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The Enterprise leaps beyond our galaxy – into the deadly void of the universe.

The Wounded Sky is a Pocket TOS novel – #13 in the numbered series – written by Diane Duane. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in December 1983.

Summary

From the book jacket: An alien scientist invents the intergalactic inversion drive, an engine system that transcends warp drive – and the USS Enterprise will be the first to test it! The Klingons attempt to thwart the test, but a greater danger looms when strange symptoms surface among the crew – and time becomes meaningless.

Now Captain Kirk and his friends face their greatest challenge – to repair the fabric of the universe before time is lost forever.

Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.

Chapter One

Kirk is frustrated at Federation and Starfleet politics, awaiting news of which starship is to be selected as test-vehicle for the inversion drive, a new concept in space travel propulsion. A communiqué from Starfleet Command arrives, revealing Enterprise has been selected. The ship proceeds to Starbase 18. Enterprise is to prepare to leave the galaxy.

Chapter Two

Enterprise puts into port at Starbase 18, orbiting the star Alpha Arietis (also known as Hamal).

Chapter Sixteen

A fleet of Federation starships greets Enterprise home

Background information

This is Diane Duane's first Star Trek novel; the book introduces many supporting characters who would appear in her later Star Trek: The Original Series-era novels and comics.
The novel was the last Pocket Star Trek novel to be published under the "Timescape" imprint labelling.
The Science Fiction Book Club released a special edition of this novel in hardback in July 1984.
This novel's premise was extensively rewritten to become the TNG episode "Where No One Has Gone Before". (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (2nd ed., p. 36))
Although the stardate given for Kirk's communiqué was 9250.00, this novel is apparently supposed to take place in the final years of the TOS-era five-year mission, even though stardates beginning with a "9" weren't used until the 2290s in canon productions.
In the final chapter, the fleet of ships greeting Enterprise was said to include a number of "heavy cruisers of her own class." While it seems unlikely they were all Constitution-class, they may belong to a similar heavy cruiser design, so as not to contradict the concept that there were only about twelve Constitutions in service in the 2260s. The text of the novel states there are twenty-two heavy cruisers in Starfleet service at the time.

Cover gallery

Characters

Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in Pocket TOS characters.

Regular and recurring characters

James T. Kirk (β)

Enterprise captain

Spock (β)

Half-Vulcan Enterprise exec and science officer

Leonard McCoy (β)

Enterprise surgeon

Montgomery Scott (β)

Enterprise chief engineer

Uhura (β)

Enterprise communications officer

Hikaru Sulu (β)

Enterprise helmsman

Pavel Chekov (β)

Enterprise navigator

K's't'lk

Child/creation of K't'lk

Reappears in Spock's World

Mahásë: Starfleet lieutenant, beta shift communications officer subordinate to Uhura
Harb Tanzer (β): Chief of recreation aboard the Enterprise

Other characters

Katha'sat: Starfleet commodore in command of Starbase 18. It was a Hest.
K't'lk: Born around 1406, Hamalki scientist who led the creation of inversion drive.
Rhonda S. Halloran: Starfleet vice admiral stationed on Earth, she relayed news of Enterprise being selected to Kirk.
Klingon captain: Female captain of the IKS Kaza, flagship of the fleet which ambushed Enterprise. After a running battle with over half a dozen Klingon warships, Enterprise was hailed by Kaza's captain, advising them to kill their helmsman so that the afterlife would know which ship's crew to expect next.

Mentioned

B't'kr: Hamalki scientist who was a contributor to the inversion drive design.
Sivek: Vulcan scientist who was a contributor to the inversion drive design.
T'pask: Vulcan scientist who was a contributor to the inversion drive design.

References

Alpha Arietis (β)

Spectral class KO star, primary of Hamal, location of Starbase 18.

IKS Amak (KL-02) (β)

Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking Enterprise. Amak was lured into the corona of the star 109 Piscium, following Enterprise. Attempting to turn too sharply, Amak overstressed its hull and imploded.

USS Arizona (β)

Defender-class Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home.

USS Armstrong (β)

Cutter type Federation starship.

USS Bismarck (β)

Defender-class Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home.

USS Challenger (β)

Federation starship. Kirk recognized the Challenger while entering port at Starbase 18.

USS Condor (β)

Federation starship. Kirk recognized the Condor while entering port at Starbase 18.

USS Constitution (β)

Federation starship, a light cruiser.

Oddly, the Constitution would presumably be a heavy cruiser, if it was truly the prototype of the class Enterprise. It's possible the ship had been replaced or modified into a light cruiser.

code 064

Starfleet communications protocol for bad news sent by a flag officer

Coma B patrol corridor

Area of space the Enterprise was in when recalled for the inversion drive tests.

USS Dataphda (β)

Defender-class Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home.

Defender-class (β)

Type of Federation starship, a multi-hulled battleship. Defenders were so large, Starfleet traffic codes required these ships to maintain an eight kilometer limit in ship formations. Seven of these vessels assembled in the fleet to greet Enterprise home.

