USS Merced

The USS Merced (NCC-87075) was a Federation starship operated by Starfleet during the late 24th century. In 2380, the Merced was under the command of Captain . 
On stardate 57538.9, the Merced and worked together to recover a recently discovered ancient generation ship. As the two ships simultaneously towed the derelict with their tractor beams, a moment of one-upmanship from Durango led to a leakage of terraforming fluid from the alien vessel.
The terraforming fluid transformed the hulls of both ships into organic materials. While Captain Carol Freeman and Lieutenant Beckett Mariner managed to reverse the effects of the transformation before major functions were lost aboard the Cerritos, the Merced was heavily damaged with its failing. Fortunately, the entire crew complement of the Merced were saved when Captain Freeman and Lt. Mariner performed an emergency transport from the Cerritos and placed them into the still-sealed-off stasis chamber of the generation ship, safe from effects of the terraforming fluid. ()
In 2381, the repaired Merced joined an armada of California-class ships to defend the Cerritos from the rogue . After successfully destroying the Aledo, the armada went to Douglas Station. ()
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=== Background information ===
"Merced" is Spanish for "mercy." It is also a and in the of California and is known as the "Gateway to Yosemite."
The Merced has blue markings on its hull. According to series creator Mike McMahan, a ship with blue hull markings is "usually deployed to places where there has to be more medical expertise." 
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