Help me name a Starfleet science vessel

[Brannigan]

USS Hofmann (named for a famous chemist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Hofmann )

 

[Skywalker]

If you found a name, what is it?

USS T'Kara.

I like it. Who was T'Kara?

 

[kitsune]

If you found a name, what is it?

USS T'Kara.

I like it. Who was T'Kara?

Not a canon character.
I'll imagine her as Vulcan scientist from an earlier time, but I'm not sure what field yet.

 

[sbk1234]

I approve. You may proceed.