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10 ways uss voyager changed in star trek’s delta quadrant.

In Star Trek: Voyager, multiple technological upgrades, most courtesy Seven of Nine and the Borg, helped the USS Voyager navigate the Delta Quadrant.

• The crew of the USS Voyager had to find creative solutions to survive in the Delta Quadrant, making unorthodox modifications to the ship and its equipment.
• Captain Janeway made concessions, like giving up her private dining room for a kitchen and removing replicators, to ensure the crew was fed during their journey.
• Voyager made significant upgrades, such as the Delta Flyer and astrometrics lab, that improved its capabilities and made it unlike any other Starfleet ship at the time.

Star Trek: Voyager 's eponymous starship, the USS Voyager, changed in several ways during its time in the Delta Quadrant. While Voyager' s problematic reset button storytelling prevented most types of ongoing character development, the modifications that the crew made to the ship and its equipment carried over into following episodes. This was especially effective when the upgrades made Voyager a more formidable starship as it encountered more hostile species like the Borg, Hirogen, and Species 8472 during its long journey back to the Alpha Quadrant.

The first changes reflected the uncertainty felt by Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) that characterized early seasons of Star Trek: Voyager, when the crew hadn't yet gotten their bearings or made many allies in the Delta Quadrant. Because the crew of the USS Voyager had to make do with what they had, Starfleet and Maquis personnel had to find ways to work together to develop unorthodox but creative jury-rigged solutions that ensured the crew's survival in unfamiliar space, sometimes by reconfiguring existing spaces to fulfill unexpected needs. In later Voyager seasons, Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) upgraded Voyager's systems for greater efficiency by integrating Borg technology with existing defense and navigational systems.

10 Neelix's Kitchen

Everyone had to make some concessions to ensure their survival on the long trip back home. While Captain Janeway was reluctant to give up her beloved coffee, she did relinquish the captain's private dining room to make space for a proper kitchen. Two of the four mess hall replicators were also removed, so Neelix (Ethan Phillips) could cook meals for Voyager's 150-member crew complement. His Delta Quadrant specialties and enthusiastic attempts at recreating Alpha Quadrant favorites received mixed reviews, at best, but his cooking kept the crew fed when power was at a premium.

9 Airponics Bay

Early in their journey back home, Captain Janeway instated the practice of assigning replicator rations to the crew in an effort to conserve energy. Neelix acquired most of the ingredients for his culinary adventures through foraging or trade, which depended on external factors to be successful. To balance that, Kes (Jennifer Lien) spearheaded the creation of an airponics garden in one of the cargo bays, which provided the crew with sustainable, organically grown food on a reliable basis.

8 Home Sweet Cargo Bay

Because Seven of Nine didn't need to sleep the same way that fully organic crew members did, she also didn't need standard crew quarters. Instead, Seven chose to make her home in cargo bay 2, where several Borg components had been installed, including a regeneration alcove that provided her with the required six-hour regeneration cycle she needed to function. When Voyager picked up ex-Borg children in Voyager season 6, episode 16, "Collective", they too stayed with Seven in the cargo bay, since they also required regeneration instead of conventional sleep.

7 The Doctor's Programming

The Emergency Medical Hologram AKA The Doctor (Robert Picardo) was initially designed to be used as a supplement to Voyager's organic medical staff, so he was only supposed to run for about 1500 hours, in total. The death of the original chief medical officer meant he had to be online almost constantly, so modifications were made to extend the life of his program. Eventually, he developed his own subroutines to add personality elements, hobbies, social skills, and even command training, in case there was ever a need for an Emergency Command Hologram.

6 Borg Upgrades

During Captain Janeway's alliance with the Borg in Star Trek: Voyager season 3, episode 26 "Scorpion, Part 1", the Borg agreed to safely escort Voyager through their space. In order to uphold their end of the agreement, they modified Voyager's hull with adaptive shielding and armed them with nanoprobe torpedoes specifically designed to target the natives of fluidic space that the Borg designated Species 8472 , who were a threat to the Borg due to being immune to assimilation.

5 The Delta Flyer

The pride and joy of Lt. Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill), the Delta Flyer was designed to be better than a standard shuttlecraft. It was larger, faster, and more maneuverable, with enhanced shields, tactile controls, and of course, a sleek design. Paris worked on its design in the background of several episodes, in a rare case of an ongoing subplot on Star Trek: Voyager , culminating in its construction in Voyager season 5, episode 3, "Extreme Risk". The Flyer's construction proved that Voyager's resources weren't that limited , and it was instrumental in several missions after its debut, particularly when speed or maneuverability were paramount.

4 Astrometrics Lab

Introduced in Star Trek: Voyager season 4, episode 8, "Year of Hell, Part 1", the astrometrics lab was a joint effort between Ensign Harry Kim (Garrett Wang) and Seven of Nine, who made the lab her primary workstation. The combination of Borg and Starfleet technology allowed for navigational methods that were ten times more accurate than standard sensors, so Voyager could avoid more obstacles and use more shortcuts on its way home. According to Seven of Nine, the updated course plotted using the astrometrics lab would take five years of Voyager's return trip.

3 Transwarp Drive

The USS Voyager's engines were modified in order to use the transwarp coil that they harvested from a Borg cube in Star Trek: Voyager season 5, episodes 15 and 16, "Dark Frontier". The coil allowed them to generate transwarp conduits, which could be used to travel greater distances than standard warp drive at faster speeds. Use of transwarp allowed Voyager to shave much more time off of their journey, but in doing so, the ship suffered from erratic power fluctuations that discouraged further use of the coil.

2 Transphasic Torpeodes & Ablative Shielding

In Star Trek: Voyager's series finale, "Endgame", Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) traveled from the future to help the current Voyager build an ablative shield generator and convert their standard photon torpedoes to transphasic torpedoes. This advanced armor and weaponry was designed by Janeway in the future specifically to combat the Borg. Bringing it back in time would therefore ensure a quicker return with fewer casualties, and best of all, destroy the Borg Queen directly far earlier than in Admiral Janeway's timeline.

1 Quantum Slipstream Drive

The USS Voyager was outfitted with a quantum slipstream drive when they encountered the USS Dauntless, which purported to be a Starfleet vessel with the advanced technology that would help them get home. The drive allowed Voyager to enter a quantum slipstream by focusing a quantum field through the main deflector. While the Dauntless proved to be a ruse, the theory was sound, and Voyager built its own version of the quantum slipstream drive. It required constant recalculation of the quantum phase variance, so its use was risky, but it still aided Voyager's return to the Alpha Quadrant significantly.

By the time the USS Voyager made it back to the Alpha Quadrant in the series finale of Star Trek: Voyager , "Endgame," its extensive modifications made it very different from the ship it was when it left. With all the updates it acquired in the Delta Quadrant, particularly the changes made with Borg technology, it was unlike any other Starfleet ship at the time. Future ships were outfitted with technology crafted from the upgrades made to Voyager, like Janeway's ship in Star Trek: Prodigy , a new version of the USS Dauntless.

Star Trek: Renaissance Technical Manual, Section 5

Written by Chris Edmonds and Dan Carlson

Images by Robert Crosswell and Chris Edmonds

Section 5.0: Auxiliary Vehicles

5.1: overview.

Shuttlecraft have always been a secondary means of getting people from ship to shore, in favor of the much quicker matter-energy transporter system. Nevertheless, starships have carried expansive facilities for these cheap, usually expendable craft.

Many new ways to subvert and detect transporter use have developed during the late 2360’s and 2370’s. Coupled with several more recent situations where a starship must effectively be in one place and also deliver someone or something to another led to a sudden resurgence in the use of shuttles. Many models are now capable of short interstellar journeys.

