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In early [[2376]], first contact between [[Star Fleet Command]] and the ''Voyager'' was finally established over the [[MIDAS array]] using an artificial [[micro-wormhole]]. Although the periods of data transfer were very limited, not only was Star Fleet able to transmit tactical updates to the ''Voyager'' crew, but private conversations between ''Voyager'' crew members and their relatives in the Alpha Quadrant were also possible. | In early [[2376]], first contact between [[Star Fleet Command]] and the ''Voyager'' was finally established over the [[MIDAS array]] using an artificial [[micro-wormhole]]. Although the periods of data transfer were very limited, not only was Star Fleet able to transmit tactical updates to the ''Voyager'' crew, but private conversations between ''Voyager'' crew members and their relatives in the Alpha Quadrant were also possible. | ||
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| USS Voyager, NCC-74656 | |
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| Class | Intrepid-class |
| Registry | NCC-74656 |
| Affiliation | Federation/Star Fleet |
| Status | Missing (2378) |
The USS Voyager (NCC-74656) was an Intrepid-class Federation starship. It was launched in 2371 and was under the command of Captain Kathryn Janeway. The ship's maximum warp is 9.975, with warp nacelles that pivot upwards while in flight. Voyager featured improved computer systems using both traditional isolinear circuitry and new bio-neural circuitry to improve performance. Voyager also had the capability of landing on the surface of a planet with landing struts.
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Command crew
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Officers:
- Commanding Officer (CO) - Captain Kathryn Janeway
- Executive Officer (XO) - Commander (provisional) Chakotay
- Chief Tactical Officer and Security Chief - Lieutenant / Lieutenant Commander Tuvok
- Flight Controller, Medical Assistant - Lieutenant Junior Grade / Ensign / Lieutenant Junior Grade Tom Paris
- Chief Engineer - Lieutenant Junior Grade (provisional) B'Elanna Torres
- Operations Manager - Ensign Harry Kim
Enlisted Crew Members:
- Head of Astrometrics - Seven of Nine (Annika Hansen)
- Chief Medical Officer (CMO) - "The Doctor" (EMH Mark I)
- Chief Morale Officer, Head Chef, and Ambassador to the Delta Quadrant on behalf of Star Fleet - Neelix (External Link) (2371-2378)
- Nurse - Kes (2371-2374)
Deceased:
- Executive Officer (XO) - Lieutenant Commander Cavit; (KIA 2371)
- Flight Controller - Lieutenant Stadi; (KIA 2371)
- Chief Tactical Officer, Security Chief, Chief Morale Officer, Head Chef - Lieutenant Tuvix; (KIA 2372)
- Assistant Chief Engineer - Lieutenant Joseph Carey; (KIA 2377)
Voyager's entire medical crew, including her chief medical officer, as well as her chief engineer were also killed in 2371.
The nature of Voyager's first mission did not require a counselor, and therefore one was not assigned.
See also: USS Voyager personnel for a complete list of personnel
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History
The USS Voyager was constructed at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards orbiting Mars and was launched from Earth Station McKinley on stardate 48038.5 in 2371. Voyager was the first ship equipped with a class-9 warp drive. The ship later docked at Deep Space 9 to begin its first mission. The mission was to track down a Maquis ship, the Val Jean, in the Badlands under the command of former Star Fleet officer Chakotay. The mission was only meant to last a few weeks.
In the Badlands, both the Maquis ship and Voyager were hit by a displacement wave created by the Caretaker entity, by which both ships were thrown 70,000 light years from their original location to the outer edge of the Delta Quadrant.
In the Delta Quadrant
Voyager officially lost contact with Star Fleet on stardate 48307.5 for being too great a distance away from the Alpha Quadrant. Since the Val Jean was destroyed in a battle against the Kazon, its entire surviving crew were transfered to the USS Voyager to embark on the journey home. Several key positions aboard Voyager, emptied by heavy casualties, were filled by their adopted Maquis crew. The deceased chief medical officer was permanently replaced by the EMH, which was originally designed for brief periods of operation only.
On the first few days in the Delta Quadrant, Voyager encountered three new species, including the Talaxians, Ocampa, and Kazon. A Talaxian named Neelix (External Link) and an Ocampa named Kes became crew members on Voyager after the Caretaker died.
