- For other uses, see Columbus.
The Columbus (NCC-1701/2) was a Class F shuttlecraft assigned to the USS Enterprise in the 23rd century.
Service history[]
In the year 2251, the Columbus transported Captain Christopher Pike to the Enterprise so that he could assume command of the starship. Although he could have beamed aboard, Pike preferred to inspect the Enterprise with his own eyes. (ST reference: Ships of the Line)
In 2254, the Columbus was used to take a landing party down through the turbulent atmosphere of the planetoid Darien 224. On the planetoid the landing party were captured by an estranged group of Vulcans. Captain Pike was later allowed to use to Columbus to return to the Enterprise, and was attacked en route by the USS Cortez, a starship captured by an opposing group of Vulcans from the same planet. Number One had the Enterprise placed between the two ships, allowing the Columbus to safely return to the shuttlebay. The rest of the landing party were rescued shortly after by the Enterprise. (EV comic: "Cloak and Dagger")
In 2267, the Columbus participated in the search for the Galileo, when it had crashed on Taurus II. (TOS episode: "The Galileo Seven")
In 2267, Hikaru Sulu landed Columbus near dangerous fissures on Merope IV to rescue Pavel Chekov, Nyota Uhura, Teressa Aliss, and Trent Ojuremi. Before he could lift off, however, the shuttle became trapped in one of the fissures. The crew were beamed to the Enterprise before it fell too far underground. The shuttle was likely recovered, as all who went missing or were presumed dead on the planet were safely returned by the Meropean planetary entity. (TOS novel: Across the Universe)
Columbus led an assault force to help rebels destroy active identity transference equipment on the planet Plixes. The equipment was disguising two Plixeans so they could visit the Federation Council Chambers and plant a bomb. The assault force withdrew after one shuttle was destroyed by anti-aircraft fire. To complete the mission, rebels sneaked through sewers and destroyed the equipment from underground. (TOS comic: "To Rule the Universe")
That same year, Captain James T. Kirk, along with Spock and McCoy, used the Columbus to land on planet NGC 667, due to the radiation surrounding the planet and its interference to the transporters. (TOS short story: "First, Do No Harm")
In 2268, the Columbus was used to take a landing party to Mu Arigulon V while the Enterprise transferred medical supplies to Deep Space Station C-15. (TOS novel: A Choice of Catastrophes)
That same year, she participated in operations to repair the Enterprise's warp nacelle at the Bolarus Prime shipyards, and aided in the recovery of bodies from the USS Excalibur. (ST reference: Ships of the Line)
In 2269, Kirk made first contact with the Bajorans from Pillagra from aboard the Columbus. (TOS novel: Allegiance in Exile)
On Stardate 7004.1, James T. Kirk used this craft as a conveyance to the planet Sycorax. This vehicle was destroyed by atmospheric turmoil after assisting in repairs to the environmental dome of the Paragon Colony, post Klingon attack. (TOS novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1)
- An alternate account of the shuttlecraft's destruction is given in the Star Trek Unlimited story "Message in a Bottle", where it is destroyed by a plasma flare while exploring a pocket universe.
According to one account, Columbus was still in service in 2270, when Kirk used it to ram the capital city walls on Archernar IV to disrupt an Archernarian revolution, saving the life of the High Administrator and killing the rebel leader, Kel-M. (TOS - Mission's End comic: "Issue 2")
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Ships named Columbus | ||
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starships: USS Columbus • small craft: Columbus (NCC-1701/2) • Columbus (2270s) • Columbus (USS Stargazer) • see also: Columbus-class |
Class F shuttlecraft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Federation, Starfleet | NCC-1701/3 • NCC-1701/4 • NCC-1701/5 • NCC-1701/8 • NCC-1701/9 • NCC-6038/5 • NCC-K7 • Apollo • Armstrong (II) • Balboa • Bean • Christopher • Columbus • Conrad (USS Enterprise) • Conrad (Starbase 11) • Copernicus (USS Constellation) • Copernicus (NCC-1701/7) • da Gama • da Vinci • Einstein • Ellis • Galileo (2251) • Galileo (NCC-1701/1) • Galileo (2265-2267) • Galileo (2267-2268) • Galileo II • Guo Shoujing • Icarus • Kepler (USS Defiant) • Kepler (USS Endeavor) • Keppler • Leonardo (I) • Leonardo (II) • Masao • McAuliffe • Mitrios • Niagara • Picasso • Simone • Sutherland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Terran Empire, Starfleet (mirror universe) |
Bellarmine • Galileo |
External link[]
- Columbus (NCC-1701/2) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.