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S T A R T R E K M A S T E R T I M E L I N E
by Kasey K.S. Chang
Part A of THE ULTIMATE STAR TREK REFERENCE
ST:TNG Season 5 Update 2
Now includes information from _The ST:TNG Companion_!
Last update: 11/20/92
Part 1 READ THIS FIRST
ABOUT STAR TREK ULTIMATE REFERENCE
Well... This is just a personal pet project that I have. I've been
doing it for a couple years now, and the parts that I've done starts to add
up. This is supposed to be the backbone of the whole project, where
everything talked about in the rest of it will have some sort of
perspective. Right now, the following parts are planned, though I am
mainly a Treknologist (a.k.a. Treknician) and Trek historian and I don't
keep track of who guest starred on which episode and that sort of things.
Therefore there are parts that should be in this project yet I have no
intention of doing. If you have a project in that area, drop me a line.
Part A Master Timeline (done)
Part B Crew biographies : TOS
Part C Crew biographies : TNG
Part D Ranks of Starfleet (done)
Part E History of Warp Drive (done)
Part F Ships of Star Trek (done)
Part G Offensive and Defensive Systems of Star Trek
Part H Other equipment of Star Trek
Part I Locations of Star Trek (found other works in progress)
Part J Alien race profiles
Part K Non-crew character profiles
Part ? What else you can think of?
WHY ANOTHER TIMELINE?
To put it simply, I am not satisfied with what I have read so far.
Of all of the existing timelines (not counting this one of course),
the Stone/Finkas one is the best, but it references ONLY the screened
evidence, leaving people who want a larger picture in the dark. For
example, there was no mention of when the Federation is formed in Star Trek
(well, now there is: 2161), nor any mention of any dates for the first
Klingo-Federation War, nor of the first Romulan War.
I fully understand that there are people who consider only the
screened evidence "canon", and I understand their decision. However, they
should also realize the limitations of that definition.
I decided to explore the bigger picture, presenting all evidence, but
weighted screened evidence heavier than the other evidences available. All
are documented, so you can ignore the unscreened evidence at your leisure.
This timeline started from two separate projects. I had two separate
timelines, one for TNG, and one for ENTERPRISE. Then I saw the
Stone/Finkas timeline and decided to combine them all into this, plus my
other references. As I found more information, I added them all.
This timeline was not designed to be the timeline to end all
timelines, so undoubtably there are timelines which are more comprehensive
than mine. (Bill Lambdin told me there's a timeline outthere that is 1
megabyte long... Ten times longer than this one.) As for authenticity...
Only the one being written by Rick Sternbach and/or Mike Okuda will be more
official than this one.
FORMAT OF TIMELINE
I have decided to incorporate BOTH Stardate and OED (Old Earth Date)
year references into the timeline. If a Stardate is given, it is noted,
with an estimated OED year given, unless there are many such entries for a
given year. All events are sorted by approximate year, then Stardate,
unless Stardate order is clearly incorrect.
I have attempted to incorporate all screened Star Trek sources
available, including The Original Series (TOS), The Animated Series (TAS),
The Movies, (ST:TMP, ST2-6), and The Next Generation (TNG) (as many
episodes as I can). Occasionally you will find references to some after-
market books such as the TNG Tech Manual. TNG Companion by Larry Nemecek
is included as official "behind-the-scenes" information. Those will be
clearly labeled as such so you can ignore them as you wish. Also, in the
TNG section, the TNG Comics are included for completeness' sake. I have
access to a TNG Stardate chart from DC comics, and I incorporated that into
this timeline. Also, the titles of the TNG novels are incorporated in the
TNG section as well. You may also see once in a while a reference to a TOS
novel or two.
·
When events conflict in timing, emphasis is placed in the following
order: TOS/TNG/Movies, TAS, TNG Companion, TNG Tech Manual, everything
else. The source in front is assumed to be "more canonical" than those in
the back, and thus overrules "less canonical" sources if there is a
conflict.
ORGANIZATION
There are five parts to this document:
READ THIS FIRST This section that you are reading now
TIMELINE The timeline itself
APPENDIX Appendix, abbreviations and bibliography
EXPLANATIONS Explanations of how I got what I got
FOOTNOTES To the timeline, additional explanations
DISCLAIMER
Placement of all events within the Star Trek time frame is solely my
own interpretation and should NOT be viewed as "official" information,
except for events which were dated within the show proper. The events are
based on the best evidence available. As new information becomes available
the timeline will be updated.
I have no involvement with Paramount Studios or the TNG office, nor do
I have special access to information not available to the public. All
sources are documented as shown. Bibliography is in the appendix.
I do not claim to have included every event documented in the Star
Trek universe. If you believe I missed some "major" events, please write
me at address/means below.
"Star Trek", "Star Trek: The Next Generation", "ENTERPRISE", and
various other names are trademarks of Paramount Studios, all rights
reserved. Used for reference/ non-profit purposes only.
All sources cited in this article were referenced to the best of my
ability. I apologize for any that I have missed; any omission on my part
is not intentional, and should be brought to my attention so they can be
corrected. Bibliography is in the appendix.
DISTRIBUTION NOTICE
This timeline may be distributed freely within the Star Trek fandom
subjected to the following conditions:
1) This notice and author's name must accompany all copies of the
timeline. "Star Trek Master Timeline" is copyrighted (c) 1991,1992 by
Kasey K.S. Chang, all rights reserved except as noted in the disclaimer.
2) This timeline must NOT be modified in any form or manner without
prior permission of the author with the following exception: if you wish to
convert this timeline to a different file format (say for a Macintosh), you
may add "Converted to XXX format by YYY" beneath the credits. In this
case, no permission from me is needed.
3) No charge other than "reasonable" compensation be charged for its
distribution. (Free is preferred, of course.)
4) If you quote this timeline, PLEASE mention this timeline, otherwise
you have committed plagiarism.
5) Sale of this information is expressedly prohibited.
Comments, suggestions, and such should be sent to:
Kasey K.S. Chang PC-Link : Ksc1
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FIDOnet Mail as "Kasey Chang" at Clawmarks BBS (1:161/314).
Thank you for your attention. Let's now get to the story.
S T A R T R E K M A S T E R T I M E L I N E
by Kasey K.S. Chang
Last update: 11/20/92
PART 2 : TIMELINE
Note: All "circa" year references should have +/- 3 years margin of error.
Stardate Year Event
--------+-----+-------------------------------------------------------
c1000000000 BC The Slaver Empire fell in a massive intergalactic war that
destroyed all intelligent life in the galaxy.
(TAS:"The Slaver Weapon")
1741647 BC Final survivors of "The Makers" from Andromeda Galaxy died,
leaving an outpost filled with android population in our
galaxy. Harry Mudd came upon their world in 2265 and they
declared him Mudd the First. (TOS:"I, Mudd")
c600000 BC Arretians appears to have colonized the Milky Way at this
point (TOS:"Return to Tomorrow")
Age of Makto. The Tkon Empire, a large and technologically
advanced civilization, was destroyed when the Tkon's home
star went nova. All that survived are several outposts,
including one at the Delphi Ardu system.
(TNG:"The Last Outpost")
c500000 BC A great war broke out between among the possible pregenators
of all humanoid species in this galaxy. Survivors from
both sides: Sargon, Thalassa, and Henoch, preserved their
minds in receptables on planet Arret, which contained no
atmosphere as a result of the war.
(TOS:"Return to Tomorrow")
c300000 BC The Borg, possible descendents/survivors of the war of
c500000BC, developed their uni-mind structure and
cybernetic implant technology. In their effort to perfect
themselves, they started absorbing other civilizations.
(TNG:"Q Who?")
c50000 BC Bele begins his hunt for Lokai about this point.
(TOS:"Let This Be Your Last Battlefield")
c30000 BC American Indians are transplanted to another world by a
mysterious race known only as "The Preservers".
(TOS:"The Paradise Syndrome")
c10000 BC "The Preservers", possible progenators of life in this
galaxy, encountered the Borg. The resulting war devasted
large parts of the galaxy.
The Preservers, attempting to turn the tide, developed "The
Doomsday Machine", on the other side of the galaxy, beyond
"The Great Energy Barrier". A prototype capable of warp 4
(TOS scale) was released on a trial basis.
The Preservers within the galaxy were wiped out (?) by the
Borg. Too weak to go on, the surviving Preservers
withered away to be no more than spirits, that haunted the
now finished "Doomsday Machine" Mark II.
(TNGN:"Vendetta")
c7500 BC Star Fabrina shows unstability. The inhabitants of the
planet built a generation ship/dyson sphere called Yonada
to carry its descendents to a new world.
