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+ | A '''skeleton crew''' featured a minimal number of [[crew]]men required for [[starship]] or [[space station]] operations, sometimes fewer. They were often formed during emergencies. |
+ | The [[D5 class#Design variant|D5 class variant]] was capable of operating with a skeleton crew of just four. ({{ENT|Marauders}}) |
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+ | The final version of the [[Xindi]] [[Xindi superweapon|superweapon]] was designed to be operated by a skeleton crew. ({{ENT|Azati Prime}}) |
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+ | In [[2268]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} needed a skeleton crew of twenty while using the [[M-5 computer]]. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}}) |
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+ | In [[2287]], [[Starfleet Command]] had the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}} go to [[Nimbus III]], much to [[Captain]] [[Montgomery Scott]]'s dismay as he remarked, "''the ship's in pieces and we've got less than a skeleton crew aboard!''" ({{film|5}}) |
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+ | In [[2369]] a skeleton crew operated the space station Deep Space 9 after an [[aphasia virus]] infected everyone except [[Quark]] and [[Odo]]. ({{DS9|Babel}}) |
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+ | In [[2373]], when members of the {{USS|Voyager}} crew were replaced with [[Nyrian]]s via [[Translocator|translocation]], the ship was eventually left with only a skeleton crew, with Commander [[Chakotay]] as the last remaining [[officer]] before he, too, was removed from the ship. ({{VOY|Displaced}}) |
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Revision as of 10:17, 17 June 2014
A skeleton crew featured a minimal number of crewmen required for starship or space station operations, sometimes fewer. They were often formed during emergencies.
The D5 class variant was capable of operating with a skeleton crew of just four. (ENT: "Marauders")
The final version of the Xindi superweapon was designed to be operated by a skeleton crew. (ENT: "Azati Prime")
In 2268, the USS Enterprise needed a skeleton crew of twenty while using the M-5 computer. (TOS: "The Ultimate Computer")
In 2287, Starfleet Command had the USS Enterprise-A go to Nimbus III, much to Captain Montgomery Scott's dismay as he remarked, "the ship's in pieces and we've got less than a skeleton crew aboard!" (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)
In 2368, Commander Data suggested a skeleton crew from the USS Enterprise-D could take the Kallisko to a starbase. (TNG: "Silicon Avatar")
In 2369 a skeleton crew operated the space station Deep Space 9 after an aphasia virus infected everyone except Quark and Odo. (DS9: "Babel")
In 2370, the Enterprise-D was left with only a skeleton crew under the command of Beverly Crusher while the rest of the crew were on the surface of a planet, searching for Data. (TNG: "Descent", "Descent, Part II")
A few weeks later, a skeleton crew was left to run Deep Space 9 during a plasma disruption that forced the evacuation of the station. (DS9: "Invasive Procedures")
In 2373, when members of the USS Voyager crew were replaced with Nyrians via translocation, the ship was eventually left with only a skeleton crew, with Commander Chakotay as the last remaining officer before he, too, was removed from the ship. (VOY: "Displaced")
After the Reckoning began on Deep Space 9 in late 2374, a skeleton crew remained aboard once the majority of the station's population had left. (DS9: "The Reckoning")