1:[3,#B],5:[1,#B],13:[1,#B],36:[4,#B],84:[3,#B],114:[2,#B],129:[2,#B],133:[1,#B],137:[2,#B],141:[2,#B],147:[2,#B],162:[2,#B],173:[2,#B],217:[2,#B],227:[1,#B],238:[2,#B],345:[1,#B],375:[1,#B],401:[7,#I],413:[37,#I]@1Deep Space 9@2Old Cardassian mining station built in orbit of planet Bajor during the Cardassian occupation. (“Emissary” [DS9]). Deep Space 9 was built in 2351 (“Babel” [DS9]) by the Cardassians, who called the station Terok Nor. Gul Dukat was the commanding officer on Terok Nor in 2362 and retained that position until 2369. (“Cardassians” [DS9]). In 2369, the Cardassians relinquished their claim on Bajor, and retreated from the region. Starfleet assumed control of the facility shortly thereafter at the request of the Bajoran provisional government. Though administered by the Federation, the station fell under the jurisdiction of the Bajoran government, and was subject to its laws. (“Profit and Loss” [DS9]).
Starfleet officer Benjamin Sisko was placed in charge of the station, and his staff included Bajoran Liaison Kira Nerys, Security Officer Odo, Chief Medical Officer Julian Bashir, Science Officer Jadzia Dax, and Chief of Operations Miles O'Brien. Shortly thereafter, the station assumed great commercial, scientific, and strategic importance when the Bajoran wormhole was discovered, linking the Bajor system with the distant Gamma Quadrant. Commander Sisko ordered station moved near the wormhole in order to solidify the Bajoran claim on this remarkable phenomenon. (“Emissary” [DS9]). This placed the station three hours from planet Bajor. (“The House of Quark” [DS9]).
Major features of the station include the Operations Center (from which all station functions are managed), the Promenade (a main thoroughfare containing numerous service facilities and stores, including Quark's bar), three massive docking towers, and several smaller docking ports on an outer docking ring. (“Emissary” [DS9]). Incorporated into the docking towers were several massive ore processing facilities. (“Crossover” [DS9], “Civil Defense” [DS9]). The extent of the defensive shields around station DS9 was almost 300 meters. (“The Search, Part I” [DS9]). There are normally about 300 permanent residents on the station, not counting visitors and crews of ships docked at the station. Weapons are stored in the Habitat Ring, Level 5, Section 3. (“Captive Pursuit” [DS9]). The station has the capacity to accommodate about 7000 people. (“Sanctuary” [DS9]). Access conduits on the station were shielded with duranium composites, making the interior of the conduits impervious to sensors. (“The Siege” [DS9]). All Federation and non-Bajoran personnel were briefly evacuated from Deep Space 9 in early 2370 when Circle forces threatened the station's safety. (“The Siege” [DS9]). In 2370, Commander Riker contacted Quark at DS9 concerning the whereabouts of the Duras Sisters. (“Firstborn” [TNG]). The station model was designed at the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine art department by Rick Sternbach and Herman Zimmerman. Contributing artists included Ricardo Delgado, Joseph Hodges, Nathen Crowley, Jim Martin, Rob Legato, Gary Hutzel, Mike Okuda, and executive producer Rick Berman. The miniature was fabricated by Tony Meininger.
~1: [2, #bi], 13: [1, #i], 23: [1, #i], 48: [1, #b], 50: [1, #i], 83: [1, #i], 89: [1, #i], 110: [2, #b], 125: [1, #b], 127: [2, #b], 131: [2, #i], 170: [1, #i], 181: [1, #i], 183: [45, #i], 229: [9, #i]@1Defiant, U.S.S.@2Federation starship, Starfleet registry number NX-74205. Prototype for the proposed Defiant class, the second starship to bear the name. The Defiant was officially classified as an escort, but began development in 2366 as a small, highly-powered, heavily-armed starship intended to defend the Federation against the Borg. The Defiant was the first of what was to be a new Federation battle fleet. Starfleet abandoned the project when the Borg threat became less urgent and after design flaws turned up during the Defiant's shakedown cruise. In 2371, the Defiant was assigned to Deep Space 9 to help counter the threat posed by the Jem'Hadar, and was equipped with a cloaking device on loan from the Romulans. (“The Search, Part I” [DS9]). Later that year, Maquis member Thomas Riker hijacked the Starship Defiant from Deep Space 9 to investigate a suspected Cardassian military buildup in the Orias system. (“Defiant” [DS9]). The ship had minimal crew accommodations, a small sickbay, and no provisions for families. (“The Search, Part I” [DS9]). The Defiant carried at least two shuttlecraft. (“The Search, Part II” [DS9]). The Defiant was named after the ship from “The Tholian Web” (TOS) and was first seen in “The Search, Part I” (DS9). The model was designed by Jim Martin under the direction of Herman Zimmerman and built by Tony Meininger. Interior sets supervised by Herman Zimmerman. The Defiant's engine room was first seen in “The Adversary” (DS9).