5.2: Engine Capabilities

Shuttlecraft back in the 22nd century had no warp capability at all, due to the fact that the smallest M/AM reactors of the time were as large as the shuttles themselves. During the mid 23rd century, M/A reactors were finally small enough to install on larger shuttlecraft. These shuttles were far from capable of interstellar travel, and their tiny warp drives could only sustain any appreciable warp factor for a few hours. By the 24th century, shuttlecraft could sustain these speeds for up to two days, making short-range interplanetary journies possible. However, the limited size and capacity of these ships prevented them from being used in any greater role.

Advancements in magnetic constriction technology eventually led to true interstellar capability in small craft with the development of the Danube -class runabout in 2368. This revolutionary vessel quickly became the workhorse for interstellar courier, patrol, and cargo/personnel delivery duties. It was only capable of Warp 5, making even a medium-range trip last a few weeks. It was, however, vastly cheaper to deploy than a bona fide starship.

The beginning of the 25th century has seen some of the highest-performance small craft ever to see service in Starfleet. The largest non-runabout models are capable of Warp 8 for a week, and the runabout models are even capable of Warp 9.4 for an equal duration.

5.3: Tactical Capabilities

Shuttlecraft of old were rarely armed with any real firepower. They were usually armed with a pair of Type-4 phasers, if any armament at all. With increasing amounts of hostility from both pirate and terrorist groups on the fringes of Federation territory, and the threat from major powers such as the Breen, Sheliak or Klingons, shuttles have become increasingly vulnerable to attack.

The Deployable Ablative Armor brought back with the USS Voyager has been a great boon to shuttle defense capabilities, but even the armor has its limits. Recent advances in phaser and disruptor weapon prefire chambers have made weapons even more powerful than ever, making shuttles once again vulnerable to threats from well-equipped enemies.

The most recent shuttles have been equipped with a miniature regenerative shield system, giving the shields a much needed boost be once again on par with armor protection. Armor itself has also been upgraded to the new reactive polarizing armor, affording the shuttles even more protection and also retaining their remarkable maneuverability.

Weapons systems have also been compacted considerably. Type-6 and Type-7 phasers have finally been compacted to a size that can be installed on shuttles, and Mark I Microtorpedo launchers have had a similar increase in compactness. However, microtorpedoes still suffer from the fact that their small size prohibits any decent guidance systems, effectively making them more useful being dumbfired at close range like explosive rockets. Their compactness does, however, allow for a relatively large magazine size.

Modern shuttlecraft are also equipped with at least one modular external hardpoint for multimission capability. The largest non-runabout shuttle comes with an option to install a weapon pod with a Type-8 capital-grade phaser, making it the heaviest-armed small craft ever developed. Shuttles, however, have ample energy weapon power with their integral phasers, and often are instead equipped with additional microtorpedo launchers and magazines.

As guidance and propulsion systems on capital-grade torpedo weapons improved over the years, they eventually got accurate enough to pose a huge risk to small craft. They were fast, agile, powerful, and guided, making them a small craft’s worst nightmare. Starfleet has begun equipping all its small craft with intetgral electronic countermeasures and jamming equipment to defend against the increasingly complex, yet still cheap and disposable guidance systems on capital torpedoes.

5.4: Shuttlecraft on the Phoenix Class

The Phoenix -class vessels carry four main types of shuttlecraft, in addition to a complement of craft of the venerable, tried-and-true “Work Bee” industrial utility craft.

Type-25 Shuttlecraft

Type: Medium long-range interstellar shuttle

Dimensions: Length, 7.5 meters; Beam, 3.25 meters; Draft, 4.25 meters

Mass: 86.35 metric tonnes (unloaded, 130 mT loaded)

Accomodation: 2 flight crew; 6 passengers

Power Plant: 1 Model 3DVa M/AM reactor; 6 Class-5 microfusion reactors; 6-liter Sarium Krellide fuel cell

Performance: Warp 6.5 (sustained); 12,000 km/s² (full impulse in 6.25 seconds)

Armament: 2 Type-6 phaser emitters

Defenses: Regenerative shields (80,300 terajoules); Polarizing reactive armor (1.5 centimeters)

Errata: Multipurpose pod attachment hardpoint on dorsal fuselage

The Type-25 is the workhorse shuttle, being of a medium build. It still has an impressive array of capabilities, such as Type-6 phasers, a regenerative shield system, and a modest interstellar-capable warp drive. The shuttle’s capabilities can be expanded with a multipurpose pod attached to a dorsal fuselage connection hardpoint. It has only recently been deployed to the Enterprise and Leviathan , and has yet to see any field use in their service.

Type-22 Shuttlecraft

Dimensions: Length, 7.5 meters; Beam, 3.5 meters; Draft, 4.25 meters

Mass: 78.50 metric tonnes (unloaded, 120 mT loaded)

Power Plant: 1 Model 3DV M/AM reactor; 6 Class-5 microfusion reactors; 6-liter Sarium Krellide fuel cell

Performance: Warp 6 (sustained); 13,200 km/s² (full impulse in 5.7 seconds)

Armament: 2 Type-5 phaser emitters

Defenses: Standard shields (50,500 terajoules); Deployable ablative armor (1 centimeter)

The Type-22 shuttlecraft is an older model, slowly being phased out in favor of the Type-25. The Type-25 has only recently begun production, giving the Type-22 around a year left of useful service. They are somewhat of a maintenance hassle aboard the Phoenix Class vessels, due to the fact that they are the only craft on board that require parts for deployable ablative armor. Two examples of Type-22 craft on the Enterprise are the Aristotle and Archimedes .

Type-26 Shuttlecraft

Type: Heavy long-range interstellar shuttle

Dimensions: Length, 9.5 meters; Beam, 8.0 meters; Draft, 3.5 meters

Mass: 102.50 metric tonnes (unloaded, 190 mT loaded)

Power Plant: 1 Model 4CC M/AM reactor; 8 Class-5 microfusion reactors; 7-liter Sarium Krellide fuel cell

Performance: Warp 8 (sustained); 10,000 km/s² (full impulse in 7.5 seconds)

Armament: 2 Type-7 phaser arrays, 2 microtorpedo launchers

Defenses: Regenerative shields (130,600 terajoules); Polarizing reactive armor (2 centimeters)

The largest shuttlecraft built to date, the Type-26 is a behemoth vehicle. It is essentially a “mini-runabout.” It is also the most capable craft, being able to traverse interstellar distances at an appreciable speed, and packing powerful armament. It is capable of supporting a Type-8 capital phaser, mounted in a multipurpose pod on the dorsal fuselage. A noteworthy example of the Type-26 on the Enterprise is the Pathfinder .

Type-20 Shuttlepod

Type: Light short-range sublight shuttle

Dimensions: Length, 5.0 meters; Beam, 3.8 meters; Draft, 1.6 meters

Mass: 27.5 metric tonnes

Accomodation: 2 flight crew

Power Plant: 1 Model 2DC M/AM reactor; 2-liter Sarium Krellide fuel cell

Performance: Warp 3 (sustained, with warp drive multipods); 15,000 km/s² (full impulse in 5 seconds)

Defenses: Standard shields (58,400 terajoules); Polarizing reactive armor (1 centimeter)

Errata: Multipurpose pod attachment hardpoints on port/starboard aft fuselage

The shuttlepod has always been a poor performing small craft, being hampered by the inability to carry any useful powerplant within their small frames. The Type-20 Shuttlepod is a radical departure, carrying the smallest matter/antimatter reactor ever created as its powerplant. This small reactor makes the Type-20 a powerhouse capable of matching the performance of larger shuttles in most regards. The shuttle’s capabilities can be expanded with two multipurpose pods attached to fuselage connection hardpoints.

5.5: Larger Auxiliary Craft

Two other auxiliary craft are carried on board the Enterprise , stored in their own separate hangars away from the main shuttlebay on the underside of the stardrive hull’s tail.

