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The Jellyfish was a late-24th century starship commissioned by the Vulcan Science Academy for the transport of red matter. It was described as being "our fastest ship" and featured a rotating tail section.

History

Jellyfish under construction — The *Jellyfish* being built

After the ship's commissioning in 2387, Ambassador Spock piloted the Jellyfish during his attempt to save the Milky Way Galaxy from destruction by a massive supernova before it destroyed the planet Romulus. Spock used the Jellyfish to inject red matter into the supernova, resulting in the creation of a black hole that absorbed the nova. While the plan succeeded, Spock was unfortunately too late to stop the nova from destroying Romulus.

As Spock was attempting to depart, he was intercepted by the Romulan mining vessel Narada, and both ships were pulled into the black hole. The Narada emerged from the tunnel through space-time in 2233 and was the catalyst for the alternate reality, whereas the Jellyfish exited the black hole twenty-five years later. Upon capture by Nero, the ship was stored inside the Narada. Nero later ordered the use of the red matter aboard the seized ship to destroy the planet Vulcan.

The ship was destroyed when the younger Commander Spock of the alternate reality was able to retrieve the ship and piloted it on a collision course with the Narada, igniting the red matter inside. Spock survived the collision and was beamed aboard the USS Enterprise at the last moment. (Star Trek)

Specifications

The Jellyfish was outfitted with a chamber designed for the safe storage and transport of red matter, as well as a means of extracting the matter for the purposes of its mission. In addition, the ship featured four forward mounted torpedo launchers and a warp drive.

The ship was also equipped with the means to recognize its pilot, Ambassador Spock, via facial recognition and voiceprint analysis. As a result, it welcomed aboard Commander Spock and allowed him to pilot its controls. It was at this point that he realized who must have helped James T. Kirk return to the Enterprise after being marooned on Delta Vega - asked if he would be able to fly the craft, Spock told Kirk that he likely already had. (Star Trek)

Appendices

Background information

The ship was not given a name in the film, but it was named as the Jellyfish in the script. [1] Concept artist Ryan Church envisaged the ship as having a transparent exterior, based on the actual translucent appearance of a jellyfish. Comic book artist Bryan Hitch contributed to the final shape of the ship, taking inspiration from a gyroscope. Church had another idea, of the ship being a cube of pure energy to emphasize its roots in Vulcan science, but J.J. Abrams felt the ship had to have "as much character as Leonard Nimoy had in his face".

Visual effects supervisor Roger Guyett stated that production designer Scott Chambliss envisaged the ship's exterior surface as "sophisticated technology married with organic things". "It might even be a technology Vulcans' 'grow', like a plant of high tensile steel." Guyett also said the ship's warp signature was intended to evoke clean "green" energy, in contrast to the "burned dirty fuel" aesthetic of the Narada. (Star Trek - The Art of the Film) The triangular pilot's chair and circular view screen form the Vulcan IDIC symbol when viewed from the inside, behind the main cockpit area.

According to information on the Blu-ray version, the ship is 178 feet (54.25 meters) long. The white bolts fired by the Jellyfish were identified in the script of Star Trek as torpedoes. [2] A dossier on the Star Trek movie website stated that the Jellyfish was a single-occupancy vessel with the maximum warp speed of warp factor 8. [3] This speed figure would indicate that the line about the Jellyfish being "our fastest ship" was not meant to indicate that the Jellyfish was the fastest Starfleet ship in 2387, but rather the fastest ship operated by the Vulcan Science Academy. The USS Voyager for example had a maximum warp speed of warp factor 9.975, 16 years before the launch of the Jellyfish.

Interestingly, the computer aboard the vessel responded to Spock's inquiry in regards to its manufacturing origin using the stardate system of the alternate reality rather than that of its origin (the "prime" reality).

Apocrypha

According to the prequel comic Star Trek: Countdown, issue number 3, the Jellyfish was a prototype vessel built to withstand unstable atmospheres. Its designer and original pilot was Geordi La Forge.

Information originally posted on the Star Trek Online main website indicated that the Jellyfish was equipped with trans-metaphasic shielding. The experimental spacecraft was launched from the Daystrom Institute and Starfleet was working with La Forge and the institute to determine if some of the ships systems could be adapted for Federation use. [4] Standard metaphasic shielding has been seen or mentioned in TNG: "Suspicions", "Descent, Part II" and in VOY: "Resistance".

