The Ship (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
"The Ship" is the 100th episode overall of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and the second episode of the fifth season. This episode aired on syndicated television on October 7, 1996. It was written by Hans Beimler, Pam Wigginton and Rick Cason, and it was directed by Kim Friedman. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet-managed space station Deep Space Nine, adjacent to a wormhole leading to the distant Gamma Quadrant of the galaxy. Later seasons of the show follow the conflict between the United Federation of Planets and a hostile empire from the Gamma Quadrant known as the Dominion, ruled by the shape-shifting Changelings. In this episode, the Deep Space Nine crew comes into conflict with the Dominion's genetically-engineered soldiers, the Jem'Hadar, when trying to salvage a crashed Jem'Hadar ship. Guest stars in this episode include Kaitlin Hopkins as Kilana and F. J. Rio as Muñiz. Plot An away-team of Deep Space Nine crew, led by Captain Benjamin Sisko, are conducting a mineral survey on an uninhabited Gamma Quadrant planet, while their runabout awaits them in orbit. A Dominion warship crashes near their location; investigating, they find