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[[File:Bulkhead hull breach.jpg|thumb|A hull breach in a bulkhead of DS9 in 2369]]
A '''bulkhead''' is a wall-like partition in a [[starship]] used to aid [[structural integrity]].
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A '''bulkhead''' was a wall-like partition in a [[starship]] used to aid [[structural integrity]].
   
Bulkheads are numbered and divide a ship into separate parts to help keeping its rigidity. Bulkheads in [[Starfleet]] [[vessel]]s built in the [[24th century]] are made from a [[tritanium]] alloy and can be reinforced with [[shields]] to enhance the ship's overall structural integrity. ({{VOY|Repentance}})
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Bulkheads were numbered and divide a ship into separate parts to help keeping its rigidity. Bulkheads in [[Starfleet]] [[starship|vessel]]s built in the [[24th century]], specifically of the {{Class|Galaxy}} and {{Class|Intrepid}}, were composed of [[tritanium]] alloy and could be reinforced with [[shields]] to enhance the ship's overall structural integrity. ({{TNG|Where Silence Has Lease}}; {{VOY|Repentance}})
   
In case of structural failure, a bulkhead can be beamed away and temporarily replaced by a [[force field]]. ({{TNG|Schisms}})
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In case of structural failure, a bulkhead could be [[beam]]ed away and temporarily replaced by a [[force field]]. ({{TNG|Schisms}})
   
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In [[2369]] the bulkheads aboard Deep Space 9 were broken by several [[hull breach]]es caused by [[graviton]] pulses of the [[embryonic lifeform]]. ({{DS9|Q-Less}})
[[Jadzia Dax]] claimed she could hear [[Kor]] snoring through the bulkheads of the [[USS Rio Grande|USS ''Rio Grande'']] in [[2372]]. ({{DS9|The Sword of Kahless}})
 
   
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While searching the debris of the destroyed {{Class|Vor'cha}} [[attack cruiser]] {{IKS|Toh'Kaht}}, [[Jadzia Dax|Dax]] and [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]] found pieces of the [[secondary hull]] and the bulkheads in the debris. ({{DS9|Dramatis Personae}})
[[Elim Garak]] had "a sudden and somewhat violent encounter with a bulkhead" when the [[USS Defiant (NX-74205)|USS ''Defiant'']] was attacked by the [[Dominion]] early in the [[Dominion War|war]]. ({{DS9|A Time to Stand}})
 
   
 
[[Jadzia Dax]] claimed she could hear [[Kor]] [[snoring]] through the bulkheads of the {{USS|Rio Grande}} in [[2372]]. ({{DS9|The Sword of Kahless}})
==References==
 
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[[Elim Garak]] had "a sudden and somewhat violent encounter with a bulkhead" when the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} was attacked by the [[Dominion]] early in the [[Dominion War|war]]. ({{DS9|A Time to Stand}})
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==See also==
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=== See also ===
 
*[[Emergency bulkhead]]
 
*[[Emergency bulkhead]]
 
*[[Transverse bulkhead]]
 
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==External link==
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*{{wikipedia|Bulkhead (partition)|Bulkhead}}
 
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Revision as of 15:53, 8 March 2014

Bulkhead hull breach

A hull breach in a bulkhead of DS9 in 2369

A bulkhead was a wall-like partition in a starship used to aid structural integrity.

Bulkheads were numbered and divide a ship into separate parts to help keeping its rigidity. Bulkheads in Starfleet vessels built in the 24th century, specifically of the Galaxy-class and Intrepid-class, were composed of tritanium alloy and could be reinforced with shields to enhance the ship's overall structural integrity. (TNG: "Where Silence Has Lease"; VOY: "Repentance")

In case of structural failure, a bulkhead could be beamed away and temporarily replaced by a force field. (TNG: "Schisms")

In 2369 the bulkheads aboard Deep Space 9 were broken by several hull breaches caused by graviton pulses of the embryonic lifeform. (DS9: "Q-Less")

While searching the debris of the destroyed Vor'cha-class attack cruiser IKS Toh'Kaht, Dax and O'Brien found pieces of the secondary hull and the bulkheads in the debris. (DS9: "Dramatis Personae")

Jadzia Dax claimed she could hear Kor snoring through the bulkheads of the USS Rio Grande in 2372. (DS9: "The Sword of Kahless")

Elim Garak had "a sudden and somewhat violent encounter with a bulkhead" when the USS Defiant was attacked by the Dominion early in the war. (DS9: "A Time to Stand")

References

See also

External link