USS Hawking (NCC-81897)

The USS Hawking (NCC-81897) was a Federation Merian-class starship, in Starfleetservice in the late 24th century. (VOY novel: Children of the Storm)
In 2381, the Hawking under Captain Bal Itak was refitted with a quantum slipstream driveand assigned to Project Full Circle: a Starfleet expeditionary force into the Delta Quadrant. (VOY  novel: Full Circle)
== Crew manifest ==
* Commanding officer:
** Captain Bal Itak (2381-)
* Security Chief
** Lieutenant Connor Griggs (2381-)
* Tactical officer
** Lieutenant T'Pena (2381-)
* Chief Engineer
** Lieutenant Vorik (2381-)
* Science officer:
** Lieutenant Lern (2381-)
* Chief Medical Officer
** Doctor Lamar
* Operations officer
** Ensign Justin Bloom (2381-). 
== Connections ==
Merian-class starships	Merian-class starships 	Merian-class starships	Merian-class starships
scientific explorers 	Bohr • Curie • Hawking • Merian • Planck • unnamed	 	
dreadnoughts 	Curie-J • Merian-E • Mitchell • unnamed 	 	
Ships assigned to Project Full Circle	Ships assigned to Project Full Circle 	Ships assigned to Project Full Circle
 	Achilles • Curie • Demeter • Esquiline • Galen • Hawking • Planck • Quirinal • Vesta • Voyager	
Ships named Hawking	Ships named Hawking 	Ships named Hawking
 	starships: USS Hawking (NCC-618, Oberth-class) • USS Hawking (NCC-3805) • USS Hawking (Nebula-class) • USS Hawking (NCC-81897, Merian-class) • small craft: Hawking (NCC-1701 shuttle) • Hawking (NCC-1701-D/15) (I) • Hawking (NCC-1701-D/15) (II)