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Voth research vessel — Voth ship traveling at transwarp speeds

Transwarp is a term associated with some technologies that allow the utilization of speeds that exceed traditional warp drive limits. (TNG: "Descent")

History

The Federation developed transwarp beaming by 2387. This transporter technology allowed the instantaneous beaming of living beings between planets and distant star systems, or even onto a starship traveling at high warp. The theory was postulated and perfected by Montgomery Scott.

The complete transwarp beaming technology was introduced to the alternate reality in 2258 by Ambassador Spock. In 2259, John Harrison implemented this technology to a portable transwarp beaming device. (Star Trek; Star Trek Into Darkness)

Species such as the Voth employed ships that were equipped with transwarp drives. (VOY: "Distant Origin") Similarly, the quantum slipstream drive, developed by Species 116, was a method of propulsion not unlike transwarp drive. (VOY: "Hope and Fear") The Federation also attempted to develop a transwarp drive controlled by a transwarp computer in the USS Excelsior in 2285, termed "The Great Experiment". However, the effort was ultimately unsuccessful in achieving infinite velocity (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock). In 2374, the USS Defiant studied a rare subspace compression anomaly in the hopes of collecting data relevant to the development of transwarp corridors. (DS9: "One Little Ship")

Cochrane, transwarp — The *Cochrane* reaching transwarp speed

In 2372, Tom Paris of the USS Voyager managed to break the transwarp threshold in the shuttlecraft Cochrane, after discovering a new form of dilithium. Although this form of travel was found to have severe, unanticipated side effects, Mr. Paris was the first person in Starfleet to cross the transwarp threshold. (VOY: "Threshold")

The Borg used transwarp signals for communication and the Borg transwarp drive was based on generating transwarp conduits through transwarp space. (VOY: "Unimatrix Zero") This technology was first encountered by the Federation in the 2350s by the crew of the USS Raven. This encounter remained unreported at the time. (VOY: "Dark Frontier") In 2370, the ship used by the rogue Borg that were under the control of Lore used a conduit during an attack on Federation space. Geordi La Forge of the USS Enterprise-D likened going through a transwarp aperture to "falling into a fast-moving river and getting swept away by the current." (TNG: "Descent") In 2374, Seven of Nine attempted unsuccessfully to modify the systems of the Federation starship USS Voyager to create a transwarp conduit. (VOY: "Day of Honor")

In 2375, USS Voyager used a transwarp coil stolen from a Borg sphere to create a transwarp conduit to traverse 20,000 light years closer to the Alpha Quadrant, thus cutting about fifteen years off of its journey. (VOY: "Dark Frontier")

In 2376, the Pathfinder Project wasted 6 months attempting to develop a transwarp probe, based on simulations made by Reginald Barclay. (VOY: "Pathfinder")

In 2377, Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres participated in a Boray conference on transwarp theory in the Delta Quadrant. (VOY: "Flesh and Blood")

Transwarp

aperture • beaming • chamber • coil • computer • conduit • drive • factor • hub • network • probe • signal • signature • space • theory • threshold

Appendices

Background information

In TOS: "The Changeling", set in 2267, the term "multiwarp speeds" was attributed to the velocity of approximately Warp 15. This was obviously before Warp 10 was a reference to infinite velocity. Warp 15 was at that time beyond the limitations of the conventional warp drive of the Enterprise. Multiwarp may be a synonym, or rather an older term, for transwarp.

In TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before", The Traveler used the energy of his thoughts to move the USS Enterprise-D through space at a speed that appeared to surpass warp 10. According to Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual (page 55), the ship didn't actually achieve warp 10 or go beyond, but it did travel at the speed of about Warp 9.9999999996. This would be confirmed in VOY: "Threshold", where Tom Paris becomes the first human to travel at warp 10, eight years after the events of "Where No One Has Gone Before".

According to the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual (page 14), the Cardassian Union predicted a breakthrough in energy-field stability for transwarp computation speeds in computer core technology, during the 2370s.

