The USS Sovereign (NCC-2505) was a Belknap-class strike cruiser on active duty in Star Fleet during the late 23rd century. She was commissioned on 29 July, 2278 (after being laid down at Boston Shipyards on Earth 17 November, 2276, and launched on 4 December, 2277). In the late 2280s, the Sovereign was under the command of Kyra Songseer, who was Caitian, and whose granddaughter, Siandierra Anjulee Beautelier, was destined to command the sixth starship so named, the USS Sovereign (NCC-75000), in the 2370s. (Starfleet International)