2367, Lieutenant Paul Hickman stole a Type 7 shuttlecraft from the Galaxy and deserted from Starfleet. ()
During the Dominion War, the Galaxy saw action in pivotal battles, including the First Battle of Chin'toka in 2374 and the Battle of Cardassia the following year. ()
In 2379, the ship was assigned to Star Fleet Battle Group Omega to engage the Reman Warbird Scimitar; however the Scimitar was destroyed by the before the battle group saw action. ()
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=== Background information ===
The Galaxys appearance in "Tears of the Prophets" was confirmed by John Gross and Karen Sickles of Digital Muse in a post, by DS9 Visual Effects Supervisor David Stipes, on the newsgroup .
According to the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, the Galaxy was launched from the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards on Mars in 2356 and commissioned in 2357.
According to the , as a prototype, the Galaxy had an NX registry prefix much like the was originally given. However, when the ship made its first on-screen appearance it was given a commissioned NCC registry prefix. This was consistent with the Excelsior, whose NX prefix was replaced with an NCC prefix when it transitioned from an experimental vessel to an operational one.
In an internal list of starships from 26 September 1990, the Galaxys registry was NCC-59637. It was originally NX-59637. 
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