Apocrypha

As a result of the events of the Star Trek: Destiny trilogy, the entire Borg transwarp conduit system had collapsed. Voyager confirmed this in the novel Unworthy.

According to the Star Trek Online video game, the Federation established the first links of its own system of transwarp conduits in 2399.

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 [[File:Voth research vessel.jpg|thumb|Voth ship traveling at transwarp speeds]]
+'''Transwarp''' is a term associated with some technologies that allow the utilization of speeds that exceed traditional [[warp drive]] limits. ({{TNG|Descent}})
-'''Transwarp''' is a generic term for some speeds that exceed traditional [[warp drive]] limits. Species such as the [[Voth]] employed ships that were equipped with [[transwarp drive]]s. ({{VOY|Distant Origin}}) Similarly, the [[Quantum slipstream drive]], developed by [[Species 116]], was a method of propulsion not unlike transwarp drive. ({{VOY|Hope and Fear}})
+==History==
-The [[Federation]] developed [[transwarp beaming]] by [[2387]]. This [[transporter]] technology allowed beaming living beings between the [[planet]]s of a [[star system]], and onto starships traveling at high warp. The theory was postulated and perfected by [[Montgomery Scott]]. The complete technology was introduced to the [[alternate reality]] by [[Ambassador]] [[Spock]]. ({{film|11}})
+The [[Federation]] developed [[transwarp beaming]] by [[2387]]. This [[transporter]] technology allowed the instantaneous beaming of living beings between [[planet]]s and distant [[star system]]s, or even onto a starship traveling at high warp. The theory was postulated and perfected by [[Montgomery Scott]].
+''The complete transwarp beaming technology was introduced to the [[alternate reality]] in [[2258]] by [[Ambassador]] [[Spock]]. In [[2259]], [[John Harrison]] implemented this technology to a [[portable transwarp beaming device]].'' ({{film|11}}; {{film|12}})
-The Federation also attempted to develop a transwarp drive controlled by a [[transwarp computer]] in the {{USS|Excelsior}} in [[2285]], termed "[[The Great Experiment]]". However, the effort was ultimately unsuccessful in achieving infinite velocity. ({{film|3}}) In [[2374]], the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} studied a rare [[subspace compression anomaly]] in the hopes of collecting data relevant to the development of [[transwarp corridor]]s. ({{DS9|One Little Ship}})
+Species such as the [[Voth]] employed ships that were equipped with [[transwarp drive]]s. ({{VOY|Distant Origin}}) Similarly, the [[quantum slipstream drive]], developed by [[Species 116]], was a method of propulsion not unlike transwarp drive. ({{VOY|Hope and Fear}}) The Federation also attempted to develop a transwarp drive controlled by a [[transwarp computer]] in the {{USS|Excelsior}} in [[2285]], termed "[[The Great Experiment]]". However, the effort was ultimately unsuccessful in achieving infinite velocity ({{film|3}}). In [[2374]], the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} studied a rare [[subspace compression anomaly]] in the hopes of collecting data relevant to the development of [[transwarp corridor]]s. ({{DS9|One Little Ship}})
 [[File:Cochrane, transwarp.jpg|thumb|The ''Cochrane'' reaching transwarp speed]]
 In [[2372]], [[Tom Paris]] of the {{USS|Voyager}} managed to break the [[transwarp threshold]] in the [[shuttlecraft]] [[Cochrane (shuttlecraft)|''Cochrane'']], after discovering a new form of [[dilithium]]. Although this form of travel was found to have severe, unanticipated [[hyper-evolution|side effects]], Mr. Paris was the first person in [[Starfleet]] to cross the transwarp threshold. ({{VOY|Threshold}})
-The [[Borg]] used [[transwarp signal]]s for communication ({{VOY|Unimatrix Zero}}) and the Borg transwarp drive was based on generating [[transwarp conduit]]s through [[transwarp space]]. This technology was first encountered by the Federation in the [[2350s]] by the {{USS|Raven}}. This encounter remained unreported at the time. ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}}) In [[2370]], [[Borg Type 03|the ship]] used by the rogue [[Borg]] that were under the control of [[Lore]] used a conduit during an attack on Federation space. [[Geordi La Forge]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} likened going through a [[transwarp aperture]] to "''falling into a fast-moving river and getting swept away by the current.''" ({{TNG|Descent}}) In [[2374]], [[Seven of Nine]] attempted unsuccessfully to modify ''Voyager'' to create a transwarp conduit. ({{VOY|Day of Honor}})
