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The USS Kelvin (NCC-0514) was a Federation Template:ShipType starship that was in service with Starfleet in the early 23rd century. In 2233, the Kelvin was under the command of Captain Richard Robau; his first officer was Lieutenant Commander George Kirk. Kirk's wife, Winona, was also aboard the ship at that time while she was pregnant with their son, James T. Kirk.

Alternate reality

On stardate 2233.04, the Kelvin was on a mission 75,000 kilometers from the Federation-Klingon border when it encountered a black hole created in 2387 by the detonation of a red matter device, subsequently creating an alternate reality. Initially the Kelvin believed that this phenomenon was of Klingon origin, although that theory was later dismissed.

The time of the encounter also marked the birth of George Kirk's son, to whom his wife Winona was on the verge of giving birth.

USS Kelvin engages the Narada — The *Kelvin* prepares to ram into the *Narada*

As the Kelvin was observing the black hole, an unidentified vessel, the Narada, a 24th century Romulan mining vessel commanded by Captain Nero, emerged from the future. When the Narada discovered the Kelvin, it quickly charged its weapons, and the Kelvin went to red alert and began fighting off torpedoes launched from the Romulan vessel. The first hit took out the warp drive and reduced main power to 38%. The second torpedo disabled the Kelvin's atmospheric stabilization and collapsed its shields. The Kelvin was easily overcome, but the attack was halted by Nero's first officer Ayel, who requested that Captain Robau come aboard his vessel to discuss terms of a cease fire. Robau obliged the request and transferred to the Narada via shuttlecraft, leaving George Kirk in command. Robau's final orders to Kirk were to evacuate the ship using all available shuttlecraft, and to use the autopilot to set the Kelvin on a collision course with the Narada.

During the meeting on the Narada, Robau was killed by Nero. Tracking Robau's life signs, the Kelvin crew became aware of Robau's execution instantly. George Kirk immediately ordered evasive action and the firing of all weapons, and the Kelvin began taking fire from the Narada. Knowing that the Kelvin would be no match for the onslaught of missiles from the Romulan ship, Kirk ordered General Order 13: the evacuation of the ship.

Once all shuttlecraft had been launched, Kirk used the Kelvin to cover their escape. With no other options left, he plotted a collision course, intending to use the ship's autopilot to ram the Narada. Kirk was, however, forced to remain on the Kelvin, rather than join his wife aboard Medical shuttle 37, when it was discovered that the Narada had destroyed the Kelvin's autopilot function, leaving him to pilot the ship manually. Kirk then piloted the ship until it rammed into the Narada, severely damaging it. The Kelvin was destroyed, but Kirk's sacrifice ensured the survival of the escaping shuttles. While Kirk only served as captain of the Kelvin for a mere twelve minutes, his sacrifice saved the lives of some 800 people, including those of his wife and newborn son.

After the Kelvin's destruction, Christopher Pike wrote a dissertation on the Kelvin, and the actions of George Kirk, its commanding officer at the time of its destruction. Pike later made reference to this dissertation and his knowledge of George Kirk to Kirk's son, daring him to do better than his father and enlist in Starfleet. (Star Trek)

The Flight of the Narada

Attack on the USS Kelvin (2233) • Destruction of Vulcan (2258) • Battle of Earth (2258)

Appendices

Background information

Mysterious Corridor — The mysterious corridor on NCC-1701.com

The Kelvin was named after physicist and engineer Lord Kelvin as well as Harry Kelvin, the grandfather of Star Trek director and producer J.J. Abrams. [1] The registry number of the Kelvin is Harry Kelvin's birthday. (Star Trek DVD audio commentary)

Kelvin-Bridge — The Bridge of the USS Kelvin

In early stages of production, the ship was named the Iowa. [2] Screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman explained they decided against Iowa because while other ships have been named after US states, and the US Navy battleship of the same name was certainly distinguished enough to be the namesake of a Starfleet vessel, the reference would've been too obvious. (Star Trek Magazine issue 146)

According to Orci, the telemetry data recorded by the Kelvin of the technologically advanced Narada during the battle was probably brought back to Starfleet via the surviving shuttles. Orci also implied that Starfleet's exposure to this data may explain why its ships and technology appear different in the alternate universe. [3] Director J.J. Abrams also said in an interview with MTV [4] that readings from the Narada "inspired ideas and technology that wouldn't have advanced otherwise." The data gathered by the Kelvin allowed Starfleet to develop a counter for defeating the Narada's missile capabilities.

