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{{disambiguation|the similarly named Nasari vessel|Nerada}}
 
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{{aquote|At 23:00 hours last night, there was an attack; 47 Klingon warbirds destroyed by Romulans, sir; it was reported that the Romulans were on one ship... one massive ship.|{{alt|James T. Kirk}}|2258|11}}
The '''''Narada''''' was a [[Romulan]] [[mining vessel]] that was in service in the late [[24th century]]. In [[2387]], the ''Narada'' was [[commanding officer|commanded]] by [[Nero]]; his second-in-command was [[Ayel]]. It was transported back in time to [[2233]] after the destruction of [[Romulus]], where it created an [[alternate reality]] by destroying the {{USS|Kelvin}}.
 
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The '''''Narada''''' was a [[Romulan]] [[mining vessel]] that was in service in the late [[24th century]]. In [[2387]], the ''Narada'' was [[commanding officer|commanded]] by [[Nero]]; his second-in-command was [[Ayel]]. It was transported back in time to [[2233]] through a [[black hole]] after the destruction of [[Romulus]], where it created the [[alternate reality]] by destroying the {{USS|Kelvin}}.
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
Following the destruction of Romulus by a [[supernova]] in [[2387]], Nero took the ''Narada'' to intercept [[Ambassador]] [[Spock]], who was attempting to create an artificial [[black hole]] which would consume the star before it destroyed more worlds. Both the ''Narada'' and Spock's ship, the ''[[Jellyfish (ship)|Jellyfish]]'', went missing after they were pulled into the black hole.
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Following the destruction of Romulus by a [[supernova]] in [[2387]], Nero took the ''Narada'' to intercept [[Ambassador]] [[Spock]], who was attempting to create an artificial black hole which would consume the star before it destroyed more worlds. Both the ''Narada'' and Spock's ship, the ''{{dis|Jellyfish|ship}}'', went missing after they were pulled into the black hole.
   
 
[[File:Narada interior.jpg|thumb|left|Interior of the ''Narada'']]
 
[[File:Narada interior.jpg|thumb|left|Interior of the ''Narada'']]
The ''Narada'' emerged from the black hole, 75,000 [[kilometer]]s from the edge of [[Klingon]] space, in the year [[2233]], creating an [[alternate reality]]. There, the ''Narada'' encountered and attacked the {{USS|Kelvin}}, easily overpowering the [[Federation]] [[starship]]. With no options left, [[Lieutenant]] {{alt|George Kirk}} (in command of the ''Kelvin'' after Nero [[murder|killed]] its captain, [[Richard Robau]]) gave the order to abandon ship. To save the lives of those evacuating in [[shuttle]]s, Kirk rammed the ''Kelvin'' into the ''Narada''. Although the ''Narada'' sustained enough damage to ensure the safety of the ''Kelvin'' evacuees, the ship was still operational.
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The ''Narada'' emerged from the black hole, 75,000 [[kilometer]]s from the edge of [[Klingon]] space, in the year [[2233]], creating the [[alternate reality]]. There, the ''Narada'' encountered and [[Attack on the USS Kelvin|attacked]] the {{USS|Kelvin}}, easily overpowering the [[Federation]] [[starship]]. During the attack the ''Kelvin'''s commanding officer, [[Captain]] [[Richard Robau]], was killed. [[Lieutenant]] {{alt|George Kirk}} took command. With his ship heavily damaged and facing imminent annihilation by the ''Narada'', Kirk gave the order to abandon ship. To save the lives of those evacuating in [[shuttle]]s, Kirk rammed the ''Kelvin'' into the ''Narada''. Although the ''Narada'' sustained enough damage to ensure the safety of the ''Kelvin'' evacuees, the ''Narada'' was still operational.
   
