Montgomery Scott using a trident scanner.
The trident scanner was an engineering tool used in the Federation, notably on various Starfleet vessels, in the 23rd century.
History and specifics[]
Nyota Uhura using a trident scanner.
In the year 2254, a technician used a trident scanner in engineering as extensive battle damage repairs were being made to the USS Enterprise. (EV comic: "Futures, Part One")
In 2267, Montgomery Scott used a trident scanner while cross-circuiting controls aboard the heavily damaged USS Constellation. (TOS episode: "The Doomsday Machine")
After Miles O'Brien and Julian Bashir left him to repair a damaged power conduit in a corridor of the Enterprise, Lieutenant Nagata's first step was to use a trident scanner. (DS9 episode & novelization: Trials and Tribble-ations)
In 2268, Lieutenant Ali Harper was using a trident scanner to sever connections between the M-5 computer and the Enterprise power systems. At that moment, M-5 directed an energy beam at a power relay. Being in the line of fire, the beam vaporized him and the scanner. (TOS episode: "The Ultimate Computer")
Scott used a trident scanner in a Jefferies tube in the year 2269. (TOS comic: "Captain's Personal Log")
John Kyle used a trident scanner aboard the Archer-class USS Huang Zhong to locate disconnected data relay links in the bridge's science station. (TOS novel: That Which Divides)
In 2270, Lieutenant Nyota Uhura used a trident scanner to triangulate signals from an unauthorized subspace transceiver being used in Lieutenant Moore's quarters aboard the Enterprise. (TOS - Mission's End comic: "Issue 4")
In 2381, D'Vana Tendi found a trident scanner among the collection of the late Kerner Hauze. (LD episode: "Kayshon, His Eyes Open")
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External link[]
- Trident scanner article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.