The 2013 virtual collectible card battle game Star Trek: Rivals has the Jellyfish on card #94 "Prototype Jellyfish".

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+|dt          = ''Jellyfish'' (ship)
 |image       = Jellyfish.jpg
-|Class       = ''Jellyfish'' prototype
+|Class       =
 |Affiliation = [[Vulcan Science Academy]]<br />[[United Federation of Planets]]
-|Status      = Missing ([[2387]])<br />Destroyed
+|Status      = Missing <small>''([[2387]])''</small><br />Destroyed
 |Datestatus  = 2258
 }}
-The '''''Jellyfish''''' was a late-[[24th century]] [[starship]] commissioned by the [[Vulcan Science Academy]] for the transport of [[red matter]]. It was described as being "our fastest ship" and featured a unique rotating "tail".
+The '''''Jellyfish''''' was a late-[[24th century]] [[starship]] commissioned by the [[Vulcan Science Academy]] for the transport of [[red matter]]. It was described as being "our fastest ship" and featured a rotating tail section.
 == History ==
 [[File:Jellyfish under construction.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Jellyfish'' being built]]
-After the ship's commissioning in [[2387]], [[Ambassador]] [[Spock]] piloted the ship during his attempt to save the galaxy from destruction by a powerful [[supernova]]. Spock took the ''Jellyfish'' to inject red matter into the [[supernova]], resulting in the creation of a [[black hole]] that would absorb the nova. While the plan succeeded, Spock was unfortunately too late to stop the nova from destroying [[Romulus]]. As Spock was attempting to depart, he was intercepted by the [[Narada]], and both ships were pulled into the black hole. The ''Narada'' arrived in [[2233]] and was the catalyst for the [[alternate reality]], whereas the ''Jellyfish'' exited some twenty-five years later. Upon capture by [[Nero]], the ship was stored inside the ''Narada''. Nero later ordered the use of the red matter aboard the seized ship to destroy the [[planet]] {{alt|Vulcan}}.
+After the ship's commissioning in [[2387]], [[Ambassador]] [[Spock]] piloted the ''Jellyfish'' during his attempt to save the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] from destruction by a massive [[supernova]] before it destroyed the [[planet]] [[Romulus]]. Spock used the ''Jellyfish'' to inject [[red matter]] into the supernova, resulting in the creation of a [[black hole]] that absorbed the nova. While the plan succeeded, Spock was unfortunately too late to stop the nova from destroying Romulus.
+As Spock was attempting to depart, he was intercepted by the [[Romulan]] [[mining vessel]] ''[[Narada]]'', and both ships were pulled into the black hole. The ''Narada'' emerged from the [[Time travel|tunnel through space-time]] in [[2233]] and was the catalyst for the [[alternate reality]], whereas the ''Jellyfish'' exited the black hole [[2258|twenty-five years later]]. Upon capture by [[Nero]], the ship was stored inside the ''Narada''. Nero later ordered the use of the red matter aboard the seized ship to destroy the planet {{alt|Vulcan}}.
-The ship was later destroyed when {{alt|Spock|Commander Spock}} was able to retrieve the ship and piloted it on a collision course with the ''Narada'', igniting the red matter. Spock survived the collision, being beamed aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}} at the last moment. ({{film|11}})
+The ship was destroyed when the younger {{alt|Spock|Commander Spock}} of the alternate reality was able to retrieve the ship and piloted it on a collision course with the ''Narada'', igniting the red matter inside. Spock survived the collision and was beamed aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}} at the last moment. ({{film|11}})
 == Specifications ==
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 <gallery>
+File:Jellyship torpedoes.jpg|Firing [[torpedo]]es
 File:Spock surrenders himself to Nero.jpg|Entrance into the ''Jellyfish''
 File:Jellyfish cockpit.jpg|The ''Jellyfish''{{'}}s cockpit
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 == Appendices ==
 === Background information ===
+The ship was not given a name in the film, but it was named as the ''Jellyfish'' in the script. [http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Star-Trek.html] Concept artist [[Ryan Church]] envisaged the ship as having a transparent exterior, based on the actual translucent appearance of a [[jellyfish]]. Comic book artist [[Bryan Hitch]] contributed to the final shape of the ship, taking inspiration from a {{w|gyroscope}}. Church had another idea, of the ship being a cube of pure energy to emphasize its roots in Vulcan science, but [[J.J. Abrams]] felt the ship had to have "as much character as [[Leonard Nimoy]] had in his face".
