Changes: USS Bonchune

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The USS Bonchune (NCC-70915) was a Nebula class Federation starship in service in Starfleet in the 2370s. The Bonchune was assigned to pursue the prototype vessel USS Prometheus when it was hijacked by Romulan agents in 2374. The ship was quickly overpowered by the Prometheus's superior firepower resulting from its multi-vector assault mode. (VOY: "Message in a Bottle")

In 2378, the Bonchune was in the Sol system and was part of the fleet gathered to respond to an anticipated Borg incursion. It later escorted the USS Voyager back to Earth upon its return from the Delta Quadrant through a Borg transwarp conduit. (VOY: "Endgame")

Background information

Named for Foundation Imaging visual effects supervisor Rob Bonchune, with the registry being his birthday (9/15/1970). The ship was not identified in dialogue and only existed as a computer image (rather than a physical model). Its presence in "Message in a Bottle" was confirmed by Rob Bonchune and one of the Nebula class ships seen in "Endgame" carried its registry. As Bonchune tells it, its appearance in "Message in a Bottle" was "kinda" a mistake. The ship was definitely used, but was used in the episode interchangeably with the USS Honshu. It may have thus been the original intent that the Honshu be the only ship seen, but as the Bonchune can be identified on-screen and does not conflict with any other element of the episode it is considered to be a canon ship for Memory Alpha purposes. Closeups of a later rendering of the Bonchune were published in several works such as the 2001 Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendar.

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-The '''USS ''Bonchune'' (NCC-70915)''' was a [[Nebula class|''Nebula''-class]] [[Federation]] [[starship]] in service in [[Starfleet]] in the [[2370s]]. The ''Bonchune'' was assigned to pursue the prototype vessel [[USS Prometheus#USS Prometheus (NX-59650)|USS ''Prometheus'']] when it was hijacked by [[Romulan]] agents in [[2374]].  The ship was quickly overpowered by the ''Prometheus's'' superior firepower resulting from its [[multi-vector assault mode]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Message in a Bottle]]")
+The '''USS ''Bonchune'' (NCC-70915)''' was a [[Nebula class|''Nebula'' class]] [[Federation]] [[starship]] in service in [[Starfleet]] in the [[2370s]]. The ''Bonchune'' was assigned to pursue the prototype vessel [[USS Prometheus#USS Prometheus (NX-59650/NX-74913)|USS ''Prometheus'']] when it was hijacked by [[Romulan]] agents in [[2374]].  The ship was quickly overpowered by the ''Prometheus's'' superior firepower resulting from its [[multi-vector assault mode]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Message in a Bottle]]")
+In [[2378]], the ''Bonchune'' was in the [[Sol system]] and was part of the fleet gathered to respond to an anticipated [[Borg]] incursion.  It later escorted the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']] back to [[Earth]] upon its return from the [[Delta Quadrant]] through a Borg [[transwarp conduit]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Endgame]]")
-==Background==
-Named for [[Foundation Imaging]] visual effects supervisor [[Rob Bonchune]], with the registry being his birthday (9/15/1970).  The ship was not identified in dialogue and only existed as a computer image (rather than a physical model).  Its presence in "Message in a Bottle" was confirmed by Rob Bonchune, and while suspected by some to also be in [[VOY]]: "[[Endgame]]", Bonchune has not verified that.   As Bonchune tells it, its appearance in "Message in a Bottle" was "kinda" a mistake.  The ship was definitely used, but was used in the episode interchangeably with the [[USS Honshu]].  It may have thus been the original intent that the ''Honshu'' be the only ship seen, but as the ''Bonchune'' can be identified on-screen and does not conflict with any other element of the episode it is considered to be a [[canon]] ship for Memory Alpha purposes.  Closeups of a later rendering of the ''Bonchune'' were published in several works such as the [[2001 productions|2001]] ''[[Star Trek: Ships of the Line]]'' calendar.
+==Background information==
+Named for [[Foundation Imaging]] visual effects supervisor [[Rob Bonchune]], with the registry being his birthday (9/15/1970).  The ship was not identified in dialogue and only existed as a computer image (rather than a physical model).  Its presence in "Message in a Bottle" was confirmed by Rob Bonchune and one of the ''Nebula'' class ships seen in "Endgame" carried its registry.   As Bonchune tells it, its appearance in "Message in a Bottle" was "kinda" a mistake.  The ship was definitely used, but was used in the episode interchangeably with the [[USS Honshu|USS ''Honshu'']].  It may have thus been the original intent that the ''Honshu'' be the only ship seen, but as the ''Bonchune'' can be identified on-screen and does not conflict with any other element of the episode it is considered to be a [[canon]] ship for Memory Alpha purposes.  Closeups of a later rendering of the ''Bonchune'' were published in several works such as the [[2001 productions|2001]] ''[[Star Trek: Ships of the Line]]'' calendar.