USS Divine Wind (β)

Defender-class Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home.

USS Eilonwy (β)

Federation starship. Kirk recognized the Eilonwy while entering port at Starbase 18.

elective mass inversion apparatus

Central component to the propulsion system known as "inversion drive."

IKS Enekti (KL-66) (β)

Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking Enterprise. Enekti was destroyed when Sulu's aggressive piloting lured Enekti into attacking, overstressing its structural integrity field, shearing off a nacelle.

USS Erinnye (β)

Carrier type Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home.

Eseriat

Humanoid species with craggy facial features, their skin, hair and eyes are all solid gray. Lieutenant Mahásë was Eseriat.

USS Henrietta Leavitt (β)

Federation starship assigned by Vice Admiral Halloran to replace Enterprise in the Coma B patrol.

Hamal (β)

Fourth planet orbiting Alpha Arietis, home of the Hamalki species and the location of Starbase 18.

Hamalki (β)

Species native to the Alpha Arietis system.

Hest (β)

Plural "Hestv," a humanoid species from Rukbah V.

Hilbert field torus

Construct which Scotty ordered built in main engineering. After two weeks of assembly work, Scott had it removed to make way for the inversion apparatus.

USS Hypsipyle (β)

Carrier type Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home.

USS Inaieu (β)

Defender-class Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home.

Inaieu next appeared in My Enemy, My Ally.

USS Indomitable (β)

Heavy cruiser class Federation starship. Kirk recognized Indomitable entering port at Starbase 18, and later the vessel was one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home.

inertrogen (β)

An apparently inert gaseous element used in storing artwork.

USS Intrepid (β)

Heavy cruiser class Federation starship, this replacement for the previous Intrepid was one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home. Her shields were keyed to flare blue, the flag code for a home port of Vulcan.

This ship appeared again in Duane's later novel My Enemy, My Ally. This is presumably the same replacement Intrepid mentioned as being under construction in the Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens novel Prime Directive. In My Enemy, My Ally, the Intrepid is described as a prototype for the modifications seen in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

inversion drive (β): New form of propulsion to be tested by Enterprise, providing instantaneous travel anywhere in the galaxy, and beyond.
USS Isshasshte (β): Heavy cruiser class Federation starship, Isshasshte was one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home. Her shields were keyed to flare pale blue, the flag code for a home port of Deneb.
Jane's Fighting Starships: Publication. Kirk mused the assembled fleet greeting them home looked like the holo-foldout of this 23rd century version of Jane's Fighting Ships.
IKS Kaza (KL-8) (β): Klingon warship, with a female captain, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking Enterprise.
USS John F. Kennedy (β): Heavy cruiser class Federation starship, Kennedy was one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home. Her shields were keyed to flare yellow, the flag code for a home port of Earth.
IKS Kj'khrry (KL-14) (β): Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking Enterprise.
IKS Kytin (KL-55) (β): Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking Enterprise.
USS Lookfar (β): Federation starship. Kirk recognized the Lookfar while entering port at Starbase 18.
USS Marya Morevna: Carrier type Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home.
IKS Menekku (KL-96) (β): Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking Enterprise.
USS M'hasien (β): Defender-class Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home.
USS Milton Humason (β): Federation starship. Kirk recognized the Humason while entering port at Starbase 18.
nhwe: Hestv liquor, containing a neuropressor hormone.
IKS Okuv (KL-782) (β): Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking Enterprise.

Constitutions formation — The *Potemkin* with three other heavy cruisers (TOS: "The Ultimate Computer")

USS Potemkin (β): Heavy cruiser class Federation starship. Potemkin was one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home. Her shields were keyed to flare blue, the flag code for a home port of Earth.
USS Queen Christina: Carrier type Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home.
USS QE III (β): Federation starship. Kirk recognized the QE III while entering port at Starbase 18.

May be named after a Queen Elizabeth III, or be the third ship to be named Queen Elizabeth, as with the passenger ship QE-2.

USS Raptor (β): Federation starship that was Vice Admiral Halloran's first choice for the inversion drive test.
Recreation: Department aboard Enterprise in charge of the recreation deck, and the morale of the crew. The recreation chief was Lt. Tanzer, a medical officer subordinate to Dr. McCoy.

