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) No specific history or definitive final fate was established for this vessel as its name was selected for a destroyer by the Armada I and II game developers, and is placed randomly each time the ship appears.