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| − | The use of '''transverse bulkheads''' was an idea proposed by [[Lieutenant]] [[Tom Paris]] of the {{USS|Voyager}}. |
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| + | '''Transverse bulkheads''' were specialized partitions utilized by the steamship ''[[Titanic]]'' in the [[20th century]]. Designed to keep the ship afloat in the event of a [[hull]] breach, these special [[bulkhead]]s were intended to lower into place, forming a honeycomb-like structure. In theory, utilization of these bulkheads would prove successful in saving the ship even if half of it were filled with water. |
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| + | In [[2374]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Tom Paris]] used the ''Titanic'' as inspiration when devising a way to protect the {{USS|Voyager}} from [[Krenim]] attack. Setting up emergency [[force field]]s between every [[deck]] and every section, the force fields were designed to protect most of the crew in the event of a cataclysmic breach. The timeline in which these events occurred was later negated when a [[temporal incursion]] erased the [[Krenim weapon ship]] from history. ({{VOY|Year of Hell|Year of Hell, Part II}}) |
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| − | ''In an [[alternate timeline]], ''Voyager'' was under continual attacks by the [[Krenim]], and ''Voyager'' was suffering serious damage as a result of being defenseless against the Krenim's [[chroniton torpedo]]es.'' |
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| − | ''The transverse [[bulkhead]]s would be set up at every junction point between each deck and section. In the case of a cataclysmic [[hull breach]], most of the crew would be protected. Paris based the idea on the ancient steamship [[RMS Titanic|''Titanic'']], which had numerous bulkheads which would allow the ship, in theory, to stay afloat even with half the ship filled with [[water]]. When [[Kathryn Janeway]] recalled the ''Titanic'' ultimately sank, Paris reassured her he had made "some modifications."'' ({{VOY|Year of Hell}}) |
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Revision as of 19:15, 3 November 2010
AT: "xx" Transverse bulkheads were specialized partitions utilized by the steamship Titanic in the 20th century. Designed to keep the ship afloat in the event of a hull breach, these special bulkheads were intended to lower into place, forming a honeycomb-like structure. In theory, utilization of these bulkheads would prove successful in saving the ship even if half of it were filled with water.
In 2374, Lieutenant Tom Paris used the Titanic as inspiration when devising a way to protect the USS Voyager from Krenim attack. Setting up emergency force fields between every deck and every section, the force fields were designed to protect most of the crew in the event of a cataclysmic breach. The timeline in which these events occurred was later negated when a temporal incursion erased the Krenim weapon ship from history. (VOY: "Year of Hell", "Year of Hell, Part II")