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The Enterprise F, velocity class came from a parallel universe. Unable to go back they were "adopted" with their technology. A series of vessel were developed under the Velocity class, they share the same engine tech and the peculiar design. I don't think much about the numbers in general.
Usually, coming up with the registry of the class vessel helps add realism to a design. I wasn't asking how many were produced, I just wanted to know the registry of the prototype.
The idea that the Velocity class came from a parallel reality certainly thickens the plot, and makes the Velocity class's history more complicated. So does this essentially means that there was no Velocity class in "our" universe (ranging from never making it out of the concept stage to never even conceived)?
Does this also mean that the U.S.S. The Seeker doesn't have a history in "our" universe, or is there a version of her in this reality as well?
It seems rather unusual that Starfleet wouldn't continue trying to find a way to send the Velocity class Enterprise and her crew back to her reality. Usually, if there is a way in, there is a way out. Besides, parallel realities can be a messy business, what with things such as the Cascade Effect and all.
The idea that the Velocity class came from a parallel reality certainly thickens the plot, and makes the Velocity class's history more complicated. So does this essentially means that there was no Velocity class in "our" universe (ranging from never making it out of the concept stage to never even conceived)?
Does this also mean that the U.S.S. The Seeker doesn't have a history in "our" universe, or is there a version of her in this reality as well?
It seems rather unusual that Starfleet wouldn't continue trying to find a way to send the Velocity class Enterprise and her crew back to her reality. Usually, if there is a way in, there is a way out. Besides, parallel realities can be a messy business, what with things such as the Cascade Effect and all.
In my mind the history was:
The Enterprise F came into our universe, fighting against a race that established a portal to a parallel universe that was shrinking on itself (And factually dying). But when they did open the portal, they couldn't close it because it was linked. The F was trying to destroy the portal, but on the other side, the parallel universe collapsed, interacting with the portal and splitting realities for a single moment. The F was caught in the middle of it and was projected in our universe. Half the crew was gone.
There was no Velocity Class, no USS Seeker prior to this event. The Seeker was the third ship from the Class. The Enterprise F was the first, it used a warp + singularity engine. The second, USS Reverb, used a warp + singularity and was the first build in our verse with that tech. The Seeker had only a warp engine, but used parst of the singularity engine to boost it's speed.
No they didn't try to send them back, because of the danger involved. If your universe is dying, it might seems like a good risk...And why the F lost half their crew in that event ? Only the aliens that created the portal would knew, but many science guys have speculated that the Verse of F must also have died with the other universe, and the portal could only be closed with the death of both universe. In fact it might never have been a portal but a bridge. And since it closed immediately...
Only Randy McKay created a successful portal between two parallel universe, which is perfectly normal
The Enterprise F came into our universe, fighting against a race that established a portal to a parallel universe that was shrinking on itself (And factually dying). But when they did open the portal, they couldn't close it because it was linked. The F was trying to destroy the portal, but on the other side, the parallel universe collapsed, interacting with the portal and splitting realities for a single moment. The F was caught in the middle of it and was projected in our universe. Half the crew was gone.
There was no Velocity Class, no USS Seeker prior to this event. The Seeker was the third ship from the Class. The Enterprise F was the first, it used a warp + singularity engine. The second, USS Reverb, used a warp + singularity and was the first build in our verse with that tech. The Seeker had only a warp engine, but used parst of the singularity engine to boost it's speed.
No they didn't try to send them back, because of the danger involved. If your universe is dying, it might seems like a good risk...And why the F lost half their crew in that event ? Only the aliens that created the portal would knew, but many science guys have speculated that the Verse of F must also have died with the other universe, and the portal could only be closed with the death of both universe. In fact it might never have been a portal but a bridge. And since it closed immediately...
Only Randy McKay created a successful portal between two parallel universe, which is perfectly normal
Hold on, if there was no U.S.S. Velocity, then wouldn't that make this the Enterprise class (at least referred to in the parallel universe)? Because with very little exception, there is always a class ship. My reasoning is that the name Velocity must have come from somewhere. It would make sense if the Velocity didn't exist in this universe, but it had to have existed in the other universe.
