USS Okinawa (NCC-13958)

For other uses, see Okinawa.

The USS Okinawa (NCC-13958) was an Excelsior-class explorer in service in the 24th century. For fourteen years, starting in 2350, James Leyton was captain of this ship. Benjamin Sisko was the ship's Chief Engineer in 2360 before he changed to the command track and became the XO. The ship served with distinction in the Tzenkethi War ans had an illustrious tour of duty. (DS9 episodes: "Homefront", "Paradise Lost"; DS9 novels: Hollow Men, The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko, ST video game: Legacy)

Service history[]

In 2360, just after the ship had undergone a refit, Captain Leyton brought the Okinawa, with Curzon Dax aboard, to Renaga, where they rescued Sisko, Tuvok, Selar, and Zetha. (TLE novel: Catalyst of Sorrows)

Soon after, Benjamin Sisko switched to the command division and was promoted to Lieutenant Commander. He served as Leyton's first officer when the Okinawa fought on the front lines during the Tzenkethi War. (DS9 episodes: "Homefront", "Paradise Lost")

In 2362, the Okinawa, working with the USS Assurance, engaged Tzenkethi marauders in the Entelior system. (ST - Typhon Pact novel: Rough Beasts of Empire)

While serving on the Okinawa, Sisko was fascinated by space, particularly for the innumerability and constancy of the stars he saw. (DS9 novel: The 34th Rule)

Sisko recalled those who had died aboard the Okinawa during the Tzenkethi War in 2375, after the end of the Dominion War. (DS9 short story: "Requital")

The Okinawa was still in service in 2378. (ST video game: Starfleet Command III)

Personnel[]

Captain James Leyton
Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Sisko
Lieutenant Thiemann
Lieutenant Snowden
Moodus
Ensign Lafleur
T. Ishmael Snowden
Senior petty officer Lintosian'a
Master chief petty officer Kozel
Crewman Butterfield

Shuttlecraft[]

Chatan
Nago
Naha

Appendices[]

Information[]

The war service of the Okinawa and its crew was to be featured in a Star Trek: The Lost Era novel. This probably took place between 2360 and 2363. [1]

Connections[]

Ships named Okinawa
	USS Okinawa (NCC-150, Okinawa-class) • USS Okinawa (NCC-4334, Larson-class) • *USS Okinawa* (NCC-13958, Excelsior-class)** • USS Okinawa (Iwo Jima-class) see also: Okinawa-class

Excelsior-class starships
Federation, Starfleet	Agincourt (I) • Agincourt (II) • Al-Batani (I) • Al-Batani (II) • Alliance • Archer • Aries • Berlin (I) • Berlin (II) • Bill of Rights • Cairo (I) • Cairo (II) • Centennial • Carpenter • Chamberlain • Charleston (I) • Charleston (II) • Chekov • Columbia • Concord • Concordia • Crazy Horse • Crockett • Dallas • Enterprise-B • Excalibur • Excelsior • Excelsior-D • Excelsior (II) • Exeter • Farragut (I) • Farragut (II) • Fearless (I) • Fearless (II) • Fredrickson • Gorkon • Grissom • Hood • Hornet • Icarus • Intrepid • Jackson • Juno • Kongo • Lakota (I) • Lakota (II) • Lassiter • Lexington • Livingston • Malinche • Ohio • *Okinawa* • Paris • Potemkin (I) • Potemkin (II) • Repulse (I) • Repulse (II) • Repulse (III) • Righteous • Roma • Sarek • Slayton • Suribachi • Tecumseh • Thunderer • Valley Forge • unnamed Excelsior-class starships
	exploration cruisers	Agincourt • Al-Batani • Cairo • Charleston • Crazy Horse • Enterprise-B • Excelsior • Farragut • Fearless • Gorkon • Hood • Intrepid • Lakota • Lexington • Melbourne • *Okinawa* • Potemkin • Repulse • Roosevelt • Tecumseh • Valley Forge
	battleships	class XIII-class XIV battleships: Columbia • Excelsior • Galacta • Proxima class XIII transwarp battleships: Achilles II • Agincourt • Ajax II • Alamo • Aquila II • Arizona • Bearn • Berlin • Brisbane • Challenger • Chikuma • Columbia • Constitution II • De Mayo • Eagle • Enterprise-B • Excalibur • Excelsior • Exeter • Farragut • Fearless • Fuso • Galacta • Hancock • Hood • Intrepid • Kitty Hawk • Kongo • Lexington • Potemkin • Proxima • Royal Oak • Ryujo • Sussex • Thunderer • Ticonderoga II • Valiant • Yamashiro • Yorktown
	2280s/2290s battlecruiser (BCE)	Al-Batani • Berlin • Cairo • Charleston • Excelsior • Fearless • Lakota • Repulse	Kirov-subclass battlecruiser (BCG)	Charleston • Cleveland • Dayton • Gettysburg • Graf Spee • Guirierre • Matsumo
	Bismarck-subclass battlecruiser (BCF)	Belknap • Missouri • Raan	New Jersey-subclass battlecruiser (BCJ)	Australia • Bismarck • Bunker Hill • FedTerra • Forrest • Howland • Kirov • Montana • New Jersey • New Zealand • Ogarkov • Orca • Saber
	fleet cruisers 24th century	Agincourt • Al-Batani • Cairo • Challenger • Charleston • Chicago • Crazy Horse • Crockett • Enterprise-B • Excelsior • Farragut • Fearless • Fredrickson •Gorkon • Grissom • Hood • Intrepid • Lakota • Lexington • Livingston • Malinche • Melbourne • Mikita • *Okinawa* • Potemkin • Repulse • Roosevelt • Tecumseh • Valley Forge
	proposed starships 24th century	Alexandria • Angelou • Billings • Burton • Curie • Dauntless • Eliel • Ervolina • Gallico • Hanley • Kahlo • Le Guin • Legionnaire • Lionheart • Nimble • Nova • Oyama • Resolute • Riegel • Rue • Sentinel • Silversides • Strother • Valorous • Walters
	fleet cruisers late 2370s decade	Acrux • Acturus • Agena • Al-Batani • Anak • Antares • Australia • Belknap • Berlin • Betelgeuse • Binar • Bismarck • Bunker Hill • Cairo • Canopus • Capella • Charleston • Cleveland • Crazy Horse • Crockett • Darion • Dayton • Dispatch • Fearless • Fredrickson • Gettysburg • Gorkon • Grissom • Guirierre • Hood • Howland • Kirov • Lakota • Livingston • Malinche • Matsumo • Missouri • Montana • New Jersey • New Zealand • *Okinawa* • Orca • Pollux • Potemkin • Repulse • Spica • Tecumseh • Valley Forge • Vega • Vena
	various alternate subclasses and configurations	Alka-Selsior • Archimedes • Excelsior II-class: Mestral • Eureka • Excelsior (II) • Repulse-subclass: Akron • Repulse • Resolute-subclass: Resolute
Interstellar Union, Interstellar Guard (alternate timeline)		Kumari II	Terran Empire, Starfleet (mirror universe)		Excelsior • Excelsior-D • Excelsior-I • Punisher