The USS Al-Batani was a 24th century Federation starship operated by Starfleet. Captain Owen Paris was the commanding officer of this ship. This was the first posting of Kathryn Janeway. (VOY: "Caretaker", "Shattered") While under the command of Captain Paris, the Al-Batani participated in the Arias Expedition, with Janeway serving as the ship's science officer. (VOY: "Caretaker", "Live Fast and Prosper") One memorable incident aboard the Al-Batani was when Janeway accidentally disabled power to six decks after misaligning the ship's positronic relays. (VOY: "Shattered")