I agree with you in Starfleet not literally sending the Enterprise back to her universe, but I think they would have research done in how to open a rift to the other universe, and send try sending a probe. After all, the crew of the Enterprise must be worried about their family and friends, and would want to know if they are okay. And I doubt that the other universe would have collapsed in on itself so quickly. Perhaps the portal would have started acting like a black hole after the universe it was connected to collapsed. The worst case scenario I see is that the collapse of the universe results in some sort of shockwave, which would then proceed to obliterate anything in the E-F's universe that it managed to reach (similar to maybe a huge gamma ray burst, but omnidirectional), before the portal acting like a black hole. I would think that there would still be enough time for the governments in that universe to attempt to do something.
Not only that, but once the beings who created the portal in the first place realize that the universe that it is connected to is not only collapsing, but also threatens their universe as well, wouldn't they not only try to close the portal, but also accept help from the Federation in that universe?
On the other hand, it makes sense that Starfleet might try experimenting with the singularity drive by building a small batch of Velocity class vessels. Due to the fact that they are dealing with something from an alternate reality, it might be classified for the moment.
But because The Seeker was built here, that must mean that she must have a history in this universe. Since you haven't yet come up with a history for her, I'll just speculate, if you don't mind:
The original Seeker, NCC-1801 (like I said before, change it back, so that it doesn't conflict with the U.S.S. Clemenceau) was a Constitution refit class, Tikopai sub-class. This makes perfect sense, given that the U.S.S. Tikopai has a registry of NCC-1800, making The Seeker the second Tikopai class vessel built.
After a long, successful career, like most Constitution class vessels, this Seeker is decommissioned. At the request of the crew, who have gained enough respect in Starfleet's circles, not only is most of the crew assigned together to their next assignment, but their next assignment is given the same name, and given a registry of NCC-1801-A, similar to the Enterprise.
I have two suggestions for what the NCC-1801-A can be. Either the NCC-1801 can be decommissioned towards the very end of the 23rd Century or the very beginning of the next century, and be replaced by a Renaissance-class cruiser, which is sort of a smaller version of the Ambassador class, and preceded the Ambassador class by a few years; or the NCC-1801-A can be an Ambassador class, built between 2300 and 2310.
The NCC-1801-A could be a victim of the short Romulan-Federation conflict that resulted in the Treaty of Algeron, similar to the speculated fate of the Enterprise-B, and be replaced by a Korolev class Heavy Cruiser, since the Korolev's registry suggests she was commissioned in the early 2320's.
The NCC-1801-B has a long career, surviving the Dominion War, and other various conflicts of the later 24th Century, but is destroyed during the ongoing Klingon-Federation War in the 2400's.
Soon afterward, it is chosen to name the first Velocity class heavy cruiser under construction in this universe the fourth vessel to carry the name The Seeker, with a registry of NCC-1801-C.
My apologies if I seem too presumptuous in trying to assume The Seeker's history, but the way I figure it, ships with a letter need to have a history for them; why else would she have a letter registry, and well, you haven't written a history for her yet, so I figured I would try helping.
I agree with you in Starfleet not literally sending the Enterprise back to her universe, but I think they would have research done in how to open a rift to the other universe, and send try sending a probe. After all, the crew of the Enterprise must be worried about their family and friends, and would want to know if they are okay. And I doubt that the other universe would have collapsed in on itself so quickly. Perhaps the portal would have started acting like a black hole after the universe it was connected to collapsed. The worst case scenario I see is that the collapse of the universe results in some sort of shockwave, which would then proceed to obliterate anything in the E-F's universe that it managed to reach (similar to maybe a huge gamma ray burst, but omnidirectional), before the portal acting like a black hole. I would think that there would still be enough time for the governments in that universe to attempt to do something.
Not only that, but once the beings who created the portal in the first place realize that the universe that it is connected to is not only collapsing, but also threatens their universe as well, wouldn't they not only try to close the portal, but also accept help from the Federation in that universe?
On the other hand, it makes sense that Starfleet might try experimenting with the singularity drive by building a small batch of Velocity class vessels. Due to the fact that they are dealing with something from an alternate reality, it might be classified for the moment.
But because The Seeker was built here, that must mean that she must have a history in this universe. Since you haven't yet come up with a history for her, I'll just speculate, if you don't mind:
The original Seeker, NCC-1801 (like I said before, change it back, so that it doesn't conflict with the U.S.S. Clemenceau) was a Constitution refit class, Tikopai sub-class. This makes perfect sense, given that the U.S.S. Tikopai has a registry of NCC-1800, making The Seeker the second Tikopai class vessel built.
After a long, successful career, like most Constitution class vessels, this Seeker is decommissioned. At the request of the crew, who have gained enough respect in Starfleet's circles, not only is most of the crew assigned together to their next assignment, but their next assignment is given the same name, and given a registry of NCC-1801-A, similar to the Enterprise.
