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"Botany Bay... Botany Bay! Oh, no!"

- Pavel Chekov, 2285

The SS Botany Bay was a DY-100 class sleeper ship built on Earth in the late 20th century. The Botany Bay was launched from Earth in 1996 under the command of Khan Noonien Singh.

The Botany Bay was used by a group of genetically-enhanced Humans (Augments), led by Khan Noonien Singh, in an attempt to escape from Earth after being defeated by non-Augments. Khan intended to find a world for himself and his people that they could colonize. Initially Khan and 84 of his followers were placed in cryogenic freeze. Twelve of the suspended animation life support canisters failed while in deep space. This left Khan and 30 female and 42 male Augments to survive, including Otto, Joaquin, Kati, Rodriguez, Ling, McPherson, and others. (TOS: "Space Seed"; Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

Events

During the 22nd century, the Botany Bay was believed to be a myth. Arik Soong, an ancestor of Noonian Soong, was among those who believed this. Malik used it as an example of why the Augments Soong created should not run away. (ENT: "The Augments")

USS Enterprise alongside the Botany Bay (remastered) — The *USS Enterprise* alongside the SS *Botany Bay*

In 2267, 271 years after launch, the Botany Bay was discovered by the USS Enterprise in a sector where Starbase 12 was the command base for Federation Starfleet vessels.

Upon revival, Khan and his followers, with the assistance of Lt. Marla McGivers, seized control of the Enterprise, and left the now-useless Botany Bay adrift in space. The hijacking was quickly overcome by Captain Kirk and his officers. Kirk offered Khan, his followers, and Marla McGivers the chance to settle the uninhabited world of Ceti Alpha V, an offer which Khan accepted. (TOS: "Space Seed")

Various personal effects transferred from the Botany Bay were kept within Starfleet-issue cargo carriers which were provided to start the colony. The cargo carriers were subsequently used as shelters by Khan and his followers for almost fifteen years on Ceti Alpha V after the planet became a desert wasteland. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

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In 2258 of the alternate reality, Section 31 performed secret investigations in unexplored space for means of better defending the Federation after the destruction of Vulcan. They discovered the Botany Bay, and Khan was awoken. With the other 72 augments still in stasis under Section 31's control, he was forced to join and work for Starfleet as John Harrison. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Personnel

List of SS Botany Bay personnel

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Appendices

Background

DY 100 painting — Botany Bay being launched

The Botany Bay was named for the Australian geographical location, the site of the first penal colony on the shores of Australia.
The original model was designed by Matt Jefferies, and most likely built by Film Effects of Hollywood. The model stood 44" in length, and was constructed of wood, with no internal lighting. Jeffries also added the weathering seen on the model. Effects shots showing the Botany Bay alongside the Enterprise were filmed at Film Effects. (Star Trek Magazine issue 120)
There has been a good deal of confusion regarding the origin of Khan's home on Ceti Alpha V as seen in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Some have speculated that it consists of the remains of the Botany Bay or its cargo pods. However, in "Space Seed", the Botany Bay is left adrift after Khan takes over the Enterprise, making this unlikely. In fact, behind-the-scenes photos from The Wrath of Khan clearly show that Khan's shelter consists of several Starfleet-issue cargo pods (based on the pods seen in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, complete with an attachment sled for a Workbee vehicle) laid end-to-end. The movie-era Federation seal can also be seen on the exterior of one of the pods (and is just barely visible in the film itself). This clearly indicates that Kirk provided several cargo pods from the Enterprise to help start the colony, and that Khan's personal effects from the Botany Bay (such as his books and the Botany Bay buckle) were bought aboard the Enterprise before the sleeper ship was discarded. So, while various novels and comic books have depicted Khan's home as being the remains of the Botany Bay, that is not the case in official, live-action canon.
In the 2006 "remastered" version of "Space Seed", the Botany Bay appeared adrift on a different axis than the Enterprise in a much more "weathered" state than it did in its original appearance, to match Spock's line stating that its "hull surface is pitted with meteor scars." The conning tower was also given a very small docking port, added by Michael Okuda at the suggestion of a NASA engineer with the thought that a spacecraft built in the 1990s would have such a port to dock with the International Space Station.
The Bajoran religious wheel symbol (sometimes seen, for example, in Kira's, Sisko's, and Dax's (DS9: "Dax") quarters or Varis Sul's (DS9: "The Storyteller") and Vash's guests quarters (DS9: "Q-Less") on Deep Space 9) is composed of rotated images of the Botany Bay. A more prominently featured version can be seen in Kai Winn's quarters during her meditation in "'Til Death Do Us Part".
Star Trek: Star Charts places the border of the sector where the Botany Bay was found twenty light years away from Earth.
During the production of Star Trek it was briefly considered putting a shot of the Botany Bay in after the end credits, as an Easter egg. However, it was decided against, as it was felt that this would tie the hands of the production staff for the film's sequel story. (Star Trek audio commentary)
According to the novel The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2, the Botany Bay was launched from Earth on January 11, 1996.
The second edition of the Star Trek Chronology featured an image of the Botany Bay being launched from Earth with the use of booster rockets similar to those used by the Space shuttle. The "launch mode" model was built by Greg Jein, while Michael Okuda composited the image, using a NASA photo of a space shuttle launch.

