Known History of the U.S.S. Constellation
Year 2245 A.D. (Conjecture)	U.S.S. Constellation, NCC-1017, is launched.
				(Assumes the ship was built at the same time as the Enterprise.)			
	
Year 2263 A.D. (Conjecture)	Commodore Matt Decker placed in command of the Constellation.
				(Assumes his five-year mission launched at same time as the
				Enterprise under James Kirk.)

Stardate 4202.1			Encounters several destroyed solar systems.
			
				Investigates system L-374.

				Science officer Masada reports the fourth planet
				seems to be breaking apart.  Heavy subspace
				interference prevents notification of Starfleet.

				Attacked by "planet killer."  Ship is nearly destroyed.
			
				Crew is evacuated to the surface of the third planet
				in system L-374.
  
				Crew killed, except Commodore Matt Decker, when the
				planet killer destroys the third planet.

Stardate 4203.1 (Conjectural)	Derelect U.S.S. Constellation discovered by U.S.S.
				Enterprise.  Decker is rescued.

				Commodore Decker assumes command of the Enterprise in
				the abscence of Kirk, who is aboard the Constellation with
				a damage control team attempting to repair the ship.

				Decker is relieved of command.  He escapes on a shuttle in
				a failed attempt to destroy the planet killer.  He is killed.
				
				Kirk sets the Constellation's damaged impulse engines to
				overload and sends it in to the planet killer.  In the
				explosion, the planet killer is shut down.  The Constellation
				is destroyed.





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