Rec Room - The Forest — Crewmembers in a holographic forest simulation (TAS: "The Practical Joker")

Recreation room: Area on the Enterprise set aside for crew gatherings and interaction, and relaxation. Harb Tanzer was putting up a forest hologram in the recreation room.
USS Rodger Young (β): Defender-class Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home.
Rukbah system: Star system, location of the Hestv civilization. This system is also known as Omega Cygni.
Rukbah V: Planet, homeworld of the Hestv.
Starbase 18 (β): Federation starbase, a station in the Alpha Arietis system, 200 million km from Hamal. An oblong space station, Starbase 18 was cigar shaped, and built with elaborate golden spires and architecture. Kirk found the design very alien, full of crystal and mirror finish metal surfaces (see Federation starbases).
USS Surak (β): Heavy cruiser class Federation starship, Surak was one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home. Her shields were keyed to flare blue, the flag code for a home port of Vulcan.
USS Tao Feng (β): Heavy cruiser class Federation starship, Tao Feng was one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home. Her shields were keyed to flare blue, the flag code for a home port of Earth.
Tegmenir (β): Species which had discovered Humanity through a single object, a chair. Kirk remembered this example when remembering the folly of characterizing a species by their design or architecture. Apparently the Tegmenir got the wrong idea about Humans, based on the chair.
USS Thermopylae (β): Starfleet Engineering vessel.
USS T'Laea: Starfleet Engineering vessel.
IKS Tukab (KL-94) (β): Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking Enterprise.
USS Valkyr (β): Carrier type Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet Enterprise back home.
Veriglas (β): An apparently transparent synthetic material used in storing artwork.

