Federation Civilian Ships Database - Erewhon Class

STARSHIP NAME	REGISTRY NUMBER		INFO
S.S. Santa Maria	BDR-529		Personnel transport, that embarked in 2360 for planet Gemulon V. The ship suffered life-support failure in the vicinity of planet Orellius and was forced to land there to make repairs. Once there the ship and all its personnel became strandet. DS9 "Paradise" The Santa Maria was named for Christopher Colubus's ship that reached the new world in 1492. Star Trek Encyclopedia II

	History:
	Design style of a personnel transport, often used by private groups for colony settlement Startrek.com