Masada

Masada was a Starfleet officer, assigned to the as science officer in 2267. 
Upon the arrival of the Constellation to system L-374, Masada reported the breakup of L-374 IV.
Later, when the Constellation encountered an extragalactic "planet killer," Masada was beamed down to L-374 III with the rest of the Constellations complement by Commodore Matt Decker, and was killed when the device destroyed that planet. ()
== Appendices ==
=== Background information ===
According to the , Masada was probably "named for the where Jews defied Roman legions, eventually committing suicide en masse rather than surrender."
=== Apocrypha ===
In several Pocket Books novels, Masada was named Guillermo Masada, and was a Starfleet lieutenant who was also Decker's second officer. 
The USS Masada was a hijacked tug in Interplay's game.''
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