What happened to Voyager?

[USS Kongo]

I mean the starship. I recently watched the final episode of Voyager, where they returned home, and I couldn't help but wonder what became of the ship once they had returned.

Was the Voyager refitted and sent back out with a new captain and crew? Or was she placed in retirement? Just wondering.

Sean

 

[freak]

I believe in Admiral Janeway's future, Voyager was a museum. But I came to think that Chakotay took command of Voyager two years after it returns home and goes on another mission with an all new crew.

 

[Mrs Paris]

It's most likely that Voyager was cleaned up, repaired and sent out on another mission. The trip to the badlands was one of the ships first voyages, if not the VERY first one, so the ship was fairly new.

 

[USS Kongo]

Yes, Voyager was supposed to be a young ship, so that's why I asked. I forgot that they mentioned she was turned into a museum in the ep. Since she could land on a planet, turning her into a museum would probably be pretty easy. Just park her next to the Starfleet academy.

Sean

 

[Mr. Fergy]

I think STARFLEET confiscated her for a while for Voyager's Tech, reverse-engineered it. and decommissioned Voyager a a museum ship. Who said there wouldn't be a "Voyager-A" to replace her?

 

[CorporalClegg]

Yes, Voyager was supposed to be a young ship, so that's why I asked. I forgot that they mentioned she was turned into a museum in the ep. Since she could land on a planet, turning her into a museum would probably be pretty easy. Just park her next to the Starfleet academy.

Sean

Just as Tom doesn't double park. That'd be one expensive parking ticket.

BTW, Kongo: That's one sexy-ass picture of Mandy. I approve.

 

[Mr. Fergy]

^ Agreed. I always liked that picture.

 

[Lynx]

According to the "Voyager relaunch" books, Chakotay is now commander on the ship and had been in command on some missions. So the ship is still in use.

 

[Deks]

Since books aren't cannon, we cannot really take that as a fact.
Still, I would find it very stupid of SF to retire a ship which is only 7 years old.
Their ships are supposed to last a century ... why retire a ship that went through the DQ for 7 years ?
Granted that the Enterprise-D was in less engagements, still, I find it illogical of SF to retire Voyager when it's perfectly functional and ready to go.

Yes I can imagine that SF would examine the ship closely and use the future technology for reverse-engineering (I mean, they'd be idiots not to do so just in case), make necessary repairs, replenish supplies (torpedoes being top priority) and send the ship on a new mission once the crew is in place/ready.

I think it's logical that Chakotay becomes captain since Janeway took her promotion to admiral position.
Also, for a bunch of people who are supposed to be explorers, I'd imagine that most of them would return to active duty after several months, or maybe up to a year.

 

[Akiraprise]

replenish supplies (torpedoes being top priority)

I don't think Voyager needs to worry about that issue.

 

[Timo]

I'd argue that Starfleet could easily afford to turn one of its starships into a museum. After the end of the Dominion war, there'd probably be a surplus of vessels available.

In those circumstances, the Voyager might serve Starfleet better as a museum than as an operational starship. Opening the famous vessel for tours would bring good press to the Fleet, especially after the bloody war where the good guys had not performed all that splendidly. OTOH, risking the vessel on a deep space mission might be a grievous mistake: if Starfleet lost the Voyager, too, how could it ever shake its loser reputation?

Also, few ships are probably put through such a grinder during their first seven years of service. The Voyager might be completely worn out and good for the easiest milk runs only. Rather than properly repair her, the Fleet might put her on display as is, perhaps even emphasizing her poor condition for the sake of drama.

Timo Saloniemi

 

[Mrs Paris]

Since books aren't cannon, we cannot really take that as a fact.
Still, I would find it very stupid of SF to retire a ship which is only 7 years old.
Their ships are supposed to last a century ... why retire a ship that went through the DQ for 7 years ?
Granted that the Enterprise-D was in less engagements, still, I find it illogical of SF to retire Voyager when it's perfectly functional and ready to go.

Yes I can imagine that SF would examine the ship closely and use the future technology for reverse-engineering (I mean, they'd be idiots not to do so just in case), make necessary repairs, replenish supplies (torpedoes being top priority) and send the ship on a new mission once the crew is in place/ready.

the technology Janeway brought back would probably be destroyed since it was a violation of the temporal prime directive for Voyager to even have it. Besides if that technology was going to be implimented in other ships, don't you think the Enterprise in Nemesis would have had it? If any ship was going to get that new technolgy wouldn't it have been the flagship?

