For other uses, see Samson.

STARSHIP
USS Samson
Class:	Saladin-class (Cochise-subclass)
Registry:	NCC-543
Affiliation:	Federation, Starfleet
Status:	authorized (stardate 4699)

The USS Samson (NCC-543) was a 23rd century Federation starship, authorized on stardate 4699 by Starfleet for construction as a Mk VIIIb Saladin-class (Cochise-subclass) class I destroyer. (TOS reference: Star Fleet Technical Manual)

The stardate given would seem to suggest this ship was ordered during the TOS era. It is not known if this vessel was constructed, as the source only specifies that the vessels were authorized for construction.

By the 24th century, this vessel's name had been passed on to a Miranda-class USS Samson. (TNG - Slings and Arrows eBook: A Sea of Troubles)

Saladin-class mk VIII class I destroyer starships
Mk VIII	Adad • Ahriman • Alaric • Alexander • Azrael • Darius • Etzel • Hamilcar • Hannibal • Hashishiyun • Jenghiz • Kublai • Pompeii • Pompey • Rahman • Saladin • Sargon • Shaitan • Suleiman • Tamerlane • Xerxes
Mk VIIIA Siva-subclass	Ares • Hathor • Iblis • Jugurtha • Loki • Lucifer • Mars • Molock • Siva • Tyr
Mk VIIIB Cochise-subclass	Abu Bekr • Achilles • Ajax • Akbar • Al Mahdi • Alva • Alvarado • Appollyon • Cimon • Cochise • Cortez • De Ruyter • Drake • El Cid • Geronimo • Hektor • Ivan • Lysander • Martel • Nelson • Ney • Perseus • Pontiac • Samson • Scipio • Theseus