Changes: Docking latch

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Galaxy class docking latch — Docking latch

A docking latch was a structural device found on Galaxy-class starships. The latches served to create the bond between the saucer module and the stardrive section and kept the two separable components joined during standard flight. There were eighteen such latches, all located on the dorsal head of the stardrive section. Their matching ports were found in the docking cavity on the saucer module.

During a saucer separation, the latches retracted from their apertures and became nearly flush with the stardrive section's head, severing the link between the two components of the ship. During a reconnection, the latches worked in reverse. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint", "The Arsenal of Freedom", "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II", "Disaster")

The docking latches were sometimes less specifically referred to as docking clamps. (TNG: "Hollow Pursuits")

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-A '''docking latch''' is a structural device found on {{ShipClass|Galaxy}} starships. The latches serve to create the bond between the [[saucer module]] and the [[stardrive section]] and keep the two separable components joined during standard flight. There are eighteen such latches, all located on the dorsal head of the stardrive section. Their matching ports are found in the docking cavity on the saucer module.
+A '''docking latch''' was a structural device found on {{class|Galaxy}} [[starship]]s. The latches served to create the bond between the [[saucer module]] and the [[stardrive section]] and kept the two separable components joined during standard flight. There were eighteen such latches, all located on the [[dorsal]] head of the stardrive section. Their matching ports were found in the docking cavity on the saucer module.
-During a [[saucer separation]], the latches retract from their apertures and become nearly flush with the stardrive section's head, severing the link between the two components of the ship.  During a reconnection, the latches work in reverse.  ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint|The Arsenal of Freedom|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II|Disaster}})
+During a [[saucer separation]], the latches retracted from their apertures and became nearly flush with the stardrive section's head, severing the link between the two components of the ship.  During a reconnection, the latches worked in reverse.  ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint|The Arsenal of Freedom|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II|Disaster}})
-The docking latches are sometimes less specifically referred to as [[docking clamp]]s.  ({{TNG|Hollow Pursuits}})
+The docking latches were sometimes less specifically referred to as [[docking clamp]]s.  ({{TNG|Hollow Pursuits}})
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