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| − | | conflict name = Battle of Wolf |
+ | | conflict name = Battle of Wolf 359 |
| date = [[stardate]] 44002.3 ([[2367]]) |
| date = [[stardate]] 44002.3 ([[2367]]) |
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| location = [[Wolf 359]] [[system]] |
| location = [[Wolf 359]] [[system]] |
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| belligerent1 = [[Federation]], [[Starfleet]] |
| belligerent1 = [[Federation]], [[Starfleet]] |
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| belligerent2 = [[Borg Collective]] |
| belligerent2 = [[Borg Collective]] |
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| − | | casualties = Federation: 39 starships destroyed, 11, |
+ | | casualties = Federation: 39 starships destroyed, 11,230 killed<ref name="PoF"/> |
Borg: Light damage to Borg cube |
Borg: Light damage to Borg cube |
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| result = decisive Borg victory |
| result = decisive Borg victory |
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| caption = {{USS|Bellerophon|NCC-62048}}, {{ship|USS|Saratoga|NCC-31911}}, and {{ship|USS|Yamaguchi|Ambassador class}} engage [[Locutus's cube]]. |
| caption = {{USS|Bellerophon|NCC-62048}}, {{ship|USS|Saratoga|NCC-31911}}, and {{ship|USS|Yamaguchi|Ambassador class}} engage [[Locutus's cube]]. |
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|part of = the [[Borg Incursion of 2366-2367]] |
|part of = the [[Borg Incursion of 2366-2367]] |
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| − | |scale = Federation: 40 [[starship]]s<br>Borg: 1 [[Borg cube]]}} |
+ | |scale = Federation: 40 [[starship]]s<br>Borg: 1 [[Borg cube]] ([[Cube 632]])<ref name="PoF">''{{dis|Star Trek Adventures|RPG}}'' - "Wolf 359" p. 48</ref>}} |
'''The Battle of Wolf 359''' was the [[Federation]]'s disastrous first fleet action against the [[Borg]]. It was part of the [[Borg Incursion of 2366-2367]]. |
'''The Battle of Wolf 359''' was the [[Federation]]'s disastrous first fleet action against the [[Borg]]. It was part of the [[Borg Incursion of 2366-2367]]. |
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| + | It was identified by the [[Time Lord]] known as [[The Doctor (Time Lord)|The Doctor]] as a [[fixed point in time]]. ({{c|TNG|sub=Assimilation²|{{a|Assimilation², Issue 7|Issue 7}}}}) |
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==Sequence of events== |
==Sequence of events== |
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| − | In early [[2367]], (stardate 44002.3), a fleet of forty [[starship]]s, under the command of [[Admiral]] [[J.P. Hanson]], massed at Wolf 359, 7.8 light-years from [[Earth]], in an attempt to halt a Borg cube en route to Earth. Using the knowledge of [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]], who had earlier been assimilated and given the designation "[[Locutus]]", the Borg destroyed 39 ships. The one-sided battle cost the Federation over 11,000 lives. ({{e|TNG|The Best of Both Worlds|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}, {{e|DS9|Emissary}}, {{ss|VOY|Final Entry}}, {{c|TNG|Second Contact}}) |
+ | In early [[2367]], (stardate 44002.3), a fleet of forty [[starship]]s, under the command of [[Admiral]] [[J.P. Hanson]], massed at Wolf 359, 7.8 light-years from [[Earth]], in an attempt to halt a Borg cube en route to Earth. Using the knowledge of [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]], who had earlier been assimilated and given the designation "[[Locutus]]", the Borg destroyed 39 ships. The one-sided battle cost the Federation over 11,000 lives. ({{e|TNG|The Best of Both Worlds|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}, {{e|DS9|Emissary}}, {{ss|VOY|Final Entry}}, {{c|TNG|Second Contact}}). Among the ships destroyed at the battle was one of the Federation's few {{class|Galaxy}} ships in active service at the time. ({{n|TNG|Vendetta}}) |
:''[http://www.startrek.com/database_article/Wolf-359_1997-10-06-00-00-00 Startrek.com] states that the battle did not last long enough for expected [[Klingon Defense Force|Klingon]] aid to arrive; however the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'' [[comic]] ''{{dis|Ghosts|VOY}}'' shows Klingon vessels participating in the battle.'' |
:''[http://www.startrek.com/database_article/Wolf-359_1997-10-06-00-00-00 Startrek.com] states that the battle did not last long enough for expected [[Klingon Defense Force|Klingon]] aid to arrive; however the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'' [[comic]] ''{{dis|Ghosts|VOY}}'' shows Klingon vessels participating in the battle.'' |
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===Connections=== |
===Connections=== |
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{{starships at the Battle of Wolf 359}} |
{{starships at the Battle of Wolf 359}} |
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===External links=== |
===External links=== |
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* {{memoryalpha}} |
* {{memoryalpha}} |
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* [http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/articles/wolf359.htm The Wolf 359 Research Project], which identifies and reconstructs ships lost at the Battle of Wolf 359 from production photos, interviews, and analysis of screen captures from "[[The Best of Both Worlds]]" and "[[Emissary]]", at [http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/ Ex Astris Scientia]. |
* [http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/articles/wolf359.htm The Wolf 359 Research Project], which identifies and reconstructs ships lost at the Battle of Wolf 359 from production photos, interviews, and analysis of screen captures from "[[The Best of Both Worlds]]" and "[[Emissary]]", at [http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/ Ex Astris Scientia]. |
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[[category:2367]] |
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Revision as of 02:43, 6 May 2019
- For the mirror universe counterpart, see Battle of Wolf 359 (mirror).
