exploratory vessel

"It must be you who have been destroying our exploratory vessels sent to the human world."

She had no idea what sort of equipment an exploratory vessel carried as standard supplies.

We are an exploratory vessel on a peaceful mission in this sector of the galaxy.

He intended Voyager not to be an exploratory vessel but a colony ship.

"Only the first reports have been picked up by our wandering Exploratory Vessel."

That's a one-man military scout, not a colony ship or an exploratory vessel.

Streaker was a small exploratory vessel of unique design.

"Your earlier statements led me to believe that Enterprise was primarily an exploratory vessel, not a warship."

"Admiral, may I point out that the Enterprise is an exploratory vessel.

This is no warcraft, not even an exploratory vessel.

In 1668 they actually sent an exploratory vessel to the Arctic to find a shipping route around Siberia.

"Their ship is basic early interstellar exploratory vessel, all equipment of a picture-taking or measuring nature.

In 1994, the ill-fated exploratory vessel arrived at Jupiter and became trapped in orbit.

Your last words sounded more like a threat--something one would hardly expect from an exploratory vessel."

Of course, he reminded himself, the Federation maintained that their vessels were not warships, but exploratory vessels.

Norma represents a carpenter's square, used in the Age of Exploration by carpenters on exploratory vessels.

As exploratory vessels, they were out of communication range with Starfleet command for long periods of time.

My work is interesting, and you never know what new experience is going to confront you when you're on board an exploratory vessel like the Enterprise.

"I can assure you, Mr. Worf, that we are first and foremost an exploratory vessel.

"Horatio, here, is science officer on a Gorn exploratory vessel undergoing repairs in drydock."

The newer boats are smaller, like Grand Prix washing machines, minimalist pods with no pretense to being exploratory vessels.

They had entrusted the deep-space exploratory vessel Stargazer to his care, and he had lost her to an unprovoked attack by an unidentified vessel.

More likely, it was an exploratory vessel of some sort--which could mean a Ferengi trading ship, or simply a nonaligned vessel.

The Darwin, an exploratory vessel, carried two smaller craft, but they were as large as small ships and carried equipment far in excess of standard shuttles.