~1:[2,#B],33:[1,#B],42:[2,#B],81:[1,#B],85:[1,#B],113:[1,#B],130:[2,#BI],139:[1,#B],153:[1,#B],158:[1,#I]@1Delta Quadrant@2One-quarter of the entire Milky Way Galaxy. Virtually nothing is known about this quadrant, as its closest point is some 40,000 light-years from the Federation. It is believed that the Borg homeworld is somewhere deep in Delta Quadrant. The Barzan wormhole (not to be confused with the Bajoran wormhole), at one time believed to be stable, had one terminus, at least briefly in the Delta Quadrant, although that endpoint was later found to move unpredictably. (“The Price” [TNG]). Q offered to take Vash to explore Delta Quadrant, but the archaeologist declined. (“Q-Less” [DS9]). Dozens of ships from all over the galaxy were transported to Delta Quadrant in 2371 by the Caretaker, who was searching for life-forms with bio-molecular patterns compatible with his. Among these ships were the U.S.S. Voyager and a Maquis ship, transported from the Badlands in the Alpha Quadrant, some 70,000 light-years away. The destruction of the Caretaker's Array meant that the joint Voyager-Maquis crew was virtually stranded an some 70 years' travel time from home. (“Caretaker” [VGR]).
~1:[2,#B],10:[1,#B],12:[1,#B],95:[1,#B],100:[3,#B]@1Demilitarized Zone@2Zone of space along the border between Cardassian and Federation space established as a buffer by the treaty signed between the two powers in 2370. Neither side was permitted to place military outposts, conduct fleet exercises or station warships anywhere in the demilitarized area. As part of the treaty, territorial borders were redrawn resulting in several Federation colonies becoming Cardassian property and some Cardassian colonies being placed within Federation territory. (“Journey's End” [TNG]). The peace was fragile at best. Federation colonists, believing their government had abandoned them, banded together to form the Maquis terrorist organization, while the Cardassian Central Command secretly supplied weapons to Cardassian colonists in the zone. (“Preemptive Strike” [TNG]; “The Maquis, Parts I and II” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],8:[2,#B],18:[1,#B],23:[2,#B],40:[2,#B],45:[1,#B],94:[2,#B],104:[3,#B]@1Denorios Belt@2Charged plasma field in the Bajor System where at least five of the mystical Bajoran Orbs were discovered. The stable Bajoran wormhole, discovered in 2369, was located in the Denorios Belt. Bajoran religious beliefs held that the Celestial Temple, home of the Prophets, was in the belt, and many Bajorans interpreted the wormhole as being a manifestation of the temple itself. The Denorios Belt was characterized by unusually severe neutrino disturbances. (“Emissary” [DS9]). Ships have always avoided the Denorios Belt. (“If Wishes Were Horses” [DS9]). The Denorios Belt also contains numerous tachyon eddies. Such eddies were believed to have propelled ancient Bajoran solar-sail vessels across interstellar distances at warp speeds to Cardassia. (“Explorers” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],82:[2,#B]@1deuterium@2Isotope of hydrogen consisting of one proton and one neutron in the nucleus, around which circles a single electron. Cryogenic (extremely cold) deuterium was the primary fuel source for the fusion impulse-engine reactors in Federation starships. Deuterium was also used as one of the reactants in the matter/antimatter reaction system in those ships' warp drive. The deuterium was the matter, and anti-hydrogen served as the antimatter. (“Relics” [TNG]). Deuterium was also used as fuel in the fusion reactors of the impulse drive as well as the reaction-control thrusters of Federation starships. (“The Cloud” [VGR]).
