In starship classification, a tug, tow ship, or towing vessel was a starship specialized for towing other starships or similarly large objects with tractor beams. (DS9: "A Time to Stand")
Two tugs towing the USS Enterprise
In 2257, the USS Enterprise was towed by two Federation tugs. (DIS: "Brother")
In 2285, the schematics of the Ptolemy-class Federation starship, designed as a tug / transport ship for large containers, was displayed on the monitors on the bridge of the Enterprise. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
Following the discovery of the USS Stargazer in 2364, the USS Enterprise-D received a communique from Starfleet Command informing them that a tug would rendezvous with them to tow the Stargazer back to Xendi Starbase 9. (TNG: "The Battle")
Later a tug moved The Stargazer to the Fleet Museum at Athan Prime, where it was restored and put on display in 2402. (PIC: "The Star Gazer" commemorative plaque; PIC: "The Bounty", "Vox", "The Last Generation")
When the Enterprise-D experienced a series of warp and impulse drive problems caused by interphasic organisms in 2370, leaving the vessel adrift and potentially thwarting Captain Picard's arrival at Starbase 219 for the Admirals' Banquet, Vice Admiral Nakamura inquired if they were going have have the problem fixed soon, or if he had to send a tow ship to bring the Enterprise in. Picard declined the offer for a tow, stating that he had the utmost confidence in his engineers to getting the problem fixed. (TNG: "Phantasms")
A tug towing the USS Fredrickson
During the Dominion War, a Federation tug was utilized in the evacuation of disabled vessels from a battle zone. The USS Fredrickson was one such starship to benefit from one of these utility vessels in 2374. (DS9: "A Time to Stand")
After acquiring a vessel, later named Alice, from a Haakonian trader, Abaddon tried to turn the ship into a towing vessel. At first the ship cooperated, but later began to require constant repairs. He sold the ship to the crew of the USS Voyager in 2376. (VOY: "Alice")
Tugs by race[]
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| attack vessel • attack fighter • battle cruiser • battleship • bird-of-prey • carrier vessel • colony ship • combat cruiser • corsair • corvette • cruiser • destroyer • diplomatic vessel • dreadnought • escort vessel • exploration vessel • flagship • freighter • frigate • garbage scow • geo-terraforming vessel • heavy cruiser • holding vessel • interceptor • light cruiser • medical ship • military vessel • mining vessel • patrol ship • pilot vessel • prison ship • raider • reconnaissance ship • robot ship • runabout • science vessel • scout ship • star cruiser • starliner • starship • supply ship • support ship • survey ship • tanker • timeship • trading vessel • training ship • transport ship • troop transport • tug • warbird • warship |
External link[]
- Tug at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works