Yet another batch begins with the Prometheus, with a write-up of canon info by Lee. No diagrams with this one, apparantly.
The USS Prometheus prototype was seen in the Voyager episode "Message In A Bottle." This advanced starship had been hijacked by Romulans and was en route to their space for study by the Tal Shiar when two Emergency Medical Holograms managed to regain control.
The Prometheus is an extremely advanced vessel which features a high-warp capacity (it has 4 nacelles, with design reminiscent of the Sovereign type), ablative armour, and Multi-Vector Tactical Assault mode. This last enables the ship to split into three separate (and all warp-capable - the saucer section has a pair of over-and-under retractable mini-nacelles) vessels, which operate in computer-controlled synchronisation, launching a three-pronged attack against enemy targets.
The Prometheus was clearly labelled with the registry NX-59650, which is at odds with both its status as a new experimental ship and the preponderance of 'modern' design features. Allegedly the dedication plaque, however, reads NCC-74913. This opens a can of worms which has yet to be resolved, especially given the appearance of a Nebula-class USS Prometheus (with the registry NCC-71201) only a couple of years previously. One tenuous explanation is that the project was so secret, so black-ops, it was given an unusual name and registry to confuse and obfuscate. Another theory is that the project was put on hold for about 20 years and only now reactivated, after the Nebula namesake had been destroyed.
Known Prometheus-class Ships:
USS Prometheus (NX-59650)
Notes:
Only six people are - were? - qualified to operate the Prometheus, and presumably they were all killed in the hijack. But then, given the high level of computer control required by the Multi-Vector mode, maybe they weren't that essential. . .
Sources:
"Message In A Bottle" (VOY)
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
I wrote this? Gosh.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Mustn't forget regenerative shielding. Posted by MinutiaeMan (Member # 444) on :
One interesting thing that I never realized until just recently (I love Wikipedia) is that there WERE some circumstances where a fleet would have more than one ship bearing the same name. For example, James Cook's famous Endeavour was actually the HM Bark Endeavour, and was in service at the same time as a warship HMS Endeavour. It was colloquially known as the "Endeavour Bark" to distinguish it from the warship Endeavour. So technically speaking, it might be reasonable to have some rare exceptions of two starships bearing the same name. (Heck, does anyone really think that the names of the various shuttlecraft are really unique to each of the probably-thousands of starships in the fleet? Didn't think so.)
Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :
Bark? What, was Cook's ship named after a dog? Or a tree?
Still, I'm none too sure why Starfleet would adopt the practice in light of how confusing it would get. OTOH, should a ship name be famous enough... For example, perhaps in the next three hundred years the city of Melbourne, Florida will be really famous for something. A quick Google search shows it to be close to the path of destruction carved out by that Xindo probe, even...
Also, ever heard of a city called Melbourne, Australia? It's a wee bit bigger than Melbourne, Florida. Posted by Dat (Member # 302) on :
Well, it is possible to have ships with names that while are spelled differently can be pronounced the same way.
Posted by Cofe82 (Member # 144) on :
I still don't see why there can't be a Nebula Class Prometheus and a Prometheus Class Prometheus...
Helm: Sir, there's another ship coming into range...
Captain: Who is it?
Helm: It's... the Prometheus, the Nebula Class Prometheus sir.
Captain: Hail them and see what the hell they are doing here.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Mabye it's the same ship and the transforming into a Nebula class is just another gimmick. I want to see it's robot mode. If Trek were still as popular as Star Wars, it would be a reality.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mark Nguyen: For example, perhaps in the next three hundred years the city of Melbourne, Florida will be really famous for something.
Mark
OMG! LOL! If you didn't have the last name Nguyen, I'd swear you were blonde!! Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
I'm assuming that Mark meant to suggest that 2 ships called Melbourne = 2 cities called Melbourne. If not, he is a silly billy and should be laughed out of Flare forever.
Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :
That's exactly what I mean. EVERYONE knows the Australian city. What I'm saying here is that should the Florida city ever do anything worthy of being a starship name, would Starfleet emblazon two ships with the same name, one for each?
Take the shuttlecraft. Names like Galileo and Copernicus are way too cool for be limited to tiny auxiliary craft. There would almost certainly be full-sized starships carrying those proud names.
Mark <--- Masters degree in geography, ya mooks. Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Who could have interpreted your statement any differently?
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
An Australian.
Posted by Cofe82 (Member # 144) on :
An American.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
. . . and a Canadian walk into a bar. The barman says "Is this a joke?"
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
A Pom
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Some dumbass survival show on the Discovery Channel.
They need to discover that I just dont give a fuck about such programs. And why the FUCK are there fifty decorating shows on TLC?! It's The MOTHERFUCKING Learning Channel for fuck's sake. What exactly am I supposed to be learning from that shit? How to be gay? How to re-paint some garage sale crap into furnishings I'd sooner shoot myself over than have in my home?
Fuuuuck that noise.
So, yeah....um....the Prometheus. Anyone want to design some new lifeboats to go with it's octagon hatches?
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Has anyone done a Prommie-shuttle? With design traits taking inspiration from its dagger-shaped saucer section? I'd really like to see that.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
None of the other shuttle types have had design traits in common with previous ship classes' saucers, though. . .
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Well, Voyager's shuttles were kind of swept around the nose similar to the spoony Intrepid saucer. I suppose a Prommie shuttle would have underslung nacelles like other shuttles, if it doesn't take a page from the Sovereign Captain's Yacht. But in case they'd be ventral, I suppose it would look kind of like a mini-Dauntless.
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