{{bginfo|The scans the ''Kelvin'' took of the ''Narada''{{'}}s 24th century technology (that went with the survivors on the shuttles) were used by 23rd century Starfleet to reverse engineer the more "advanced" technology seen in the alternate timeline, according to a post by ''Star Trek'' screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] on Ain't It Cool News. [http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41001] Director [[J.J. Abrams]] also said in an interview with MTV [http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1611878/story.jhtml] that readings from the ''Narada'' "inspired ideas and technology that wouldn't have advanced otherwise."|A [[deleted scene]] from the film establishes that the ''Narada'' was crippled after it was rammed by the ''Kelvin''. A convoy of [[Klingon warbird]]s eventually arrived and captured the ship and its crew. Twenty five years later, Nero and his crew escaped from their imprisonment on [[Rura Penthe]], reclaimed the ''Narada'', used the ship to destroy 47 Klingon warbirds, and continued on their mission. [http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/trek-scribes-speak-complaints-addressed/#more-1201]}}
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{{bginfo|The scans the Kelvin took of the ''Narada''{{'}}s 24th century technology, that went with the survivors on the shuttles, were used by 23rd century Starfleet to reverse engineer the more "advanced" technology seen in the alternate reality, according to a post by ''Star Trek'' screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] on ''Ain't It Cool News''. ''[http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41001]'' Director [[J.J. Abrams]] also said in an interview with MTV that readings from the ''Narada'' "inspired ideas and technology that wouldn't have advanced otherwise." ''[http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1611878/story.jhtml]''|A [[deleted scene]] from the film establishes that the ''Narada'' was crippled after it was rammed by the ''Kelvin''. A convoy of [[Klingon Warbird]]s eventually arrived and captured the ship and its crew. Twenty five years later, Nero and his crew escaped from their imprisonment on [[Rura Penthe]], the Klingon prison planet, reclaimed the ''Narada'', which was kept in orbit, and continued on their mission. ''[http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/trek-scribes-speak-complaints-addressed/#more-1201]''}}
   
 
[[File:Narada warp.jpg|thumb|The ''Narada'' warps after the ''Jellyfish'']]
 
[[File:Narada warp.jpg|thumb|The ''Narada'' warps after the ''Jellyfish'']]
[[2258|Twenty five years later]], the ''Narada'' was involved in an attack on a [[Klingon prison planet]] and the destruction of [[47]] [[Klingon warbird]]s. Shortly thereafter, the ''Jellyfish'', with Spock aboard, emerged from the black hole and was immediately captured by the ''Narada''. The ''Narada'' then left for {{alt|Vulcan}} and drilled a hole into the [[planet]], all the way to its [[planetary core|core]]. When the [[Federation]] sent a [[fleet]] to Vulcan to investigate the [[earthquake|seismic disturbance]], the ''Narada'' destroyed the small fleet shortly before the {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}} arrived. The crew of the ''Enterprise'' successfully stopped the drill, but were unable to stop Nero from injecting [[red matter]] from the ''Jellyfish'' into the core, creating a black hole which quickly consumed the planet.
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[[2258|Twenty five years later]], the ''Narada'' was involved in an attack on a [[Klingon prison planet]] and the destruction of [[47]] [[Klingon Warbird]]s. Shortly thereafter, the ''Jellyfish'', with Spock aboard, emerged from the black hole and was immediately captured by the ''Narada''. The ''Narada'' then left for {{alt|Vulcan}} and drilled a hole into the [[planet]], all the way to its [[planetary core|core]]. When the [[Federation]] sent a small [[fleet]] to Vulcan to investigate the [[earthquake|seismic disturbance]], the ''Narada'' destroyed them shortly before the {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}} arrived. The crew of the ''Enterprise'' successfully stopped the drill, but were unable to stop Nero from injecting [[red matter]], taken from the ''Jellyfish'', into the core of the planet, creating a black hole which quickly consumed Vulcan.
   
 
[[File:Narada destroyed.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Narada'' is consumed by a black hole]]
 