External links

The Wounded Sky at Wikipedia
The Wounded Sky at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-| Author            = [[Diane Duane]]
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-| Artist            = [[Boris Vallejo]]
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-| Publisher         = [[Pocket Books]]
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-| Series            = [[Pocket TOS]] #13<br />[[Titan Books]] #19
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-| Published         = {{m|December|1983}}
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-| Stardate          = 9250.00
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 ''The ''Enterprise'' leaps beyond our galaxy &ndash; into the deadly void of the universe.''
+'''''The Wounded Sky''''' is a [[Pocket TOS]] novel &ndash; #13 in the numbered series &ndash; written by [[Diane Duane]]. Published by [[Pocket Books]], it was first released in {{m|December|1983}}.
-==Summary==
+== Summary ==
 ;From the book jacket:
 :''An [[alien]] scientist invents the intergalactic inversion drive, an engine system that transcends [[warp drive]] &ndash; and the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} will be the first to test it! The [[Klingon]]s attempt to thwart the test, but a greater danger looms when strange symptoms surface among the crew &ndash; and [[time]] becomes meaningless.''
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-===Chapter One===
+=== Chapter One ===
-Kirk is frustrated at [[Federation]] and [[Starfleet]] politics, awaiting news of which [[starship]] is to be selected as test-vehicle for the inversion drive, a new concept in [[space]] travel propulsion. A communiqué from [[Starfleet Command]] arrives, revealing ''Enterprise'' has been selected. The ship proceeds to [[Starbase]] 18. ''Enterprise'' is to prepare to leave the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]].
+Kirk is frustrated at [[Federation]] and [[Starfleet]] politics, awaiting news of which [[starship]] is to be selected as test-vehicle for the inversion drive, a new concept in [[space]] travel propulsion. A communiqué from [[Starfleet Command]] arrives, revealing ''Enterprise'' has been selected. The ship proceeds to [[Starbase 18]]. ''Enterprise'' is to prepare to leave the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]].
-===Chapter Two===
+=== Chapter Two ===
 ''Enterprise'' puts into port at Starbase 18, [[orbit]]ing the star Alpha Arietis (also known as Hamal).
-===Chapter Sixteen===
+=== Chapter Sixteen ===
 A fleet of Federation starships greets ''Enterprise'' home'' <!--
-==Memorable Quotes==
+== Memorable quotes ==
-QUOTES -->
+QUOTES -->''
-==Background Information==
+== Background information ==
+* This is [[Diane Duane]]'s first ''[[Star Trek]]'' novel; the book introduces many supporting characters who would appear in her later {{s|TOS}}-era [[novels]] and [[comics]].
-*This novel's premise was extensively rewritten to become the [[TNG]] episode {{e|Where No One Has Gone Before}}. (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'')
+* The novel was the last Pocket ''Star Trek'' novel to be published under the "Timescape" imprint labelling.
-*[[Diane Duane]]'s first ''[[Star Trek]]'' novel, this book introduces many supporting characters who would appear in her later [[TOS]]-era [[novels]] and [[comics]].
+* The [[Science Fiction Book Club]] released a special edition of this novel in hardback in {{m|July|1984}}.
-*Although the stardate given for Kirk's communiqué was 9250.00, this novel is apparently supposed to take place in the final years of the [[TOS]]-era [[five-year mission]], even though stardates beginning with a "9" weren't used until the [[2290s]] in [[canon]] productions.
+* This novel's premise was extensively rewritten to become the [[TNG]] episode {{e|Where No One Has Gone Before}}. ({{tngc|2|36}})
-*In the final chapter, the fleet of ships greeting ''Enterprise'' was said to include a number of "[[heavy cruiser]]s of her own class."  While it seems unlikely they were all {{class|Constitution}}, they may belong to a similar heavy cruiser design, so as not to contradict the concept that there were only about 12 ''Constitution''s in service in the [[2260s]].  The text of the novel states there are 22 heavy cruisers in Starfleet service at the time.
+* Although the stardate given for Kirk's communiqué was 9250.00, this novel is apparently supposed to take place in the final years of the [[TOS]]-era [[five-year mission]], even though stardates beginning with a "9" weren't used until the [[2290s]] in [[canon]] productions.
+* In the final chapter, the fleet of ships greeting ''Enterprise'' was said to include a number of "[[heavy cruiser]]s of her own class."  While it seems unlikely they were all {{class|Constitution}}, they may belong to a similar heavy cruiser design, so as not to contradict the concept that there were only about twelve ''Constitution''s in service in the [[2260s]]. The text of the novel states there are twenty-two heavy cruisers in Starfleet service at the time.
+=== Cover gallery ===
-==Characters==
+<gallery>
+File:The Wounded Sky-Pocket TOS.jpg|Clean cover art
+File:The Wounded Sky SFBC hardback cover.jpg|SFBC hardback cover
+</gallery>
+== Characters ==
 {{non canon characters|Pocket TOS}}
-===Regular and recurring characters===
+=== Regular and recurring characters ===
-[[File:Star_Trek_TOS_cast.jpg|thumb|''Enterprise'' staff]]
