The USS Cedar (NCC-74609) was a Danube-class Federation runabout, in service in the late 24th century. The Cedar was one of two such craft assigned to the USS Ronin (NCC-34523). It was destroyed in a crashlanding on an unnamed moon on stardate 238412.01 after an encounter with a Cardassian warship. (UFOP: StarBase 118) Named for the river Cedar that runs through Iowa and Minnesota.