(TOS:"For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky")
3834 BC Birth of Flint the immortal in Mesopotamia as Akharin, a
foot soldier (TOS:"Requiem For Methuselah")
c3700 BC Spock and McCoy was trapped on the planet Sarpeidon at about
this time by the "atavachron" (TOS:"All Our Yesterdays")
c3500 BC Landru, a great scientist on Beta III, died, but left his
memories in a computer, which assumed control of all
society's functions. (TOS:"Return of the Archons")
c2700 BC Humanoids from Pollux IV arrived on Earth. Terrans regarded
them as gods, and the classical literatures of that time
eventually referred to them as the Olympian Gods of Greek
and Roman mythology. (TOS:"Who Mourns For Adonis?")
c67 BC Birth of Surak, of Vulcan, "father of all we became",
founder of the "logic" movement on Vulcan
(TOSN:"The Romulan Way")
22 BC Vulcan delegation met the Ethoshans at Shi'Khar, Vulcan in
friendship. The Ethoshans turned out to be shock troops,
capturing or killing all of the delegates. The survivors
are held for outrageous amounts of ransom.
Vulcan declared "The War" on the pirates
S'Task, pupil of Surak, one of the captured delegates,
engineered escape, and crashed the slave ship into the
Ethoshan mothership, killing thousands of pirates in the
process, and the invasion has been halted
S'Task's disagreement with his teacher split Vulcan society,
resulting in riots and small wars
(TOSN: "The Romulan Way")
c65 Vulcan Colonization group, lead by S'Task, left Vulcan in
search for a new, pure beginning. The ships include
REA'S HELM, WARBIRD, STARCATCHER, T'HIE, PENNON,
BLOODWING, CORONA, LANCE, GORGET, SUNHEART, FORGE,
LOST ROAD, BLACKLIGHT, FIRESTORM, VENGEANCE, MEMORY, and
SHIELD. They will not be heard from again in 2000 years.
(TOSN:"The Romulan Way")
c125 The Vulcan Colonization group (c65) came upon the Trianguli
cluster and 128 Trianguli system. Only four of the
original seventeen ships survived the journey. They will
be the ancestors of who are known later as the "Romulans".
(TOSN:"The Romulan Way")
c350 Kaelonians adopted "The Resolution" as part of their
tradition. All members of society must commit ritual
suicide by the age of 60. (TNG:"Half a Life")
c865 Civil War breaks out on Solais V, which would rage for the
next fifteen centuries. Only in 2365 did the factions
asked for Federation mediation. (TNG:"Loud as a Whisper")
c1200 War destroyed planet Zetar, leaving several inhabitants to
wander the galaxy as mental forces of light, search for
bodies to possess so they may live again.
(TOS:"Lights of Zetar")
c1350 Battle of Aurelius IX, where the Menthas and the Promelians
fought their final battle in a legendary interstellar war.
(TNG:"Booby Trap")
1367 "Ardra", a female representation of "the devil", allegedly
struck a deal with the natvies of Bentax II so they will
gain 1000 years of peace and prosperity in exchange for
their souls and eternal slavery at the end of the period.
(TNG:"Devil's Due")
c1368 Kataan sun went nova. All that reamined were a probe, which
was encountered by NCC-1701-D a thousand years later.
(TNG: "Inner Light")
1616 (Great Britain, Terra) HMS ENTERPRISE sent to find an
alternate naval route to the Orient (Asia), but was
destroyed near India by a hurricane
1760 (United States, Terra) USS ENTERPRISE, 12 gun sloop,
captured on Lake Champaign by United States patriots in
1775, captained by General Benedict Arnold in the
Revolutionary War. Self-destructed in 1777 to prevent
capture by British Royal Navy
c1760 Eminiar VII and Vendikar started their interplanetary war.
After many years, the actual fighting was replaced by
computer control, with casualties reporting to
disintegration chambers when instructed to.
(TOS:"A Taste of Armageddon")
1780 (United States, Terra) USS ENTERPRISE, 8 gun schooner,
guarded Chesapeake Bay against the British Royal Navy
1812 (United States, Terra) USS ENTERPRISE, 18 gun schooner, used
in the War of 1812, destroyed near the end of war
c1868 Unidentified aliens from Uxmal system imprisoned the
conciousness of several hundred inmates on the moon of
Mabu VI (TNG: "Power Play")
1888 Redjac entity kills six women in London, England, Terra, as
Jack the Ripper (TOS:"Wolf in the Fold")
1893 August 12th, Data was transported back into San Francisco of
this period while investigating his own possible death on
the planet Delvidia II. There, he encountered a younger
Guinan, and evidence of alien tampering.
(TNG: "Time's Arrow, Part I")
Picard, Riker, LaForge, Troi, and Crusher followed Data into
the past, where they met Mark Twain and the younger
Guinan. Together, they eliminated the alien threat.
(TNG: "Time's Arrow, part II")
1930 Guardian of Forever placed McCoy, Kirk, and Spock in time at
about this period. (TOS:"City on the Edge of Forever")
1932 Redjac entity kills seven women in Shanghai, China, Terra.
(TOS: Wolf in the Fold)
1936 (United States, Terra) USS ENTERPRISE, YORKTOWN-Class
military aircraft carrier, built 1938, commissioned 1941,
fought several battles during Terran World War II.
Retired from active status in 1946, declared unfit for
reserve fleet on Oct 8 1956, officially decommissioned
Jan 1, 1957. Designation CV-6/CVS-6/CVA-6 1
1939 Approximate birthdate of Frank Oppenhouse, who later went
under cryogenics operation. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")
1959 Approximate birthdate of Claire Raymond, who later went
under cryogenics operation. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")
1961 (United States, Terra) USS ENTERPRISE, ENTERPRISE-Class
military aircraft carrier, first Terran military vessel
with nuclear fission power. Participated in Terran
Vietnam War. Designation CVN-65 2
c1965 The entire adult population of Miri's world died from an
engineered virus designed to prolong life. Only children
under the age of 15 survived. Their aging was greatly
reduced, but they die when they reach puberty. They
called themselves "the Onlies". (TOS:"Miri")
c1968 ENTERPRISE came back in time via planned slingshot effect to
this date to observe Terra in the nuclear age, but
intercepted Gary Seven's transporter beam.
(TOS:"Assignment Earth")
First manned orbital flight of Luna.
c1969 July, Accidental slingshot effect brought ENTERPRISE back in
time, into Terra's atmosphere. Only ENTERPRISE records
showed such disruption since the crew have erased most
evidence of such a temporal visit.
(TOS:"Tomorrow is Yesterday")
First Lunar landing by Apollo astronauts.
c1971 Kelvan Empire, located in the Andromeda galaxy, launched an
expedition to the Milky Way to study suitability of
conquest. (TOS: "By Any Other Name")
1972 March 3, Pioneer 10 launched from Terra, Sol system. The
probe was destroyed by Klaa's Bird of Prey in 2286.
(ST5:TFF)
1974 Redjac entity killed five women in Kiev, USSR, Terra.
(TOS:"Wolf in the Fold")
1976 (United States, Terra) ENTERPRISE, "Space Shuttle" reusable
orbiter, built by National Aeronautics and Space Agency
(NASA), used for various atmospheric flight tests.
Retired in 1986 to the Terran Smithsonian Institute,
having never flown in outer space. Restored in 2269 for
Apollo Tricentennial. Designation OV-101 3
Terran unmanned probes (Viking-series) reached Mars.
Viking 2 landed on Mars plain of Utopia Planitia, future
site of StarFleet Utopia Planetia Fleet Yards.
(TNG:"Booby Trap")
1977 The first of the VOYAGER-series probes launched by NASA.
Later, VOYAGER 6 was lost when it encountered a black
hole, its fate unknown. (ST:TMP)
1980 (Civilian, United States, Terra) ENTERPRISE, Goodyear
lighter-than-air atmospheric vehicle (blimp), used for
many Terran contemporary sporting events and promotions.
Designation N A1
1981 First "Space Shuttle" reusable orbiter was launched from
Terra into orbit. 4
c1987 Planned slingshot effect carried HMS BOUNTY back in time in
search of humpback whales. Two humpback whales and Dr.
Gillian Taylor were brought back to 2286 by the ENTERPRISE
crew to resolve "The Whalesong Crisis". (ST4:TVH)
1992 "Chicago Mobs of the 1920's" was published in New York.
Much later, The crew of USS HORIZON accidentally left a
copy of it at Iotia, leading the Iotians to base their
culture on it. (TOS: A Piece of the Action)
Unmanned probes reached Saturn.
c1992-1996 Eugenics War: a group of scientists created a group of
"super-humans", and planned to take over the governments
around the world. The war was won by the normal humans.
Survivors of the war including Khan Noonian Singh and
Dr.Stavros Keniculus, who exiled themselves into space.
(TOS:"Space Seed", TAS:"The Infinite Vulcan")
1994 Cryogenics satellite containing Claire Raymond, Ralph
Ophemhouse, and L.Q. "Sonny" Clemens, was launched. It
will be retrieved in interstellar space almost four
centuries later. (TNG:"The Neutral Zone")
1996 BOTANY BAY leaves Earth with some 200 survivors of the
Eugenics War, including Khan Noonian Singh. They went
into suspended animation, and were not found until c2266.
