SS Tempest

History
The SS Tempest was an early warp-capable human spaceship. It was the first crewed human starship to reach another solar system, the lead in a three ship expedition launched from Earth in 2066, three years after Zefram Cochrane's first warp flight and first contact with the Vulcans.

The SS Tempest had a top speed of warp factor 1.5 and took 385 days to complete the journey. The expedition spent three months in the Alpha Centauri system before making the return journey to Earth. Following the expedition, the Tempest and her sister ships served as testbeds for further warp technology development before being retired in 2078.

The Tempest herself was returned to the Alpha Centauri system and placed in the Quindar Aerospace Museum in 2098.

Lineage
Several subsequent Earth and Federation vessels would be named in honor of the SS Tempest, including the USS Tempest (NCC-10535), an Ambassador-class starship operated by the Federation Starfleet.