USS George Hammond

The USS George Hammond (NCC-92963) was a starship in service to Starfleet for nine months in the late 2400s.

History
The Hammond was named for Rear Admiral George Hammond, a Starfleet officer who was killed while commanding the Seventh Fleet six months into the Dominion War.

The ship was launched in October 2408 with Commander Kanril Eleya in command and posted to the Klingon front. Over the next few months the Third Federation-Klingon War reached its height, with Starfleet forces in the region making a series of raids on Klingon Defense Force positions. During a mission to rescue Federation diplomats in mid-February 2409 the Hammond skirmished inconclusively with the IKS.

In early June the Hammond responded to a call for reinforcements from a Starfleet task force which was engaged with guerrillas and a KDF battle group in. The Starfleet ships destroyed or drove off most of the Klingon ships and disabled, boarded and captured the True Way flagship CDS. Kanril and crew beamed back aboard the Hammond and placed the Axon under tow, then came under attack by Klingon reinforcements consisting of ten Birds-of-Prey and a battle cruiser. The other Starfleet ships moved in to assist as the embattled struggled to reach minimum safe distance from the planet, destroying four Birds blocking her path on her own

Behind the scenes
The Hammond was named for George Hammond of Stargate SG-1.