Phoenix Class Captain’s Yacht

Dimensions: Length, 18.0 meters; Beam, 9.0 meters; Draft, 4.5 meters

Mass: 135.5 metric tonnes

Accomodation: 2 flight crew, 10 passengers

Power Plant: 1 Model 4CC M/AM reactor; 8 Class-5 microfusion reactors; 10-liter Sarium Krellide fuel cell

Performance: Warp 7 (sustained); 9,500 km/s² (full impulse in 7.8 seconds)

Armament: None

Defenses: Regenerative shields (185,400 terajoules); Polarizing reactive armor (2 centimeters)

The Captain’s Yacht is a lavish transport vessel, used for ferrying diplomats or other high-position figures about. The yacht is equipped with a compartment that can be converted to executive quarters or a stateroom for high-profile guests. It is the only completely unarmed craft on board, giving it a much more peaceful feeling to it. Its sole defense is its very powerful shield system. The Enterprise ’s yacht is named the Magnus , named after one of the alternate names of the Roman general Pompey the Great.

Mississippi Class Runabout

Type: Multipurpose light interstellar transport

Dimensions: Length, 19.0 meters; Beam, 10.0 meters; Draft, 5.5 meters

Mass: 147.5 metric tonnes (unloaded, 190 mT loaded)

Accomodation: 2 flight crew, 30 passengers

Power Plant: 1 Model 5CC M/AM reactor; 10 Class-5 microfusion reactors; 9-liter Sarium Krellide fuel cell

Armament: 5 Type-7 phaser arrays, 4 Type-7p pulse phaser cannons, 3 microtorpedo launchers

Defenses: Regenerative shields (168,600 terajoules); Polarizing reactive armor (1.5 centimeters)

The Mississippi -class runabout is the latest in the line of runabouts, outperforming both the previous Nile and the Danube classes. These are starships in their own right, carrying their own NCC registration numbers. The Phoenix Class carries a single runabout in the bay opposite the Captain’s Yacht. The Enterprise carries the runabout USS Rubicon , NCC-88544.

5.6: Mission-Specific Omni Pods

The latest small craft in Starfleet come with special modular external hardpoints capable of supporting a wide variety of equipment depending on the nature of the mission. The Type-25 and -26 both have a single hardpoint on the dorsal surface, the Type-20 has a pair of small hardpoints on its wing stubs, and the Mississippi -class Runabout has a hardpoint on the dorsal surface as well as a removable internal cabin module. Certain pods are available for only certain types of craft, and are noted as such.

• Weapons pod A: 2 Microtorpedo launchers, 200 microtorpedoes shared magazine (not available to Type 20 Shuttlepod)
• Weapons pod B: 1 Type 8 Phaser (not available to Type 20 Shuttlepod or Type 25 Shuttle)
• Weapons pod C: 1 Mark VI Capital torpedo launcher, 8 torpedo magazine (available to runabout only)
• Weapons Pod D: 2 rack-fired microtorpedo launchers, 50 microtorpedo magazine each (Available to Type 20 only)
• Propulsion Pod: 2 22,347 cochrane warp field nacelles (available to Type 20 only)
• Stealth Pod: Chronoton Sensor Screen Emitters (available to all types)
• Cargo Pod (multiple variations available for all types)
• Sensor Pod (Mission-specific modules available for all types)
• Diplomatic Suite (Available as runabout internal module only)
• Long Term Travel Suite (Available as runabout internal module only)
• Personnel Transport (40 people max occupancy, available as runabout internal module only)
• Salvage equipment (Occupies both internal and external hardpoints on runabout, available to runabout only)
• Medevac (available as runabout internal module only)
• Orbital/Aerial supply drop (available as runabout internal module only)

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thumb|right|300px|U.S.S Voyager deploying ablative armour via the generators. Technology assimilation date : 2378

Assimilated from: Species 5618 (Humans)

Ablative Armour Generators are devices pre-placed upon the hull and across the exterior surface of the entire vessel which allow for rapid replication and dissapation when required to reveal weapon ports deployment of 24th century ablative armour.

Ablative Armour Generator [ ]

In 2378 the U.S.S Voyager was equipped with technology from the 25th century named the ablative generator - a form of armour technology capable of rapidly deploying and undeployi thumb|300px|right|Ablative Armour in action.ng a nigh-impenetrable layer of 25th century ablative armour around a vessel within seconds covering every square inch of it.

Ablative Armour Plating [ ]

The armour which the generators deployed possessed astounding defense capabilities almost incomparable to that of any known form of ablative armour in the 24th century. Capable of both resisting signal locks from tractor beams and nullifying all but the simultanious weapons fire of several Borg cubes and even they were only capable of causing a very slow flow of damage to the armour.

One of the number of disadvantages to using the ablative armour is: due to the coverage of every square inch of the vessel, particle weapon ports were covered and could not be used - aswell as the shield generators which prevented generation of defense shields in favor of the impenetrable armour. The single type of weapons the vessel is capable of frequently deploying are torpedo weapons.

Sphere 634 assimilated the ablative armour technology allowing it to adapt and penetrate the armour with its weapons, whilst the armour remained able to protect the U.S.S Voyager from from a certain degree of damage, the Sphere became capable of causing significant damage very quickly. Deployable ablative armour generators will be adapted and deployed upon future Borg vessels.

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Ablative armor Hull armor utilized on the most recent Starfleet vessels of the 2370s such as the Defiant class and the USS Prometheus. In addition to the deflector shield , ablative armor is an expendable hull layer that is capable of dissipating the energy of incoming weapon fire (DS9, VOY: "Message in a Bottle").

Ablative armor may be a concept similar to the ablative heat shields of present-day space capsules, using sacrificial material that gets vaporized in the process. In contrast, reactive armor is utilized on many present-day tanks, either as an explosive armor that imposes a counterforce to the force of incoming weapons, or as an inert layer whose deformation absorbs a certain amount of energy. The Defiant's hull armor may be based on any of these principles, or on an electric charge. It possibly continues the "tradition" of polarized hull plating of the 22nd century, after a long time in which starships apparently relied solely on deflector shields.

Basically a technology that already exists today. It only isn't plausible why the air filter in the SNW can't be simply shut down and would explode.

ACB Acronym for A nnular C onfinement B eam, a spatial matrix generated by the primary energizing coils of a transporter system. Often simply referred to as "confinement". The ACB determines the geometry for the subsequent scanning and dematerialization process (TNG: "Power Play, "The Hunted", "Darmok").

It seems that phasers are using a kind of ACB too. This may allow them to fire at warp (DS9: "Treachery, Faith and the Great River"), as well as to carry along matter (VOY: "Scorpion").

Accelerated critical neural pathway formation Enhancement of human brain functions through genetic encoding. The procedure, like many other forms of genetic engineering , is outlawed in the Federation (DS9: "Dr. Bashir, I Presume", "Statistical Probabilities").

Julian Bashir's brain was improved at the age of six.

Access tunnel Name for the service corridors on Deep Space 9 (DS9). See also Jefferies tubes .

Aceton assimilator Weapon used by the ancient Menthars in their war against the Promellians about 1000 years ago. The assimilators drain energy from enemy ships and return it as lethal radiation (TNG: "Booby Trap").

It escapes me why the weapon would be named for a solvent when there is evidently nothing chemical about it. Must be an obscure in-joke.

Acoustic relay Sensor on 22nd century Earth starships that allows to pick up sound from a planet's atmosphere (ENT: "Civilization").

Yet, the existence of such a sensor is no justification for sound that must still travel through space to arrive at the sensor.

Active scan Sensing technique using a wave that is purposely generated to be reflected by a target, as opposed to a passive scan (DS9: "Starship Down").

No one ever makes a big deal about active sensors, but at least all long-range scans without exceptions must be based on an FTL effect and hence must be active.

Agonizer In the Mirror Universe, a pain-inducing device for punishment worn by crew members of the Earth Empire and of the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance of the 24th century (TOS: "Mirror, Mirror", DS9: "Shattered Mirror").

Agony booth In the Mirror Universe, a tubular chamber with transparent walls used to punish insubordinate crew members of the Earth Empire. The agony booth is capable of evoking extreme pain in a person without being immediately lethal (TOS: "Mirror, Mirror", ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly").