It is assumed that other ships like this were also
launched but their fate remain unknown. (TOS:"Space Seed")
1998 Unmanned probes reached Mercury and Pluto (?)
2000 (United Nations, Terra) UNSS ENTERPRISE, PEACEKEEPER-Class
military aircraft carrier. Used in several peacekeeping
missions. Designation CVN-101 (?) 5
2002 Space Station "Freedom" is declared operational (?)
c2010 Saturn Expedition led by Colonel Shaun Geoffrey Christopher
was launched (?) (TOS: Tomorrow is Yesterday)
2015 Fusion thrusters invented, which became impulse engines (?)
2018 DY-100 class sleeper ships' usage are discontinued.
(TOS:"Space Seed")
2020 NOMAD probe launched to explore beyond the solar system.
Its creator was Jackson Roykirk. (TOS:"The Changeling")
2025 Reunification of Ireland on Earth occured this year.
(TNG:"The High Ground")
c2029 Birth of Zefram Cochrane, inventor of warp drive. 6
2032 NASA launched first manned extra-solar mission, ship is
powered by the now perfected fusion thrusters (?)
2036 The new United Nations declared that no Earth Citizen could
be made to answer for the crimes of their race or
forebearers (TNG:"Encounter at Farpoint") 7
2037 July 23rd, the CARYBDIS, NASA's third extra-solar mission
was launched. Col. Steven Richie in command.
(TNG:"The Royale")
c2039-2043 World War III, possibly also known as Colonel Green's War
(TOS: The Savage Curtain), in which Colonel Green waged a
genocidal campaign, possibly in Asia and Mid-East.
2040 Television faded as a mode of entertainment.
(TNG:"The Neutral Zone")
2043-2047 Mind-Control Revolts, details unknown. Sources seem to
indicate that certain military regiments with mind-control
implants rebelled against orders (ST:TMP Novelization) 8
2044 CARYBDIS's telemetry ceased. (see 2039) Ship was presumed
lost and destroyed, actual fate unknown until 2365.
(TNG:"The Royale")
c2053 The first interstellar scout, SS VALIANT, was launched. (?)
c2058 UNSS ICARUS launched for first expedition to Alpha Centauri
(TOSN: Strangers from the Sky) 9
c2059 Captain Kirk, along with Gary Mitchell, Mr.Spock, Lee Kelso,
and Dr. Elizabeth Dhener, was temporarily transported to
this year by Parneb. When attempting to return them back
to their own time, Parneb discovered Vulcans on Earth
years before the official contact date.
The ENTERPRISE crew found the "lost" Vulcans a spaceship so
they can return to where they should be. The crew, in
turn, are returned to their time, their memories inhibited
(TOSN:Strangers from the Sky)
2053-2079 United States of America have 52 states (TNG: "The Royale")
2061 Zefram Cochrane invented the Continuum Distortion Propulsion
(CDP) system, the precursor to warp drive (TNG:TM)
2064 UNSS ICARUS arrived at Alpha Centauri 10
c2066 SS VALIANT encountered energy barrier at the edge of the
galaxy. The ship self-destructed, reasons unknown. 11
(TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")
2072 The Cochrane team left for Alpha Centauri in a CDP equipped
ship to escape from the war. 12
2075 UNSS AMITY rescued Vulcan scout in Sol orbit
(TOSN: Strangers from the Sky)
2076 Cochrane team arrived at Alpha Centauri, and went on to
perfect the CDP engine. (estimated)
2079 "new" United Nations, formed in 2036, was dissolved this
year, after years of powerlessness.
Picard and crew was tried by Q in a courtroom of this period
on their initial mission to Farpoint Station
(TNG:"Encounter at Farpoint")
2082 Colonel Ritchie died in "The Royale" (TNG:"The Royale")
2088 Vulcan delegation arrived on Earth (TOSN: Strangers from the
Sky). As Earth was not yet united, it was not till thirty
years later when two fomally established diplomatic
relations, and formed the Federation in 2161. (estimated)
c2094 United Earth Alliance was formed as a replacement of the new
United Nations which was dissolved in 2079, to present a
united Earth to future alien contacts. (estimated)
2100 NOTE: Rasmussen, a 22nd Century man from new Jersey, stole a
time pod from a 26th century historian (who went back to
22nd century) and went to 24th century
(TNG:"A Matter of Time")
c2104 First generation warp drive was perfected. This type can
sustain supralight speeds. (estimated)
2105 SS BONAVENTURE, first warp equipped United Earth space
vessel, was launched. (estimated)
2106 SS ENTERPRISE, BONAVENTURE-Class interstellar scout, second
warp equipped United Earth space vessel (the first being
BONAVENTURE herself), top speed warp 3. Lost and presumed
destroyed at 2109. Designation NCC-101 (?) 13
2105 Redjac entity killed eight women on the Mars Colonies.
(TOS: Wolf in the Fold)
c2106 Zefram Cochrane disappears during a trip, presume lost and
dead at the age of 87. (TOS:"Metamorphosis")
c2120 Earth formally established relations with the residents of
40-Eridani, known as Vulcans. (estimated)
2123 November 27th, SS MARIPOSA, U.N. Registry NAR-7678, DY-500
class sleeper ship, launched for Ficus Sector with two
groups of colonists. (TNG:"Up the Long Ladder")
2138 Second generation warp drive was developed (?)
c2145 Earth made first contact with the Andorians and Tellarites
this year. Both established formal relations five years
later, and will join Earth, Vulcan, and Alphacent to form
the United Federation of Planets (estimated)
c2152 (Civilian, Terra) USS ENTERPRISE, DECLARATION-class
interstellar passenger liner, operating by United-Delta
Spacelines. Regular route: Terra (Sol III)-AlphaCent -
Vulcan - Andor - Tellar, top speed warp 3.5, retired after
25 years of service. Designation CPL-1532 (?) (#) 14
c2153 USS CARRIZAL discovered the 128 Trianguli system, with a set
of twin planets in the system. The system was named
Romulus, after Italian myth of Romulus and Remus. The
inhabitants of 128 Trianguli became known as Romulans.
(TOSN: The Romulan Way)
c2156 USS BALBOA, following up the investigation of USS CARRIZAL,
was destroyed by Romulan fightercrafts.
USS STONE MOUNTAIN, coming to BALBOA's aid, was captured by
Romulan forces, after design defect crippled the ship. 15
Earth declared war on Romulans, thus started the First
Romulan War. (TOSN: The Romulan Way)
Redjac entity killed two women at Heliopolis, Alpha
Proxima II. (TOS:"Wolf in the Fold")
c2160 First Romulan War end as both sides negotiated treaty terms
via subspace radio only, no face-to-face meeting. The
Neutral Zone is established, any entrance by either party
constitutes an act of war. (TOS:"Balance of Terror")
2161 "Federation Day" was proclaimed this year as the founding of
the Federation. (TNG: "The Outcast") 16
StarFleet is formally organized accordant to Federation
Charter. StarFleet Headquarter is located at San
Francisco, Terra.
StarFleet Academy is founded at San Francisco, Terra
(TNG:"First Duty") 17
c2161 Deneva was colonized as a mid-point within the regular trade
routes of the Federation (TOS:"Operation: Annihilate!")
c2164 Birth of Sarek of Vulcan, future Vulcan Ambassador to the
Federation, father of Spock.
(TOS:"Journey to Babel", TNG:"Sarek")
First contact with the Delos system by Federation scout.
Two inhabited planets were found: Brekka, simple
agricultural world, and Onarra, technological society with
inter-system travel capabilities. (TNG:"Symbiosis")
c2165 Plague strikes planet Onarra. The Brekkans provided cure,
which was later found to be a narcotic. (TNG:"Symbiosis")
USS ESSEX, Daedalus-class scout (NCC-173), was destroyed at
Mabu VI's moon, reason unknown. (TNG:"Power Play")
c2167 Guinan seemed to have met Q sometime in this year.
(TNG:"Deja Q")
2168 Colony of Moab IV was established. This colony was designed
as a genetically pure environment with members bred to a
specific position in society. (TNG: "Masterpiece Society")
2169 Sarek of Vulcan, father of Spock, husband of Amanda, is born
in this year, at ShiKhar, 40-Eridani (Vulcan)
(TOS: "Journey to Babel", TNG:"Sarek")
c2170 USS HORIZON visited planet Iotia, accidentally leaving
behind a book called "Chicago Mobs of the 1920's", which
the culture eventually adopts as a model for their
society. (TOS:"A Piece of the Action")
USS ARCHON visited the planet Beta III. The ship was pulled
from orbit by the computer Landru, and destroyed. The
crew dispersed, forming the seeds of rebellion in the
future. (TOS:"Return of the Archons")
c2193 Birth of Robert April, future ENTERPRISE Captain
(TAS:"The Counter-Clock Incident")
2196 Last Daedalus-class scout was decommissioned.
(TNG:"Power Play")
c2197 USS SENTRY encountered IKV DEVISOR, first meeting between
Federation and Klingon forces. Brief fight resulted.