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 *The ''Botany Bay'' was named for the [[Botany Bay|Australian geographical location]], the site of the first penal colony on the shores of [[Australia]].
 *The original model was designed by [[Matt Jefferies]], and most likely built by [[Film Effects of Hollywood]]. The model stood 44" in length, and was constructed of wood, with no internal lighting. Jeffries also added the weathering seen on the model. Effects shots showing the ''Botany Bay'' alongside the ''Enterprise'' were filmed at Film Effects. ([[Star Trek Magazine issue 120|''Star Trek Magazine'' issue 120]])
-*There has been a good deal of confusion regarding the origin of Khan's home on [[Ceti Alpha V]] as seen in ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''. Some have speculated that it consists of the remains of the ''Botany Bay'' or its cargo pods. However, in "[[Space Seed (episode)]]", the ''Botany Bay'' is left adrift after Khan takes over the ''Enterprise'', making this unlikely. In fact, behind-the-scenes photos from ''The Wrath of Khan'' clearly show that Khan's shelter consists of several Starfleet-issue cargo pods (based on the pods seen in ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'', complete with an attachment sled for a [[Workbee]] vehicle) laid end-to-end. The movie-era [[Federation]] seal can also be seen on the exterior of one of the pods (and is just barely visible in the film itself). This clearly indicates that Kirk provided several cargo pods from the ''Enterprise'' to help start the colony, and that Khan's personal effects from the ''Botany Bay'' (such as his books and the ''Botany Bay'' buckle) were bought aboard the ''Enterprise'' before the sleeper ship was discarded. So, while various novels and comic books have depicted Khan's home as being the remains of the ''Botany Bay'', that is not the case in official, live-action canon.
+*There has been a good deal of confusion regarding the origin of Khan's home on [[Ceti Alpha V]] as seen in ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''. Some have speculated that it consists of the remains of the ''Botany Bay'' or its cargo pods. However, in "[[Space Seed]]", the ''Botany Bay'' is left adrift after Khan takes over the ''Enterprise'', making this unlikely. In fact, behind-the-scenes photos from ''The Wrath of Khan'' clearly show that Khan's shelter consists of several Starfleet-issue cargo pods (based on the pods seen in ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'', complete with an attachment sled for a [[Workbee]] vehicle) laid end-to-end. The movie-era [[Federation]] seal can also be seen on the exterior of one of the pods (and is just barely visible in the film itself). This clearly indicates that Kirk provided several cargo pods from the ''Enterprise'' to help start the colony, and that Khan's personal effects from the ''Botany Bay'' (such as his books and the ''Botany Bay'' buckle) were bought aboard the ''Enterprise'' before the sleeper ship was discarded. So, while various novels and comic books have depicted Khan's home as being the remains of the ''Botany Bay'', that is not the case in official, live-action canon.
 *In the {{y|2006}} "remastered" version of "Space Seed", the ''Botany Bay'' appeared adrift on a different axis than the ''Enterprise'' in a much more "weathered" state than it did in its original appearance, to match [[Spock]]'s line stating that its "[[hull]] surface is pitted with [[meteor]] scars." The conning tower was also given a very small docking port, added by Michael Okuda at the suggestion of a NASA engineer with the thought that a spacecraft built in the 1990s would have such a port to dock with the [[International Space Station]].
 *The [[Bajoran]] religious wheel symbol (sometimes seen, for example, in [[Kira Nerys|Kira]]'s, [[Benjamin Sisko|Sisko]]'s, and [[Jadzia Dax|Dax]]'s ({{DS9|Dax}}) [[quarters]] or [[Varis Sul]]'s ({{DS9|The Storyteller}}) and [[Vash]]'s guests quarters ({{DS9|Q-Less}}) on [[Deep Space 9]]) is composed of rotated images of the ''Botany Bay''. A more prominently featured version can be seen in [[Kai]] [[Winn Adami|Winn]]'s quarters during her meditation in {{e|'Til Death Do Us Part}}.