USS Intrepid (NCC-79520)

The USS Intrepid (NCC-79520) was a Federation starship operated by Starfleet during the early 25th century. It was the fifth Starfleet vessel to bear the name.
== Service history == 
In 2401, the Intrepid was sent to intercept the at the edge of Federation space, following the latter's return from an unauthorized excursion to the Ryton system. It carried aboard Commander Ro Laren with orders to question Admiral Jean-Luc Picard and Captain William T. Riker regarding possible charges of treason against them, and to take Jack Crusher into custody. Meanwhile, most of the Titans crew was transferred to the Intrepid for reassignment.
After verifying that Picard had not been replaced by a Changeling, Ro confided in him her fears of a widespread Changeling infiltration of Starfleet, and that she trusted none of the personnel on the Intrepid. She proceeded to return to Intrepid on , but en route Changeling agents planted a bomb aboard before beaming away. With no other options, Ro piloted the shuttle near the Intrepids port nacelle so that the bomb explosion would damage it as well, buying the Titan a chance to escape. The Titan warped away just as the Intrepid fired photon torpedoes at it. ()
Days later, the Intrepid was sufficiently repaired to join in Frontier Day celebrations near Sol Station. Along with the rest of the fleet, it was seized by the Borg Collective after its younger crew were assimilated by a Borg signal transmitted via Jack Crusher. It, along with the , , and were directly responsible for destroying the . ()
== Personnel ==
* USS Intrepid personnel
==Embarked craft==
* (Type 14 shuttlecraft)
Category:Federation starships