Airlock Area on a starship or space station that can be pressurized and depressurized to provide controlled access to open space or to docked vessels. An airlock consists of at least one chamber with one inner and one outer door. The Cardassian airlocks at Deep Space 9 have two chambers (generic).

Alternate timeline Any time which is different from the currently valid timeline, in particular if it does not exist any more because of a time travel or another method to alter history (generic).

An alternative timeline is absolutely equivalent to the "normal" timeline, since only an external observer not affected by timeline changes would be able to perceive the difference (see Time Travel - General Considerations ). The concept is similar to a parallel universe . Still, parallel timelines are interdependent which inevitably leads to paradoxes.

Android Robot with a humanoid shape, basically consisting of a computer system, actuators and sensors inside a human-like body. Androids are purposely designed this way so as to work in the same environment and to perform similar tasks as humans. Lt. Cmdr. Data is the only android in the Federation so far who has been legally acknowledged as a sentient lifeform in the Federation (generic). Androids aka Synths were banned in the Federation after the Utopia Planitia disaster in 2385 and permitted again in 2399 (PIC: "Et in Arcadia Ego II").

Highly advanced types of androids existed already in the 23rd century, albeit just in secluded civilizations (TOS: "What are Little Girls Made of?", "I, Mudd", "Return to Tomorrow", "Requiem for Metuselah"). Soong-type androids, including Lore, Data, Lal and B-4 are the most advanced known kind of androids in the 24th century. Surprisingly there don't seem to be any other androids in the Federation or in comparable civilizations, although less sophisticated models could be used for a wide variety of purposes. Only the Pralor and Cravic androids are notable in this respect. They killed their builders though (VOY: "Prototype"). More about the development of androids and ethical concerns in my article on Artificial Lifeforms .

Antigravs are probably based on the same principle as the gravity generators on starships. Either antigravs generate a reverse gravity field that compensates for the existing natural or artificial gravity, or they are capable of shielding a spatial volume from gravity.

Antimatter Complementary form of matter, in which the single particle has the same mass but reversed charge. The mutual annihilation of matter and antimatter unleashes an enormous amount of energy and is employed to power a starship's systems (generic). See also warp core .

Antimatter generator Device located on deck 42 on a Galaxy-class vessel which serves to generate antimatter for the warp drive in case the ship cannot be resupplied in a refuel facility. In normal operation mode onboard antimatter generation is not efficient (TNGTM) .

It is obvious that more energy is necessary to produce antimatter than the energy content of the obtained antimatter. The only reason for this energy conversion is that the matter/antimatter reaction provides much more power (energy per time) than a fusion reaction. This power is required for the warp drive, while the other ship systems may alternatively be powered by the impulse (fusion) reactor. It remains unknown whether other starship classes have antimatter generators too.

Antimatter injector Part of a starship's power system. Shapes and regulates the antimatter stream into the warp core (ENT: "Acquisition", "Proving Ground").

Antitime Concept of time running in reverse direction. Time and antitime are supposed to act like matter and antimatter, causing a breach in space-time upon their collision (TNG: "All Good Things").

It seems Q intentionally created antitime to fool Picard in TNG: "All Good Things" . The theory of antitime does exist in real world physics, yet, it is mere speculation when it is supposed to occur (possibly in a contracting universe or in the center of a black hole ) and what the impact will be.

Aphasia device Weapon constructed by Bajoran terrorists to distribute an aphasia virus, causing a loss of mutual verbal communication, on the then-Cardassian station Terok Nor (DS9: "Babel").

The device was accidentally activated when the station was already under Federation/Bajoran control, after it had been dormant for decades.

Arch Entrance portal to a holodeck with control consoles, can be activated using the vocal command "arch" (TNG).

Armor Particularly, advanced hull armor developed by Starfleet some time before 2404. The technology proved highly efficient against any known weapons of the 24th century. The armor consists of a solid shell of additional plates that cover the starship's normal hull including most openings such as the windows. The new plates may be created in a matter of seconds with armor generators that are placed all around the normal hull (VOY: "Endgame").

This armor, seen on Admiral Janeway's shuttle and on Voyager, should not be confused with the less advanced ablative armor (see above) of the Defiant. The latter definitely does not create a whole new hull layer prior to combat. The "Endgame" armor was simply named "armor" in the episode. In fandom it is known as "Batmobile armor".

Artificial heart See cardiac implant .

The difference between the human research approach and the assimilation concept becomes most obvious in VOY: "Scorpion". The mighty Borg Collective is helpless against Species 8472 that cannot be assimilated, whereas a few people on a small starship come up with a solution through extensive research.

Assimilation tubule Flexible needle used by Borg drones to inject nanoprobes into a victim's bloodstream (TNG, VOY, ENT).

The tubules were seen for the first time in "Star Trek: First Contact". Until then it had not been established that nanoprobes are responsible for the assimilation, rather than a surgical procedure.

The department on the Enterprise-D is called "stellar cartography", while it is "astrometrics" on Voyager. It can be supposed that both are synonymous, even though it seemed that Seven of Nine made a big deal about astrometrics being something unique.

Asymmetric encryption circuit Part of a security protocol system of a Federation starship such as the Defiant class (DS9: "One Little Ship").

Asymmetric warp field Propulsive warp field (TNGTM) .

Atavachron Time portal installed on the planet Sarpeidon, which is going to be destroyed by the nova of Beta Niobe, to transfer its population to the past (TOS: "All Our Yesterdays").

"Atavachron" is Latin-Greek and means "ancient time(s)".

The weather control net is probably deemed to compensate for the otherwise harmful effects of deflecting the Gulf Stream. We do not know whether the project will ever become reality though.

Atmospheric system Part of the life support systems that provides breathable air and comfortable temperature and humidity on a starship. Class-M atmosphere is the standard setting on Federation starships (generic).

According to the TNGTM , Class-M standard atmosphere implies 26°C temperature, 45% relative humidity and 101kPa air pressure with a composition of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 1% trace gases. Part of the starship volume can be switched to other environmental conditions. Oxygen is produced by photosynthetic processing of CO 2 .

Attack pattern Predefined tactical starship maneuver to conduct an attack (generic).

Attitude control See RCS .

Augment Genetically enhanced human being, with technology developed in the 20th century (TOS: "Space Seed", "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan", ENT: "Borderland", "Cold Station 12", "The Augments", "Affliction", "Divergence").

Authorization code Verbal pass code that permits access to critical systems, according to a security clearance , or to personal data (generic).

Auto destruct Extreme measure to prevent a starship from being captured by an enemy, also referred to as self destruct. The auto destruct can be initiated by the captain, acknowledged by voice recognition and personal authorization code. In most cases it is necessary that the first officer or other senior officers with high security clearance confirm the auto destruct. A silent count-down can be selected in order not to warn enemy forces that are already aboard (generic).

It seems Capt. Janeway used to be the only starship captain who was authorized to blow up her ship all alone (VOY: "Dreadnought", "Deadlock"). Picard, who still needed the senior officer confirmation in TNG: "110001001" and "Star Trek: First Contact", had to wait until "Nemesis".

Automated Personnel Unit Name for the Pralor and Cravic androids (VOY: "Prototype").

Autonomous regeneration sequencer Borg countermeasure against removal of Borg technology. The sequencer automatically replicates any lost parts, making Borg technology hard to remove from complex systems. The technology was obtained from Species 259 (VOY: "The Gift").

Autosequencer Subsystem of a Starfleet ship transporter ensuring a safe transporting sequence (TNG: "Data's Day").

Autosuture Medical instrument used to close wounds that are too large to be healed with a dermal regenerator . Works without a needle by "welding" pieces of tissue together (TNG: "Suddenly Human", DS9: "Soldiers of the Empire", ENT: "A Night in Sickbay", "Marauders"). See also submicron suture .

