The USS Billings was a 24th century Federation starship operated by Starfleet. Commander Kathryn Janeway served as a command officer aboard the Billings in 2365. While serving aboard the Billings, Janeway sent an away mission to survey a volcanic moon. The shuttlecraft was damaged by a magma eruption, and three of the Billings' crewmembers were severely injured. The next day, out of remorse, Janeway took a shuttle and completed the mission herself. (VOY: "Night") According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 1, p. 83) , the ship was "named for the city in south central Montana."