| Universe : | Prime Timeline |
| Affiliation : | Borg |
| Class Name : | Borg Transwarp Prototype |
| Type : | Test vessel |
| Unit Run : | Unknown 1 built in total. 1 have been lost in all. |
| Commissioned : | Unknown, but in service as of 2369. [1] |
| Dimensions : | Length : 1,200 m Beam : 4,500 m Height : 1,400 m Decks : Approx 370 maximum |
| Mass : | 500,000,000 metric tons |
| Crew : | Unknown |
| Armament : |
, total output 200,000 TeraWatts |
| Defence Systems : | Adaptive shield system, total capacity 24,300,000 TeraJoules Standard Automatic regeneration matrix Single hull. High level Structural Integrity Field |
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Warp Speeds (TNG scale / Transwarp) : |
Max Transwarp Speed : 9.99999837 [1] (TNG Scale equivalent factor) Transwarp speeds uncertain; this is the velocity observed by this ship during a 65 light year journey. [1] |
| Strength Indices : (Galaxy class = 1,000) |
Beam Firepower : 4,000 Torpedo Firepower : - Weapon Range and Accuracy : - Shield Strength : 9,000 Hull Armour : 272,000 Speed : 999,999.99 Combat Manoeuvrability : 800 |
| Overall Strength Index : | 999,999.99 |
| Diplomatic Capability : | Generally none - specialized facilities can be constructed if required |
| Expected Hull Life : | Unknown |
In 2369, The Enterprise encountered a new form of Borg vessel which did not conform to the standard cube design. They discovered that Hugh had been a member of the crew of this vessel, and that his return to the ship after developing his own sense of individuality had caused the destruction of the collective mind on board this particular ship. The ship had drifted for some time before coming under the control of the android Lore, who used it and the Borg in an attempt to take over the Federation.
It quickly became apparent that the new Borg vessel was capable of generating transwarp conduits which allowed it to travel at incredible speeds. One such conduit was accessed by the Enterprise-D - the ship covered sixty light years in eight seconds, an average of 236,000,000 times lightspeed. Standard Borg cubes do not seem to be able to achieve this level of speed, [1] so Starfleet analysts have theorized that the new design was an advanced prototype built by the Borg to test out a newly assimilated transwarp technology. The vessel is capable of operating in the second transwarp domain, at speeds approaching Warp 30 - a feat which is far beyond standard Borg vessels. It was evidently sent out on a test flight to the Argolis cluster, a trip which would take some two and a half hours with this drive system.
The Borg ship fought several small skirmishes with the Enterprise-D, which eventually masked itself by hiding within the outer layers of a star. The Federation vessel subsequently used its phasers to create a large solar flare which destroyed the borg ship. [1]
| Canon source | Backstage source | Novel source | DITL speculation |
| # | Series | Season | Source | Comment |
| 1 | TNG | 6 | Descent, Part 1 | |
| 2 | TNG | 5 | I, Borg |
| Series : | TNG Season 6 |
| Episode : | Descent, Part 1 |
| Series : | TNG Season 5 |
| Episode : | I, Borg |
The size figures are pretty speculative, based on how the ship looked compared to the Enterprise-D onscreen. I've coloured them yellow since this is a canon source, but there's a wide margain of error here - maybe as much as 50% or more - so take it with a bucket of salt.
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