USS Merced
The USS Merced (NCC-87075) was a  Federation starship operated by Starfleet during the late 24th century. In 2380, the Merced was under the command of Captain . 

On stardate 57538.9, the Merced and  worked together to recover a recently discovered ancient generation ship. As the two ships simultaneously towed the derelict with their tractor beams, a moment of one-upmanship from Durango led to a leakage of terraforming fluid from the alien vessel.

The terraforming fluid transformed the hulls of both ships into organic materials. While Captain Carol Freeman and Lieutenant Beckett Mariner managed to reverse the effects of the transformation before major functions were lost aboard the Cerritos, the Merced was too heavily damaged with its life support failing. Fortunately, the entire crew complement of the Merced were saved when Captain Freeman and Lt. Mariner performed an emergency transport from the Cerritos, and placed them into the still-sealed-off stasis chamber of the generation ship, safe from effects of the terraforming fluid. ()

Crew

Background information 
"Merced" is Spanish for "mercy." It is also a  and  in the  of California and is known as the "Gateway to Yosemite."

The Merced has blue markings on its hull. According to  series creator Mike McMahan, a  ship with blue hull markings is "usually deployed to places where there has to be more medical expertise."

See also 
, a starship type different from the California class

Federation starships