USS Grissom (fictional starship in Star Trek)

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The USS Grissom is a Federation science vessel in the Star Trek universe, best known for its appearance in "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock," where it is destroyed while investigating the Genesis Planet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Federation starship
fictional starship
science vessel
affiliation United Federation of Planets NERFINISHED
appearsInFranchise Star Trek films NERFINISHED
armament phasers
photon torpedoes
category Star Trek starships NERFINISHED
commandingOfficer Captain J.T. Esteban NERFINISHED
crewMember David Marcus NERFINISHED
Saavik NERFINISHED
designFeature dual hull configuration
underslung secondary hull
destroyedBy Commander Kruge NERFINISHED
Klingon Bird-of-Prey NERFINISHED
destroyedIn Star Trek III: The Search for Spock NERFINISHED
faction Federation science division NERFINISHED
fate destroyed in orbit of the Genesis Planet
fictionalUniverse Star Trek universe NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Star Trek III: The Search for Spock NERFINISHED
government United Federation of Planets NERFINISHED
hasHullType Oberth-class configuration NERFINISHED
inspiredBy NASA astronaut Gus Grissom NERFINISHED
investigated Genesis Planet NERFINISHED
locationDuringNotableEvent Genesis Planet NERFINISHED
medium film
missionType scientific research
survey
namedAfter Gus Grissom NERFINISHED
Virgil I. Grissom NERFINISHED
notableFor being destroyed while investigating the Genesis Planet
first on-screen appearance of an Oberth-class starship
onScreenDepictionEra 23rd century
operatedBy Starfleet NERFINISHED
operationalStatusDuringFilm active
primaryRole science vessel
propulsion impulse engines
warp drive
registryNumber NCC-638 NERFINISHED
registryPrefix NCC
roleInPlot transport for Saavik and David Marcus to Genesis Planet
vessel destroyed to escalate conflict with Klingons
serviceBranch Starfleet Sciences division NERFINISHED
setting Milky Way galaxy NERFINISHED
starshipClass Oberth-class NERFINISHED
visualEffectsModelCreatedBy Industrial Light & Magic NERFINISHED

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Gus Grissom hasNamesake USS Grissom (fictional starship in Star Trek)