~1:[1,#B],14:[3,#I],25:[2,#B],30:[2,#B]@1disruptor@2Directed-energy weapon used by Romulans, Klingons, (“Tin Man” [TNG]) and the Breen (Star Trek: Generations). The Klingon disruptor was also known as a phase disruptor. (“Aquiel”. [TNG]). SEE: Klingon weapons. Romulan disruptor fire can be identified by a high residue of antiprotons that can linger for several hours after the weapon has been used. (“Face of the Enemy” [TNG]). Disruptors were also used as ship mounted weapons aboard Cardassian warships. (“Profit and Loss” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],12:[3,#B],16:[2,#B],19:[2,#B],31:[1,#B],34:[2,#B],37:[1,#B],48:[8,#I]@1dom-jot@2Billiards-like game with an irregularly shaped table, popular at the Bonestell Recreational Facility at Starbase Earhart. Ensign Cortin Zweller was fond of the game, as were a couple of Nausicaans. (“Tapestry” [TNG]). Jake Sisko's girlfriend, Mardah, said that Jake played the game well. (“The Abandoned” [DS9]). Dom-jot was also mentioned in “Life Support” (DS9).
~1:[1,#B],18:[1,#I],19:[1,#BI],26:[3,#B],43:[5,#I],49:[1,#I],50:[1,#BI],51:[1,#B],63:[3,#I]@1drydock@2Large orbital service structure used for major maintenance of starships and other space vehicles. The original Starship Enterprise underwent a major overhaul at the San Francisco Yards drydock in Earth orbit following its five-year mission under the command of James Kirk. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture). The U.S.S. Enterprise -B was launched from a drydock in Earth orbit in late 2293. (Star Trek: Generations).
~1:[1,#B],10:[1,#B],18:[1,#B],23:[1,#B],47:[2,#B],72:[1,#B],85:[1,#B],109:[3,#B],158:[2,#B],169:[2,#B],174:[4,#B],203:[2,#B],223:[2,#B],232:[1,#B],243:[3,#B],247:[1,#B],271:[2,#B],344:[1,#B]@1Dukat@2(Marc Alaimo). Cardassian military official who, as a gul, was the last prefect in charge of Bajor, just prior to the Cardassian retreat from that planet in 2369. (“Emissary” [DS9]). At that time, Deep Space 9 was a mining facility known by the Cardassian as Terok Nor. (“Cardassians” [DS9]). Dukat commanded Terok Nor in 2362 and was strongly opposed the Cardassian withdrawal from Bajor in 2369, a move supported by Pa'Dar. In 2370, Dukat attempted to disgrace Pa'Dar by revealing that Pa'Dar's son, Rugal, who was believed killed in a terrorist attack, was in fact alive. Dukat had previously arranged for Rugal to be placed in the Tozhat Resettlement Center, a disgrace in Cardassian society. Dukat's ploy failed when his role in the affair was revealed. (“Cardassians” [DS9]).
Although Dukat was physically removed from the station, he still kept close tabs on his former command. In 2369, Dukat filed a complaint with Sisko when Cardassian citizen Aamin Marritza was being detained at the station, accused of being Gul Darh'el, also known as “The Butcher of Gallitep.” (“Duet” [DS9]).
He was the commander of the Second Order, security identification ADL-40. (“The Maquis, Part I” [DS9]) Dukat fell under suspicion of violating the Federation-Cardassian treaty in 2370 when he was implicated as being responsible of supplying illegal weapons to Cardassian colonists in the Demilitarized Zone. In fact, Dukat was innocent, but Legate Parn had blamed Dukat to try to divert suspicion from the Cardassian Central Command. Nevertheless Maquis terrorists believed Dukat guilty and abducted him until rescued by Ben Sisko. (“The Maquis, Parts I and II” [DS9]).
