USS RELIANT (STAR TREK)

The 'USS ''Reliant''' is a fictional ''Miranda''-class starship that appears in the film ''. The film's antagonist, Khan Noonien Singh, hijacks the ship, using it to escape exile and to try to exact revenge on Vice Admiral James T. Kirk. ''Reliant'' is the first non-''Constitution''-class Starfleet starship to appear in Star Trek.
At the film's beginning, the ship, commanded by Captain Clark Terrell with executive officer Commander Pavel Chekov, is searching for planets suitable for use in the Genesis Project. This search brings the vessel to Ceti Alpha V, the planet on which Khan and his followers are exiled in the '' episode "Space Seed". Khan captures Terrell and Chekov, both of whom he brainwashes with Ceti eels, before taking control of the ship. Khan maroons the ship's crew, save Terrell and Chekov, on Ceti Alpha V.
Under Khan's command, ''Reliant'' inflicts substantial damage on the USS ''Enterprise''. The ships' engagement concludes in the Mutara Nebula, where the ''Enterprise'' severely damages the ''Reliant''. Khan eventually detonates the Genesis Device in the hope that the explosion will also destroy the ''Enterprise''. The ''Reliant'' is destroyed in the blast, although Captain Spock's self-sacrifice allows the ''Enterprise'' to escape.

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