+[[File:Star Trek TOS cast.jpg|thumb|''Enterprise'' staff]]
-;{{mbeta|James T. Kirk|[[James T. Kirk]]}}: ''Enterprise'' [[captain]]
+;{{mb|James T. Kirk|[[James T. Kirk]]}}: ''Enterprise'' [[captain]]
-;{{mbeta|Spock|[[Spock]]}}: Half-[[Vulcan]] ''Enterprise'' [[XO|exec]] and [[science officer]]
+;{{mb|Spock|[[Spock]]}}: Half-[[Vulcan]] ''Enterprise'' [[XO|exec]] and [[science officer]]
-;{{mbeta|Leonard H. McCoy|[[Leonard McCoy]]}}: ''Enterprise'' [[CMO|surgeon]]
+;{{mb|Leonard H. McCoy|[[Leonard McCoy]]}}: ''Enterprise'' [[CMO|surgeon]]
-;{{mbeta|Montgomery Scott|[[Montgomery Scott]]}}: ''Enterprise'' [[chief engineer]]
+;{{mb|Montgomery Scott|[[Montgomery Scott]]}}: ''Enterprise'' [[chief engineer]]
-;{{mbeta|Nyota Uhura|[[Nyota Uhura|Uhura]]}}: ''Enterprise'' [[communications officer]]
+;{{mb|Nyota Uhura|[[Nyota Uhura|Uhura]]}}: ''Enterprise'' [[communications officer]]
-;{{mbeta|Hikaru Sulu|[[Hikaru Sulu]]}}: ''Enterprise'' [[helmsman]]
+;{{mb|Hikaru Sulu|[[Hikaru Sulu]]}}: ''Enterprise'' [[helmsman]]
-;{{mbeta|Pavel Chekov|[[Pavel Chekov]]}}: ''Enterprise'' [[navigator]]
+;{{mb|Pavel Chekov|[[Pavel Chekov]]}}: ''Enterprise'' [[navigator]]
 ;K's't'lk : Child/creation of K't'lk
 ::''Reappears in'' [[Spock's World]]
 ;Mahásë : Starfleet [[lieutenant]], [[beta shift]] [[communications officer]] subordinate to Uhura
-;{{mbeta|Harb Tanzer}}: [[Chief]] of recreation aboard the ''Enterprise''
+;{{mb|Harb Tanzer}}: [[Chief]] of recreation aboard the ''Enterprise''
-===Other characters===
+=== Other characters ===
 ;Katha'sat : Starfleet [[commodore]] in command of Starbase 18. It was a Hest.
 ;K't'lk : Born around [[15th century|1406]], Hamalki scientist who led the creation of inversion drive.
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 ;Klingon captain : Female captain of the IKS ''Kaza'', flagship of the fleet which ambushed ''Enterprise''. After a running battle with over half a dozen Klingon warships, ''Enterprise'' was hailed by ''Kaza''{{'}}s captain, advising them to kill their [[helmsman]] so that the afterlife would know which ship's crew to expect next.
-===Mentioned===
+=== Mentioned ===
 ;B't'kr : Hamalki scientist who was a contributor to the inversion drive design.
 ;Sivek : Vulcan scientist who was a contributor to the inversion drive design.
 ;T'pask : Vulcan scientist who was a contributor to the inversion drive design.
-==References==
+== References ==
-;{{mbeta|Alpha Arietis}}: [[Spectral class]] KO [[star]], primary of Hamal, location of Starbase 18.
+;{{mb|Alpha Arietis}}: [[Spectral class]] KO [[star]], primary of Hamal, location of Starbase 18.
-;{{mbeta|IKS Amak|IKS ''Amak'' (KL-02)}}: Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking ''Enterprise''. ''Amak'' was lured into the [[corona]] of the star 109 Piscium, following ''Enterprise''. Attempting to turn too sharply, ''Amak'' overstressed its [[hull]] and imploded.
+;{{mb|IKS Amak|IKS ''Amak'' (KL-02)}}: Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking ''Enterprise''. ''Amak'' was lured into the [[corona]] of the star 109 Piscium, following ''Enterprise''. Attempting to turn too sharply, ''Amak'' overstressed its [[hull]] and imploded.
-;{{mbeta|USS Arizona|USS ''Arizona''}}: ''Defender''-class Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
+;{{mb|USS Arizona|USS ''Arizona''}}: ''Defender''-class Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
-;{{mbeta|USS Armstrong (Cutter)|USS ''Armstrong''}}: Cutter type Federation starship.
+;{{mb|USS Armstrong (cutter)|USS ''Armstrong''}}: Cutter type Federation starship.
-;{{mbeta|USS Bismarck|USS ''Bismarck''}}: ''Defender''-class Federation starship,  one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
+;{{mb|USS Bismarck|USS ''Bismarck''}}: ''Defender''-class Federation starship,  one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
-;{{mbeta|USS Challenger (NCC-1715)|USS ''Challenger''}}: Federation starship. Kirk recognized the ''Challenger'' while entering port at Starbase 18.
+;{{mb|USS Challenger (NCC-1715)|USS ''Challenger''}}: Federation starship. Kirk recognized the ''Challenger'' while entering port at Starbase 18.
-;{{mbeta|USS Condor|USS ''Condor''}}: Federation starship. Kirk recognized the ''Condor'' while entering port at Starbase 18.
+;{{mb|USS Condor|USS ''Condor''}}: Federation starship. Kirk recognized the ''Condor'' while entering port at Starbase 18.
-;{{mbeta|USS Constitution (NCC-1700)|{{USS|Constitution}}}}: Federation starship, a [[light cruiser]].
+;{{mb|USS Constitution (NCC-1700)|{{USS|Constitution|NCC-1700}}}}: Federation starship, a [[light cruiser]].
-::''Oddly, the ''Constitution'' would presumably be a [[heavy cruiser]], if it was truly the prototype of the class ''Enterprise''.  It's possible the ship had been replaced or modified into a light cruiser.
+::''Oddly, the ''Constitution'' would presumably be a [[heavy cruiser]], if it was truly the prototype of the class ''Enterprise''. It's possible the ship had been replaced or modified into a light cruiser.''
 ;code 064 : Starfleet [[communications]] protocol for bad news sent by a [[flag officer]]
 ;Coma B patrol corridor : Area of space the ''Enterprise'' was in when recalled for the inversion drive tests.
-;{{mbeta|USS Dataphda|USS ''Dataphda''}}: ''Defender''-class Federation starship,  one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
+;{{mb|USS Dataphda|USS ''Dataphda''}}: ''Defender''-class Federation starship,  one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
