The Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, orbital construction facilities, 2371
The surface based facilities of the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards in 2370
The Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, or Utopia Planitia Shipyards, is a key Starfleet vessel construction and design facility in the 24th century.
It is partly positioned in synchronous orbit 16,625 kilometers above the Utopia Planitia region on Mars, including the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yard's planetary construction facilities. (TNG: "Parallels", Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual)
The facility includes a number of drydocks and space stations, as well as several large drafting rooms for starship design and the aforementioned planetary facilities. (TNG: "Booby Trap", "Parallels"; VOY: "Relativity")
In an alternate timeline visited by Worf in 2370, the Cardassians were using the Argus Array to spy on several of Starfleet's most important ship yards and design complexes, including the Utopia Planitia surface facilities, along with Starbase 47, Deep Space 5 and the Iadara colony. (TNG: "Parallels")
Utopia Planitia Drafting Room 5
The Template:ShipClass Starship Development Project, including the majority of ship construction, design work and system model tests, was based out of Drafting Room 5 on Mars Station at Utopia Planitia. (TNG: "Eye of the Beholder", Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual)
Then-Commander Benjamin Sisko was assigned to Utopia Planitia sometime after the battle of Wolf 359 for three years, where he assisted in the design work and flight tests of the USS Defiant. (DS9: "Emissary", "The Search, Part I")
The USS Voyager also underwent final construction phases at this location. Additionally, while still in drydock, this was the first time Kathryn Janeway visited the ship. (VOY: "Relativity")
In 2371, the death of Gabriel Bell in 2024 led to the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards being erased from history. (DS9: "Past Tense, Part I")
The fleet yards in orbit of Mars were sometimes seen on the large astrometrics monitor aboard the USS Voyager. (VOY: "The Voyager Conspiracy")
When it seemed possible Voyager would be returning home in early 2377 with the help of a Barclay hologram, he asked Seven of Nine what she would do when they returned. She said immediately get to work on repairs to Voyager, but Barclay told her there were people at Utopia Planitia to do the repairs - and that she should celebrate. (VOY: "Inside Man")
Ships developed, refit and/or built at Utopia Planitia
USS Voyager in drydock
- USS Galaxy (NCC-70637)
- USS Yamato (NCC-71807)
- USS Enterprise-D (NCC-1701-D)
- USS Odyssey (NCC-71832)
- USS Equinox (NCC-72381)
- USS Defiant (NX-74205)
- USS Voyager (NCC-74656)
- USS Defiant (NCC-75633) (aka USS São Paulo)
Personnel
- Utopia Planitia Shipyards personnel
External link
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