Auxiliary control Facility aboard a Constitution-class ship, from where all of the ship's functions can be controlled, for instance in case the main bridge is incapacitated (TOS: "I, Mudd", "The Way to Eden").

This may be the 23rd century version of a battle bridge .

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Type: Medium cruiser First commissioned: 2376 Length: 408m Height: 69m Decks: 16 Displacement: 790000t Complement: 40 officers + 160 crew, evacuation limit: 1000 Speed: Warp 9.7 (cruise), Warp 9.9 (max.), Warp 9.99978 (max. emergency) Armament: 5 Type XII Phaser, 10 Mark 96 torpedo launcher (6fwd, 4 aft) Defense: Auto-modulating regenerative shield system, ablative armor Embarked craft: 4 shuttlecrafts, 3 workbees

Commissioned at McKinley Station in the spring of 2376, the USS Caemly NX-76741 represents the prototype of a new class of high maneuverable cruisers. Equipped with a new experimental warp drive system the Caemlyn achieves a cruise speed at Warp 9.7. Her overall appearance follows the latest requirements in starship design with directly connected primary and secondary hull. The secondary hull is surrounded by the two unconventionally shaped nacelles with their very large Bussard collectors, giving the ship its unmistakable design. At the moment the ship is undergoing extensive field testings, mainly of the high advanced warp systems.

Type: Surveillance vessel First commissioned: 2359 Length: 938m Width: 704m Height: 237m Decks: 15 Complement: 42 officers + 230 crew Speed: Warp 6 (cruise), Warp 8 (max.), Warp 8.5 (max. emergency)

Designed to take station on the edge of the Neutral Zone and eavesdrop on Romulan communications. The Cardiff is fitted with a Vulcan-style annular warp drive and two massive sensor pods occupy the space normally taken by a Federation starship's warp nacelles.

Type: Cruiser First commissioned: 2379 Length: 550m Width: 164m Height: 93m Decks: 24 Displacement: 940000t Complement: 77 officers + 498 crew Speed: Warp 8 (cruise), Warp 9.7 (max.), Warp 9.9 (max. emergency)

As the year 2375 came to a close Starfleet found fleet levels to be at its lowest numbers since the early 2300’s. Repeated Borg attacks and the recently ended Dominion war had depleted Starfleet’s strength to a dangerous low. To make matters worse, existing ship classes had proven ineffectual to meeting the threats now posed against the federation. Aging Excelsior and Constitution based starships had been devastated by the Dominion, and even the newer Galaxy based ships were no match for the Borg. Starfleet command found itself uncomfortably vulnerable in the face of existing threats in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants and ongoing threats from the Borg. In the winter of 2375 at the request of Starfleet Command, Starfleet R&D began the Champion project. Until the shipyards and Starfleet Academy could rebolster the fleet to pre-war numbers, the admiralty decided to opt for quality over quantity. Starfleet R&D was tasked with designing a starship that featured the best features from the Sovereign, Prometheus, and Defiant classes, as well as be able to field test technologies brought back by the errant U.S.S. VOYAGER. Development began in December of 2375 and continued till construction of the first unit began in March of 2377.

Block I The first six units of the new Champion Class would be built and deployed using conventional technologies that had already been tried and proven on other classes. Trial runs of U.S.S. CHAMPION began in May of 2379, and all systems met Starfleet’s requirements. Construction of the following 4 units continued apace and would be delivered over the next 3 years.  NCC-80150 U.S.S. CHAMPION  NCC-80151 U.S.S. GUARDIAN  NCC-80152 U.S.S. DEFENDER  NCC-80153 U.S.S. PROTECTOR  NCC-80154 U.S.S. WARDEN 

Type: Carrier First commissioned: 2370 Length: 472.89m Width: 325.93m Height: 236.40m Decks: 52 Displacement: 1420000t Complement: 150 officers + 320 crew, evacuation limit: 1050 Speed: Warp 9.5 (cruise), Warp 9.7 (max.), Warp 9.999 (max. emergency) Armament: 17 Type X phaser array, 4 photon torpedo tubes Defense: Standard graviton-emitting deflector shield, 4 point defense countermeasures launch tubes Embarked craft: 6 Danube class runabounts, 15 workbees, 35 Type VI shuttlecraft, 45 Type I Tomahawk fighters

In 2367, Starfleet Command orders the primary design team at the Buklias III shipyards to develop a new class of starship to directly support the fleet in case of another Borg incursion. After the battle at Wolf 359, many lessons were learned in terms of efficient starship operation along with point defense strategy, close-in support for emergency evacuation and first strike analysis of tactical defenses. At the time, the only starship capable of surviving the longest in a fight with the Borg was the Galaxy Class, but considering the lengthy construction time needed to build such a ship, the fleet was vulnerable and with that, an advanced and efficient ship was needed to be built to help defend the fleet in the interim. During the previous incursion at Wolf 359, Starfleet engineers had already built and tested the Chariot Class but found that its current design needed an upgrade to compete with the current threat. Along with Starfleet Command's orders, the aging M.A.C.O. Command and the newly designated Tacfleet made suggestions as to how the Chariot Class could support their needs as well, so a compromise was made and with the continuing guidance by the Tellarite Union, modifications would begin to refit the Chariot Class to meet the newer demanding specs. 

Several proposed designs were submitted for RFC (Request for Contract) to Starfleet Engineering and were scrutinized in terms of overall operation in relation to the proposed designs, or in layman's terms: "form following function". One design in particular that arguably became the final approved design, called for a more radical flow to the curvature of the primary hull or saucer section of the vessel. in the past, the bridge command module sat dead center to the centerline of the hull, providing ease of access to the lower decks by way of the turbolifts, but this idea was now abandoned in favor of a more forward position to the saucer hull, providing more dorsal space for potential shuttle and fighter bay access, which had been on the minds of Tacfleet and M.A.C.O. for quite some time and had been argued in the past whenever a new vessel design was proposed. 

Their arguement was that most, if not all ships had aft shuttlebay access in the vessel, but in times of quick launch of shuttles and/or fighters, time was of the essence and launch times were compromised due to the vessels compartment layout. With the new design under review, M.A.C.O. agreed upon a hydraulic controlled recessed landing platform, which would allow for quicker launch and landing capabilities for first strike craft. The main shuttlebay, located on decks nine through eleven enabled craft to egress through the aft and forward bay doors in times of immediate need. 

With this new addition, flight operations control was moved to Deck One, inline with the main bridge. Another advantage was the close support of these defensive operations relative to the command of the ship itself. Flight ops controlled most of the critical flight systems of fighters and shuttle craft in times of war and the remaining bays in the secondary hull were independently controlled by their own flight operations. 

Another major design implementation was the position of the warp engine nacelles in relation to the secondary hull. Again, most starships in the past were placed above and to the rear of the primary hull with the nacelle pylons at 45 to 60 degrees of normal to the secondary hull. With a new horizontal placement of the engines and pylons, engineers were given more freedom with the placement of the warp plasma transfer conduits coming from the warp core, maintaining a horizontal alignment to the secondary hull and thusly, freeing up more compartment space for possible shuttle bays, greater deuterium storage tanks, general stowage, crew quarters, etc. 

Along with the new engine emplacements and their power transfer systems, the idea of installing two warp cores was given considerable thought. Once again, engineers and designers took cues from previous design deficiencies and realized one major flaw with the current power generation vs. usage which was significant power drain and/or failure during conflicts, spatial anomalies and other similar events that frequently occured during service. With a warp core down for maintenance and/or repair, reserve power storage systems were often run in low consumption operation, which could leave a ship defenseless if another event came about. The solution was to install a second core which unfortunately would open up a whole new set of issues that had to be overcome by the engineers. A-Synchronous power distribution nodes would have to be placed at regular intervals through the ship, positioned within the paths of power transfer and external power supply conduits. 

