Changes: SS Columbia

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Columbia encampment — A Talosian illusion of the *Columbia* encampment

The SS Columbia was a 23rd century Federation survey ship. The ship was launched from Earth prior to her disappearance in 2236.

The research scientists on board, led by Doctor Theodore Haskins, were employed by the American Continent Institute. As the ship was launched before the breaking of the time barrier, it was considerably slower than later Constitution-class ships. The Columbia used a radio wave transmitter for distress signals. The signals were keyed to cause interference that registered on starship sensors as unidentified objects traveling at the speed of light.

In 2236, the Columbia crashed on the planet Talos IV, with crewmember Vina the only survivor. Eighteen years later, the starship USS Enterprise detected what appeared to be a distress signal from the Columbia, coming from Talos IV. Beaming down, the crew discovered a group of survivors, but it was soon revealed that they were elaborate illusions created by the Talosians, for the purpose of kidnapping Captain Pike. (TOS: "The Cage", "The Menagerie, Part I")

Personnel

SS Columbia personnel

Template:StarshipColumbia

External link

SS Columbia at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+{{sidebar starship|
-[[Image:Columbia encampment.jpg|thumb|''Columbia'' encampment]]
+        image=
-The '''SS ''Columbia''''' was a [[Federation]] [[survey vessel]] in the [[23rd century]].
+|        Name= SS ''Columbia''
+|       Class= [[Survey ship]]
+| Affiliation= {{Federation}}
+|      Status= Destroyed
+|  Datestatus= 2236
+|Registry = NC-5940-1}}
+[[File:Columbia encampment.jpg|thumb|A Talosian illusion of the ''Columbia'' encampment]]
+The '''SS ''Columbia''''' was a [[23rd century]] [[Federation]] [[survey ship]]. The ship was launched from [[Earth]] prior to her disappearance in [[2236]].
+The research [[scientist]]s on board, led by [[Doctor]] [[Theodore Haskins]], were employed by the [[American Continent Institute]]. As the ship was launched before the breaking of the [[time barrier]], it was considerably slower than later {{class|Constitution}} ships. The ''Columbia'' used a [[radio wave]] transmitter for [[distress signal]]s. The signals were keyed to cause interference that registered on [[starship]] [[sensor]]s as unidentified objects traveling at the [[speed of light]].
-The ''Columbia'' crashed on [[Talos IV]] in [[2236]] while on a survey expedition in the unexplored [[Talos Star Group]] for the [[American Continent Institute]] under [[doctor|Dr.]] [[Theodore Haskins]]. The only survivor of the crash was [[Vina]]. ({{TOS|The Cage|The Menagerie, Part I|The Menagerie, Part II}})
+In 2236, the ''Columbia'' crashed on the planet [[Talos IV]], with crewmember [[Vina]] the only survivor. [[2254|Eighteen years later]], the starship {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} detected what appeared to be a distress signal from the ''Columbia'', coming from Talos IV. Beaming down, the crew discovered a group of survivors, but it was soon revealed that they were elaborate illusions created by the [[Talosian]]s, for the purpose of kidnapping [[Captain]] [[Christopher Pike|Pike]]. ({{TOS|The Cage|The Menagerie, Part I}})
-The ''Columbia'' may have been named after [[Wikipedia: Historical Columbia|Historical Columbia]], essentially being a moniker for the United States of America. Another likely reference is the [[Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Columbia|Space Shuttle Columbia]].
-==Personnel==
+== Personnel ==
-* [[SS Columbia personnel|List of SS ''Columbia'' personnel]]
+* [[SS Columbia personnel|SS ''Columbia'' personnel]]
 {{StarshipColumbia}}
-[[Category:Federation starships|Columbia, SS]]
+== External link ==
+* {{mbeta|SS Columbia|SS ''Columbia''}}
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+[[fr:SS Columbia]]
+[[ja:SSコロンビア]]
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+[[pl:SS Columbia]]
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+[[Category:Federation starships|Columbia, SS]]