

Shortly thereafter, transmitting a distress call by conventional radio that did not reach Federation space until 2268. One of the first deep-space exploratory vessels launched by the United Federation of Planets, the Horizon visited planet Sigma Iotia II in 2168.

These beings were in fact the UxMal criminals, who sought to escape by commandeering the Enterprise-D. Of the Essex-crew, marooned there since 2167. In 2368, the Enterprise-D encountered beings who claimed to be members The ship was destroyed and all 229 members of the crew were killed. The storm had been caused by noncorporeal criminal life-forms from the Ux-Mal system who had The Essex was caught in anĮlectromagnetic storm in the atmosphere of a Class-M moon of planet Mab-Bu VI. The transmission turned out to be a hoax, a Klingon attempt to prevent the EnterpriseĬommanded by Captain Bryce Shumar, and under the sector command of Admiral Uttan Narsu at Starbase 12, the Essex was reported lost in 2167.

The Carolina apparently sent an emergency signal to the Enterprise on stardate 3497. The survivingĬrew members were absorbed into Beta III society, becoming known as the Archons.ĭaedalus-calss starship, since it was contemporary with the U.S.S. The ship was pulled from orbit by a planetary computer system called Landru. Federation Starfleet Class Database - Daedalus ClassĮarly Fedration starship that disappeared at planet Beta III in the year 2167.