Dukat exhibited distrust toward Elim Garak (“The Wire” [DS9], “Civil Defense” [DS9], “Improbable Cause” [DS9] and “The Die is Cast” [DS9]) although the genesis of their discord was not known at the time of this writing. It was believed that Dukat's father was found guilty under the Cardassian justice system, for which Dukat blamed Garak. (“Civil Defense” [DS9]).
Dukat was married (“Civil Defense” [DS9]) and had seven children. (“The Maquis, Part I” [DS9]) including an eleven-year-old son, Mekor. (“Defiant” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],18:[1,#B],25:[1,#B],55:[1,#B],71:[1,#B],87:[1,#B]@1duranium@2Extremely strong metallic alloy commonly used in spacecraft construction such as in the hulls of Starfleet shuttlecraft. (“The Menagerie, Part I” [TOS]). The Cardassians built the access conduits such as those above Quark's bar on Deep Space 9 with a two-meter-thick duranium composite, making the area impervious to most scanning devices. Unfortunately, the Hunters' instruments were advanced enough to scan the access tube and locate the fleeing O'Brien and Tosk. (“Captive Pursuit” [DS9]; “The Siege” [DS9]). Duranium composite was used in the skin of Starfleet runabouts, making them difficult to cut into. (“Q-Less” [DS9]). Klingon birds-of-prey were partially built of duranium. (“Dramatis Personae” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],21:[3,#B],28:[2,#B],30:[6,#I],50:[2,#B],87:[2,#B],122:[3,#B],154:[2,#I]@1Earth@2Class-M planet in the Sol system, located in Sector 001. Homeworld to the Human race, and location of the Federation Council President's office, as well as Starfleet Command. (Star Trek IV: The Voyager Home). In the past, social inequities plagued twenty-first century Earth. Symptomatic were relocation camps called Sanctuary Districts, established in American cities, isolating the homeless, the unemployed and the mentally ill from the rest of society. The Sanctuary Districts bred one of the most violent civil uprisings in American history, known as the Bell Riots, in September of 2024. This bloody revolt changed American public opinion about the Sanctuaries and forced the United States to finally begin dealing with their social problems. (“Past Tense, Part I” [DS9]). SEE: Bell, Gabriel; gimme. Earth's first world government was formed in 2150. (“Attached” [TNG]). In the 24th century, Earth is a paradise with no poverty, crime or war. (“The Maquis, Part II” [DS9]). Mostly harmless.
~1:[2,#B],57:[1,#B],61:[2,#B],73:[1,#B],98:[1,#B],107:[2,#B],118:[1,#B]@1Elway Theorem@2Scientific treatise that proposed transport through a spatial fold as an alternative to matter-energy transport. Although the concept was initially very promising, development of interdimensional folded space transport was abandoned by the mid-23rd century when it was found that each use of the process caused cumulative and irreversible damage to the transport subject. The Ansata terrorists of planet Rutia IV made use of this technique with a device called an inverter to provide a nearly undetectable means of transport, despite the terrible cost to those being transported. (“The High Ground” [TNG]). The people of planet Sikaris in the Delta Quadrant were able to implement folded-space transport across distances of many light-years (“Prime Factors” [VGR]). SEE: trajector.
~1:[2,#B],10:[2,#B],22:[2,#B],35:[1,#B],43:[2,#B],51:[1,#B],163:[3,#I]@1emotion chip@2Specialized program module designed to permit a Soong-type android to experience human emotions. The one-of-a-kind chip, designed by Dr. Noonien Soong, contained basic emotions as well as memories that Soong intended for Data. Soong never installed the chip into Data's positronic brain, and the chip was stolen by Lore in 2367 (“Brothers” [TNG]), and not recovered until 2370, when Data disassembled Lore. (“Descent, Part II” [TNG]). Later, Data considered installing the emotion chip to find if it contained memories of his early “childhood” with Dr. Soong, but chose not to. Soong apparently created the chip to compensate for having originally built Data without emotions. (“Inheritance” [TNG]). In 2371 Data decided to install the emotion chip made for him by Dr. Noonien Soong. Once installed, the chip functioned perfectly and Data experienced humor, but while on an away mission to the Amargosa observatory the chip overloaded his positronic relays, became fused into his neural net, and thereafter could not be removed. (Star Trek: Generations).
