Yes, it is set after the end of the TOS five years mission, but the incident with the BOP, was when she was a girl, which would put it before the TOS five year mission probably by about 10-15 years or so.
+1 karma for you Kana!
Smacks head over missing the OBVIOUS...
EXCELLENT point on your part Kana.
I still like the idea that this RBOP was an experimental RBOP that was having a shakedown cruise. Given the Rihannsu resource problem these RBOPs would not be mass produced before the TMP era commenced.
KF