While dialogue in the film explicitly states that the warp drive had been taken out early in the attack, according to the first issue of the Star Trek: Nero comic series, George Kirk was somehow able to restore it and activated the drive at the precise moment of impact, and therefore disabled the Narada.

One of the viral promotion sites, at NCC-1701.com, occasionally showed a picture of a mysterious corridor, supposedly on the Enterprise. It was in fact a corridor from the Kelvin, seen very briefly while George Kirk was in command.

Concept art from the 3rd disc of the Blu Ray release indicates that the Kelvin is 1500 feet long.

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 [[File:USS Kelvin engages the Narada.jpg|left|thumb|The ''Kelvin'' prepares to ram into the ''Narada'']]
-As the ''Kelvin'' was observing the black hole, an unidentified vessel, the ''[[Narada]]'', a [[24th century]] [[Romulan]] [[mining vessel]] commanded by Captain [[Nero]], emerged from the future. When the ''Narada'' discovered the ''Kelvin'', it quickly charged its weapons, and the ''Kelvin'' went to [[red alert]] and began fighting off [[torpedo]]es launched from the Romulan vessel. The first hit took out the warp drive and reduced main power to 38%. The second torpedo disabled the ''Kelvin''{{'}}s [[atmospheric stabilization]] and collapsed its [[shields]]. The ''Kelvin'' was easily overcome, but the attack was halted by Nero's first officer [[Ayel]], who requested that Captain Robau come aboard his vessel to discuss terms of a [[cease fire]]. Robau obliged the request and transferred to the ''Narada'' via [[Kelvin shuttle 43|shuttlecraft]], leaving George Kirk in command. Robau's final orders to Kirk were to evacuate the ship using all available [[shuttlecraft]], and to set the ''Kelvin'' on a collision course with the ''Narada'', using manual controls, since the [[autopilot]] was damaged in the ''Narada''{{'}}s attacks.
+As the ''Kelvin'' was observing the black hole, an unidentified vessel, the ''[[Narada]]'', a [[24th century]] [[Romulan]] [[mining vessel]] commanded by Captain [[Nero]], emerged from the future. When the ''Narada'' discovered the ''Kelvin'', it quickly charged its weapons, and the ''Kelvin'' went to [[red alert]] and began fighting off [[torpedo]]es launched from the Romulan vessel. The first hit took out the warp drive and reduced main power to 38%. The second torpedo disabled the ''Kelvin''{{'}}s [[atmospheric stabilization]] and collapsed its [[shields]]. The ''Kelvin'' was easily overcome, but the attack was halted by Nero's first officer [[Ayel]], who requested that Captain Robau come aboard his vessel to discuss terms of a [[cease fire]]. Robau obliged the request and transferred to the ''Narada'' via [[Kelvin shuttle 43|shuttlecraft]], leaving George Kirk in command. Robau's final orders to Kirk were to evacuate the ship using all available [[shuttlecraft]], and to use the [[autopilot]] to set the ''Kelvin'' on a collision course with the ''Narada''.
 During the meeting on the ''Narada'', Robau was killed by Nero. Tracking Robau's [[life sign]]s, the ''Kelvin'' crew became aware of Robau's execution instantly. George Kirk immediately ordered evasive action and the firing of all weapons, and the ''Kelvin'' began taking fire from the ''Narada''. Knowing that the ''Kelvin'' would be no match for the onslaught of missiles from the Romulan ship, Kirk ordered [[General Order 13]]: the evacuation of the ship.