The main engineering computer would also need a major upgrade to compensate for the extra duty. Continuous cycling of the diagnostic computer routines were to be a standard function of the engineering computer along with split-second timing of catastrophic loss preparedness and redundant control nodes feeding the warp core subsystems. StarTech Technologies was ultimately awarded the contract to develop a newer model computer core system that could process multiple system commands to core ship function in fractions of a second, which would be a giant leap in technology for Starfleet vessels in the future. Transitioning from a Duotronic to an Isolinear system, took several years of development but when implemented onboard the Midway, operations became more efficient while error dramatically decreased. 

First observations of the Chariot's design revealed that there was a high percentage of wasted space within the secondary hull, which was quickly rectified by rearranging internal compartments to make way for more shuttle/fighter support. This pleased M.A.C.O. and they began plans for more fighter production and the introduction of their Tomahawk Class JSF fighter, designed in conjunction with Tellarite technology. With the implementation of five shuttle/fighter hangers, further integration of more berthing compartments and ship's services would also be needed, so again, space was compacted to accommodate the needs. Since the primary roll of the shuttle/fighter bays was to be for general operations, if the situation arose that emergency contingencies were in place, evacuation of all craft could be achieved to make way for transforming shuttle bay space into medical triage stations, extra berthing for evacuees and further cargo storage. Rotating shifts would be instituted for all pilots to fly with the ship during those times or be temporarily transfered to other vessels. This design feature alone, set this ship apart from all other Starfleet vessels of the time and the Chariot Class would be known as the "Florence Nightingale" of the Fleet. 

Joint-Strike Operations was a new department introduced to the fleet with M.A.C.O. taking the lead for command in wartime situations. Operational services and accommodations would also be needed so designers created a new primary hull design which would hold operation compartments for M.A.C.O. Command staff allowing them free reign for wartime strategic planning and coordination of their troops and fighters on the battlefront. upgraded communications, offensive and defensive sensor suites were in place to make the new vessel not only a formidable vessel to the enemy but a primary strategic vessel in any fleet. 

Since combat efficiency was rated high on the list of issues that needed to be addressed, M.A.C.O. suggested an upgrade to all weapons systems so a newer type of phaser array was implemented along with more efficient launch capabilities of the photon torpedo tubes. Separate point defense countermeasures launch assemblies were built to help take the load off the torpedo tubes in case of a "fight or flight" scenario, thus making the vessel more efficient in offensive and defensive situations. 

Current warp engine design hadn't changed much since the inception of the Galaxy Class and its accompanying M/ARA propulsion systems, but since the Galaxy Class had issues with an overage of mass in space and its maneuvering capabilities were subpar at best in a fight, those systems were implemented into the Chariot Class and with its advantage of being more maneuverable by design, it could not only act as a command platform in wartime situations, but if after releasing its entire salvo of shuttles and fighters, could also act as a frontline strike vessel. With its advanced communications and intership "Hyperlink" data transfer (which had a discriminate .0001 delay), no other ship in a given fleet would be without necessary information at any given point in time during battle. The on-board JSO's primary responsibility was to stay in constant communication with the fleet and also receive updated command orders from the flagship as well. 

After design was approved and construction took place, Starfleet could see that they did indeed have one of the most efficient and advanced starships in their arsenal. Some considered the Chariot Class refit to be "one well oiled machine" when it came to operational improvements and they gained further optimism that if one day that another Borg incursion happened, Starfleet would be prepared. 

Construction refit took place in 2368 on an existing vessel in the yards. Timing was crucial at this point as the ship was in waiting for its warp engine fitting. Current design production was halted and the implementation of the refit orders came through. It only took 23 months to refit the ship and test all systems. Commissioning was done in a quiet ceremony at the shipyards but enthusiastic applause was heard around the quadrant as the newly named U.S.S. Midway was on her way to make history. Command codes were transfered from the Dockmaster to Tacfleet Commodore Brendan Verago as well as M.A.C.O. General Jack Rothford and the Midway's first assignment sent its crew to patrol the Buklias System while on battle alert. 

To this day, there are seven Chariot Class vessels in operation, each assigned to the remaining fleets within Starfleet. There is a bit of secrecy surrounding their service to protect the fleet and Starfleet has denied their existence to protect their valuable asset against any and all enemies of the federation.

This ship is based on an original design created by Christopher David Reyes (aka Atolm/Azel) and a mesh by Howard Day. It was used as a basis for the Chariot Class refit which was designed by Jim Morvay.

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See the latest version of this design, including cross-sections, at astristech.deviantart.com .

Type: Experimental escort Length: 150m Crew complement: 80 (max.)

The Corinthian class is an experimental prototype Federation vessel incorporating captured and adapted Borg technology. The structure of the metals through the hull are loaded with Federation nano-probes based on the Borg template, they assist in keeping the structure sound in concert with the upgraded SIF through the huge demands placed on the ship from combat manoeuvres. They can upgrade the materials at a molecular level in seconds to adapt them for the different requirements of high speeds, atmospheric landing, combat or stealth missions. The ship has energy output grids all around the hull which enable weapons, sensors, transporters, cloaking fields, holographic decoys or anything required. Most of the abilities are untested at this time.

Type: explorer First commissioned: 2368 Length: 46m Width: 38m Height: 15m Decks: 2 Complement: 1 officers + crew, evacuation limit: 1 Speed: Warp 5 (cruise), Warp 8 (max.), Warp 9 (max. emergency) Sublight speed: 0.9c (max.) Armament: two pylon-mounted phaser strips Embarked craft: one lifeboat

In the aftermath of the Borg incursion of 2366, some commentators saw parallels between the Borg's aggressive assimilation of new species and the Federation’s policy of cultural integration. They pointed out that when the Federation encountered cultures that were unwilling to integrate – the Romulans, Klingons, and Cardassians, for example, and arguably even the Borg Collective itself - the result was often war, followed by a period of détente and the eventual subsummation of that culture into the Federation. This, they said, demonstrated how the Federation was failing to live up to its ideal of “infinite diversity in infinite combinations” ; some even went as far as to draw comparisons between Starfleet personnel and the Borg Collective’s drones. Starfleet’s response to these criticisms was to commission a new class of starship. The Coyote-class ships – Coyote, Anansi, Monkey, Loki and Twm Siôn Cati (each named for a Trickster figure in human mythology) – would have just a single crewman; an individual whose psychometric profile would normally have excluded them from selection for Starfleet operations.

Beneath the bridge, the primary hull of a Coyote-class ship was given over almost entirely to a single large holodeck. The holodeck could, on demand, generate any facilities the crewman might require – living quarters, sickbay, laboratory – even company, if needed. This innovative design philosophy resulted in an extremely compact warp field geometry, freeing up power for holodeck operations. Furthermore, because the holodeck could generate a high-resolution recreation of any planetary surface imaged by the orbiting ship’s sensors, beaming-down could be rendered unnecessary in most circumstances.

The project enjoyed some notable early successes. But in 2376 the crewman of the USS Anansi deliberately drove his ship into an unnamed planetoid at a high percentage of the speed of light, shortly after sending a garbled message reporting the discovery of mysterious, “non Euclidian” archaeological ruins there. Both ship and planetoid were completely destroyed. Following this incident all remaining Coyote class ships were recalled to Fleet Headquarters and the programme was quietly discontinued.

Type: Surveillance/command and control First commissioned: 2385 Length: 700m Width: 300m Height: 115m Decks: 30 Displacement: 500000t Complement: 300 officers + 1000 crew, evacuation limit: 10500 Speed: Warp 8.75 (cruise), Warp 9.25 (max.), Warp 9.85 (max. emergency) Sublight speed: 0.075c (max.) Armament: Type 15 phaser arrays, 8 photon torpedo bays Defense: 10 7.0 GW exterior shields; 8 4.5 GW interior shields Embarked craft: Warp 5 dropship

Design Concept: To serve as a covert-ops and command control vessel for the newly-formed military wing of Starfleet. Despite Starfleet's mandate to not be a military organization, the Federation Council overwhelmingly voted to add the unfortunate, but vital, component to the organization. This, after the return of Voyager and her crew back to the Alpha Quadrant, was done in response to the renewed threats of the Borg, and other hostile species, both known and unknown.

