{{Update CM}}'''Starbase 172''' was a [[Federation]] [[starbase]] administrated by [[Starfleet]]. In [[2369]], in an effort to locate a missing [[shuttle]]craft, this starbase's sensors were tied in with those of the [[USS Enterprise-D]]'s, as well as with the planetary sensor array on the planet Wyath, <br> in order to form a triangulation pattern to detect unique materials known to be on the shuttle, allowing the vessel to be found.
'''Starbase 172''' was a [[Federation]] [[starbase]] administrated by [[Starfleet]].<br>
In [[2370category:starbase]], the [[starship]] ''[[W.E.B. DuBois (starship)|W.E.B. DuBois]]'', [[commanding officer|under]] [[Captain]] [[N. Land]], departed this facility, bound for [[Deep Space 9]], scheduled for arrival on [[stardate]] 47544.5.