-;{{mbeta|Defender class|''Defender''-class}}: Type of Federation starship, a multi-hulled battleship. ''Defender''s were so large, Starfleet traffic codes required these ships to maintain an eight [[kilometer]] limit in ship formations.  Seven of these vessels assembled in the fleet to greet ''Enterprise'' home.
+;{{mb|Defender class (battleship)|''Defender''-class}}: Type of Federation starship, a multi-hulled battleship. ''Defender''s were so large, Starfleet traffic codes required these ships to maintain an eight [[kilometer]] limit in ship formations. Seven of these vessels assembled in the fleet to greet ''Enterprise'' home.
-;{{mbeta|USS Divine Wind|USS ''Divine Wind''}}: ''Defender''-class Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
+;{{mb|USS Divine Wind|USS ''Divine Wind''}}: ''Defender''-class Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
-;{{mbeta|USS Eilonwy|USS ''Eilonwy''}}: Federation starship. Kirk recognized the ''Eilonwy'' while entering port at Starbase 18.
+;{{mb|USS Eilonwy|USS ''Eilonwy''}}: Federation starship. Kirk recognized the ''Eilonwy'' while entering port at Starbase 18.
 ;elective mass inversion apparatus : Central component to the propulsion system known as "inversion drive."
-;{{mbeta|IKS Enekti|IKS ''Enekti'' (KL-66)}}: Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking ''Enterprise''. Enekti was destroyed when Sulu's aggressive piloting lured ''Enekti'' into attacking, overstressing its [[structural integrity field]], shearing off a [[nacelle]].
+;{{mb|IKS Enekti|IKS ''Enekti'' (KL-66)}}: Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking ''Enterprise''. Enekti was destroyed when Sulu's aggressive piloting lured ''Enekti'' into attacking, overstressing its [[structural integrity field]], shearing off a [[nacelle]].
-;USS ''Erinnye'' : Carrier type Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
+;{{mb|USS Erinnye|USS ''Erinnye''}} : Carrier type Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
-;Eseriat : [[Humanoid]] species with craggy facial features, their skin, hair and eyes are all solid gray.  Lieutenant Mahásë was Eseriat.
+;Eseriat : [[Humanoid]] species with craggy facial features, their skin, hair and eyes are all solid gray. Lieutenant Mahásë was Eseriat.
-;{{mbeta|USS Henrietta Leavitt|USS ''Henrietta Leavitt''}}: Federation starship assigned by Vice Admiral Halloran to replace ''Enterprise'' in the Coma B patrol.
+;{{mb|USS Henrietta Leavitt|USS ''Henrietta Leavitt''}}: Federation starship assigned by Vice Admiral Halloran to replace ''Enterprise'' in the Coma B patrol.
-;{{mbeta|Hamal IV|Hamal}}: Fourth [[planet]] orbiting Alpha Arietis, home of the Hamalki species and the location of Starbase 18.
+;{{mb|Hamal IV|Hamal}}: Fourth [[planet]] orbiting Alpha Arietis, home of the Hamalki species and the location of Starbase 18.
-;{{mbeta|Hamalki|Hamalki}}: Species native to the Alpha Arietis system.
+;{{mb|Hamalki|Hamalki}}: Species native to the Alpha Arietis system.
-;{{mbeta|Hestv|Hest}}: Plural "Hestv," a [[humanoid]] species from Rukbah V.
+;{{mb|Hestv|Hest}}: Plural "Hestv," a [[humanoid]] species from Rukbah V.
-;Hilbert field torus : Construct which Scotty ordered built in [[main engineering]].  After two weeks of assembly work, Scott had it removed to make way for the inversion apparatus.
+;Hilbert field torus : Construct which Scotty ordered built in [[main engineering]]. After two weeks of assembly work, Scott had it removed to make way for the inversion apparatus.
-;USS ''Hypsipyle'' : Carrier type Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
+;{{mb|USS Hypsipyle|USS ''Hypsipyle''}} : Carrier type Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
-;{{mbeta|USS Inaieu|USS ''Inaieu''}}: ''Defender''-class Federation starship,  one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
+;{{mb|USS Inaieu|USS ''Inaieu''}}: ''Defender''-class Federation starship,  one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
 ::Inaieu ''next appeared in ''[[My Enemy, My Ally]].
-;{{mbeta|USS Indomitable|USS ''Indomitable''}}: Heavy cruiser class Federation starship.  Kirk recognized ''Indomitable'' entering port at Starbase 18, and later the vessel was one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
+;{{mb|USS Indomitable|USS ''Indomitable''}}: Heavy cruiser class Federation starship. Kirk recognized ''Indomitable'' entering port at Starbase 18, and later the vessel was one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
-;{{mbeta|inertrogen}}: An apparently inert [[gas]]eous [[element]] used in storing artwork.
+;{{mb|inertrogen}}: An apparently inert [[gas]]eous [[element]] used in storing artwork.
-;{{mbeta|USS Intrepid (NCC-1730)|{{USS|Intrepid|NCC-1631}}}}: Heavy cruiser class Federation starship, this replacement for the previous ''Intrepid'' was one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home. Her shields were keyed to flare blue, the flag code for a home port of [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]].
+;{{mb|USS Intrepid (NCC-1730)|{{USS|Intrepid|NCC-1631}}}}: Heavy cruiser class Federation starship, this replacement for the previous ''Intrepid'' was one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home. Her shields were keyed to flare blue, the flag code for a home port of {{dis|Vulcan|planet}}.
