STARSHIP
USS Raptor
Affiliation:	Federation Starfleet
Status:	active (2270s)

The USS Raptor was a Federation starship in Starfleet service in the mid-23rd century. The Raptor had been considered a prime candidate to be the test vessel of the prototype of the inversion drive apparatus, at the suggestion of Vice Admiral Rhonda Halloran, but ended up losing that selection to the USS Enterprise in 2275. (TOS novel: The Wounded Sky)