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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Grissom | 0 |
Statements (46)
| 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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.