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The USS Thunderchild (NCC-63549) was a 24th century Federation Akira-class starship operated by Starfleet.

History

In the year 2373, the Thunderchild was a member of the fleet that fought against the Borg in the Battle of Sector 001. (Star Trek: First Contact)

Akira-class starships

USS Akira • USS Avalon • USS Firesword • USS Helios • USS Rabin • USS Sentinel • USS Thunderchild • USS Wersching • Unnamed

Appendices

Background information

The name of the Thunderchild and its designation as an Akira-class vessel were taken from production sources such as the second edition of the Star Trek Encyclopedia. One image of the Thunderchild sketched in the Encyclopedia mislabeled the ship's registry as "NCC-83549".

Alex Jaeger, who designed the ship's exterior, explained, "The name Thunderchild was given to me by production and is named after the warship in H.G. Wells '[The] War of the Worlds'." [1]^(X) In that novel, HMS Thunder Child (two words, not one) diverted Martian fire away from transport ships evacuating civilians out of London. Tragically, HMS Thunder Child was destroyed, with all hands lost, but was able to destroy two of the Martian Tripods.

Apocrypha

The Thunderchild was mentioned in the Pocket DS9 Millennium novel The Fall of Terok Nor, when it docked at Deep Space 9. In the Pocket TNG novel Rogue, part of the Section 31 series, the Thunderchild contacted the USS Enterprise-E.

The role-playing game supplements Starships (from Decipher) and The Price of Freedom (from Last Unicorn Games) both described the Thunderchild among the lists of Akira-class starships.

The Thunderchild made an appearance in the Peter David novel, Before Dishonor. It was the first vessel to make contact with a sentient Borg cube en route to assimilate Earth. The vessel became the victim of "absorption", the cube's method of assimilation, and was later destroyed by the planet killer. According to the novel, the captain of the ship at the time, as well as during the Battle of Sector 001, was named Matsuda.

External link

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-|        Name= USS ''Thunderchild''
+|Name       = USS ''Thunderchild''
-|       Class= {{ShipClass|Akira}}
+|Class      = {{class|Akira}}
-|    Registry= NCC-63549
+|Registry   = NCC-63549
-| Affiliation= [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]]/[[Starfleet]]
+|owner      = {{Federation}}
+|operator   = [[Starfleet]]
-|      Status= Active
+|Status     = Active
-|  Datestatus= 2373
+|Datestatus = 2373
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+The '''USS ''Thunderchild'' ([[NCC]]-63549)''' was a [[24th century]] [[Federation]] {{Class|Akira}} [[starship]] operated by [[Starfleet]].
+==History==
-The '''USS ''Thunderchild'' (NCC-63549)''' was a [[Federation]] [[starship]] of the late [[24th century]].
+In the year [[2373]], the ''Thunderchild'' was a member of the fleet that fought against the [[Borg]] in the [[Battle of Sector 001]]. ({{Film|8}})
-In [[2373]] the ''Thunderchild'' fought against the [[Borg]] in the [[Battle of Sector 001]]. ({{film|8}})
+{{Akira class starships}}
 ==Appendices==
-===Background===
+===Background information===
-The name of the ''Thunderchild'', while not completely legible on-screen, is derived from the [[CGI model]] and clarified in the second edition of the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]''. One image of the ''Thunderchild'' sketched in the ''Encyclopedia'' mislabels the ship's registry as "NCC-83549". The class of the ship according to the ''Encyclopedia'' is {{ShipClass|Akira}}.
+The name of the ''Thunderchild'' and its designation as an ''Akira''-class vessel were taken from production sources such as the second edition of the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]''. One image of the ''Thunderchild'' sketched in the ''Encyclopedia'' mislabeled the ship's registry as "NCC-83549".
-Also according the the ''Encyclopedia'', the ''Thunderchild'' was named after a ship in the [[H.G. Wells]] [[novel]] ''[[The War of the Worlds]]''. In Wells' novel, the {{w|HMS Thunder Child|HMS ''Thunder Child''}} (two words, not one) diverted Martian fire away from ships carrying civilians out of [[London]], in the process of which it was destroyed, with all hands lost, but not without destroying two of the Martian machines in the process.
+[[Alex Jaeger]], who designed the ship's exterior, explained, "''The name ''Thunderchild'' was given to me by production and is named after the warship in [[H.G. Wells]] '[[The War of the Worlds|[The] War of the Worlds]]'.''" {{DrexFiles|2009/06/12/alex-jaeger-week-the-akira-class}} In that novel, {{w|HMS Thunder Child|HMS ''Thunder Child''}} (two words, not one) diverted Martian fire away from transport ships evacuating civilians out of London. Tragically, HMS ''Thunder Child'' was destroyed, with all hands lost, but was able to destroy two of the Martian Tripods.
 ===Apocrypha===
-The ''Thunderchild'' is mentioned in the [[Pocket DS9]] ''[[Millennium]]'' novel ''[[The Fall of Terok Nor]]'', when it docks at [[Deep Space 9]]. In the [[Pocket TNG]] novel ''[[Rogue]]'', part of the ''[[Star Trek: Section 31|Section 31]]'' series, the ''Thunderchild'' contacts the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}.
+The ''Thunderchild'' was mentioned in the [[Pocket DS9]] ''[[Millennium]]'' novel ''[[The Fall of Terok Nor]]'', when it docked at [[Deep Space 9]]. In the [[Pocket TNG]] novel ''[[Rogue]]'', part of the ''[[Star Trek: Section 31|Section 31]]'' series, the ''Thunderchild'' contacted the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}.
-The [[role-playing]] game supplements ''[[Starships (Decipher)|Starships]]'' (from [[Decipher]]) and ''[[The Price of Freedom]]'' (from [[Last Unicorn Games]]) both describe the ''Thunderchild'' among the lists of ''Akira''-class [[vessel]]s.
+The [[role-playing]] game supplements ''[[Starships (Decipher)|Starships]]'' (from [[Decipher]]) and ''[[The Price of Freedom]]'' (from [[Last Unicorn Games]]) both described the ''Thunderchild'' among the lists of ''Akira''-class [[starship]]s.
-{{Akira class starships}}
+The ''Thunderchild'' made an appearance in the [[Peter David]] novel, ''[[Before Dishonor]]''. It was the first vessel to make contact with a sentient Borg cube ''en route'' to assimilate Earth. The vessel became the victim of "absorption", the cube's method of assimilation, and was later destroyed by the [[planet killer]]. According to the novel, the captain of the ship at the time, as well as during the Battle of Sector 001, was named Matsuda.
-==External link==
+===External link===
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