Bulkhead

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.

Bulkheads are 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 can 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

• TOS:
  • "The Naked Time"
  • "Wolf in the Fold"
  • "The Enterprise Incident"
  • "Day of the Dove"
• TNG:
  • "Heart of Glory"
  • "Remember Me"
  • "Disaster"
  • "Hero Worship"
  • "Power Play"
  • "The Next Phase"
  • "Schisms"
  • "Rascals"
  • "The Quality of Life"
  • "Aquiel"
  • "Starship Mine"
  • "Interface"
  • "The Pegasus"
  • "Eye of the Beholder"
  • "Genesis"
• Star Trek films:
  • Star Trek Generations
• DS9:
  • "Q-Less"
  • "Dramatis Personae"
  • "The Abandoned"
  • "Improbable Cause"
  • "Accession"
  • "Body Parts"
  • "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places"
  • "Valiant"
  • "Field of Fire"

See also

• Emergency bulkhead
• Transverse bulkhead

External link

• Bulkhead at Wikipedia