Narada

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Narada

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The Narada was a mining vessel in service of the Romulan Star Empire. It was commanded by Nero; his second-in-command was Ayel.

History

The Narada appears out of the Black Hole.

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.

The Narada emerged from the black hole in the year 2233, causing an alternate reality. There, the Narada encountered and attacked the USS Kelvin, easily overpowering the Federation starship. With no options left, Lieutenant George Kirk (now in command of the Kelvin after Nero killed its captain, Richard Robau) 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 ship was still operational. Scans of the Narada's 24th Century technology that were taken by the Kelvin (and escaped with the survivors) were used by 23rd century Starfleet to revere-engineer more advanced technology in the alternate timeline. [1].

Twenty five years later, the Jellyfish emerged from the black hole and was immediately captured by the Narada. The Narada drilled a hole into Vulcan, all the way to the planetary core, while the crew of the USS Enterprise attempted to interfere. Unfortunately, the Starfleet crew were unable to stop Nero from injecting red matter from the Jellyfish into the core, creating a black hole which quickly enveloped the planet.

Following Vulcan's destruction, 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 it away from Earth, Spock rammed the Jellyfish into the Narada, igniting the red matter that was aboard the ship and creating a massive black hole which crushed and ultimately devoured the ship. (Star Trek)

In the 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 Borg technology, which allows the ship to grow and repair itself.

Background

According to production notes on the official movie website, the Narada is "several miles long by several miles high". It is five miles (8 km) long according to Post Magazine article 'Star Trek' Returns.

The scans the Kelvin took of the Narada's 24th cenutry techonology (that went with the survivors on the shuttles) were used by 23rd century Starfleet to backwards engineer the more "advanced" technology seen in the alternate timeline, according to a post by Star Trek screenwriter Robert Orci on Ain't It Cool News. [2]

Apocrypha

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 Borg technology, which allows the ship to grow and repair itself.