The new Starfleet Defense Service has designed the Crucible class starship to meet multiple requirements for a new, purely military, starship that has the best in speed, firepower, maneuverability, and stealth. During the seven years in the Delta Quadrant, Captain Janeway and her crew were forced to innovate and adapt as they tried to survive the journey home. Voyager itself was modified extensively throughout their journey home, Borg-inspired weaponry, slipstream drive, and other enhancements have made their way from Voyager's jury-rigged systems, to fully enhanced integration into the new ship. Aside from Voyager's contributions, other features have been incorporated. An improved impulse drive system gives the ship greater speed without going to warp. At normal impulse speeds, or during warp, the untapped power can be used through new IMCs (Impulse Maneuvering Cells) or redirected to any other ship systems. Another feature is the new pair of inboard warp pods. These pods supplement the primary nacelles during warp, or stand alone as backup nacelles when the primaries are off-line. The inboard nacelles are also capable of cycling the magnetic energy generated by the warp field back and convert it to impulse power. After the end of the Cardassian War, the Romulans and the Federation re-negotiated a portion of the Treaty of Algeron to allow Starfleet to use its transphasic cloaking technology in the development of the Crucible class starship. Also, emphasis was put on making the Crucible class ship capable of supporting a limited number of fighters and dropship troop craft during required operations, along with its own missions. Lastly, the value of integration of biology and technology (with full attention to ethical restraints) was imbedded into the ship's defensive systems through an interface mechanism especially designed for an “enhanced” operator. This operator would provide a humanoid capacity to ship systems by using the inherently quicker reflexes and processing power that computers have yet to emulate.

Type: Enhanced deterrence explorer First commissioned: 2384 Length: 455m Width: 350m Height: 64m Decks: 16 Displacement: 3100000t Complement: 60 officers + 440 crew, evacuation limit: 850 Speed: Warp 8.5 (cruise), Warp 8.9 (max.), Warp 8.99 (max. emergency)

The return of the U.S.S. Voyager and the techniques attained thereby made a reconsideration of current developments necessary. The Prometheus project was resumed, had to be updated however. The resource scarceness caused by the Dominion War led to the situation that only a few ships received these partial untested improvements, some even only for test purposes. Starfleet Command decided to begin the building of new ships again. Up to a few modern classes as for example the Defiant -, the Sovereign- and the Prometheus class, Starfleet decided to stop the production of further frameworks of the well-known types.

Utopia Planitia received the honorable order to design a new multi-functions-ship to contain all new adapted, experimental and matured techniques and components. For test purposes Transwarp drive and Slipstream were integrated, which saw the fleet command in both possibilities to enough potential to achieve a break-through. In the framework and the hull of the ship more resistant Tetraburnium component were integrated, and the hull - if the ablative-device should be malfunctioning - was equipped with standard ablative armor. In critical moments the Tom-Paris-emergency-bulkhead-system provides for surviving the crew on the inside of the Daheisy and can reduce a loss of the structural integrity. The shield technology is a combination of newest Starfleet technology and Unimatrix-Borg components. The use of all this new component makes the prototype unique. If it should show itself as error-free, easily producible and resistant, it would be possible that this new ship type is established as a standard ship of the fleet. The indications stand well, if one considers how Starfleet maintained ground against the Dominion and the Voyager against the Delta quadrant. The place of residence of the ship, built in just one year, is unknown, since Starfleet learned from the Prometheus incident.

Design by Jason , ASDB Member

Type: Assault ship

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Design by David Lovejoy

Type: Cruiser Length: 310 m Beam: 220 m Height: 77 m Max. speed: Warp 9.75 Crew complement: 262

Destiny-class USS Harmony NCC-62010 Type: Explorer Development date: 2362 Length: 586m Beam: 324m Height: 112m Crew: 371 Max. sustainable speed: Warp 9.4

Type: Diplomatic escort / light cruiser Length: 248.9 m Beam: 100.5 m Height: 40.2 m Crew complement: 264 Warp speed: Warp 9.7 (max. cruise), Warp 9.931 (max.) Weapons: 2 dorsal phaser arrays, 1 ventral phaser array, 2 forward firing pulse phasers, one combined fwd. photon/quantum torpedo launcher with limited torpedo supply

Originally supposed to be a light science vessel, the Discovery class design was changed significantly during its development due to the growing threats throughout the galaxy. It now serves as a supporting light cruiser to larger fleets or, if operating alone, as a diplomatic vessel that can defend itself in unsafe environments, as well. The prototype, the USS Discovery NCC-78230, made it through all stages of testing and is now serving as a regular ship in Starfleet.

Type: Cruiser/Blockade runner First commissioned: 2378 Length: 476m Width: 190m Height: 85m Decks: 23 Complement: 110 officers + 423 crew, evacuation limit: 2300 Speed: Warp 8.8 (cruise), Warp 9.6 (max.), Warp 9.99 (max. emergency) Armament: 11x Type XI phaser banks, 8x turret-mounted Class I pulse phaser cannons, 8x torpedo launchers, 200x quantum torpedoes, 120x photon torpedoes Defense: Deflector shields, ablative armor, nacelle retraction system, extra thick armor around certain essential systems Embarked craft: 1 Aeroshuttle captain's yacht, 1 mission scout, 2 runabouts, 8 shuttlecraft (various types), 6 shuttlepods (various types)

Thus far, only four Durandal class starships have been commissioned.

Thanks also to Robert Gilbert for help with the concept design.

Type: Battleship First commissioned: 2367 Length: 280m Width: 130m Height: 60m Decks: 14 Displacement: 510000t Complement: 10 officers + 100 crew, evacuation limit: 160 Speed: Warp 8 (cruise), Warp 9.970 (max.), Warp 9.980 (max. emergency) Sublight speed: 0.9c (max.) Armament: Heavy phaser cannon, different types of torpedo launchers, phaser arrays, pulse phaser cannons, an autotarget combat tower as well as space mines and an adaptive spatial space charge launchers Defense: Newly developed diametric shield grids and a graded form of the ablative armor Embarked craft: Two Type 9, one Type 11

The USS Tireless Tiger is a modern, experimental and, above all, heavily armed battleship of the Egdar Allen Poe Class, conceived as an answer to the Borg threat. After first contact was made with this dangerous and aggressive species, the EAP project was developed parallel to the Defiant project. The original construction plans intended a heavy phaser cannon, different types of torpedo launchers, phaser arrays, pulse phaser cannons, an autotarget combat tower as well as space mines, which were supposed to make the ship ready enough to fight one of the deadly cubes in a squadron. The premises of the comparatively cautious, but for longer independent journeys conceived ship are distributed on eight decks in a more traditional design than the Defiant ones, and increase the value benefit by their optional extras, compared to the sister-project's. The progress of the conception, under the special direction of Prof. Bhoran Bhodan, only progressed moderately at first, when finally more resources were made available in order to accelerate the progress. At the beginning of 2366/67, the USS Raven was launched as a prototype and caused - in view of the problems with the Defiant project - great euphoria.

The sense of delight about the new ship lasted short and ended suddenly after the first tests: The autotarget tower was too slow in practice, the pulse phaser cannons caused insufficient damage and, horrifying everybody, the first shot with the Phase cannon sparked off a thermodynamic feedback loop, which completely destroyed the ship and killed all people aboard. The dissatisfying results, the loss of the ship, and mainly the sudden death of the prominent heads of the design caused Starfleet Command to store the second framework and classifying the project as failed. The remaining persons were called in to the Defiant project afterwards.

