- For other uses, see Thunderchild.
The USS Thunderchild (NCC-63549) was an Akira-class cruiser/heavy cruiser starship in service to the Federation Starfleet in the late 24th century. It was named for the fictional British warship, HMS Thunder Child, from H.G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds, and had an illustrious service career. (TNG movie: Star Trek: First Contact; Decipher RPG modules: Starfleet Operations Manual, Starships; The Official Starships Collection Issue 12: "USS Thunderchild NCC-63549")
Service history and disposition[]
Fleet Admiral Taela Shanthi commanded it during its shakedown cruise. Early in the 2370s, the Thunderchild was commanded by Captain Bem Okala. (CCG set: Blaze of Glory; Last Unicorn RPG module: Star Trek: The Next Generation Players' Guide)
In 2371, the Thunderchild was part of the 20th Fleet, based out of Starbase 364, assigned to patrol along the Shackleton Expanse. (Star Trek Adventures module: Beta Quadrant Sourcebook)
In 2372, the Thunderchild was commanded by Captain Evelyn Hoffman when it transferred Vice Admiral Marta Batanides to the USS Enterprise-E for a diplomatic mission to Chiaros IV. (TNG - Section 31 novel: Rogue)
In 2373, the Thunderchild was a participant in the Battle of Sector 001. During this battle, the Thunderchild assisted in the destruction of the attacking Borg cube. (TNG movie: Star Trek: First Contact)
The Thunderchild engaged in battle during the Dominion War, while Doctor Savel served aboard the ship. (STO - Star Trek Magazine short story: "Of Chaos and Kal-toh, Part 1")
In 2377, the Thunderchild was one of many Akira-class vessels to be involved in Starfleet fleet actions. (ST video game: Armada II)
Thunderchild was modified for service as a fleet cruiser, in active service around the year 2378. (ST video game: Starfleet Command III)
- No specific history or definitive final fate was established for this vessel in Armada II or SFC3 as its name was randomly selected for a playing field ship by the games' software, placed randomly each time the ship appears.
In 2384, the Thunderchild was part of a Starfleet armada dispatched to intercept the USS Protostar. The ship would later become infected by the Living Construct placed on board the Protostar. (PRD episode: "Supernova")
In the late 24th century, the Thunderchild was attacked by the Undine. The ship’s complement of MACO troops boarded the Undine ship, using TR-116 rifles. (STO novel: The Needs of the Many)
In 2401, the Thunderchild was part of an armada dispatched to assist the USS Stargazer in intercepting an unknown Borg vessel. The ship had briefly been compromised after the Queen boarded the Stargazer. (PIC episode: "The Star Gazer")
Thunderchild again became entangled with Borg activity as part of the Frontier Day fleet. (PIC episode: "Vox")
In 2409, the ship was one of the first to arrive at Gamma Orionis sector block upon the Borg's return. Lena Kuzmina was the ship's first officer at this time, and witnessed her captain's capture and assimilation. The crew rescued him, but the ship was significantly damaged in the process. The captain resigned from Starfleet and most of the senior crew was reassigned. (STO mission: "Borg Invasion - Sirius Sector Block Defense")
First Splinter timeline[]
In 2374, the Thunderchild docked at Deep Space 9 where several of its fighter pilots visited Quark's. (DS9 - Millennium novel: The Fall of Terok Nor)
In 2380, the Thunderchild, under the command of Captain Matsuda, attempted to intercept Grim Vargo's ship, the Pride, as it left Titan with Seven of Nine aboard. With some deft maneuvering and with the aid of a stolen cloaking device, the Pride was able to escape. Some time later, the Thunderchild was able to apprehend the Pride and take Vargo into custody, but Seven of Nine had already departed on Vulcan. Following this, the Thunderchild intercepted the science vessel Einstein as it towed a large Borg cube to the Sol system. In the resulting battle, the Thunderchild and her crew were "absorbed" into the Borg Collective and only Vargo managed to escape. (TNG novel: Before Dishonor)
Personnel[]
- Fleet Admiral Taela Shanthi (shakedown cruise CO, c.2370)
- Captain Bem Okala (CO, c.2370)
- Captain Evelyn Hoffman (CO, c.2372)
- Captain Matsuda (CO, c.2380)
- Lindell (transporter chief, c.2380)
- Lena Kuzmina (First Officer, c. 2409)
- Savel (Doctor)
- Andex (Lieutenant)
- Marta Segusa (Senior Science Officer)
- Thomas (Chief Engineer)
- Shea (MACO Major)
- Snavely (MACO Corporal)
- Ogilvy (MACO Sergeant)
- Paul Stiles (MACO Sergeant)
- Clark (MACO)
- O'Neill (MACO)
- Palmieri (MACO)
Appendices[]
Connections[]
Frontier Day fleet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USS Akira • USS Callisto • USS Cochrane • USS Drexler • USS Enterprise-F • USS Excelsior • USS Firesword • USS Ganymede • USS Gilgamesh • USS Huygens • USS John Kelly • USS Mandel • USS Okuda • USS Pulaski • USS Resnik • USS Rhea • USS Hikaru Sulu • USS Sutherland • USS Tourangeau • USS Trumbull • USS Venture • USS Thunderchild • USS Zheng He |
Ships named Thunderchild | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
British Empire, Royal Navy | HMS Thunder Child (fictional sail ship) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Federation, Starfleet | USS Thunderchild (NCC-63549, Akira-class) • USS Thunderchild (NCC-63549-B, Thunderchild-class) see also: Thunderchild-class |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Klingon Empire, Defense Force | IKV Thunderchild |
Appearances and references[]
Appearances[]
External link[]
- USS Thunderchild article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.