The VK Velikan was a DY-1200 class starship that was in service in the mid-22nd century. In 2160, Captain Mike Volland was the commanding officer of this ship. In that year, the ship was launched from Earth on a mission of stellar chart mapping in the region of space between the sectors 184/02 and 185/38. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder" , okudagram)