The beginning of the Dominion War 2370 caused hustle and bustle: The test of the incident-involving partially successful and extremely impressing USS Prometheus, the practical experiences with the first and second USS Defiant, caused engineers of the corps - T'Lan Vorik ahead - to examine the data of the disaster of the USS Raven again. Vorik thereby hit upon some substantial energy-thermal miscalculations and solved the problem by adding a tellerium-cooling-core. Confronted with the Dominion War, Starfleet Command gave in its desire of having a additional possibly finished warship, and assigned her a team. The engineers adapted the final draft to the given time, solved the problem of the automatic turret by the use of bioneural gelpack sub-units, made the pulse phaser cannons combat-ready due to the experiences with the Defiant, and finally achieved a full operativeness of the primary weapon. Nonetheless, the small personnel capacities and the systemic general overhaul made the project progressing too slowly. The war with the Dominion already came to an end and the Prometheus had gone back into the regular service when the Tireless Tiger was launched for first tests. Despite the end of war, Starfleet Command decided not to abandon military advancement again: Because of the advanced independence of the ship, compared to the defiant, Starfleet decided to continue the Tireless Tiger project. Currently the team is testing the newly developed diametric shield grid, adaptive spatial space charge launchers, and a graded form of the ablative armor, which the USS Voyager brought along from the delta quadrant. The leading admiral Lombardi sees serial production approximately in one year, thus in 2381.

Type: Escort/border patrol craft Commissioned: 2378 Length: 200m Height: 25m Width: 75m Decks: 6 Crew complement: 40 Speed: Warp 8 (cruise), Warp 9 (max. cruise), Warp 9.9 (for 24h) Armament: 8 x Type-X phaser arrays, 4 x Type-IX phaser arrays (the aft arrays), 4x pulse fire quantum torpedo launchers, + 200 torpedoes Defensive Systems: High capacity auto modulating regenerative shield system, 20cm ablative armour

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The USS Prometheus NX-59650 was the second ship to bear the name Prometheus and, when she was launched from the Beta Antares Ship Yards in 2373, was Starfleet's fastest vessel -- with a warp factor of 9.99. An experimental prototype -- and dedicated warship -- created for deep space tactical assignments, the Prometheus was equipped with regenerative shields, multi-vector assault mode and ablative hull armor. The ship was also equipped with holographic projectors on every deck, allowing its EMH Mark II unimpeded movement throughout the ship.

Romulans hijacked the Prometheus in 2374. It was during this time that the USS Voyager, then stuck in the Delta Quadrant, sent a subspace transmission that was received by the Prometheus. In it was hidden Voyager's EMH, who pretended to be the EMH of the Prometheus and insisted he was a neutral figure in the Starfleet-Romulan conflict occurring aboard the Prometheus. The Voyager's EMH, a Mark I better known as The Doctor, activated the Prometheus' EMH, a newer Mark II. After putting aside their petty differences, the two EMH's proceeded to reclaim control of the ship by utilizing a neurozine gas to knock out the 27 Romulan hijackers. Once back on Voyager, The Doctor informed Captain Janeway that he told Starfleet of Voyager's situation and, as a result, Starfleet -- which long believed Voyager to be lost for good -- redoubled its efforts to locate Voyager. StarTrek.com 's look at the USS Prometheus NX-59650 continues our ongoing celebration of the Ships of the Line, which will carry on from now until the end of the year. The latest in the bestselling Ships of the Line calendar series is available now; visit www.Amazon.com to purchase the 2015 Ships of the Line calendar.

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Ablative armour

Ablative armour is an additional reactive plating that imposes a counterforce to incoming weapon fire. The armour works by first dispersing incoming beam energy across the hull of the ship where, after reaching an undisclosed threshold, the energy causes part of the armour to boil away, taking with it a large fraction of that energy. The effect also creates a modest vapour cloud, which effectively disperses the incoming beam further, causing it to do less direct damage to the hull.

The ablative armour matrix was first deployed on the USS Defiant and later on the USS Prometheus . The Defiant was able to withstand several Jem'Hadar weapon blasts before the ship started taking damage.

It should be noted, however, that the armour is not a hull replacement, but a supplement, and must be replaced over time due to the boiling away process.

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The USS Prometheus (NX-59650 / NX-74913) was a 24th century Federation Prometheus -class starship operated by Starfleet .

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Prometheus was an experimental prototype designed for deep space tactical assignments and equipped with regenerative shields , ablative hull armor , and multi-vector assault mode . She was the fastest ship in Starfleet with a warp factor of 9.99 when she was launched from the Beta Antares Ship Yards on stardate 50749.5 in late 2373 . The vessel was also equipped with holographic projectors on every deck , allowing its EMH Mark II free range of movement throughout the ship. The Prometheus was at least the second starship to bear the name .

Shortly after stardate 51462 in 2374 , the Prometheus was hijacked by Romulans . During their escape aboard the ship, the Prometheus easily disabled the USS Bonchune when the Romulans decided to enable the multi-vector assault mode , for the first time, proving her potency as a combat vessel .

Coincidentally, during the hijacking the Prometheus received a subspace transmission from the USS Voyager , which was stranded in the Delta Quadrant over sixty thousand light years away. This transmission contained Voyager 's Emergency Medical Hologram , who initially escaped detection by claiming to be the Prometheus' EMH, and also claiming that, as a doctor , he was neutral. Assisted by the Prometheus' EMH, The Doctor was able to regain control of the ship by knocking the Romulans out using neurozine gas (that, naturally, didn't affect the two holograms) and stop her from entering Romulan space . Despite their initial lack of understanding of the controls of the Prometheus , the two EMHs subsequently managed to destroy an opposing Romulan ship before the Prometheus was recovered by Starfleet. Following this, The Doctor spoke directly to Starfleet Headquarters about the fate of Voyager , before returning to his ship to assure them that they were no longer alone. ( VOY : " Message in a Bottle ")

Later, while unravelling one of her conspiracy theories , pitting a Cardassian -Federation alliance against the Maquis , to Chakotay in 2376 , Seven of Nine noted the instance when the Doctor's program was transmitted to "a Starfleet vessel on the outskirts of the Alpha Quadrant ." She posed to Chakotay whether it was " [a]n attempt by the Captain to contact Earth or a secret communiqué informing Starfleet of her progress? " ( VOY : " The Voyager Conspiracy ")

The Prometheus (middle right) escorts Voyager

In 2378 , the Prometheus was stationed near the Sol system and dispatched by Admiral Owen Paris to a defensive point near an opening Borg transwarp aperture near Earth .

It opened fire on the emerging Borg sphere , and assisted in its destruction. Following the emergence of Voyager from the debris, the Prometheus escorted Voyager back to Earth. ( VOY : " Endgame ")

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• USS Prometheus personnel
• USS Prometheus dedication plaque

Background information [ ]

↑ There was some confusion during the production of "Message in a Bottle" concerning the registry of the Prometheus . According to Michael Okuda , he had used the number NX-74913 on all of the internal displays and the ship's dedication plaque . However, the Foundation Imaging FX artists did not get the memo and used the number 59650 instead. Although Okuda's number did appear on screen, the Foundation number was much more prominent.

According to Star Trek: Communicator issue 152 , the Prometheus was redesignated NX-74913 after stardate 51461, right before the date the Prometheus was hijacked by Romulans. This was probably stated to alleviate the registry confusion mentioned above. If this statement was correct, it would suggest that the crew of the Prometheus modified the interior of the ship to reflect the new registry number before the old one was changed on the hull. It would also suggest that the ship had the old registry removed completely by "Endgame". The Prometheus having such a low registry number was meant to show that the ship had been in development for a long time.

This ship is named after Prometheus , the Titan that stole fire from the gods to benefit man in Greek mythology .

Apocrypha [ ]

The Prometheus is the namesake of the Star Trek: Prometheus novel series , in which the ship features prominently. Among the ship's crew in 2385 are Mendon , Chell , T'Shanik , Carson , and the EMH Mark II, retained by the crew out of personal affection despite the subsequent upgrades in the EMH program, now nicknamed "Tric" for his habit of always carrying a tricorder despite being able to conduct such scans by himself.

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• USS Prometheus (NX-59650) at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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