USS Nehushtan (NCC-8163)

The USS Nehushtan (NCC-8163) was a Mercy-class starship operated by the Federation Starfleet in the late 23rd and early 24th-centuries.

In 2321, its commanding officer, Tellarite captain Grev participated in a series of ritual challenges against a Gorn starship captain that was modeled after the circumstances surrounding first contact between the Gorn Hegemony and the Federation. Grev did not survive the encounter and following his death, first officer Commander Jafor Alam became the ship's commanding officer.

The Nehushtan was named for a bronze staff from Jewish mythology that healed all those who looked upon it.