Battle of Sector 001

Circa stardate 50893.5 in 2373, long-range scans from space station Deep Space 5 detected a solitary Borg cube heading toward Earth. A fleet of Starfleet ships under the command of Admiral Hayes assembles in the Typhon Sector to intercept the intruder. The Borg rout the fleet, and Starfleet makes another stand near Earth in Sector 001. (Although not part of Sector 001, the engagement in the Typhon Sector is generally considered to be part of the overall battle. Star Trek canon is unclear as to whether fighting continued all the way from the Typhon Sector to Sector 001 or Starfleet completely disengaged and regrouped near Earth.)

Captain Jean-Luc Picard learns upon the USS Enterprise's arrival in Sector 001 that Hayes' ship has been destroyed (although Hayes is alive) and takes command of the fleet. Picard directs the Starfleet defenders to concentrate their fire on a seemingly non-vital part of the Borg vessel; the ships' coordinated attack destroys the cube, although at least one Steamrunner class starship is caught in the blast and destroyed.

As the cube explodes, the Borg launch a sphere that travels in time to 2063 in an attempt to stop first contact between Earth and Vulcan.

[edit] Participating starships

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[edit] Identified ships

These ships are identifiable through visible hull markings or audible communications chatter.

Name	Registry	Class
USS Appalachia	NCC-52136	Steamrunner class
USS Bozeman	NCC-1941	Soyuz class
USS Budapest	NCC-64923	Norway class
USS Defiant	NX-74205	Defiant class
USS Endeavour	NCC-71805	Nebula class
USS Enterprise	NCC-1701-E	Sovereign class
USS Lexington	NCC-61832	Nebula class
USS Madison	Unknown	Unknown
USS Thunderchild	NCC-63549	Akira class
USS Yeager	NCC-61947	Saber class
USS Excalibur	NCC-26517	Ambassador class