The Battle of Wolf 359 was the Federation's disastrous first fleet action against the Borg. It was part of the Borg Incursion of 2366-2367.
It was identified by the Time Lord known as The Doctor as a fixed point in time. (TNG - Assimilation² comic: "Issue 7")
Sequence of events
In early 2367, (stardate 44002.3), a fleet of forty starships, under the command of Admiral J.P. Hanson, massed at Wolf 359, 7.8 light-years from Earth, in an attempt to halt a Borg cube en route to Earth. Using the knowledge of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, who had earlier been assimilated and given the designation "Locutus", the Borg destroyed 39 ships. The one-sided battle cost the Federation over 11,000 lives. (TNG episodes: "The Best of Both Worlds", "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II", DS9 episode: "Emissary", VOY short story: "Final Entry", TNG comic: "Second Contact"). Among the ships destroyed at the battle was one of the Federation's few Galaxy-class ships in active service at the time. (TNG novel: Vendetta)
- Startrek.com states that the battle did not last long enough for expected Klingon aid to arrive; however the Voyager comic Ghosts shows Klingon vessels participating in the battle.
During the fighting the USS Saratoga, trapped in the cube's tractor beam, was covertly boarded by Borg drones intent on killing or assimilating senior officers. However, a starship crew sent from 2409 by Q (Junior) defeated the drones, ensuring that the vessel's first officer Benjamin Sisko escaped the ship. (STO mission: "State of Q")
Aftermath
Debris from the battle remained in the system through 2368. A memorial was set-up and active as of 2409. (TNG comic: "The Worst of Both Worlds", ST video game: Star Trek Online)
Rachel Aprile's tactics that she used against the Borg at the Battle of Wolf 359 convinced Starfleet to assign her to Starfleet Academy to oversee the Kobayashi Maru scenario. (DS9 short story: "Best Tools Available")
Sisko created a holographic program of the Battle of Wolf 359 aboard Deep Space 9 in an attempt to discover if a Starfleet victory was possible. (DS9 comic: "Program 359")
- See template below for ships known to have been lost in the Battle of Wolf 359, excepting the USS Endeavour (NCC-71805), which survived.
Parallel universe
In a parallel universe, Jake Sisko died aboard the USS Saratoga during the battle, an event which destroyed his father Benjamin Sisko's Starfleet career, his marriage to Jake's mother Jennifer Sisko and almost Benjamin's will to live. (DS9 novel: Fearful Symmetry)
Appendices
Connections
| Ships at the Battle of Wolf 359 | ||
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| Federation, Starfleet | USS Ahwahnee • USS Anderson • USS Bellerophon • USS Bonestell • USS Buran • USS Chekov • USS Columbia • USS Constance • USS Dunkerque • USS Endeavour • USS Endurance • USS Firebrand • USS Gage (Apollo-class) • USS Gage (ShiKahr-class) • USS Galatea • USS Garrett • USS Gora bim Gral • USS Hoagland • USS Hood • USS Ibn Sina • USS Kadosca • USS Kaneda • USS Konom • USS Kumari • USS Kyushu • USS Liberator • USS Melbourne (Excelsior-class) • USS Melbourne (Nebula-class) • USS Mjolnir • USS Porksauce • USS Princeton • USS Righteous • USS Roosevelt • USS Saratoga • USS Seleya • USS Sha Ka Ree • USS Sonak • USS Star League • USS T'Shen Kovil • USS T'Pau • USS Thy'lek Shran • USS Tolstoy (Centaur-class) • USS Tolstoy (Rigel-class) • USS Victory • USS Yamaguchi • USS Yorktown • unnamed by class: Constitution • Nova |  
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| Borg Collective | Cube 632 (Locutus's cube) | 
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References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Trek Adventures - "Wolf 359" p. 48
External links
- Battle of Wolf 359 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Wolf 359 Research Project, which identifies and reconstructs ships lost at the Battle of Wolf 359 from production photos, interviews, and analysis of screen captures from "The Best of Both Worlds" and "Emissary", at Ex Astris Scientia.