For other uses, see Xerxes.

STARSHIP
USS Xerxes
Class:	Saladin-class
Registry:	NCC-505
Affiliation:	Federation, Starfleet
Status:	authorized (stardate 0965)

The USS Xerxes (NCC-505) was a 23rd century Federation starship, authorized on stardate 0965 by Starfleet for construction as a Mk VIII Saladin-class class I destroyer. (TOS reference: Star Fleet Technical Manual)

It is not known if this vessel was constructed, as the source only specifies that the vessels were authorized for construction.

By reference stardate 1/9208, this vessel's name had been passed on to the Larson-class USS Xerxes. (FASA RPG module: Federation Ship Recognition Manual)

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