[[File:Narada destroyed.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Narada'' is consumed by a black hole]]
Following Vulcan's destruction, Nero interrogated the captured Pike using [[centaurian slug]]s, forcing the helpless captain to reveal [[Earth]]'s [[Border protection grid|planetary defense codes]]. Nero took the ''Narada'' to Earth and began drilling into that planet. However, the [[Drill platform|drilling rig]] was destroyed by that era's {{alt|Spock}} using the ''Jellyfish'', which he confiscated from the ''Narada''. After drawing the ''Narada'' away from Earth, Spock rammed the ''Jellyfish'' into the ''Narada''. The remaining red matter that was aboard the ''Jellyfish'' was ignited, creating a massive black hole which slowly began to crush the ship. Kirk offered to assist the crew of the ''Narada'', but Nero refused. Kirk then had the ''Enterprise'' fire upon the ''Narada'' to ensure its destruction until the ship was pulled apart and ultimately devoured by the black hole. ({{film|11}})
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Following Vulcan's destruction, Nero interrogated the captured Pike using [[Centaurian slug]]s, forcing the helpless captain to reveal [[Earth]]'s [[Border protection grid|planetary defense codes]]. Nero took the ''Narada'' to Earth and began drilling into that planet. However, the [[Drill platform|drilling rig]] was destroyed by that era's {{alt|Spock}} using the ''Jellyfish'', which he confiscated from the ''Narada''. After drawing the ''Narada'' away from Earth, Spock rammed the ''Jellyfish'' into the ''Narada''. The remaining red matter that was aboard the ''Jellyfish'' was ignited, creating a massive black hole which slowly began to crush the ship. Kirk offered to assist the crew of the ''Narada'', but Nero refused. Kirk then had the ''Enterprise'' fire upon the ''Narada'' to ensure its destruction until the ship was pulled apart and ultimately devoured by the black hole. ({{film|11}})
{{bginfo|According to writers [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], Kirk orders the ''Enterprise'' to fire on the ''Narada'' as it is being pulled into the black hole at the end of the film to prevent the ship from possibly emerging elsewhere and causing more chaos and destruction. [http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/trek-scribes-speak-complaints-addressed/#more-1201]}}
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{{bginfo|According to writers [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], Kirk orders the ''Enterprise'' to fire on the ''Narada'' as it is being pulled into the black hole at the end of the film to prevent the ship from possibly emerging elsewhere and causing more chaos and destruction. ''[http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/trek-scribes-speak-complaints-addressed/#more-1201]''}}
   
 
{{Flight of the Narada}}
 
{{Flight of the Narada}}
   
 
== Crew ==
 
== Crew ==
* '''See''' [[Narada personnel]]
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* '''See''' [[Narada personnel|''Narada'' personnel]]
   
 
==Technical data==
 
==Technical data==
 
===Weapons===
 
===Weapons===
Despite being only a mining vessel in its own time, the ''Narada'' possessed weaponry far more advanced than that of any ships it encountered in the 23rd century. The primary weapons seemed to be highly destructive [[missile]]s, each of which could break into several component projectiles. These projectiles were powerful enough to penetrate the standard [[shield]]ing which starships of the time utilized. The Narada housed at least enough of these weapons to easily destroy entire fleets of ships; more than fifty vessels were destroyed over twenty-five years, including a fleet of [[Federation]] starships deployed against it over Vulcan and six of the seven Federation ships sent to investigate Nero's attack on that planet.
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Despite being only a mining vessel in its own time, the ''Narada'' possessed weaponry far more advanced than that of any ships it encountered in the 23rd century. The primary weapons seemed to be highly destructive [[missile]]s, each of which could break into several component projectiles. These projectiles were powerful enough to penetrate the standard [[shield]]ing which starships of the time utilized. The ''Narada'' housed at least enough of these weapons to easily destroy entire fleets of ships; more than fifty vessels were destroyed over twenty-five years.
[[File:Federation_shipwreck 2258.jpg|thumb|Starfleet ship remains after Nero's attack.]]
 
   
As a mining vessel, the ''Narada'' also had an immense drilling apparatus, which was a platform at the end of a lengthy boom seemingly hundreds of kilometers long. The drill emitted a powerful beam that could penetrate a planet's surface and continue all the way to its core. The high energy output from the beam itself also acted as a disruptor of sorts, causing localised interferance in communications and beaming [[transporter]] signals.
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As a mining vessel, the ''Narada'' also had an immense [[drill platform|drilling apparatus]], which was a platform at the end of a lengthy boom seemingly hundreds of kilometers long. The drill emitted a powerful beam that could penetrate a planet's surface and continue all the way to its core. The high energy output from the beam itself also acted as a disruptor of sorts, causing localized interference in communications and [[transporter]] signals.
   
 
With the ''Jellyfish'' in its possession, the ''Narada'' could also deploy bombs loaded with incredibly destructive red matter.
 
With the ''Jellyfish'' in its possession, the ''Narada'' could also deploy bombs loaded with incredibly destructive red matter.
   
