Starbase 16 planet

The Starbase 16 planet was an otherwise unnamed planet that was the home of the Federation's Starbase 16, located in the space of the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrant at coordinates 5.70N 2.00W. (FASA RPG module: The Federation; TOS comic: "The Haunting of the Enterprise!")

Specifics[]

It was a class N water world with practically no surface land. The starbase's 20-square-kilometer planetary installation was built mostly underwater at Conat Shallows on the submerged Alpha Shelf continent near Welter's Island, with associated landing fields, subspace transmission antennae, and other structures set on pillars 100 meters above sea level supported by latticed towers. A majority of the planet's inhabitants worked on tethered seafarms or aquatic factory vessels. (Stardate Magazine vol. 2, Issue 8: "Some Star Bases: A Profile")

It was located at coordinates 5.70N 2.00W in the general vicinity of the planets Babylon, Hollow Way and Lustrix. It was in Starfleet Intelligence sector 1, which contained many colonial and home star systems of Federation members. (FASA RPG modules: The Federation, Star Fleet Intelligence Manual)

The base was situated near the Tycho star system. (TOS - My Brother's Keeper novel: Constitution)

History[]

The annual Bathhurst Memorial Golf Tournament was hosted there. In the 23rd century, Ports Illustrated magazine released a profile of Starbase 16 with an overview of the planet itself. (Stardate Magazine vol. 2, Issue 8: "Some Star Bases: A Profile")

In 2273, the USS Enterprise orbited the planet while dropping off a rescued Federation film archivist and a captured alien thought-enhancer at the starbase. (TOS comic: "The Haunting of the Enterprise!")

Points of Interest[]

Geography[]

Alpha Shelf
Conat Shallows
Welter's Island

Settlements[]

Malibu
New Fort Myers
Starbase 16

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Connections[]

planets visited by the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2273-2285)
James T. Kirk's second five-year mission (2273 - 2278)
	2273	Earth • Gallus III • Nelestra • Lorina • Sherman's Planet • Earth • Starbase 16 planet • Yannid VI • Andrea IV • Omega IX • Turages • Moonsek • 897-JOJ • Calibus VII • Earth • Manlikt • Grokh • Shadir • Toltan colony • Forma VI • Agena IV • Tarsus II • Zaran II • Telos • Abaris • Mycena • Starbase 8 planet • Barak VII • Hohweyn VII • Cragon V • Andronicus • Starbase 28 planet • Persephone II • Sherman's Planet • Skaftar • Rakatan
	2274	Mestiko • Hus-24 • Arroool planet • Sarsithia • Vulpecula 12 IV • Iskonia • Hamal IV (Starbase 18) • Mimit • Earth • Thoris Amarnis IV • Zeta-Atez • Argus IV • Cytherius • Phaeton • Hephaestus • Zeta Reticuli II • Starbase 9 planet • Miaplacidus V • Valerian • Goran IV • Nordstral • Helva • Cephalus IV
	2275	Earth • Flyspeck • Vulcan • Feeniks-Denn IV • Nova Empyrea • Yko • Miri's homeworld • Perinda IV • Oblik III • Garrus
	2276	Sigma 1212 • Zenna IV • Duran XII • Shad • Parides IV • Levaeri V • Artaleirh
	2277	Manark V • Murakami IX • Lycos V • Varda III • Myra • Khepri • Pollox IV • Upsilon Xi III • Lieberman's World • Macedon III • Marris V • Omicron Theta V • Ayin Aleph III • Lam Qaf Kha II • Kappa Rho IV
	2278	Cathy • Granotoulomines planet • Hippocrates IV • Dekkanar • Mars • Vestra V • Akkalla • Earth
Spock's command (2278 - 2285)		Bright Tree • Kaferia • Mestiko • Earth • Fortenue • Circe II • Earth • Belle Terre • Thieurrull • Starbase 12 • Regula I • Earth • Hellguard • Earth • Delta IV • Rator • Yko • Mestiko • Earth
Admiral Kirk's command (2285)		Earth • Regula I • Genesis Planet • Azphari • Organia • Beta Epsilon VI • Babel • Vulcan • Romulan planetoid • Earth • Genesis Planet

Background[]

Apocrypha[]

The fan fiction production Starship Exeter^STEU had Starbase 16^STEU as the starship base located at the planet Corinth IV in "The Tressaurian Intersection"^STEU.

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