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<section begin=Spotlight />The USS Apparition is a special operations vessel under the command of [[Star Fleet Special Operations Command]] (SOCOM). Based at [[Area 42]], it knowledge of the ship's existence is a classified vessel which features many pieces , as is much of its experimental equipment. The Apparition is typically one of the first ships to get new advances in technology.

The Apparition's mission profile centers around covert armed reconnaissance and rapid response missions. As such, it possess possesses specialized technology to help it achieve success in its missions. The ship's hull color plating is a non-reflective black in color and features no name or identifier that would label it a Star Fleet vessel. Its dark hull-plating and sensor scrambling technology allow it to hide in the black of space, appearing as a sensor glitch or ghost on other vessels' scanners. The Apparition also possesses a stealth system, to completely cloak the ship during emergencies, and external holographic emitters, to disguise the appearance of the vessel and make it resemble small civilian or non-Federation ships. The latter allows it to land in populated areas without drawing attention to itself.

The Apparition's mission success relies on its ability to infiltrate locations that where regular Star Fleet vessels could not openly operate. As such, it has several types of equipment to help it in that task.