-::''This ship appeared again in Duane's later novel ''[[My Enemy, My Ally]]''. This is presumably the same replacement ''Intrepid'' mentioned as being under construction in the [[Judith Reeves-Stevens|Judith]] and [[Garfield Reeves-Stevens]] novel ''[[Prime Directive (novel)|Prime Directive]]''.  In ''My Enemy, My Ally'', the ''Intrepid'' is described as a prototype for the modifications seen in {{film|1}}.
+::''This ship appeared again in Duane's later novel ''[[My Enemy, My Ally]]''. This is presumably the same replacement ''Intrepid'' mentioned as being under construction in the [[Judith Reeves-Stevens|Judith]] and [[Garfield Reeves-Stevens]] novel ''[[Prime Directive (novel)|Prime Directive]]''. In ''My Enemy, My Ally'', the ''Intrepid'' is described as a prototype for the modifications seen in {{film|1}}.
-;{{mbeta|inversion drive}}: New form of propulsion to be tested by ''Enterprise'', providing instantaneous travel anywhere in the galaxy, and beyond.
+;{{mb|inversion drive}}: New form of propulsion to be tested by ''Enterprise'', providing instantaneous travel anywhere in the galaxy, and beyond.
-;{{mbeta|USS Isshasshte|USS ''Isshasshte''}}: Heavy cruiser class Federation starship, ''Isshasshte'' was one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.  Her shields were keyed to flare pale blue, the flag code for a home port of [[Deneb]].
+;{{mb|USS Isshasshte|USS ''Isshasshte''}}: Heavy cruiser class Federation starship, ''Isshasshte'' was one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home. Her shields were keyed to flare pale blue, the flag code for a home port of [[Deneb]].
-;Jane's Fighting Starships : Publication.  Kirk mused the assembled fleet greeting them home looked like the [[hologram|holo]]-foldout of this [[23rd century]] version of {{w|Jane's Fighting Ships}}.
+;Jane's Fighting Starships : Publication. Kirk mused the assembled fleet greeting them home looked like the [[hologram|holo]]-foldout of this [[23rd century]] version of {{w|Jane's Fighting Ships}}.
-;{{mbeta|IKS Kaza|IKS ''Kaza'' (KL-8)}}: Klingon warship, with a female captain, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking ''Enterprise''.
+;{{mb|IKS Kaza|IKS ''Kaza'' (KL-8)}}: Klingon warship, with a female captain, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking ''Enterprise''.
-;{{mbeta|USS John F. Kennedy|{{USS|John F. Kennedy}}}}: Heavy cruiser class Federation starship, ''Kennedy'' was one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.  Her shields were keyed to flare yellow, the flag code for a home port of Earth.
+;{{mb|USS John F. Kennedy|{{USS|John F. Kennedy}}}}: Heavy cruiser class Federation starship, ''Kennedy'' was one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home. Her shields were keyed to flare yellow, the flag code for a home port of Earth.
-;{{mbeta|IKS Kj'khrry|IKS ''Kj'khrry'' (KL-14)}}: Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking ''Enterprise''.
+;{{mb|IKS Kj'khrry|IKS ''Kj'khrry'' (KL-14)}}: Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking ''Enterprise''.
-;{{mbeta|IKS Kytin|IKS ''Kytin'' (KL-55)}}: Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking ''Enterprise''.
+;{{mb|IKS Kytin|IKS ''Kytin'' (KL-55)}}: Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking ''Enterprise''.
-;{{mbeta|USS Lookfar|USS ''Lookfar''}}: Federation starship. Kirk recognized the ''Lookfar'' while entering port at Starbase 18.
+;{{mb|USS Lookfar|USS ''Lookfar''}}: Federation starship. Kirk recognized the ''Lookfar'' while entering port at Starbase 18.
 ;USS ''Marya Morevna'' : Carrier type Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
-;{{mbeta|IKS Menekku|IKS ''Menekku'' (KL-96)}}: Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking ''Enterprise''.
+;{{mb|IKS Menekku|IKS ''Menekku'' (KL-96)}}: Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking ''Enterprise''.
-;{{mbeta|USS M'hasien|USS ''M'hasien''}}: ''Defender''-class Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
+;{{mb|USS M'hasien|USS ''M'hasien''}}: ''Defender''-class Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
-;{{mbeta|USS Milton Humason|USS ''Milton Humason''}}: Federation starship. Kirk recognized the ''Humason'' while entering port at Starbase 18.
+;{{mb|USS Milton Humason|USS ''Milton Humason''}}: Federation starship. Kirk recognized the ''Humason'' while entering port at Starbase 18.
 ;''nhwe'' : Hestv liquor, containing a neuropressor hormone.
-;{{mbeta|IKS Okuv|IKS ''Okuv'' (KL-782)}}: Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking ''Enterprise''.
+;{{mb|IKS Okuv|IKS ''Okuv'' (KL-782)}}: Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking ''Enterprise''.
 [[File:Constitutions formation.jpg|thumb|The ''Potemkin'' with three other heavy cruisers ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}})]]
-;{{mbeta|USS Potemkin (NCC-1657)|{{USS|Potemkin|NCC-1657}}}}: Heavy cruiser class Federation starship. ''Potemkin'' was one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home. Her shields were keyed to flare blue, the flag code for a home port of Earth.
+;{{mb|USS Potemkin (NCC-1657)|{{USS|Potemkin|NCC-1657}}}}: Heavy cruiser class Federation starship. ''Potemkin'' was one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home. Her shields were keyed to flare blue, the flag code for a home port of Earth.
 ;USS ''Queen Christina'' : Carrier type Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
-;{{mbeta|USS Q.E. III|USS ''QE III''}}: Federation starship. Kirk recognized the ''QE III'' while entering port at Starbase 18.
