In Star Trek: Into Darkness, what is the name of the starship used by the villain?

In Star Trek: Into Darkness, the villain’s starship is the USS Vengeance.

The Vengeance is a massive, heavily armed Starfleet warship secretly developed under Admiral Alexander Marcus. It is substantially larger and more militarized than the USS Enterprise, reflecting Marcus’s belief that Starfleet should prepare for war rather than focus primarily on exploration and diplomacy.

The ship intercepts the Enterprise near the Moon after Kirk attempts to expose Marcus and the covert Section 31 operation. Marcus commands the Vengeance during the confrontation, but Khan later takes control of it after killing Marcus. That change can make the ship’s ownership or command seem confusing, yet USS Vengeance remains the canonical answer.

The wrong options belong to other parts of Star Trek history. The USS Enterprise is Kirk’s ship, the USS Kelvin appears in the opening timeline-changing sequence of the 2009 film, and the USS Reliant is the hijacked vessel in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Into Darkness was released in 2013 as the second film in the rebooted series.