+The [[Borg]] used [[transwarp signal]]s for communication and the Borg transwarp drive was based on generating [[transwarp conduit]]s through [[transwarp space]]. ({{VOY|Unimatrix Zero}}) This technology was first encountered by the Federation in the [[2350s]] by the crew of the {{USS|Raven}}. This encounter remained unreported at the time. ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}}) In [[2370]], [[Borg Type 03|the ship]] used by the rogue [[Borg]] that were under the control of [[Lore]] used a conduit during an attack on Federation space. [[Geordi La Forge]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} likened going through a [[transwarp aperture]] to "''falling into a fast-moving river and getting swept away by the current.''" ({{TNG|Descent}}) In [[2374]], [[Seven of Nine]] attempted unsuccessfully to modify the systems of the Federation starship USS ''Voyager'' to create a transwarp conduit. ({{VOY|Day of Honor}})
-In [[2375]], USS ''Voyager'' used a [[transwarp coil]] stolen from a [[Borg sphere]] to traverse 20,000 [[light year]]s closer to the [[Alpha Quadrant]], thus cutting about fifteen years off of the trip.  ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}})
+In [[2375]], USS ''Voyager'' used a [[transwarp coil]] stolen from a [[Borg sphere]] to create a transwarp conduit to traverse 20,000 [[light year]]s closer to the [[Alpha Quadrant]], thus cutting about fifteen years off of its journey.  ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}})
 In [[2376]], the [[Pathfinder Project]] wasted 6 months attempting to develop a [[transwarp probe]], based on simulations made by [[Reginald Barclay]]. ({{VOY|Pathfinder}})
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-==Appendicies==
-===Background===
-In [[2267]], the term "ultrawarp speeds" was attributed to the velocity of approximately Warp 15. This was obviously before Warp 10 was a reference to infinite velocity. Warp 15 was at that time beyond the limitations of the conventional warp drive of the ''Enterprise''. It is therefore possible that ultrawarp is a synonym, or rather an older term, for transwarp. ({{TOS|The Changeling}})
+==Appendices==
-According to the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual]]'' (page 14), the [[Cardassian Union]] predicted a breakthrough in energy-field stability for transwarp computation speeds in [[computer core]] technology, during the [[2370s]].
+===See also===
+* [[Hyper-subspace]]
+===Background information===
+In {{TOS|The Changeling}}, set in [[2267]], the term "[[Warp factor#Multiwarp speeds|multiwarp speeds]]" was attributed to the velocity of approximately Warp 15. This was obviously before Warp 10 was a reference to infinite velocity. Warp 15 was at that time beyond the limitations of the conventional warp drive of the ''Enterprise''. Multiwarp may be a synonym, or rather an older term, for transwarp.
 In {{TNG|Where No One Has Gone Before}}, [[The Traveler]] used the energy of his thoughts to move the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} through space at a speed that appeared to surpass warp 10. According to ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]'' (page 55), the ship didn't actually achieve warp 10 or go beyond, but it did travel at the speed of about Warp 9.9999999996. This would be confirmed in {{VOY|Threshold}}, where [[Tom Paris]] becomes the first human to travel at warp 10, eight years after the events of "Where No One Has Gone Before".
+According to the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual]]'' (page 14), the [[Cardassian Union]] predicted a breakthrough in energy-field stability for transwarp computation speeds in [[computer core]] technology, during the [[2370s]].
-===See also===
-* [[Hyper-subspace]]
 ===Apocrypha===
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