(TOSN:"The Final Reflection", TOS:"Day of the Dove")
c2212 Birth of Amanda Grayson, future wife of Sarek, mother of
Spock. (TOS:"Journey to Babel") 18
c2214 Birth of Christopher Pike, future captain of ENTERPRISE.
2215 First type of photon torpedo invented, though rather
unreliable. It was designated as a defensive weapon, used
more often as mines than torpedoes.
(TNG Tech Manual) 19
c2215 USS VALIANT contacted planet Eminiar VII. The ship was
never heard from again, probably destroyed as a part of
the war between Eminiar VII and Vendikar.
(TOS:"A Taste of Armageddon")
c2218 First Klingo-Federation War started as Klingon forces
started occupying Federation frontier. Also known as
The Four Years War. (FASA Material)
Federation decided to approach first contact more cautiously
in view of the start of the bad relationship with the
Klingons (TNG:"First Contact")
c2221 Garth of Izar defeated Klingon forces in Battle of Axanar.
(FASA Material, TOS:"Whom Gods Destroy")
c2222 First Klingo-Federation War ended at a loss to the Klingons,
Klingon Empire forced to give up some of its own frontier
as a buffer zone. (FASA Material) 20
c2226 Birth of Leonard H. McCoy, at Georgia, Terra. Future
ENTERPRISE chief medical officer 21
(TNG:"Encounter at Farpoint")
c2229 Birth of Montgomery Scott, at Glasgow, Scotland, Terra.
Future ENTERPRISE chief engineer (#) (estimated)
c2230 Sarek married Amanda Grayson on Terra. (?) (estimated)
c2231 Birth of Spock, at ShiKhar, Vulcan, son of Sarek and Amanda
Grayson. (?)
2233 March 3rd, Birth of James Tiberius Kirk, son of George
Samuel Kirk and Winona Kirk, at Riverside, Iowa, Terra,
Sol system. Future ENTERPRISE Captain 22
c2234 SS COLUMBIA, a private research vessel of the Amercian
Continental Institute, crashed landed on Talos IV, sole
survivor was Vina (TOS:"Menagerie")
c2235 MANN-class cruisers commissioned, first ship to reach warp
four, utilizing advanced computer intermix controls (?) 23
c2237 Mr.Brack (Flint the Immortal) purchased planet Holberg 917G
as a personal retreat. (TOS:"Requiem for Methuselah")
c2239 Birth of Hikaru (Walter?) Sulu, at San Francisco,
California, Terra. Future ENTERPRISE helmsman. (#) 24
c2240 Birth of Nyota(?) (Upenda?) Uhura, at Bantu Nation, Africa.
Future ENTERPRISE communications officer. (#) 25
c2241 Dr. Richard Daystrom developed Duotronics, allowing a new
generation of computers to be built, and allowing
practical application of the matter transporter.
(TOS:"The Ultimate Computer", TOSN: Final Frontier)
Birth of Kevin Riley, on Tarsus IV, future ENTERPRISE
transporter chief. (TOS:"Conscience of the King")
2243 Battle of Donatu V was fought near Sherman's Planet, which
is near the Klingon-Federation border.
(TOS:"Trouble with Tribbles")
c2244 Shakedown cruises of NCC-1701 by Captain Robert April
Rescue mission ended in Romulan space due to sabotage,
April/Kirk engaged Romulan ships and returned safely,
after tricking the Romulans into believing in an invisible
Federation fleet, prevented a full-scale Romulan invasion
SS ROSENBURG was rescued from ion storm by NCC-1701
(TOSN:"Final Frontier") (*)
Birth of Pavel Andrevich Chekov, at Russia, Terra. Future
navigator of ENTERPRISE. (TOS:"Who Mourns for Adonis?")
2245 (UFP/StarFleet) USS ENTERPRISE, CONSTITUTION-Class heavy
cruiser. Built at StarFleet San Francisco Yards, first
ship with dilithium augmented warp drive, result of the
"Starship" Project. Top speed: warp 8. Armed with
shields, particle cannons, and lasers.
Designation NCC-1701 (*)
(TOSN:"Final Frontier", TNG Tech Manual)
2245 1st Five Year Mission, under Captain Robert April (#) 26
Population of Lavinium V was wiped out by flying parasites
(TOS:"Operation: Annihilate!")
c2248 Massacre of Tarsus IV. Governor Kodos, faced with severe
food shortage, ordered execution of over half of the
colony's population so that others can live. Kodos became
known as "The Executioner", and was not discovered until
2266. Survivors includes James T. Kirk, Kevin Riley, and
Thomas Leighton. (TOS:"Conscience of the King")
2249 Birth of Joanna McCoy, daughter of Leonard E. McCoy and
Jocelyn McCoy. (TAS:"The Survivor") 27
2250 NCC-1701 returns from first even FYM and receives refit
Captain April promoted to Commodore, assigned as Federation
ambassador-at-large (*) (TAS:"The CounterClock Incident")
Captain Christopher Pike given command of ENTERPRISE
Dr.McCoy lead an immunization program on Dramia III
(TAS:"Albatross")
2251 NCC-1701 2nd FYM launched, with Captain Christopher Pike (#)
Unknown c2252 "The Cage"
Captain Pike was captured by Talosians, who planned to use
him and the surviving human female, Vina, for "breeding
stock". After demonstrating human hostility to captivity,
Pike was returned to the ENTERPRISE unharmed.
General Order Seven was established: no communication of any
kind was allowed with Talos IV, with penalty of death.
(Also see TOS:"The Menagerie")
Events as chronicled in TOSN:Vulcan's Glory
c2253 Ensign Kirk served on the USS REPUBLIC, NCC-1371, with
Benjamin Finney. Kirk reported Finney's negligence,
resulting in severe demerits and demotions to Finney,
creating Finney's hidden hatred. (TOS:"Court-Martial")
Captain Pike and ENTERPRISE discovered the phenomenon which
became known as "Pike's Rift", a link to the civilization
known as Calligar. The Rift opens every 33.4 years.
(TOSN: The Rift)
c2255 Treaty of Armens was signed between the Federation and the
Sheliak Corporate. Nothing would be heard from them for
the next 111 years. (TNG:"Ensigns of Command")
Guinan's home world was attacked by the Borg. The survivors
scattered throughout the galaxy. (TNG:"Q Who?")
Lieutenant Kirk was wounded during an Orion pirate's attack
on the USS FARRAGUT. His physician was Dr. Leonard H.
McCoy. (TOSN: Crisis on Centaurus)
2256 NCC-1701 returns from 2nd FYM, receives refit
NCC-1701 refitted with phasers and photon torpedoes (#) 28
c2256 Lieutenant Kirk was one of the few survivors of the vampire
cloud, which attacked the USS FARRAGUT (NCC-1702?) at
Tycho IV. (TOS:"Obsession")
2257 NCC-1701 embarks on 3rd FYM, Captain Christopher Pike (#)
c2258 Cerberus experiences severe crop failure and food shortages,
and only survived due to the generosity of famous
businessman Carter Winston. McCoy's daughter Joanna was
on Cerberus at the time. (TAS:"Survivor")
c2259 Spock met Leila Kolami on Terra at about this time.
(TOS:"This Side of Paradise")
Dr. Roger Korby's research expedition vanished. Korby's
fiancee, Christine Chapel, joined StarFleet as a nurse,
hoping to find him one day.
(TOS:"What Are Little Girls Made Of?")
c2260 SS Beagle, under command of R.M. Merik, was sabotaged by its
own captain so he and crew could stay at 892-IV.
(TOS:"Breads and Circuses")
2261 Federation celebrates its first centennial.
(TNG:"The Outcast")
c2261 Birth of Saavik, at "Thieurrull" (trans.: Hellguard), a
Romulan Colony, as a result of forced conception by
Romulans upon captured Vulcans.
(ST2:TWOK, TOSN:"The Pandora Principle")
2262 NCC-1701 returns from 3rd FYM, receives refit
Captain Pike promoted to Commodore, assigned to StarFleet
Academy (as commandant?) (TOSN: ENTERPRISE) (?)
Captain James T. Kirk given command of ENTERPRISE
(TOSN:ENTERPRISE-The First Adventure)
c2263 Birthyear of future StarFleet Academy groundskeeper Boothby.
(TNG:"First Duty")
NCC-1701 embarks on 4th FYM, under Captain James T. Kirk
Birth of David Marcus (est., ST2:TWOK)
2264-2268 The five-year mission period documented by Star Trek (TOS)
and Animated Star Trek (TAS)
c2264 Commodore Pike was injured in a training accident. In the
attempt to rescue the cadets, he suffered exposure to
lethal doses of Delta Rays, crippling him for life,
confined to a wheelchair, unable to speak or move.
