The Baton Rouge was the assigned service station of Darien Wallace, around stardate 47213.4, before he moved on to serve on USS Seaquest. (TNG episode: "Eye of the Beholder") Named for the city of Baton Rouge on Earth's North American continent, this ship was a successor in the name Baton Rouge. The previous USS Baton Rouge, the prototype of the Baton Rouge-class, had been in service in the early 23rd century. (ST reference: Spaceflight Chronology, TOS - Worlds Apart novel: The Final Reflection)