The Tecumseh fought in the Federation-Cardassian War and the Federation-Klingon War, where it and the USS Rutledge led the Starfleet counterattack into the Archanis sector in 2373. At that time, the ship's science officer was Dr. Kalandra's husband. (DS9: "Nor the Battle to the Strong") The Tecumseh later fought in the Dominion War. In 2374, the starship reported numerous casualties to Starfleet Command. The name of the reporting ship and its registry and the casualties were named on the Personnel Status Update chart in the Deep Space 9 wardroom. (DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight", okudagram)