 
== Appendices ==
 
== Appendices ==
=== Background ===
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=== Background information ===
 
The ''Narada'' was designed by [[James Clyne]]. Production designer [[Scott Chambliss]] wanted the ship to be assymetrical, in contrast to the "perfect symmetry" of the ''Enterprise''. Chambliss contemplated "the scariest thing in space" and looked to a kitchen knife, imagining "500 ''gigantic'' knife-edge points". "That's how the Romulan ship developed, with a kitchen knife and the twisted imagination of James Clyne," he said. During development, the ship was referred to as "Hanson's Ranch" to keep its name secret. (''[[Star Trek - The Art of the Film]])''
 
The ''Narada'' was designed by [[James Clyne]]. Production designer [[Scott Chambliss]] wanted the ship to be assymetrical, in contrast to the "perfect symmetry" of the ''Enterprise''. Chambliss contemplated "the scariest thing in space" and looked to a kitchen knife, imagining "500 ''gigantic'' knife-edge points". "That's how the Romulan ship developed, with a kitchen knife and the twisted imagination of James Clyne," he said. During development, the ship was referred to as "Hanson's Ranch" to keep its name secret. (''[[Star Trek - The Art of the Film]])''
   
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=== Apocrypha ===
 
=== Apocrypha ===
[[File:Countdown Narada.jpg|right|thumb|The ''Narada'', before being retrofitted in [[2387]]]]
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[[File:Countdown Narada.jpg|thumb|The ''Narada'', before being retrofitted in 2387]]
In the ''Star Trek'' prequel comic book miniseries ''[[Star Trek: Countdown]]'', the ''Narada''{{'}}s advanced weaponry and appearance are explained as being the result of the ship being retrofitted with salvaged and reverse-engineered [[Borg]] technology. The [[Tal Shiar]] in the 24th century had been experimenting with Borg technology, and Nero's ship was the [[Prototype|experimental]] vessel used. The ''Narada'' was retrofitted at the Vault, a cloaked military installation in deep space, subsequent to the destruction of Romulus. The Borg [[nanoprobe]]s allowed the ship to grow and repair itself, and also take on a much larger and more menacing appearance. The ship's speed was increased from Warp 9.8 to "...immeasurable transwarp speeds." This information also appeared on the Blu-ray release of the film in the supplement section "Starships."
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In the ''Star Trek'' prequel comic book miniseries ''[[Star Trek: Countdown]]'', the ''Narada''{{'}}s advanced weaponry and appearance are explained as being the result of the ship being retrofitted with salvaged and reverse-engineered [[Borg]] technology. The [[Tal Shiar]] in the 24th century had been experimenting with Borg technology, and Nero's ship was the [[Prototype|experimental]] vessel used. The ''Narada'' was retrofitted at {{mb|The Vault}}, a cloaked military installation in deep space, subsequent to the destruction of Romulus. The Borg [[nanoprobe]]s allowed the ship to grow and repair itself, and also take on a much larger and more menacing appearance. The ship's speed was increased from Warp 9.8 to "...immeasurable transwarp speeds." This information also appeared on the Blu-ray release of the film in the supplement section "Starships."
   
 
The Borg connection paid off in the sequel to ''Countdown'', ''[[Star Trek: Nero]]''. After Nero escapes from [[Rura Penthe]] &ndash; the "[[Klingon prison planet]]" &ndash; the ''Narada'' takes him to ''[[V'Ger]]'', which Nero uses to calculate where Spock will arrive.
 
The Borg connection paid off in the sequel to ''Countdown'', ''[[Star Trek: Nero]]''. After Nero escapes from [[Rura Penthe]] &ndash; the "[[Klingon prison planet]]" &ndash; the ''Narada'' takes him to ''[[V'Ger]]'', which Nero uses to calculate where Spock will arrive.
   
In an [[Mirrored, Part 1|issue]] of the ongoing ''[[Star Trek (IDW ongoing)|Star Trek]]'' comic set in the alternate reality's [[mirror universe]], Kirk - Spock's first officer - commandeers the ''Narada'' from Nero following the Terran Empire's conquest of the Klingon Empire. He attacks and destroys the ''Enterprise'', and sets course for Vulcan.
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In ''[[Star Trek: Ongoing]]''{{'}}s "[[Mirrored, Part 1]]", set in the alternate reality's [[mirror universe]], Kirk - Spock's first officer - commandeers the ''Narada'' from Nero following the Terran Empire's conquest of the Klingon Empire. He attacks and destroys the ''Enterprise'', and sets course for Vulcan. However, after recovering Spock Prime, he is outmaneouvred by Spock Prime, Uhura, and Spock- Uhura having saved Spock's life before the destruction of the ''Enterprise''- and is killed before he can destroy Vulcan, with the two Spocks remaining on Vulcan to rebuild while Uhura takes command of the ''Narada''.
   