~1:[1,#B],10:[3,#B],19:[1,#B],57:[1,#B],90:[2,#B],104:[2,#B]@1engram@2In neurophysiology, a specific complex memory. Computer scientist Dr. Richard Daystrom implanted his engrams into the experimental M-5 computer in 2268, in an effort to give the machine the ability to reason like a human. (“The Ultimate Computer” [TOS]). Study of an individual's memory engrams could be used to analyze brain activity. (“Cathexis” [VGR]). The Banean people of the Delta Quadrant punished convicted murderers by implanting memory engrams from the victim into the murderer, thereby forcing the murderer to experience the last few minutes of the victim's life. Thomas Paris was subjected to this punishment when he was unjustly convicted of murdering Tolen Ren in 2371. (“Ex Post Facto” [VGR]).
~1:[1,#BI],2:[1,#B],3:[1,#BI],6:[1,#I],20:[2,#I],27:[1,#B],34:[2,#B],58:[1,#I],65:[3,#B],69:[2,#B],73:[2,#B],79:[1,#I],89:[1,#B],102:[1,#B],115:[1,#I],134:[2,#BI],143:[1,#I],150:[3,#B],155:[1,#I],159:[1,#B],180:[1,#I],207:[4,#I],212:[7,#I],220:[7,#I],230:[1,#I],232:[20,#I],253:[19,#I],273:[17,#I],291:[3,#I]@1Enterprise -B, U.S.S.@2Federation starship, Excelsior class, Starfleet registry number NCC-1701-B, the third starship to bear the name. The U.S.S. Enterprise -B was launched from a spacedock orbiting Earth in 2293, with Captain John Harriman in command. Its maiden voyage was planned as a publicity junket consisting of a brief trip out past Pluto. Dignitaries aboard the Enterprise -B for the occasion included Captain James T. Kirk, Captain Montgomery Scott, and Commander Pavel Chekov. During this flight, the Enterprise -B responded to an emergency distress call from two El-Aurian transport ships en route to Earth. The ships were trapped in the nexus energy ribbon and were on the verge of structural collapse. Problems with Enterprise -B equipment prevented the rescue of one El-Aurian ship, but some 47 passengers from the second ship, the S.S. Lakul, were transported to safety just before the Lakul exploded. Among those rescued were scientist Dr. Tolian Soran and future Enterprise -D crew member Guinan. Captain James T. Kirk was missing and believed killed in the incident. Kirk had been making emergency modifications to the Enterprise -B deflector system, permitting the ship to escape the ribbon. It was later learned that Kirk had not been killed, but rather swept into the nexus. (Star Trek: Generations). The Enterprise -B miniature was a modification of the Excelsior model originally designed by Bill George for Star Trek III. The Enterprise -B modifications were designed by John Eaves under the direction of production designer Herman Zimmerman. The dedication plaque on the Enterprise -B bridge suggested that the ship had been launched on stardate 9715. We don't know when (or how) the Enterprise -B was retired or destroyed, but it clearly had to have happened before the destruction of the Enterprise -C in 2344.
