USS Relativity
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| USS Relativity | |
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| Class: | Wells-class |
| Registry: | NCV-474439-G |
| Affiliation: | Federation/Starfleet |
| Status: | Active (29th century) |
The USS Relativity (NCV-474439-G) was a Wells-class Federation Starfleet timeship in primary operation in the 29th century. It was under the command of Captain Braxton until his arrest by his first officer, Lieutenant Ducane, for temporal crimes Braxton was going to commit. (VOY: "Relativity")
The Relativity's dedication plaque contains a quote from E.M. Rauch - "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen all at once."
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The Relativity may be named after Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
The dedication plaque for the Relativity also states that it is the seventh ship to bear the name. Its registry number suggests that it is the eighth, unless the first ship to bear the name Relativity was the NCV-474439-A, which would have been an uncommon practice. Or this could indicate that (like the USS Enterprise) one of the Relativity's past versions underwent a major refit, making the NCV-474439-Relativity-G the Eighth ship to bear the name. Another possibility is that one of the previous Relativity timeships was destroyed prior to its formal commissioning. Finally, it is possible that the one of the earlier ships was built or commissioned AFTER the latest ship -- they do travel in time, after all.
The quote on the dedication plaque is often attributed to Albert Einstein, but the plaque lists it to E.M. Rauch. The plaque also shows a connection to the Temporal Integrity Commission – exactly what the link between the two is not mentioned on screen.
Since the Aeon-type mounted subatomic disruptors, it is possible that the Relativity also mounted them, but this is never stated in the episode.