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The {{y|2013}} [[Games|virtual collectible card battle game]] ''[[Star Trek: Rivals]]'' has the ''Narada'' as card #107.
In ''[[Star Trek Online]]'', the ''Narada'' gave birth to the look-alike ''Khnial''-class. Like the ''Narada'', the ''Khnial'' was created by using [[Borg]] technology on an unnamed Romulan Warbird class. This is the closest the game can get to utilizing anything from the alternate universe. It is obtainable from the [[Lobi crystal|Lobi Crystal]] Consortium.
 
   
 
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For the similarly named Nasari vessel, please see Nerada.
"At 23:00 hours last night, there was an attack; 47 Klingon warbirds destroyed by Romulans, sir; it was reported that the Romulans were on one ship... one massive ship."

The Narada was a Romulan mining vessel that was in service in the late 24th century. In 2387, the Narada was commanded by Nero; his second-in-command was Ayel. It was transported back in time to 2233 through a black hole after the destruction of Romulus, where it created the alternate reality by destroying the USS Kelvin.

History

Following the destruction of Romulus by a supernova in 2387, Nero took the Narada to intercept Ambassador Spock, who was attempting to create an artificial black hole which would consume the star before it destroyed more worlds. Both the Narada and Spock's ship, the Jellyfish, went missing after they were pulled into the black hole.

Narada interior

Interior of the Narada

The Narada emerged from the black hole, 75,000 kilometers from the edge of Klingon space, in the year 2233, creating the alternate reality. There, the Narada encountered and attacked the USS Kelvin, easily overpowering the Federation starship. During the attack the Kelvin's commanding officer, Captain Richard Robau, was killed. Lieutenant George Kirk took command. With his ship heavily damaged and facing imminent annihilation by the Narada, Kirk gave the order to abandon ship. To save the lives of those evacuating in shuttles, Kirk rammed the Kelvin into the Narada. Although the Narada sustained enough damage to ensure the safety of the Kelvin evacuees, the Narada was still operational.

The scans the Kelvin took of the Narada's 24th century technology, that went with the survivors on the shuttles, were used by 23rd century Starfleet to reverse engineer the more "advanced" technology seen in the alternate reality, according to a post by Star Trek screenwriter Roberto Orci on Ain't It Cool News. [1] Director J.J. Abrams also said in an interview with MTV that readings from the Narada "inspired ideas and technology that wouldn't have advanced otherwise." [2]
A deleted scene from the film establishes that the Narada was crippled after it was rammed by the Kelvin. A convoy of Klingon Warbirds eventually arrived and captured the ship and its crew. Twenty five years later, Nero and his crew escaped from their imprisonment on Rura Penthe, the Klingon prison planet, reclaimed the Narada, which was kept in orbit, and continued on their mission. [3]
Narada warp

The Narada warps after the Jellyfish

Twenty five years later, the Narada was involved in an attack on a Klingon prison planet and the destruction of 47 Klingon Warbirds. Shortly thereafter, the Jellyfish, with Spock aboard, emerged from the black hole and was immediately captured by the Narada. The Narada then left for Vulcan and drilled a hole into the planet, all the way to its core. When the Federation sent a small fleet to Vulcan to investigate the seismic disturbance, the Narada destroyed them shortly before the USS Enterprise arrived. The crew of the Enterprise successfully stopped the drill, but were unable to stop Nero from injecting red matter, taken from the Jellyfish, into the core of the planet, creating a black hole which quickly consumed Vulcan.

Narada destroyed

The Narada is consumed by a black hole

Following Vulcan's destruction, Nero interrogated the captured Pike using Centaurian slugs, forcing the helpless captain to reveal Earth's planetary defense codes. Nero took the Narada to Earth and began drilling into that planet. However, the drilling rig was destroyed by that era's Spock using the Jellyfish, which he confiscated from the Narada. After drawing the Narada away from Earth, Spock rammed the Jellyfish into the Narada. The remaining red matter that was aboard the Jellyfish was ignited, creating a massive black hole which slowly began to crush the ship. Kirk offered to assist the crew of the Narada, but Nero refused. Kirk then had the Enterprise fire upon the Narada to ensure its destruction until the ship was pulled apart and ultimately devoured by the black hole. (Star Trek)

