USS Bellerophon (NCC-74705)
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| USS Bellerophon | |
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| Class: | Intrepid-class |
| Registry: | NCC-74705 |
| Affiliation: | Federation/Starfleet |
| Status: | Active (2375) |
- For the Nebula-class starship, please see USS Bellerophon (NCC-62048).
The USS Bellerophon (NCC-74705) was an Intrepid-class starship, launched in 2371. Under the command of Admiral William Ross, the Bellerophon transported Federation delegates to Romulus for a conference on Dominion War issues in 2375. (DS9: "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges")
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| Intrepid-class starships |
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| USS Bellerophon • USS Intrepid • USS Voyager |
[edit] Background
The Bellerophon sets were a reuse of the USS Voyager sets from Star Trek: Voyager. The Bellerophon used a galley instead of a captain's dining room behind the mess hall.
"Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges" writer Ronald D. Moore named the Bellerophon after the HMS Bellerophon, a British warship which served as part of a fleet commanded by Lord Nelson in the early 19th century. This vessel was in turn named after the Greek mythological hero Bellerophon, who rode the winged horse, Pegasus. Coincidentally, "The Pegasus" is the name of another episode also written by Moore. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
The flyby of the Bellerophon after the Romulan interrogation scene actually shows the USS Voyager, as evidenced by its registry number: NCC-74656. This was apparently a reuse of one of the flybys of Voyager.
This is the only time an Intrepid-class starship has ever been seen outside Star Trek: Voyager.
The Bellerophon was also the name of the starship that colonized planet Altair IV in the film Forbidden Planet. That film was said to be among Gene Roddenberry's inspirations for creating Star Trek. (Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry)
This is the second starship to bear the name, the first being the Nebula-class vessel seen in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine pilot "Emissary".
[edit] External link
- USS Bellerophon (NCC-74705) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