+;{{mb|USS Q.E. III|USS ''QE III''}}: Federation starship. Kirk recognized the ''QE III'' while entering port at Starbase 18.
-::''May be named after a Queen Elizabeth III, or be the third ship to be named ''Queen Elizabeth'', as with the passenger ship [[Queen Elizabeth II|QE-2]].''
+{{bginfo|May be named after a Queen Elizabeth III, or be the third ship to be named ''Queen Elizabeth'', as with the passenger ship [[Queen Elizabeth II|QE-2]].}}
-;{{mbeta|USS Raptor|USS ''Raptor''}}: Federation starship that was Vice Admiral Halloran's first choice for the inversion drive test.
+;{{mb|USS Raptor|USS ''Raptor''}}: Federation starship that was Vice Admiral Halloran's first choice for the inversion drive test.
-;[[Recreation]] : Department aboard ''Enterprise'' in charge of the [[recreation deck]], and the morale of the crew.  The recreation chief was Lt. Tanzer, a medical officer subordinate to Dr. McCoy.
+;[[Recreation]] : Department aboard ''Enterprise'' in charge of the [[recreation deck]], and the morale of the crew. The recreation chief was Lt. Tanzer, a medical officer subordinate to Dr. McCoy.
 [[File:Rec Room - The Forest.jpg|thumb|Crewmembers in a holographic forest simulation ({{TAS|The Practical Joker}})]]
-;[[Recreation room]] : Area on the ''Enterprise'' set aside for crew gatherings and interaction, and relaxation.  Harb Tanzer was putting up a forest hologram in the recreation room.
+;[[Recreation room]] : Area on the ''Enterprise'' set aside for crew gatherings and interaction, and relaxation. Harb Tanzer was putting up a forest hologram in the recreation room.
-;{{mbeta|USS Rodger Young|USS ''Rodger Young''}}: ''Defender''-class Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
+;{{mb|USS Rodger Young|USS ''Rodger Young''}}: ''Defender''-class Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
-;[[Omega Cygni|Rukbah system]] : [[Star system]], location of the Hestv civilization. ''This system is also known as [[Omega Cygni]].
+;[[Omega Cygni|Rukbah system]] : [[Star system]], location of the Hestv civilization. ''This system is also known as [[Omega Cygni]].''
 ;Rukbah V : Planet, homeworld of the Hestv.
-;{{mbeta|Starbase 18}}: Federation starbase, a station in the Alpha Arietis system, 200 million km from Hamal. An oblong [[space station]], Starbase 18 was cigar shaped, and built with elaborate golden spires and architecture.  Kirk found the design very alien, full of crystal and mirror finish metal surfaces (see [[Federation starbases]]).
+;{{mb|Starbase 18}}: Federation starbase, a station in the Alpha Arietis system, 200 million km from Hamal. An oblong [[space station]], Starbase 18 was cigar shaped, and built with elaborate golden spires and architecture. Kirk found the design very alien, full of crystal and mirror finish metal surfaces (see [[Federation starbases]]).
-;{{mbeta|USS Surak|USS ''Surak''}}: Heavy cruiser class Federation starship, ''Surak'' was one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.  Her shields were keyed to flare blue, the flag code for a home port of [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]].
+;{{mb|USS Surak|USS ''Surak''}}: Heavy cruiser class Federation starship, ''Surak'' was one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home. Her shields were keyed to flare blue, the flag code for a home port of {{dis|Vulcan|planet}}.
-;{{mbeta|USS Tao Feng|USS ''Tao Feng''}}: Heavy cruiser class Federation starship, ''Tao Feng'' was one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.  Her shields were keyed to flare blue, the flag code for a home port of Earth.
+;{{mb|USS Tao Feng|USS ''Tao Feng''}}: Heavy cruiser class Federation starship, ''Tao Feng'' was one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home. Her shields were keyed to flare blue, the flag code for a home port of Earth.
-;{{mbeta|Tegmenir|Tegmenir}}: Species which had discovered [[Human]]ity through a single object, a chair. Kirk remembered this example when remembering the folly of characterizing a species by their design or architecture.  Apparently the Tegmenir got the wrong idea about Humans, based on the chair.
+;{{mb|Tegmenir|Tegmenir}}: Species which had discovered [[Human]]ity through a single object, a chair. Kirk remembered this example when remembering the folly of characterizing a species by their design or architecture. Apparently the Tegmenir got the wrong idea about Humans, based on the chair.
-;{{mbeta|USS Thermopylae (NCC-33057)|USS ''Thermopylae''}}: [[Starfleet Engineering Corps|Starfleet Engineering]] vessel.
+;{{mb|USS Thermopylae (NCC-33057)|USS ''Thermopylae''}}: [[Starfleet Engineering Corps|Starfleet Engineering]] vessel.
 ;USS ''T'Laea'' : [[Starfleet Engineering Corps|Starfleet Engineering]] vessel.
-;{{mbeta|IKS Tukab|IKS ''Tukab'' (KL-94)}}: Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking ''Enterprise''.
+;{{mb|IKS Tukab|IKS ''Tukab'' (KL-94)}}: Klingon warship, part of the ambush force that attempted to interrupt the test of the inversion drive by attacking ''Enterprise''.
-;USS ''Valkyr'' : Carrier type Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
+;{{mb|USS Valkyr|USS ''Valkyr''}} : Carrier type Federation starship, one of those assembled to greet ''Enterprise'' back home.
-;{{mbeta|Veriglas}}: An apparently transparent synthetic material used in storing artwork.
+;{{mb|Veriglas}}: An apparently transparent synthetic material used in storing artwork.
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