(TOS:"The Menagerie")
1312.4 "Where No Man Has Gone Before"
Debris of SS VALIANT rediscovered by NCC-1701, having self-
destructed after encountering The Great Energy Barrier
Gary Mitchell and Elizabeth Dehner killed in action
1512.2 "The Corbomite Maneuver"
Initial encounter with the "First Federation"
1329.1 "Mudd's Women"
1672.1 "The Enemy Within"
1531.1 "The Man Trap"
1704.2 "The Naked Time"
1533.6 "Charlie X"
ANTARES destroyed by Charlie Evans
1709.1 "Balance of Terror"
A Romulan Warbird attacked several border outposts, but was
destroyed by ENTERPRISE
2712.4 "What Are Little Girls Made Of?"
Discovery of Dr.Roger Korby, only to find he's an android
replicate of the original
2715.1 "Dagger of the Mind"
2713.5 "Miri"
2817.6 "The Conscience of the King"
2821.5 "The Galileo Seven"
2947.3 "Court-Martial"
Captain Kirk was charged with manslaughter, for supposedly
ejecting Ben Finney's capsule into space without adequate
warning. Ben Finney fakes the records in order to
implicate Kirk. He was discovered and arrested.
3012.4 "The Menagerie" (two-parter)
Spock hijacked the ENTERPRISE and returned Commodore Pike to
Talos IV, where he can have the illusion of health.
Unknown "Shore Leave"
2124.5 "The Squire of Gothos"
3045.6 "Arena"
First encounter with the Gorn, an reptilian specie.
3087.6 "The Alternative Factor"
3013.2 "Tomorrow is Yesterday"
3156.2 "The Return of the Archons"
3192.1 "A Taste of Armageddon"
3141.9 "Space Seed"
BOTANY BAY was retrieved by ENTERPRISE. After Khan's plan
to take over the ship failed, Khan and his group was left
on Ceti Alpha V.
3417.3 "This Side of Paradise"
3196.1 "The Devil in the Dark"
First encounter with the Horta, an intelligent being
composed of silicon, on Janus IV
3198.4 "Errand of Mercy"
First encounter with the Organians, pure energy creatures of
enormous powers.
The second Klingo-Federation War was halted by Organians.
Organian Peace Treaty was forced on both parties.
3134.0 "The City on the Edge of Forever"
Discovery of "The Guardian of Forever", an artifact/being
allowing time travel
3287.2 "Operation: Annihilate!"
Death of Samuel and Aurelan Kirk, James T. Kirk's brother
and sister-in-law, on Deneva. Nephew Peter Kirk survived.
2265
3018.2 "Catspaw"
3219.4 "Metamorphosis"
3497.2 "Friday's Child"
3468.1 "Who Mourns for Adonis?"
3372.7 "Amok Time"
4202.9 "The Doomsday Machine"
3114.9 "Wolf in the Fold"
3451.9 "The Changeling"
3715.0 "The Apple"
Unknown "Mirror, Mirror"
3478.2 "The Deadly Years"
4513.3 "I, Mudd"
4523.3 "The Trouble with Tribbles"
4090.7 "Bread and Circuses"
3842.3 "Journey to Babel"
4211.4 "A Private Little War"
3211.7 "The Gamemasters of Triskelion"
3619.2 "Obsession"
4307.1 "The Immunity Syndrome"
USS INTREPID, StarFleet's only all-Vulcan ship, was lost to
a giant space amoeba.
4598.0 "A Piece of the Action"
4657.5 "By Any Other Name"
4768.3 "Return to Tomorrow"
2534.0 "Patterns of Force"
4729.4 "The Ultimate Computer"
Unknown "The Omega Glory"
Unknown "Assignment: Earth"
c2266 StarFleet Academy outlawed the dangerous Colvert Starburst
manuever when 5 cadets perished attempting the manuever.
(TNG:"First Duty")
2266
4385.3 "Spectre of the Gun"
4372.5 "Elaan of Troyius"
4842.6 "The Paradise Syndrome"
5031.3 "The ENTERPRISE Incident"
ENTERPRISE procured a Romulan cloaking device after faking
Kirk's death and various other covert acts.
5027.3 "And the Children Shall Lead"
5431.4 "Spock's Brain"
5630.7 "Is There In Truth No Beauty?"
5121.0 "The Empath"
5693.4 "The Tholian Web"
USS DEFIANT lost in the "interphase" on Tholian border
First encounter of the Tholians and their "web"
5476.3 "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky"
Unknown "The Day of the Dove"
5784.0 "Plato's Stepchildren"
5710.5 "Wink of an Eye"
Unknown "That Which Survives"
5730.2 "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield"
5718.3 "Whom Gods Destroy"
5423.4 "The Mark of Gideon"
5725.3 "The Lights of Zetar"
5818.4 "The Cloudminders"
5832.3 "The Way to Eden"
5843.7 "Requiem for Methuselah"
5906.4 "The Savage Curtain"
5943.7 "All Our Yesterdays"
5298.5 "Turnabout Intruder"
2367-2368 Adventures of NCC-1701 as recorded by Star Trek: The
Animated Series (TAS)
2267 First recorded instance of a wormhole in the 39 Tituara
System (TNG: Clues)
5392.4 "More Tribbles, More Trouble"
5554.4 "The Infinite Vulcan"
5373.4 "Yesteryear"
5521.3 "Beyond the Farthest Star"
5143.3 "The Survivor"
5433.7 "The Lorelei Signal"
5371.3 "One of Our Planets is Missing"
4978.5 "Mudd's Passion"
1254.4 "The Majicks of Megas-Tu"
5267.2 "Time Trap"
BONAVENTURE, Federation's first warp-equipped ship, was
rediscovered in The Triangle
4187.3 "The Slaver Weapon"
5693.1 "Jihad"
5499.9 "The Ambergris Element"
5591.2 "Once Upon a Planet"
5577.3 "The Terratin Incident"
5501.2 "The Eye of the Beholder"
c2268 Establishment of Nimbus III, "planet of galactic peace", the
only co-operation of Federation, Klingon, and Romulan
governments in existence (ST5:TFF)
7403.6 "Bem"
5275.6 "Albatross"
6341.1 "Pirates of Orion"
3183.3 "The Practical Joker"
6063.4 "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth"
6777.3 "The Counter-Clock Incident"
Ambassador April was rejuvenated in time to attend the Babel
Conference, having previously been at the age of 75
2268 ENTERPRISE NCC-1701 triumphantly returned to Earth, the only
starship out of the original thirteen to survive beyond
its projected operational life of 18 years 29
Kirk promoted to Rear Admiral (TOSN: The Lost Years) 30
StarFleet decided to rebuild NCC-1701 for both experimental
reasons and publicity/morale (#)
2269 "Space Shuttle" ENTERPRISE was restored from Smithsonian
Institute to participate in Apollo Tricentennial.
Admiral Kirk assigned as Chief of StarFleet Operations
Captain Willard Decker in Command of the ENTERPRISE
ENTERPRISE's saucer section was refitted and launched from
San Francisco Naval Yards
"Space Shuttle" ENTERPRISE was damaged as two Klingon agents
attempted to escape with a new energy converter. Shuttle
was repaired by the capable hands of Engineer Montgomery
Scott (TOSN: A Flag Full of Stars) (*)
c2270 Another Vulcan ship disappeared near the Federation-Romulan
border without a trace, making this the sixth ship in
about twenty-five years. (TOSN:"Pandora's Principle")
2271 Second type of Photon Torpedo perfected, probably mounted on
the then still under reconstruction USS ENTERPRISE. 31
(TNG:TM) (TOS:SG)
c2271 (UFP/StarFleet) USS ENTERPRISE, CONSTITUTION-Class heavy
cruiser (battlecruiser?), result of the extensive refit.
Top speed: warp 12. (ST:TMP) Designation remains NCC-1701
(#) (TNG Tech Manual)
Commander:Captain Willard Decker
Admiral (Acting Captain) James T. Kirk
Captain Spock
7413.4 Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Refitted NCC-1701 was scrambled out of spacedock to deal
with entity later known as Vejur, Captain Decker was
declared missing in action during the incident, along with
Lieutenant Ilia. (ST:TMP) (#)
(NOTE: The rebuilt NCC-1701 is also known as ENTERPRISE-
class or STARSHIP-class in other literatures 32)
2272 5th FYM under Acting Captain James T. Kirk (?) 33
c2273 First Vulcan Secession Crisis. Fanned by radicals, Vulcan
had a public referendum to withdraw from the Federation.
The measure lost as the conspiracy was revealed.
(TOSN:"Spock's World")
Colonizer ARTEMIS was launched, destination Septimus Minor.