-The name of the ship is derived from its dossier on the [http://www.startrekmovie.com ''Star Trek'' movie website], but is not mentioned in the film.  Because it is a single prototype ship, its distinctive name is likely a codename or working name.  Also according to the dossier, it is a single person ship with a maximum speed of [[warp factor|warp 8]]. While speeds greater than warp 8 were known well before Ambassador Spock's voyage, dialogue in the film described the ''Jellyfish'' as "our fastest ship". According to information on the [[Star Trek (Three disc Blu-ray)|Blu-ray version]], it is 178 feet (54.25 meters) long.  The ship was designed by [[Bryan Hitch]] for the film. ([[Star Trek (Special Edition)|DVD]] and [[Star Trek (Three disc Blu-ray)|Blu-ray]] [[audio commentary]])
+Visual effects supervisor [[Roger Guyett]] stated that production designer [[Scott Chambliss]] envisaged the ship's exterior surface as "sophisticated technology married with organic things". "It might even be a technology Vulcans' 'grow', like a plant of high tensile steel." Guyett also said the ship's [[warp signature]] was intended to evoke clean "green" energy, in contrast to the "burned dirty fuel" aesthetic of the ''Narada''. (''[[Star Trek - The Art of the Film]]'') The triangular pilot's chair and circular view screen form the Vulcan [[IDIC]] symbol when viewed from the inside, behind the main cockpit area.
+According to information on the [[Star Trek (Three disc Blu-ray)|Blu-ray version]], the ship is 178 feet (54.25 meters) long. The white bolts fired by the ''Jellyfish'' were identified in the script of ''Star Trek'' as [[torpedo]]es. [http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Star-Trek.html] A dossier on the ''Star Trek'' movie website stated that the ''Jellyfish'' was a single-occupancy vessel with the [[maximum warp]] speed of [[warp factor|warp factor 8]]. [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G_LZLL544gM/UO6FMPUGUAI/AAAAAAAALfs/ZeoVIGMii-U/s1600/Star+Trek+Dossier+15+Jellyfish.jpg] This speed figure would indicate that the line about the ''Jellyfish'' being "our fastest ship" was not meant to indicate that the ''Jellyfish'' was the fastest Starfleet ship in 2387, but rather the fastest ship operated by the Vulcan Science Academy. The {{USS|Voyager}} for example had a maximum warp speed of warp factor 9.975, [[2371|16 years before]] the launch of the ''Jellyfish''.
 Interestingly, the computer aboard the vessel responded to Spock's inquiry in regards to its manufacturing origin using the [[stardate]] system of the alternate reality rather than that of its origin (the "prime" reality).
+=== Apocrypha ===
-The white bolts fired by the ''Jellyfish'' were identified in the script of ''Star Trek'' as [[torpedo]]es. [http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Star-Trek.html]
+According to the prequel comic ''[[Star Trek: Countdown]]'', [[Countdown, Number Three|issue number 3]], the ''Jellyfish'' was a prototype vessel built to withstand unstable atmospheres. Its designer and original pilot was [[Geordi La Forge]].
+Information originally posted on the ''[[Star Trek Online]]'' main website indicated that the ''Jellyfish'' was equipped with trans-metaphasic shielding. The experimental spacecraft was launched from the [[Daystrom Institute]] and Starfleet was working with La Forge and the institute to determine if some of the ships systems could be adapted for Federation use. [http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=18595] Standard [[metaphasic shield]]ing has been seen or mentioned in {{TNG|Suspicions|Descent, Part II}} and in {{VOY|Resistance}}.
-In the prequel comic ''[[Star Trek: Countdown]]'', the ''Jellyfish'' is described as a prototype vessel built to withstand unstable atmospheres. Its designer and original pilot was [[Geordi La Forge]].
+The {{y|2013}} [[Games|virtual collectible card battle game]] ''[[Star Trek: Rivals]]'' has the ''Jellyfish'' on card #94 "Prototype ''Jellyfish''".
-The triangular pilot's chair and circular view screen form the Vulcan [[IDIC]] symbol. When Commander Spock first takes the controls, he says "''Fascinating...''"
 === External link ===
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 [[Category:Vulcan starships]]
-[[Category:Memory Alpha articles related to Star Trek (film)]]