| STARSHIP | |
| USS Kansas | |
 The USS Kansas in 2370 | |
| Class: | Galaxy-class |
| Registry: | NCC-30608 |
| Affiliation: | Federation, Starfleet |
| Commander: | Joseph Walker |
| Launched: | 2357 |
| Status: | Active (2390) |
 The USS Kansas in 2360 | |
The USS Kansas (NCC-30608) was a Galaxy-class Federation Starfleet starship in service in the 24th century.
History
2350s-2360s
The Kansas was commissioned in 2357. Like her counterpart the Enterprise, she was the fifth Federation starship to bear the name Kansas. In 2360, Lieutenant Typhuss James Halliwell is assigned to the USS Kansas as science officer. In 2367, Typhuss was temporary assigned to the USS Brattain, a Miranda-class starship as the science officer.
Two days before the Brattain mysteriously disappeared, Typhuss transferred back to the USS Kansas. Typhuss later learned the Brattain mysteriously disappeared and was discovered by the USS Enterprise-D twenty nine days later, trapped in a Tyken's Rift near an uncharted binary star system.
An investigation by the Enterprise crew discovered all but one of the ship's crew died under circumstances of violent suicides and homicides, determined to be caused by severe REM sleep deprivation.
2370s
In 2371, the USS Kansas's mission was to meet the USS Yorktown at Deep Space 9 for final crew members and personnel before continuing on to the Gamma Quadrant for it’s mission of exploration. While at DS9 Captain Walker received his final orders via Commander Benjamin Sisko. The standing orders were primarily exploration and the Kansas was only to fire in defence and only if communications were unavailable. Captain Walker relayed the orders to his ship and departed DS9 and entered the wormhole officially starting its first mission into the Gamma Quadrant.
The USS Kansas fires on a Jem'Hadar attack ship
Two weeks later the Kansas came under attack from a Jem'Hadar attack ship, while retrieving one of her long range shuttles. The Kansas managed to destroy the ship after hails were ignored by the Jem'Hadar. Due to extensive damage on the star drive section, Captain Walker gave the order to return to the wormhole. The Kansas arrived at DS9 requesting permission to dock at one of the upper pylons Commander Sisko agreed. Walker gave his report to Starfleet Command via subspace. Typhuss was then assigned to the USS Voyager as science officer, Typhuss leaves the USS Kansas after eleven years.
Crew manifest
- Commanding officer
- First officer
- Commander Tom Walker (2360-2371)
- Tactical officer
- Lieutenant Kara Thrace (2360-2371)
- Assistant tactical officer
- Ensign John Martin (2357-2360)
- Chief of Security
- Lieutenant Ellen Ripley (2360-2371)
- Chief engineer
- Lieutenant Sam Walker (2360-2372)
- Marine commanding officer
- Major Sarah Mackenzie (2360-2371)
- Science officer
- Lieutenant Typhuss James Halliwell (2360-2367, 2367-2371)
- Junior science officer
- Ensign T'Pol (2358-2362)
- Conn officer
- Lieutenant Benjamin Bartholomew (2360-2371)
- Operations officer
- Lieutenant JG/Lieutenant Padme Amidala (2360-2371)
- Lieutenant Amy Wellington (2371-2372)
- Relief operations officer
- Ensign T'Hil Ruan Bay (2363-2367)
- Chief medical officer
- Lieutenant Commander Julia Harris (2360-2371)