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Starbase 343

A medical supply station near Deneb, Starbase 343 found itself dealing with the Ferengi more than most Starfleet posts. Since Starfleet paid honestly, in credits, Ferengi anywhere in the region would take medical supplies, biological samples, or anything else that looked vaguely scientific there for resale. Due to the volume of traffic, the harried administrative staff couldn’t always keep track of everything, and the inventory lockers contained all manner of weird items “found on an empty planet” by Ferengi traders.^[2] In 2365, following the completion of its mission to Acamar III, the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D traveled to Starbase 343 to take on medical supplies for the Alpha Leonis System.^[1]