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The VK Velikan was an United Earth DY-1200 class starship that was in service in the mid-22nd century. This ship was commanded by Captain Mike Volland.

In 2160, the Velikan was launched from Earth on a mission of stellar chart mapping.

This vessel was among the list of ships that appeared on Captain Jean-Luc Picard's desktop monitor while he searched for "all Earth deep-space launches from 2123 until 2190 with destination in or near the Ficus sector" during an investigation of an SOS signal discovered in that sector in 2365. This vessel, however, did not fall within the parameters of his search, but was among the ships launched in that timeframe. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder")

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Background information

In the original version of TNG: "Up The Long Ladder", Gene Roddenberry was listed as the commanding officer of the Velikan and the ship was assigned to explore strange new worlds. The name of the captain and mission were changed for the remastered version of the episode. A legible version of the original Okudagram appeared in the reference book, Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission.

"Velikan" was the Russian word for "giant". Based on usage it was probable that the "VK" prefix denotes a ship of Russian origin in Star Trek-- as might also be the case with the VK Yuri Gagarin. In the real world, the Russians have never used prefixes for their ship names. In the book The Hunt for Red October, the primary Alfa-class attack sub was named V.K. Konovalov, in honor of Vladimir Konstantinovich Konovalov. This suggests that the use of 'VK' as a Russian prefix was either an error on the part of the Star Trek writers, or an homage to Tom Clancy. In-universe, "VK" could be explained as standing for Voenny Korabl, the romanization of Военный Корабль, which means Military Ship.

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-The '''VK ''Velikan''''' was an [[United Earth]] [[DY-1200|DY-1200 class]] [[starship]] that was in service in the mid-[[22nd century]]. This ship was commanded by [[Captain]] [[Gene Roddenberry (Captain)|Gene Roddenberry]].
+The '''VK ''Velikan''''' was an [[United Earth]] [[DY-1200|DY-1200 class]] [[starship]] that was in service in the mid-[[22nd century]]. This ship was commanded by [[Captain]] [[Mike Volland (Captain)|Mike Volland]].
-In [[2160]], the ''Velikan'' was launched from [[Earth]] on a mission to explore strange new worlds.
+In [[2160]], the ''Velikan'' was launched from [[Earth]] on a mission of [[Stellar cartography|stellar chart mapping]].
 This vessel was among the list of ships that appeared on [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]'s [[desktop monitor]] while he searched for "all Earth deep-space launches from [[2123]] until [[2190]] with destination in or near the [[Ficus sector]]" during an investigation of an [[SOS]] signal discovered in that sector in [[2365]]. This vessel, however, did not fall within the parameters of his search, but was among the ships launched in that timeframe. ({{TNG|Up The Long Ladder}})
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-== Background ==
+== Background information ==
-"Velikan" was the [[Russian language|Russian word]] for "giant". The ''VK Velikan'' appeared on an [[Okudagram]] that appeared on Picard's desk monitor, and was not verbally referenced on screen. A legible version of the Okudagram would appear in the reference book, ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission]]''.
+In the original version of {{TNG|Up The Long Ladder}}, [[Gene Roddenberry (Captain)|Gene Roddenberry]] was listed as the commanding officer of the ''Velikan'' and the ship was assigned to explore strange new [[planet|worlds]]. The name of the captain and mission were changed for the remastered version of the episode. A legible version of the original Okudagram appeared in the reference book, ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission]]''.
-Based on usage it was probable that the ''VK'' prefix means a Russian ship in Star Trek-- as might also be the case with the [[VK Yuri Gagarin|VK ''Yuri Gagarin'']]. In the real world, the Russians do not use prefixes for their ship names.
+"Velikan" was the [[Russian language|Russian word]] for "giant". Based on usage it was probable that the "VK" prefix denotes a ship of Russian origin in Star Trek-- as might also be the case with the [[VK Yuri Gagarin|VK ''Yuri Gagarin'']]. In the real world, the Russians have never used prefixes for their ship names. In the book ''{{w|The Hunt for Red October|The Hunt for Red October}}'', the primary ''Alfa''-class attack sub was named ''V.K. Konovalov'', in honor of {{w|Vladimir Konovalov|Vladimir Konstantinovich Konovalov}}.  This suggests that the use of 'VK' as a Russian prefix was either an error on the part of the ''Star Trek'' writers, or an homage to Tom Clancy. In-universe, "VK" could be explained as standing for ''Voenny Korabl'', the {{w|romanization}} of ''Военный Корабль'', which means Military Ship.
-In the book ''{{w|The Hunt for Red October|The Hunt for Red October}}'', the primary ''Alfa''-class attack sub was named ''V.K. Konovalov'', in honor of {{w|Vladimir Konovalov|Vladimir Konstantinovich Konovalov}}.  This suggests that the use of 'VK' as a Russian prefix was either an error on the part of the ''Star Trek'' writers, or an homage to Tom Clancy.
-In universe, 'VK' could be explained as standing for ''Voenny Korabl'', the {{w|romanization}} of ''Военный Корабль'', which means Military Ship.