Malfunctions pulled the ship off course, and the ship
crashed on Tau Cygnus V, which belongs to the Sheliak
Corporate by treaty, but was uninhabited due to high
radiation. (TNG:"Ensigns of Command")
c2274 ENTERPRISE encountered a weak mayday from within the Neutral
Zone, discovering an old freighter running from a Romulan
Warbird. The Warbird destroyed the freighter just as the
sole occupant was beamed onboard. The survivor was a
Vulcan female, T'Pren, who was too badly burned to live.
Spock performed a mindmeld before she died.
Secret Vulcan expedition to "Thierrull/Hellguard", to
retrieve the Romulan/Vulcan fusion children. Expedition
members include Spock and Sarek of Vulcan. Saavik was
among the children retreived.
(TOSN:"The Pandora Principle")
c2275 Sarek started the negotiations with the Legarans, which will
bear fruit in 93 years, when the Legarans eventually
joined the Federation (TNG:"Sarek")
c2276 Saavik, after tutelage of Spock, entered the StarFleet
Academy (TOS:"The Pandora Principle")
Events as chronicled in TOSN:"Pandora's Principle"
2277 NCC-1701 return from 5th FYM, extensive refit
Individual ship insignia system abolished, ENTERPRISE
command emblem established as official StarFleet emblem
(TNG Tech Manual) (Scott's Guide)
Kirk assigned as Commandant of StarFleet Academy (#)
Spock promoted to Captain, takes command of NCC-1701 (#)
2278 USS BOZEMAN, under command of Captain Morgan Bateman,
disappeared while exploring the Typhon Expanse, causes
unknown. (TNG:"Cause and Effect")
c2278 6th FYM under Captain Spock (?) 34
c2279 Birth of Mark Jameson, future StarFleet Admiral
(TNG:"Too Short a Season")
early 2280's Transwarp Development Project proved to be unsuccessful. The
incident was also known as "Operational Failure of
Transwarp". Rumors of destruction of EXCELSIOR was
unfounded. Probably year: 2285. (TNG Tech Manual)
2283 NCC-1701 return from 6th FYM, extensive refit
2284 NCC-1701 retired to training vessel of StarFleet Academy
(TNG Tech Manual)
8130.3 2285 "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"
Khan Noonian Singh captured USS RELIANT, and scoured Regula
Space Station for signs of the Genesis device, killed all
who is onboard, in his quest for vengeance against Kirk.
Sole Genesis research team survivors are Doctors David and
Carol Marcus, son and mother team.
NCC-1701 heavily damaged after engaging the renegade ship
USS RELIANT in the Mutara Nebula
Captain Spock perished after restoring warp drive, allowing
the ship to escape the growing Genesis wave
8210.3 "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock"
First sighting of the USS EXCELSIOR (NX-2000), class ship,
said to be equipped with "Transwarp"
StarFleet decided not to rebuild NCC-1701
NCC-1701 left for Genesis planet under unauthorized mission
by former crew in search of USS GRISSOM
David Marcus, Genesis scientist, son of Admiral James T.
Kirk, was killed by renegade Klingon forces.
NCC-1701 self-destructed over Genesis planet, after being
disabled by Kruge's Bird of Prey. Kruge is searching for
the Genesis Device/Torpedo, as Klingons feared it as the
ultimate weapon, and must possess it.
Kirk and crew captured Kruge's frigate, and fled to Vulcan
8390 "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home"
Whalesong Crisis: An alien probe, attempting to communicate
with the long-extinct hunchback whales of the Terran
oceans, radically altered Terra's environment, threatening
to end human life on Earth once and for all
Kirk and company decided to return to Earth to face court-
martial proceedings. After discovering Earth is under
attack, they initiated time travel to bring back hunchback
whales from the past, c1987.
Kirk and company, after ending the "Whalesong Crisis", was
court-martialed for the unauthorized mission in the
NCC-1701. Kirk was demoted to Captain, given command of
the new ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-A
2286 (UFP/StarFleet) USS ENTERPRISE Constitution-class heavy
cruiser, new construction, rechristened from USS YORKTOWN
(TNG Tech Manual) Designation NCC-1701-A (ST4:TVH)
Fate unknown (probably lost, see later) 11
8454.1 c2286 "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier"
Hostage situation developed on Nimbus III, "the planet of
intergalactic peace"
NCC-1701-A hijacked by Sybok and his followers on the quest
for Sha Ka Ree at the center of the galaxy
Events as chronicled in TOSN:Probe.
c2287 Captain Styles, captain of USS EXCELSIOR, accepted a
promotion to a post within StarFleet Command
Transwarp proven to be a failure (*) 35
The EXCELSIOR, after having transwarp removed, was
redesignated NCC-2000 (previously NX-2000) (ST6:TUC) 36
Captain Hikaru Sulu was promoted to command the EXCELSIOR,
which WAS rightfully his (ST6:TUC)
c2288 USS EXCELSIOR assigned to chart the Reydovan Sector, Beta
Quadrant. (ST6:TUC)
Last SOYUZ-class vessel decommissioned, possibly replaced by
MIRANDA-class vessels (TNG:"Cause and Effect") 37
c2289-90 Leonard McCoy's grandchildren are born 38
c2290 IKV TONG launched as a cryogenic ship intended for surprise
attack against the Federation (TNG:"The Emmissary")
9522.6 c2292 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Organians disappeared, whereabouts unknown
Klingon moon of Praxis exploded, contaminating atmosphere of
the Klingon home world Kronos, leaving 50 years of oxygen
Chief Councillor Gorkon of the Klingon Empire proposed peace
to the Federation. En route, Gorkon's ship was attacked,
Gorkon assassinated by persons using Federation equipment
Kirk and McCoy were arrested for assassinating Counselor
Gorkon, sentenced to life on Rhue Pente
ENTERPRISE and Spock discovered traitor onboard, uncovered
conspiracy among Klingons, Romulans, and Federation
personnel to disrupt the peace conference
Kirk and McCoy was rescued and conspiracy is revealed.
General Chang 39, the Klingon traitor, was killed when his
prototype Bird of Prey OKRONA was destroyed by combined
firepower of ENTERPRISE and EXCELSIOR
NCC-1701-A participated in the Khitomer Conference (*)
(ST6:TUC) 40
Events chronicled in the novel "Best Destiny"
(TOSN:Best Destiny)
NCC-1701-A retired from active service, held in the
StarFleet Reserve Yards over Luna (?)
Captain Montgomery Scott, furious over retirement of
Enterprise, retired from StarFleet (?)
Captain James T. Kirk settled to an Academy teaching
position, only to occasionally command a cadet ship (?)
Captain Spock was given command, but he turned it down,
preferring instead a teaching position beside his lifelong
friend James T. Kirk (?)
Captain (?) Leonard H. McCoy was given a teaching position
at the Starfleet Medical Academy (?)
The rest of the Enterprise crew was scattered... (?)
7893.1 c2293 USS JENOLEN NC-567 transport was lost while en route to
Norpin V colony, cause unknown. Montgomery Scott was
onboard to his retirement. (TNG:"Relics", TNGN:Relics) 41
c2300 (UFP/StarFleet) USS ENTERPRISE, EXCELSIOR II-Class
(battleship?), redesigned for normal warp engines instead
of transwarp, built at StarFleet Antares Yards. (#)
(TNG Tech Manual) Designation NCC-1701-B.
Fate unknown Commander unknown 42 (?)
c2305 July 13th, birth of Jean-Luc Picard, LaBarre, France, Terra,
future captain of ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-D
(TNGN:Encounter at Farpoint/#1, TNG:"Conundrum") 43 44
c2307 Birthyear of Timicim (Dr.?) on Kaelon II (TNG:"Half a Life")
c2315 Covert Romulan activity provoked open conflict between the
Klingon Empire and the Federation (?)
NCC-1701-A lost with Kirk during a second peace initiative
proposed by Spock to the Klingon Empire (?)
Klingon Empire declared war on the Federation (?)
The Swift War starts, may also known as The Second Four
Years War (Worlds of the Federation) (?) 45
Romulans sever diplomatic relations with the Federation
during the Tomad incident, costing thousands of lives.
(TNG:"The Neutral Zone")
Romulans entered their seclusion period, which would last
approximately 50 years. (TNG:"The Neutral Zone") 46
c2313 Yuta killed Penthor-Mal, member of the Lornak Clan, in her
quest of vengeance for the massacre of her clan.
(TNG:"The Vengeance Factor")
c2314 Mark Jameson married Anne (TNG:"Too Short a Season")
c2319 Klingon Empire signs armistice with Federation, declared war
on Romulan Star Empire (?)
Federation became entangled in the Klingo-Romulan war (?)
(See epilogue of TOSN:The Rift)
Civil War or Mordan IV spread out as the government hijacked
a passing starliner, holding 63 passengers hostage. The
government demanded advanced weaponry from the Federation.
