The USS Prometheus, a Prometheus class starship, during saucer separation

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Thus far, the only known ship of this type is the USS Prometheus (NX-74913), which appeared in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager entitled "Message in a Bottle". Another of this class was seen in Voyager's finale, but the ships' name has not been determined. USS Prometheus is the name of several starships in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Message in a Bottle is an episode from the fourth season of Star Trek: Voyager. ...

In standard configuration, a ship of this class is composed of an arrowhead-shaped primary hull attached directly to a short, small secondary hull supporting four warp nacelles on short pylons in an 'X' configuration. In battle, this ship may divide into three ships — the saucer, the upper engineering hull, and the lower engineering hull — to allow for multiple independently moving weapons platforms, an expansion on the Galaxy class' concept of saucer separation. The saucer has two small warp nacelles that are stored in recesses while joined and extend once the saucer has separated. An arrow is a pointed projectile that is shot with a bow. ... The Enterprise-D goes into warp. ... The word Nacelle is derived from the Old French nacele, which means a small boat or dinghy, and was in turn derived from the Latin navicella. ... The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), a Galaxy class starship. ... In the Star Trek fictional universe, saucer separation is the term used to describe when the saucer section on certain types of Starfleet starship disengages from the stardrive section. ...

This class also has enhanced defences including ablative armor and regenerative deflector shields. Ablative armor is armor designed to negate damage by itself being damaged or destroyed. ... A deflector shield is a fictional technology commonly found in science fiction. ...

The class makes much greater use of holographic systems than earlier vessels. The entire ship is fitted with holographic projectors, allowing the ship's Emergency Medical Hologram to move outside sickbay, enabling him to treat injuries sustained during battle as quickly as possible. The Mark I Emergency Medical Hologram, USS Voyager In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Emergency Medical Hologram or EMH is a holographic program intended to support or replace medical personnel aboard a Starfleet vessel or installation in case of emergency. ...

The Prometheus class is a test bed of technologies being researched by Starfleet. Because of this, it has some features and capabilities which have proven useful, such as Multi Vector Assault Mode (MVAM) in which the ship is able to split into three autonomous smaller ships, each of which can independently target and destroy attacking enemies.

In reality, the Prometheus class was designed by Star Trek: Voyager senior illustrator Rick Sternbach and rendered as a computer generated image by Foundation Imaging. The interiors were designed by series production designer Richard James, using redressed portions of the re-created USS Excelsior (NCC-2000) bridge that James made for "Flashback" as well as the Voyager sickbay, in addition to new sets. Richard Michael Sternbach (born in 1951 in Bridgeport Connecticut) is an illustrator who is best known for his space illustrations and his work on the Star Trek television series. ... The seawater creature in The Abyss marked CGIs acceptance in the visual effects industry. ... The Slinky spring, a famuos invention by Richard James Richard James (1914 - 1974) is a naval engineer and is the inventor of the slinky, along with his wife Betty. ... The USS Excelsior in 2293 The USS Excelsior is a starship in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Flashback is the name of the 54th episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the second episode of the third season. ...

Note that two registries have been seen for the Prometheus: NX-59650 and NX-74913. The NX-59650 registry can be clearly seen on the hull and the NX-74913 comes from the dedication plaque and master situation display. Most agree that the higher number 74913 is more likely as the Prometheus is a very new starship. 59650 is possibly a mistake made by the CGI modelers. 74913 was used for the purposes of this article.

Known Prometheus class vessels

• USS Prometheus (NX - 74913)
  • Named for the titan in Greek mythology who gave fire to humanity (see: Prometheus), the Prometheus was launched from the Antares Fleet Yards in 2374 on stardate 50749.5. The ship was classified, made in total secret, with only four people in all of Starfleet trained in the operation of her bridge. While on one of its first test flights the Prometheus was hijacked by Romulans who killed her crew. While escaping Federation space the Prometheus was intercepted by a group comprising a Nebula class, an Akira class, and two Defiant class vessels. Control of the ship was regained by its EMH and the EMH from the USS Voyager (NCC-74656).

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