The SS Hokule'a was a Terran DY-500-C (sub)class starship that was in service in the early 22nd century. In 2102, Captain Melinda Snodgrass was the commanding officer of this ship. In that year, the Hokule'a was launched from Earth on a mission of deep space exploration in the region of space between the sectors 184/02 and 185/38. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder" , okudagram)