The ESS Charybdis was a 21st century Earth spaceship operating under the auspices of NASA. It was the third manned attempt to travel beyond the Sol system. It was the tenth in the series of Odyssey spaceship launches. (ST - Strange New Worlds 9 short story: "The Immortality Blues")
Service history and disposition[]
This vessel was named for Charybdis, a figure of Earth's Human mythology.
The BBI 103 class Charybdis was launched on 23 July, 2037 under the command of Colonel Stephen G. Richey. There were fourteen other crewmembers on board for the extra-solar survey mission.
With the crew in hibernation chambers, the ship travelled towards the Theta 116 system. The ship's computer woke Colonel Richey nine days before reaching Theta 116 VIII, but he let the rest of the crew sleep as part of the mission was to gather information on long-duration habitation. During the mission, the communications system malfunctioned and all attempts to repair it proved futile.
In orbit of Theta 116 VIII, an alien intelligence inadvertently contaminated the Charybdis, killing everyone on board except for Richey.
In 2365, a Klingon cruiser discovered the remains of the Charybdis which were then investigated by the USS Enterprise. (TNG episode: "The Royale"; Star Trek Magazine Issue 162: "Blast Off!")
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Ships Named Charybdis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States of America, NASA | ESS Charybdis (BBI 103-class) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Federation, Starfleet | USS Charybdis (Columbia class) |
ESS Charybdis expedition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ESS Charybdis (BBI-103 class extra-solar survey vessel) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charybdis personnel | NASA personnel: Cernan • Evans • Colonel Stephen Richey • Schmitt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
locations | USA, North American continent, Earth (Sol star system, sector 001, quadrant 0, the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant) • Theta 116 VIII (Theta 116 star system, the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrants) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
literature | Hotel Royale by Todd Matthews (fictional characters: Ali Baba • Mickey D • Rita • Royale assistant manager • Royale bellboy • Royale croupier • Texas • Vanessa • Ziggy) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
timeline | 2037 (ESS Charybdis launch) • 2038 (NASA loses contact with ESS Charybdis) • 2044 (detour to Theta VIII and loss of all personnel) • 2082 (death of Stephen Richey) • 2365 (USS Enterprise-D investigation after sighting by Klingon cruiser) |
Appearances and references[]
- ST - Strange New Worlds 9 short story: "The Immortality Blues"
- TNG episode: "The Royale"
- Star Trek Magazine Issue 162: "Blast Off!"
- ST reference: Star Trek Chronology
- ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia
- ST reference: Federation: The First 150 Years
- TNG novel: Hearts and Minds
- Star Trek Adventures RPG module: Beta Quadrant Sourcebook
External link[]
- ESS Charybdis article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.