~1: [1, #bi], 2: [1, #b], 3: [1, #bi], 21: [1, #i], 50: [2, #b], 73: [1, #b], 116: [1, #i], 142: [1, #i], 168: [1, #i], 174: [3, #b], 201: [2, #i], 225: [1, #i], 249: [2, #b], 320: [2, #b], 328: [1, #i], 365: [1, #i], 383: [14, #i], 398: [8, #i], 407: [71, #i], 479: [38, #i]@1Enterprise -D, U.S.S.@2The fifth Federation starship to bear the name. (“Encounter at Farpoint, Part I” [TNG]). This ship, a Galaxy -class vessel, Starfleet registry number NCC-1701-D, was launched in 2363 (“Lonely Among Us” [TNG]) from Starfleet's Utopia Planitia Yards orbiting Mars and placed under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard on a mission of deep-space exploration and diplomacy. (“Encounter at Farpoint, Part I” [TNG]). The ship was severely damaged in the Borg encounter of early 2367, and had to undergo six weeks of repair work at Earth Station McKinley. (“Family” [TNG]). A dilithium chamber hatch installed at McKinley station was defective, resulting in a severe explosion in the ship's warp-drive system that crippled the Enterprise -D for two weeks. Although sabotage was initially suspected, it was later learned that undetectable flaws in the hatch were responsible. (“The Drumhead” [TNG]). The Enterprise -D was repeatedly destroyed in 2368 when the ship was trapped in a temporal causality loop near the Typhon Expanse. (“Cause and Effect” [TNG]). The Enterprise -D was briefly commanded by Captain Edward Jellico in early 2369 when Captain Picard was assigned to a covert Starfleet mission on planet Celtris III. (“Chain of Command, Part I” [TNG]). The Starship Enterprise -D was destroyed in 2371 during a mission to prevent a deranged scientist from destroying the Veridian system. During the mission, the Enterprise -D took a direct hit from a Klingon bird-of-prey, causing a loss of antimatter containment. Executive Officer William T. Riker ordered an emergency saucer separation, and Commander Deanna Troi was successful in maneuvering the saucer module to a relatively safe distance, just before the ship's stardrive section exploded. The resulting concussion knocked the saucer module out of orbit, but Troi was able to pilot it to a soft landing on the surface of planet Veridian III. Although the vehicle was deemed a total loss, there were no fatalities in the emergency landing. (In the anti-time future created by the Q Continuum, the Enterprise -D was not destroyed at Veridian III, but remained in service until at least 2395, when Admiral Will Riker had saved the ship from being decommissioned, by making it his personal flagship. In this future, the Enterprise -D had undergone significant modifications, including the addition of a third warp nacelle. [“All Good Things” (TNG)]. Q's anti-time future is not likely to come to pass, if only because the Enterprise -D was destroyed in Star Trek: Generations.) The Enterprise -D model was designed by Andrew Probert. Interior sets were supervised by Herman Zimmerman and Richard James. A note on the deck charts: Much of the information in these charts is somewhat conjectural, since none of the ships have had complete deck information provided in any episode, with the possible exception of the “A” ship, which had a deck chart visible in Engineering. Note that our deck chart for the original Enterprise disagrees with previously published blueprints in that we are putting the engineering room (which clearly housed the ship's warp drive) in the Engineering Section, rather than in the saucer (where it would be closer to the impulse engines).
~1:[2,#B],10:[1,#BI],12:[1,#BI],13:[1,#B],23:[2,#B],109:[1,#B],112:[1,#I],127:[3,#B],138:[1,#B],157:[1,#B],159:[2,#B],171:[2,#B],188:[2,#B],195:[2,#B],211:[2,#B],229:[1,#I],239:[1,#B]@1Evek, Gul@2(Richard Poe). Cardassian officer, commander of the Vetar, a Galor -class warship. In 2370, he led a mission to planet Dorvan V to survey the buildings and equipment that would be left behind when the Native American settlers evacuated. When the colonists refused to leave, it appeared an armed conflict would ensue. Evek, who had lost two of his three sons in the war with the Federation, agreed to withdraw his troops from the surface until some solution could be reached. (“Journey's End” [TNG]). Following the incident at Dorvan V, Gul Evek remained in the Demilitarized Zone. Later that year, Evek's ship came under attack by Maquis ships. The Enterprise -D intervened and was able to halt the Maquis attack. (“Preemptive Strike” [TNG]). When Deep Space 9 personnel contacted Evek for advice on eradicating a vole infestation, Evek wryly suggested that a Federation withdrawal from Bajor might help. (“Playing God” [DS9]). Evek interrogated suspected Maquis terrorist William Samuels. He later confronted a group of Federation colony leaders on Volon III, accusing them of taking part in a Starfleet plot to arm the colonists in the Demilitarized Zone, in violation of the new Federation-Cardassian Treaty. (“The Maquis, Part I” [DS9]). Evek was responsible for the arrest of Starfleet officer Miles O'Brien in 2370. Evek later testified against O'Brien during his trial. (“Tribunal” [DS9]). Gul Evek commanded the Galor -class warship that pursued Chakotay's Maquis craft into the Badlands in 2371. (“Caretaker” [VGR]).
