USS Xerxes

Ambassador Class Federation starship, registry number NCC-14332. The Xerxes, along with the Longfellow and the Banshee were sent to intercept a Borg cube headed for Earth in early 2375. The Xerxes was destroyed in the first battle the mini fleet fought. ("Resistance Is Futile, Part I [BAN]) (The Xerxes was named for a Persian despot who attempted to take over Greece.)