Previous two negotiators were killed. (Then lieutenant)
Jameson was sent by StarFleet, who managed to got the
hostages out safely.
It was later discovered that Jameson succeeded because he
complied with the demands. He supplied the government
with phasers. However, he supplied the other side as
well. (In a way, he did not violate the Prime Directive)
The result is four more decades of Civil War, in which
millions died. (TNG:"Too Short a Season")
c2323 October 13, birth of Beverly ??? (Howard?) (later Beverly
Crusher), at Copernicus City, Luna, future CMO of
ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-D (?) 47 (TNG:"Conundrum")
Klingo-Romulan War ended inconclusively. (estimated)
c2324 Federation's first encounter with the Cardassian Empire
resulted in a full-scale war, reasons unknown. Conflict
became know as "The Cardassian War" (estimated) 48
c2326 Cadet J.L. Picard met Delcara at the Academy
(TNGN:"Vendetta")
Ambassador Spock attacked Sarek's position on the Cardassian
War, and was rebuked by Perrin, Sarek's second wife.
(TNG:"Unification I")
2327 Jean-Luc Picard graduated from StarFleet Academy
(TNG:"First Duty")
c2328 Ensign Picard was attacked by trio of Narssicans at Starbase
Eirhardt, and was impaled through the heart. He survived,
but requires periodic cardiac replacement
(TNG:"Samaritan Snare")
First Federation-Cardassian War ended inconclusively,
neither side lost much, but gained each other's respect.
Cardassian Empire annexed the Bajoran System, forcing the
Bajorans to wander the galaxy, settle wherever they can in
order to survive. Federation, having already negotiated
the boundary, could not assist the Bajorans other than
offer "humanitarian" aid. (TNG:"Ensign Ro") 49
c2329 Isolinear Chip replaced duotronic processors in most
Federation computers (TNGN:Relics)
Counselors assigned to all deep space exploration vessels.
(TNGN:Relics)
c2334 NCC-1701-B decommissioned or destroyed (?) 50
Birth of William Thelonious Riker, Valdez, Alaska, Terra,
Son of Kyle Riker and ??? (Pocket #1) 51 52
c2335 (UFP/StarFleet) USS ENTERPRISE, AMBASSADOR-Class heavy
cruiser, built at Terran McKinley Station. 53
Designation NCC-1701-C (year is an estimate only...) (#)
Lieutenant Jean-Luc Picard attends the wedding of Ambassador
Sarek's son (probably Spock?) (TNG:"Sarek") 54
2336 March 29, birthdate of Deanna Troi, Betazed
(TNG:"Conundrum")
c2336 USS TRIPOLI, while investigating the disappearance of the
colony at Omicron Theta, discovered an android at Omicron
Theta. The android named himself "Data". (TNG:"Datalore")
Will Riker's mother died approximately in this year.
(TNG:"The Icarus Factor") 55
c2337 Civil War ravages Turkana IV, leading to anarchistic society
which lasted till today. Various "gangs" fought for power
and control. Eventually only two are left. (TNG:"Legacy")
c2338 Jean-Luc Picard promoted to Captain, takes command of
USS STARGAZER (#) 56
Birth of Worf, at Kronos, son of Morgh, future StarFleet
Officer, ENTERPRISE security chief. 57
Birth of Tasha Yar, at Turkana IV, future ENTERPRISE
security chief. (estimated only)
Data graduated from StarFleet Academy (TNG:"Conundrum")
2340 Jan 14, birthdate of Ro Laren, future crew of NCC-1701-D.
(TNG:"The Next Phase")
c2342 Negotiations for the Federation/Klingon alliance began, also
known as the Grand Alliance Treaty. (estimated)
Tasha Yar was abandoned by her parents. She survived on her
own, and eventually escaped to join StarFleet.
(TNG:"The Naked Now")
2342 April 9th, J.L. Picard stood up the future Jenise Manheim by
not showing up at the date at Cafe des Artistes in Paris
at the end of the shore leave.
(TNG:"We'll Always Have Paris")
Picard took command of USS STARGAZER. (?)
2343 GALAXY-class project officially approved by the Federation,
design of USS GALAXY started. (TNG Tech Manual)
c2343 Approximate birthyear of Worf, son of Morgh. (?) 58
2344 ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-C under command of Captain Rachel Garret
lost near Klingon outpost Narendra III. Later Klingons
reveal the base was devastated by Romulan attack, and
ENTERPRISE sacrificed herself so the Klingon outpost
personnel can evacuate safely.
(TNG:"Yesterday's ENTERPRISE", TNG Tech Manual)
Rumor have some of the crew survived and were taken to
Romulus. Tasha Yar was among the survivors. Upon
arriving at Romulus, a Romulan Admiral fell in love with
her, and married her. (TNG:"Redemption II")
c2344 A Federation starship is destroyed by the Jarada as the
ship's captain mispronounced a Jaradan greeting, gravely
insulting the insectoid race. (TNG:"The Big Goodbye")
c2345 Birth of Kern (also Kurn), brother of Worf, son of Morgh, at
Kronos. 59 (TNG:"Sins of the Father")
Birth of Sela, daughter of Tasha Yar and a Romulan Admiral.
The child is more Romulan than human, and is thoroughly
loyal to her father, rather than to her mother.
(TNG:"Redemption II")
c2347 Picard visited his home at LaBarre, France. He won't be
back for almost two decades. (TNG:"Family")
Ro Laren's father was tortured by death by Cardassians in
front of Ro. She was only seven. (TNG:"Ensign Ro")
Birth of Wesley Richard(?) Crusher, son of Jack Crusher and
Beverly Crusher, future ensign on ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-D 60
(TNG:"Evolution", TNG:"Family")
c2349 Tasha Yar attempted to escape from Romulus with her four-
year old daughter Sela. Sela cried out as her mother have
betrayed her father. The cry alerted the guards. Yar was
apprehended and executed. (TNG:"Redemption II")
William T. Riker left home to join StarFleet
(TNG:"The Icarus Factor")
23859.7 USS INTREPID, commanded by Captain Drew Deighan, reached the
Klingon Colony of Khitomer as it responds to a distress
call. It arrived to find the colony in ruins. There were
only two survivors. 61
c2350 Dr. Manheim dropped out of sight to continue his study on
non-linear time, location unknown.
(TNG:"We'll Always Have Paris")
USS ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-D begins construction at Utopia
Planetia StarFleet Yards, Mars. (TNG:TM)
Beverly (Howard?) Crusher graduates from StarFleet Academy
(TNG:"Conundrum")
c2351 USS STARGAZER, Jean-Luc Picard commanding, was chased from
sector 21505 by a Cardassian warship when attempting peace
negotiations. (TNG:"The Wounded")
Beverly Crusher met Dr. Dylan Quaice. (TNG:"Remember Me?")
William T. Riker graduated from StarFleet Academy (est.)
c2352 Tasha Yar escapes from her homeworld Turkana IV, to
eventually join StarFleet. Turkana IV severed all contact
with outside world. (TNG:"Legacy")
c2353 Kyle Riker was advising StarFleet near the Tholian border as
a civilian strategist when a Tholian fleet attacked the
Starbase. Kyle Riker was the sole survivor.
Kyle Riker met Kate Polaski, who was the doctor assigned to
him. They ALMOST married. (TNG:"The Icarus Factor")
Approximate birthyear of Jeramiah "Jono" Rosa, on Galon IV
colony. (TNG:"Suddenly Human")
c2354 USS STARGAZER visited Chalna (TNG:"Allegiance")
William T. Riker was posted temporarily to Betazed as
StarFleet liaison after serving on the scout FORTUNA
William T. Riker had an intense relationship with Deanna
Troi at approximately this time period.
William T. Riker was posted as First Officer of USS HOOD.
(TNGN:Imzadi)
Deanna Troi was studying at the University of Betazed at
that time, where she met both Riker and Tam Elbrun.
(TNG:"Tin Man")
c2355 Deanna Troi, despite Lwaxana's objections, joined StarFleet
and entered Starfleet Academy this year (TNG:"Conundrum")
2356 May 5, USS GALAXY (NX-70637) launched from orbital dock
stations (TNG Tech Manual) 62
Last Turellian ship seen was destroyed. (TNG:"Haven")
Tallerians attacked the Galon IV colony. All inhabitants
were believed to have been killed. (TNG:"Suddenly Human")
c2357 Independent freighter ODIN malfunctioned near Neutral Zone.
Four male survivors in escape pods landed on Angel One,
precipitating an underground movement.
(TNG:"Angel One")
2357 USS GALAXY, class ship, NCC-70637, commissioned (TNG:TM)
c2358 Death of (Cmdr?) Jack Crusher while attempting to free
STARGAZER from a natural trap. Picard returned his body
to earth to the grieving Beverly Crusher 63
(TNG:"Violations", TNGN:Reunion)
c2359 Civil War, which lasted four decades, ended on Mordan IV.
