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 {{Ship Types}}
-*'''Class and Type:''' ''Antares''-class Surveyor
+*'''Class and Type:''' ''Copernicus''-class Surveyor
 *'''Commissioning Date:''' 2250
-A multipurpose science and research vessel, the ''Antares'' class Surveyor served Starfleet well from its commissioning in 2250 until the last member of the class was decommissioned in 2300. (Thereafter, many ''Antares'' class ships remained in use by civilian scientific organizations.) Though sometimes referred to as a "cargo ship" due to the large amount of scientific equipment and samples it often carried, and the fact that it sometimes doubled as a freighter to keep distant colonies supplied, the ''Antares''' true mission was exploration and science. ''Antares'' crews explored the furthest reaches of the known galaxy and investigated countless scientific mysteries.
+A multipurpose science and research vessel, the ''Copernicus'' class Surveyor served Starfleet well from its commissioning in 2250 until the last member of the class was decommissioned in 2300. (Thereafter, many ''Copernicus'' class ships remained in use by civilian scientific organizations.) Though sometimes referred to as a "cargo ship" due to the large amount of scientific equipment and samples it often carried, and the fact that it sometimes doubled as a freighter to keep distant colonies supplied, the ''Copernicus''' true mission was exploration and science. ''Copernicus'' crews explored the furthest reaches of the known galaxy and investigated countless scientific mysteries.
-Physically, the ''Antares'' has the same rectangular/boxy look as a [[Class F Impulse Shuttle|Class F]] shuttlecraft, but with an aft section larger and broader than the forward section. The warp nacelles project to port and starboard, and slightly dorsally, from the aft section.
+Physically, the ''Copernicus'' has the same rectangular/boxy look as a [[Class F Impulse Shuttle|Class F]] shuttlecraft, but with an aft section larger and broader than the forward section. The warp nacelles project to port and starboard, and slightly dorsally, from the aft section.
 ===Noteworthy Vessels/service records/encounters:===
-*'''USS Antares''', NCC-734, prototype, explored near reaches of Beta Quadrant (2250-58), destroyed by antimatter explosion when its baffle plate was "removed" by Charles Evans (2266);
+*'''USS Copernicus''', NCC-734, prototype, explored near reaches of Beta Quadrant (2250-58);
-*'''SS Columbia''', civilian science vessel, crash-landed on Talos IV, resulting in the death or crippling of all crewmembers (2254);
 *'''USS Algol''', NCC-772, under Captain Jen Weman, its Centauran-Vulcan crew explored, charted, and studied the Perseus Arm (2253-60);
 *'''USS Betelgeuse''', NCC-802, explored, charted and studied the Ostrogoth Nebula and surrounding space (2258-60);