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{{Status|[[:Category:Destroyed Vessels|Destroyed]] ({{date|First Splinter|2381}})}}
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The {{link|First Splinter|United Federation of Planets||Federation}} Starship ''Ranger''<ref name="Registry"/> was a {{link|First Splinter|Nebula class||''Nebula'' class}} cruiser. Upon completion of a mission to deliver scientific equipment, {{link|First Splinter|Starfleet Lieutenant||Lieutenant}} {{link|First Splinter|Alec}} convinced the captain to allow the conversion of the empty mission pod into a zero-g {{link|Prime|soccer}} field. Following a weeklong series, the scientists from {{link|First Splinter|Glasgow University}} dominated, although {{link|First Splinter|Doctor}} {{link|First Splinter|Wilkie}} managed to fracture his ankle in a 3-0 win over Engineering.<ref name="SotL"/> In {{date|First Splinter|2381}}, {{link|First Splinter|Starfleet Captain||Captain}} {{link|First Splinter|Pachal}} was killed while fighting the {{link|First Splinter|Borg}}, and the first officer, {{link|First Splinter|Starfleet Commander||Commander}} {{link|First Splinter|Jennifer Nero}} assumed command. Other crew members included Operations Manager {{link|First Splinter|Schultheiss}}, Helmsman {{link|First Splinter|th'Fairoh}}, and Tactical Officer {{link|First Splinter|Ankiel}}. When its sister ships, the {{link|First Splinter|Akira class||''Akira'' class}} {{link|First Splinter|U.S.S. Constant||U.S.S. ''Constant''}} and the {{link|First Splinter|Centaur class||''Centaur'' class}} {{link|First Splinter|U.S.S. Arimathea||U.S.S. ''Arimathea''}} were destroyed by the Borg while defending {{link|First Splinter|Khitomer}}, Commander Nero ordered the ship to ram the cube, destroying both vessels and saving the colony below.<ref name="Destiny1"/>
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<ref name="Registry">The ''Ranger'' was given the registry number NCC-70915 in "{{link|Book|Ships of the Line||Ships of the Line}}," but this conflicts with the ''{{link|First Splinter|U.S.S. Bonchune NCC-70915}}'' and has been disregarded.</ref>
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