In 2373, Voyager encountered Species 8472, a race more powerful than the Borg. During this time, Voyager forged a temporary alliance with the Borg, involving themselves for a short time in the Borg-Species 8472 War. Voyager developed nanoprobe weapons for use against Species 8472, who eventually retreated from our galaxy. The alliance between Voyager and the Borg led to several temporary additions to the outer hull of the vessel, comprised of Borg technology which allowed the launching of the nanoprobe weapons. While most of the Borg technology was later removed, several components were kept in place as they enhanced the overall performance of several systems. After this incident, a Borg drone designated Seven of Nine became a part of Voyager's crew. At this time, Kes also left Voyager, as a result of her growing telepathic abilities.
Star Fleet presumed the Voyager to be destroyed in the Badlands until 2374, when the ship's EMH was transmitted to the Federation starship USS Prometheus (Prometheus class) using a Hirogen owned relay station. The ship, at the time, had been taken over by Romulans. The Doctor, with assistance by an EMH Mark II, returned the ship to Star Fleet, and spoke directly to Star Fleet Headquarters to set the record straight. The ship's inventory included 32 class-6 photon torpedoes at this time.
After the EMH reported Voyager's situation, Star Fleet's Communications Research Center set up the Pathfinder Project to find a way to bring back or maintain constant contact with the ship. This project was under the command of Cmdr. Peter Harkins and was supervised by Admiral Owen Paris. The driving force behind the ambitious task to reestablish communications with Voyager, however, was Lieutenant Reginald Barclay.
In 2375, Voyager found the USS Equinox, which had also been stranded in the Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker. Captain Janeway eventually learned of the Equinox crew's criminal experiments on a species of nucleogenic lifeforms. Janeway adopted the remaining crew of the Equinox and put them to work on Voyager under high security, stripping them of commissioned rank.
In early 2376, first contact between Star Fleet Command and the Voyager was finally established over the MIDAS array using an artificial micro-wormhole. Although the periods of data transfer were very limited, not only was Star Fleet able to transmit tactical updates to the Voyager crew, but private conversations between Voyager crew members and their relatives in the Alpha Quadrant were also possible.
In 2377, Voyager recovered pieces of the UESPA long-range probe Friendship 1. Later that year, Voyager encountered a Borg Transwarp Hub and attempted to use it to return home. The attempt failed, and Voyager was declared lost again in 2378.
Voyager references
- Delta Quadrant species encountered by Voyager
- Regions visited by Voyager
- USS Voyager dedication plaque
The journey of Voyager
At the beginning of its journey, Voyager was approximately 70,000 light years from Earth. As the Milky Way has a diameter of approximately 100,000 light years, one side of a galactic quadrant equals 50,000 light years. The Sol system including Earth, is about 25,000 light years from the galactic center; thus, we can conclude that the Caretaker's Array and Voyager's starting point was on the far edge of our galaxy. At maximum warp, it was estimated that Voyager would take 75 years to get back to Earth. However, there were various factors which substantially shortened Voyager's stay in the Delta Quadrant:
- 2374 - Kes uses her new and more powerful psionic abilities to push Voyager 9,500 light years closer to Earth, simultaneously pushing them out of Borg space.
- 2374 - Using the new astrometrics lab, Ensign Harry Kim and Seven of Nine plot a new course to the Alpha Quadrant that takes 5 years off of Voyager's journey.
- 2374 - Quantum slipstream drive technology is discovered aboard the USS Dauntless, which brings Voyager 300 light years closer to home.
- 2375 - Within a region of space called The Void, Voyager discovers a wormhole which brings them 2,500 light years closer to Earth, also having the advantage of sending them out of the dark region they had been trapped in for the last few months.
- 2375 - Voyager attempts to use quantum slipstream drive again. The ship travels 10,000 light years before the slipstream collapses due to intervention from an alternate future.
- 2375 - Voyager raids a Borg sphere and manages to steal a transwarp coil. After using it on a rescue mission in the Delta Flyer, the coil allows the ship to travel 20,000 light years closer to home.
- 2376 - Voyager accidentally enters the Vaadwaur species' underspace corridors, which propel the ship 200 light years from its entry point. The direction, however, was not mentioned.
- 2376 - Voyager uses a graviton catapult designed by an alien called Tash to travel 600 light years closer to Earth.
- 2377 - Grateful for her assistance with his son, Q provides Janeway with a map containing a shortcut to the Alpha Quadrant that would shorten Voyager's journey home by "a few years"; whether they used this route before they managed to reach home wasn't revealed.
- 2378 - Voyager ceases contact with Star Fleet Command, and is declared missing once again. No further contact is made.
Embarked craft
| Intrepid-class starships |
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| USS Bellerophon, NCC-74705 • USS Intrepid, NCC-74600 • USS Voyager, NCC-74656 |
