Uss+kelvin

Uss kelvin NCC-0514 media type="youtube" key="cPjqWouQRCg" height="340" width="560" The **USS** **//Kelvin// (NCC-0514)** was a [|23rd century] [|Federation] [|starship] of an [|unspecified class] that was in service during the [|2230s]. In [|2233], the //Kelvin// was under the command of [|Captain] [|Richard Robau]; his [|first officer] was [|Lieutenant] [|George Kirk]. Kirk's wife, [|Winona], was also aboard the ship at that time while she was pregnant with their son, [|James T. Kirk]. show] * [|1 Alternate reality] 
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 * [|2 Appendices]
 * [|2.1 Related topics]
 * [|2.2 Background]
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[| edit] Alternate reality
On [|stardate] [|2233].04, the //Kelvin// was on a mission 75,000 [|kilometers] from the [|Federation-Klingon border] when it encountered a [|black hole] created in [|2387] by the detonation of a [|red matter] device, subsequently creating an [|alternate reality]. Initially the //Kelvin// believed that this phenomenon was of [|Klingon] origin, although that theory was later dismissed. The time of the encounter also marked the birth of [|George Kirk's son], to whom his wife Winona was on the verge of giving birth. The //Kelvin// engages the //Narada// As the //Kelvin// was observing the black hole, an unidentified vessel, the //[|Narada]//, a [|24th century] [|Romulan] [|mining vessel] commanded by Captain [|Nero], emerged from the future. When the //Narada// discovered the //Kelvin//, it quickly charged its weapons, and the //Kelvin// went to [|red alert] and began fighting off [|torpedoes] launched from the Romulan vessel. The first hit took out the warp drive and reduced main power to 38%. The second torpedo disabled //Kelvin//'s [|atmospheric stabilization] and collapsed its [|shields]. The //Kelvin// was easily overcome, but the attack was halted by Nero's first officer [|Ayel], who requested that Captain Robau come aboard his vessel to discuss terms of a [|cease fire]. Robau obliged the request and transferred to the //Narada// via [|shuttlecraft], leaving George Kirk in command. Robau's final orders to Kirk were to evacuate the ship using all available shuttlecraft, and to set the //Kelvin// on a collision course with the //Narada//, using the [|autopilot]. During the meeting on the //Narada//, Robau was killed by Nero. Tracking Robau's lifesigns, the //Kelvin// crew became aware of Robau's execution instantly. George Kirk immediately ordered evasive action and the firing of all weapons, and the //Kelvin// began taking fire from the //Narada//. Knowing that the //Kelvin// would be no match for the onslaught of missiles from the Romulan ship, Kirk ordered [|General Order 13]: the evacuation of the ship. //Medical Shuttle 37// flees the //Kelvin// Once all shuttlecraft had been launched, Kirk used the //Kelvin// to cover their escape. With no other options left, he plotted a collision course, intending to use the ship's autopilot to ram the //Narada//. Kirk was, however, forced to remain on the //Kelvin//, rather than join his wife aboard shuttle 37, when it was discovered that the //Narada// had destroyed the //Kelvin//'s autopilot function, leaving him to pilot the ship manually. The //Kelvin// was destroyed, but Kirk's sacrifice ensured the survival of the escaping shuttles. While Kirk only served as captain of the //Kelvin// for a mere twelve minutes, his sacrifice saved the lives of some 800 people, including those of his wife and new-born son. After the //Kelvin//'s destruction, [|Christopher Pike] wrote a [|dissertation] on the //Kelvin//, and the actions of its commanding officer at the time of its destruction, George Kirk. Pike later made reference to this dissertation and his knowledge of George Kirk to Kirk's son, daring him to do better than his father and enlist in Starfleet. (// [|Star Trek] //).

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