I think it's logical that Chakotay becomes captain since Janeway took her promotion to admiral position.
Also, for a bunch of people who are supposed to be explorers, I'd imagine that most of them would return to active duty after several months, or maybe up to a year.

that is assuming that Chakotay, B'Elanna and the other maquis were pardoned and given official ranks.

 

[Timo]

Besides if that technology was going to be implimented in other ships, don't you think the Enterprise in Nemesis would have had it? If any ship was going to get that new technolgy wouldn't it have been the flagship?

Why should we think the E-E would have been "the flagship" or otherwise cutting edge? It's never really stated on screen. She may have been the most advanced Starfleet vessel in ST:FC, but after that year of testing, she may have turned out to be a dud, with the subsequent tech dibs going to other types of vessel.

That is assuming that Chakotay, B'Elanna and the other maquis were pardoned and given official ranks.

Indeed. While the Maquis were victims to a common enemy, it doesn't seem likely that the Federation would view the survivors kindly even after the war. They might be seen as a fifth column that critically weakened the Federation side prior to the war, and thus get blamed for the poor going of that war. Chakotay might still face a long jail term (or an intense six months in mental therapy, like the standard response to crime seems to be in the 24th century), regardless of Janeway's recommendations.

Timo Saloniemi

 

[Mrs Paris]

Besides if that technology was going to be implimented in other ships, don't you think the Enterprise in Nemesis would have had it? If any ship was going to get that new technolgy wouldn't it have been the flagship?

Why should we think the E-E would have been "the flagship" or otherwise cutting edge? It's never really stated on screen. She may have been the most advanced Starfleet vessel in ST:FC, but after that year of testing, she may have turned out to be a dud, with the subsequent tech dibs going to other types of vessel.

Picard's Enterprise has always been the Flagship of the Federation

 

[USS Excelsior]

Indeed. While the Maquis were victims to a common enemy, it doesn't seem likely that the Federation would view the survivors kindly even after the war. They might be seen as a fifth column that critically weakened the Federation side prior to the war, and thus get blamed for the poor going of that war. Chakotay might still face a long jail term (or an intense six months in mental therapy, like the standard response to crime seems to be in the 24th century), regardless of Janeway's recommendations.

Timo Saloniemi

Maybe their time on Voyager could be considered "time served" in legal terms, especially with good behaviour throughout their time in the Delta Quadrant.

 

[USS Excelsior]

Also I think it's more likely that Voyager would be turned into a museum given how special a status that ship would be considered.

But yea one has to wonder what became of that armour technology, transphasic torpedos, and quantum slipstream drive, or at least the knowledge of how to work one.

 

[USS Kongo]

BTW, Kongo: That's one sexy-ass picture of Mandy. I approve.

^ Agreed. I always liked that picture.

Thanks! It's a screen capture from a fourth season episode of Stargate SG-1 where Carter's working in her lab, and O'Neill comes in and stares at her from behind a magnifying glass. The glass expands his mouth to fives times its size as he says, "Hey, Carter, wha'cha doin'?"

The picture is Carter's reaction to O'Neill's silliness. She's always been one of my favorite SF TV characters.

Sean

 

[USS Kongo]

Maybe their time on Voyager could be considered "time served" in legal terms, especially with good behaviour throughout their time in the Delta Quadrant.

Yes, I figured the same thing. In my opinion, I never thought the Maquis crew members got jail time after they got back, because they helped Janeway and the Starfleet crew aboard Voyager. That would have been considered "time served." Or, at least, that's how it should have been.

Sean

 

[Mrs Paris]

Maybe their time on Voyager could be considered "time served" in legal terms, especially with good behaviour throughout their time in the Delta Quadrant.

Yes, I figured the same thing. In my opinion, I never thought the Maquis crew members got jail time after they got back, because they helped Janeway and the Starfleet crew aboard Voyager. That would have been considered "time served." Or, at least, that's how it should have been.

Sean

I'd also think that those who didn't go to the academy would have to finish if they wanted to remain officers

 

[WalkinMan]

From a historical/museum perspective, it makes sense to remove the illicitly obtained future tech, because 99% of Voyager's trip through the DQ was made without it. Add that to the need to keep such technologies secret, I think Starfleet would have restored Voyager to its condition before the Temporal Prime Directive violations, and kept the technology hidden away for emergency purposes only.

IMO it makes sense to make Voyager a museum or give it 'protected' status for limited mission use. However I don't quite like the idea of sticking Voyager right next to Starfleet Academy, IMO it would be better placed in some sort of Starship Museum in orbit.