According to writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, Kirk orders the Enterprise to fire on the Narada as it is being pulled into the black hole at the end of the film to prevent the ship from possibly emerging elsewhere and causing more chaos and destruction. [4]

Crew

Technical data

Weapons

Despite being only a mining vessel in its own time, the Narada possessed weaponry far more advanced than that of any ships it encountered in the 23rd century. The primary weapons seemed to be highly destructive missiles, each of which could break into several component projectiles. These projectiles were powerful enough to penetrate the standard shielding which starships of the time utilized. The Narada housed at least enough of these weapons to easily destroy entire fleets of ships; more than fifty vessels were destroyed over twenty-five years.

As a mining vessel, the Narada also had an immense drilling apparatus, which was a platform at the end of a lengthy boom seemingly hundreds of kilometers long. The drill emitted a powerful beam that could penetrate a planet's surface and continue all the way to its core. The high energy output from the beam itself also acted as a disruptor of sorts, causing localized interference in communications and transporter signals.

With the Jellyfish in its possession, the Narada could also deploy bombs loaded with incredibly destructive red matter.

Appendices

Background information

The Narada was designed by James Clyne. Production designer Scott Chambliss wanted the ship to be assymetrical, in contrast to the "perfect symmetry" of the Enterprise. Chambliss contemplated "the scariest thing in space" and looked to a kitchen knife, imagining "500 gigantic knife-edge points". "That's how the Romulan ship developed, with a kitchen knife and the twisted imagination of James Clyne," he said. During development, the ship was referred to as "Hanson's Ranch" to keep its name secret. (Star Trek - The Art of the Film)

J.J. Abrams wanted the ship's interiors to feel mysterious by having them be "amorphous, to have a sense of no corners, ceilings or floors". To minimize the size of the set, Chambliss called on his experience in theater to build a set where parts could be moved around to create another section of the ship each day. Cinematographer Dan Mindel used "abrasive" yellow-green lighting to suggest the angry and fragmented mindset of the Romulan crew. Visual effects supervisor Roger Guyett complemented the feel by underlighting the digital shots "in classic horror movie style", based on a lighting test "that went wrong, but I actually liked the look" of.

ILM model supervisor Bruce Holcomb stated the Narada was six miles (ten kilometers) long, [5] while Post Magazine mentions it is five miles (eight kilometers) long. [6] The film's Blu-ray gives a final estimate of the ship's length at 30,737.3 feet (9,368.7 meters). Regardless, the ship was one of the largest digital models ever built by the company: according to Roger Guyett, the detail required near 1:1 scale.

Apocrypha

Countdown Narada

The Narada, before being retrofitted in 2387

In the Star Trek prequel comic book miniseries Star Trek: Countdown, the Narada's advanced weaponry and appearance are explained as being the result of the ship being retrofitted with salvaged and reverse-engineered Borg technology. The Tal Shiar in the 24th century had been experimenting with Borg technology, and Nero's ship was the experimental vessel used. The Narada was retrofitted at The Vault (β), a cloaked military installation in deep space, subsequent to the destruction of Romulus. The Borg nanoprobes allowed the ship to grow and repair itself, and also take on a much larger and more menacing appearance. The ship's speed was increased from Warp 9.8 to "...immeasurable transwarp speeds." This information also appeared on the Blu-ray release of the film in the supplement section "Starships."

The Borg connection paid off in the sequel to Countdown, Star Trek: Nero. After Nero escapes from Rura Penthe – the "Klingon prison planet" – the Narada takes him to V'Ger, which Nero uses to calculate where Spock will arrive.

In Star Trek: Ongoing's "Mirrored, Part 1", set in the alternate reality's mirror universe, Kirk - Spock's first officer - commandeers the Narada from Nero following the Terran Empire's conquest of the Klingon Empire. He attacks and destroys the Enterprise, and sets course for Vulcan. However, after recovering Spock Prime, he is outmaneouvred by Spock Prime, Uhura, and Spock- Uhura having saved Spock's life before the destruction of the Enterprise- and is killed before he can destroy Vulcan, with the two Spocks remaining on Vulcan to rebuild while Uhura takes command of the Narada.

The 2013 virtual collectible card battle game Star Trek: Rivals has the Narada as card #107.

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