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| - The USS Republic (NCC-1371) was a Constitution-class starship in Starfleet service from the mid-23rd through the late 24th centuries.
- In early 2251, James T. Kirk and Benjamin Finney were assigned to a training mission on the Republic. During this tour, Kirk reported a circuit to the atomic matter piles accidentally left open by Finney, an act which severely strained their friendship. (TOS episode: "Court Martial") The Republic was notable at one point for having a crew consisting mainly of Kzinti, Orions and Trisk, with only six Humans. One of those humans was Maria Kellogg, who served as chief engineering officer (TOS novel: Ishmael).
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| - In early 2251, James T. Kirk and Benjamin Finney were assigned to a training mission on the Republic. During this tour, Kirk reported a circuit to the atomic matter piles accidentally left open by Finney, an act which severely strained their friendship. (TOS episode: "Court Martial") In late 2251, the Republic was assigned a two week patrol of the Klingon Neutral Zone, as well as being assigned a top-secret mission to deliver forcefield barriers and surveillance equipment to a planet containing the Klingon rebels, the M'tachtar. After delivering the equipment, the Republic was redirected to the Beta Bora system so they could represent the Federation at the signing of the peace treaty between the two warring factions on Heir'tzan. An assassination attempt foiled by Cadets James T. Kirk, Gary Mitchell, and Phelana Yudrin ensured that the peace initiative was successful. (TOS - My Brother's Keeper novel: Constitution) The Republic was notable at one point for having a crew consisting mainly of Kzinti, Orions and Trisk, with only six Humans. One of those humans was Maria Kellogg, who served as chief engineering officer (TOS novel: Ishmael). In the 2260s, the Republic was under the command of Captain Richard Cornelius Patterson. Her non-classified assignments during this period where the transport of an investigating committee to Vardaine and sensor scans of the remains of the Gadani II supernova. She also recovered a message buoy which was launched from the USS Calypso, which detailed that vessel's destruction by parasitic creatures. In 2268, the Republic was attacked by a Vardaine duplicate of the USS Enterprise. Captain Patterson and nearly his entire crew were killed in the battle, and the Republic was left a derelict in the attack. The original Enterprise later engaged and destroyed the Vardaine duplicate, with Republic suffering minor damage from a ion storm from having passed over Calypso's position twenty-two-and-a-half hours later. (TOS video game: 25th Anniversary; TOS novel: Vulcan!) In 2268, the Republic, under the command of Captain Manchu, along with the USS Excelsior was dispatched to Altair VII in response to an unknown entity had been attacking several targets in the Beta Quadrant. Captain Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise discovered that a vast machine planet intelligence from a parallel universe called Nagha was behind the attacks. (TOS - The New Voyages 2 short story: "The Sleeping God")
- The USS Republic (NCC-1371) was a Constitution-class starship in Starfleet service from the mid-23rd through the late 24th centuries.
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