I have two suggestions for what the NCC-1801-A can be. Either the NCC-1801 can be decommissioned towards the very end of the 23rd Century or the very beginning of the next century, and be replaced by a Renaissance-class cruiser, which is sort of a smaller version of the Ambassador class, and preceded the Ambassador class by a few years; or the NCC-1801-A can be an Ambassador class, built between 2300 and 2310.
The NCC-1801-A could be a victim of the short Romulan-Federation conflict that resulted in the Treaty of Algeron, similar to the speculated fate of the Enterprise-B, and be replaced by a Korolev class Heavy Cruiser, since the Korolev's registry suggests she was commissioned in the early 2320's.
The NCC-1801-B has a long career, surviving the Dominion War, and other various conflicts of the later 24th Century, but is destroyed during the ongoing Klingon-Federation War in the 2400's.
Soon afterward, it is chosen to name the first Velocity class heavy cruiser under construction in this universe the fourth vessel to carry the name The Seeker, with a registry of NCC-1801-C.
My apologies if I seem too presumptuous in trying to assume The Seeker's history, but the way I figure it, ships with a letter need to have a history for them; why else would she have a letter registry, and well, you haven't written a history for her yet, so I figured I would try helping.
Well it would be interesting to design a USS Velocity. I can see it has an experimental singularity ship, just before the Enterprise F, in the other universe. I will probably draw the USS Reverb, one of these days.
As for the the Seeker NCC-1801-A and B, I would see them as short live ship where they attempted to stabilize the new warp design. For the C being the final stable version in terms of technology. That doesn't mean your background stories wouldn't fit. Thanks.
As for the the Seeker NCC-1801-A and B, I would see them as short live ship where they attempted to stabilize the new warp design. For the C being the final stable version in terms of technology. That doesn't mean your background stories wouldn't fit. Thanks.
The U.S.S. Velocity shouldn't be much different from the Enterprise-F, after all, she is the class ship, and therefore not much different from Reverb or The Seeker. The differences shouldn't be any more drastic than the differences between the Enterprise in The Cage and the Enterprise used in the series.
Usually, the differences between prototypes are variations in colors or shades of some sort (from hull color to the color of the bussard collectors), at least from what I've seen, and ships that are at least somewhat experimental carry an NX registry, so unless the construction and testing of the U.S.S. Velocity was fairly straight-forward, should would definitely carry an NX registry, like the Excelsior for example. After Starfleet was convinced that the all of the Velocity's systems were completely tested and deemed trust-worthy, she would have been given a normal registry, again, just like the Excelsior.
I would like to see the prototype vessel herself, so I like the idea of you doing her some day. A shame that she might no longer exist, at least not the one from the universe the E-F came from. :S
Same thing would apply for the Reverb and Seeker.
I doubt that Starfleet would scrap two brand new vessels in such a short amount of time. They would probably have tested the designs in simulations, and the E-F would have already proved the design. All Starfleet would have to do is replicate the E-F, unless the crew of the E-F weren't willing to help Starfleet in this universe build their own examples, and weren't able to get good enough sensor readings. If they did have problems, they would have either just simply commissioned The Seeker with warp drive, or made necessary modifications until it could use the singularity drive properly.
Usually, the differences between prototypes are variations in colors or shades of some sort (from hull color to the color of the bussard collectors), at least from what I've seen, and ships that are at least somewhat experimental carry an NX registry, so unless the construction and testing of the U.S.S. Velocity was fairly straight-forward, should would definitely carry an NX registry, like the Excelsior for example. After Starfleet was convinced that the all of the Velocity's systems were completely tested and deemed trust-worthy, she would have been given a normal registry, again, just like the Excelsior.
I would like to see the prototype vessel herself, so I like the idea of you doing her some day. A shame that she might no longer exist, at least not the one from the universe the E-F came from. :S
Same thing would apply for the Reverb and Seeker.
I doubt that Starfleet would scrap two brand new vessels in such a short amount of time. They would probably have tested the designs in simulations, and the E-F would have already proved the design. All Starfleet would have to do is replicate the E-F, unless the crew of the E-F weren't willing to help Starfleet in this universe build their own examples, and weren't able to get good enough sensor readings. If they did have problems, they would have either just simply commissioned The Seeker with warp drive, or made necessary modifications until it could use the singularity drive properly.
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