The USS Ticonderoga (NCC-18861-A) was a Defiant-class Escort that served as a secondary flagship for Admiral Jeffery Higdon, Commander of Starbase Rockford. Its First officer of record is Lieutenant Commander K'Jo'Q, of the Cha'ouw Empire. Since its operational commander is Admiral Higdon, the Ticonderoga is equipped with the new Type X phase cloak, allowed when the Cha'ouw government negotiated an special amendment to the Treaty of Algeron with the Romulan Empire during the Dominion War to "allow any starship, vessel or space craft listed under the operational command of Khon of the Special Cha'ouwian Imperial House K'HIg'Den, to be equipped with cloaking device/devices supplied by the Cha'ouw".