(TNG:"Too Short a Season")
Deanna Troi graduated from StarFleet Academy
(TNG:"Conundrum")
c2360 USS STARGAZER was attacked by an unknown ship. Forced to
defend his ship, Captain Picard introduced the "Picard
Maneuver". 64 The hostile was destroyed, but STARGAZER
was abandoned in Maxia Zeta system (TNG:"The Battle")
Court-Martial proceeding for Captain Picard, prosecuted by
Philipa Louvois, the JAG officer. Picard was absolved of
all charges (TNG:"Measure of Man")
Later studies showed that the unknown ship Picard
encountered was a Ferengi vessel. (TNG:"The Battle")
USS YAMATO, second GALAXY-class vessel, commissioned 65
Admiral Mark Jameson started to show symptoms of Iverson's
Disease. (TNG:"Too Short a Season")
c2361 USS POTEMKIN visited Turkana IV. Colonists warned that
anyone beaming down will be killed (TNG:"Legacy")
Dr. Dylan Quaice is transferred to Starbase 133.
(TNG:"Remember Me?")
Federation's Bi-Centennial (TNG:"The Outcast")
40164.7 c2363 Lt.jg. Geordi Laforge and landing party landed on
Tarchannen III for survey duty, investigating the
disappearance of 49 colonists, while serving on
USS VICTORY, NCC-45167. The landing party contracted a
hidden virus. The fate of the colonists remained unknown
until the virus woke up in LaForge and others 5 years
later. (TNG:"Identity Crisis")
40759.5 2363 October 4th, (UFP/StarFleet) USS ENTERPRISE, GALAXY-Class
exploration cruiser, new construction, Utopia Planetia
StarFleet Yards, Mars, Sol System, Sector 001.
Top speed: revised warp 9.95. 66
Designation NCC-1701-D (TNG Tech Manual)
Commander:Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Commander (Brevet Captain) William T. Riker
2364 Events of the first season of ST:TNG
Lieutenant Miles Edward O'Brien transferred to ENTERPRISE as
Chief of transporter operations, having previously served
on USS RUTLEDGE as tactical officer with Capt. Ben Maxwell
(TNG:"The Wounded") 67
StarFleet begins search for a suitable star for the
Kaelonian experiment to revive a dying star.
(TNG:"Half a Life")
41124 Captain Jean-Luc takes command of the ENTERPRISE
(TNG:"The Drumhead") 68
41153.7 "Encounter at Farpoint" (101/102)
Enterprise, on its maiden voyage toward Farpoint station,
was intercepted by Q and put on trial for the savagery of
humanity. Farpoint station turn out to be a large space
creature held against its will.
Commander William T. Riker came onboard at Farpoint station
as first officer, having previously served on the USS HOOD
under Captain DeSoto as first officer
(Writer's Guide, First Year Sourcebook)
41187.5 "Where No One Has Gone Before" (DC Mini #1)
41190.3 "Spirit in the Sky" (DC Mini #2)
41195.7 "Q Factor" (DC Mini #3)
41198.3 "Q's Day" (DC Mini #4)
41198.7 "Q Affects" (DC Mini #5)
41199.3 "Here Today" (DC Mini #6)
41209.2 "The Naked Now" (103)
Crew is affected by a similar virus that releases inhibition
of the original NCC-1701 crew at Psi 2000
USS TSIOLKOVSKY destroyed by stellar debris
41235.25 "Code of Honor" (104)
Lt. Tasha Yar is kidnapped by an alien leader and challenged
to the death by the leader's mate.
41242.4 "Datalore" (114)
Data's "brother" Lore rediscovered at Omicron Theta
First encounter of the Crystal Entity
Lore transported into space, fate unknown
41249.3 "Lonely Among Us" (108)
An energy entity accidentally trapped in the ship caused
Picard to desert his ship.
41255.6 "Justice" (109)
Wesley was sentenced to death for violating the planet's
regulations (minor by our standards)
First contact with the Edoans
41263.1 "Where None Have Gone Before" (106)
An experiment in warp drive propels the Enterprise 2,700,000
lightyears, caused by the Traveller's special abilities.
Wesley Crusher promoted to Acting Ensign
41294.5 "Haven" (105)
Troi faces a prearranged marriage, but love that transcends
the universe prevails.
41309.5 "Too Short a Season" (112)
Admiral Mark Jameson was lured back to Mordan IV for the
crime he committed against the planet (see earlier entries
about Jameson), where he died from a drug overdose.
(TNG: Too Short a Season)
41365.9 "11001001" (116)
Enterprise was hijacked by Binars to protect their central
computer from shutdown by a nearby nova
41386.4 "The Last Outpost" (107)
A Ferengi ship and Enterprise were caught over a planet
thought to be dead for thousands of years
Remnants of the Tkon Empire discovered
41416.2 "Coming of Age" (119)
Wesley's entrance exam to Starfleet Academy coincides with
an investigation on Picard
41463.9 "Home Soil" (117)
An investigation of a terraforming station turned deadly
when a previously unknown lifeform was found.
41503.7 "Heart of Glory" (120)
Enterprise intercepts renegade Klingons, who asked Worf to
help them seek their honor as warriors with no war
?????.? Ghost Ship (Pocket #1)
Enterprise encountered a creature that captures the souls of
those onboard ships, and has been doing so for thousands
of years, and her next intended victim is...
?????.? "Symbiosis" (123)
Enterprise rescued a ship carrying narcotic to neighboring
planet, who thought it was a cure to their disease
41509.1 "When the Bough Breaks" (118)
Sterile inhabitants of a cloaked planet kidnap children from
the Enterprise, including Wesley Crusher
?????.? The Peacekeepers (Pocket #2)
41590.5 "Hide and Q" (111)
Riker was granted the ultimate gift: the power of Q.
41601.3 "Skin of Evil" (122)
Lt. Tasha Yar killed in line of duty by Armus on Vagra II
during a rescue attempt to retrieve Counselor Troi
Worf promoted to Chief of Security/Tactical Officer
41636.9 "Angel One" (115)
Enterprise's attempt to rescue a downed ship on a
matriarchal planet turned into an appeal for clemency for
the "revolutionaries" who loves dominant men
41697.9 "We'll Always Have Paris" (124)
A scientist's temporal experiments rips apart the fabric of
space/time; Picard meets his old flame
41723.9 "The Battle" (110)
USS STARGAZER reclaimed in Bendi Sabu system after Daimon
Bok's plot to discredit Picard failed. Daimon Bok's son
was Daimon on the "unknown" ship Picard destroyed c2360 at
Battle of Maxia Beta
41775.5 "Conspiracy" (125)
Parasitic mother creature eliminated by Picard and Riker
after infiltrating Starfleet Command and higher echelons
of the Federation
41798.2 "Arsenal of Freedom" (121)
Enterprise and crew fights an adaptive combat system that
had turned on its owners
?????.? Survivors (Pocket #4)
?????.? The Children of Hamlin (Pocket #3)
41986 "The Neutral Zone"
Discovery of three 20th century survivors by cryogenics
coincides with return of Romulans after 50 year absence
First evidence of the Borg was discovered in the Neutral
Zone as several outposts on both sides disappeared.
41997.7 "The Big Goodbye"
Picard, Beverly Crusher, and Data, are trapped on the
mulfunctioning holodeck turned deadly.
2365 Events of the second season of ST:TNG
Cardassian Empire and Federation began negotiations for a
more permanent peace in this year
Dr. Beverly Crusher became Head of Starfleet Medical
Dr. Katherine "Kate" Polaski became CMO of ENTERPRISE
Lt. LaForge transferred to engineering from helm, with
promotion to full lieutenant.
42073.1 "The Child"
Troi became pregnant by an alien energy entity, who wished
to experience the life of a human being.
?????.? Captain's Honor (Pocket #8)
42193.6 "Where Silence Has lease" (128)
Enterprise was caught in a void by Nagilum, who conducted
experiments on the crew
42286.3 "Elementary, Dear Data" (129)
Data and Geordi's holodeck ventures turned to nightmare when
the computer gave Moriarity true intelligence and will to
live his own life
42305.7 "Return to Raimon" (DC #1)
42307.2 "Murder Most Foul" (DC #2)
42360 "The Derelict" (DC #3)
42361.8 "The Hero Factor" (DC #4)
42402.7 "The Outrageous Okona" (130)
The charming rogue tradeship captain was accused by two
planets of theft and philandering
?????.? Strike Zone (Pocket #5)
Discovery of fantastic weapons almost leads to full-scale
war between the Klingons and the Kreel, with Enterprise in
the middle
42422.5 Power Hungry (Pocket #6)
42437.5 "The Schizoid Man" (131)
Dying scientist transferred his dying soul into Data, almost
erasing Data at his quest to continue his life
42477.2 "Loud as a Whisper" (132)
A deaf mediator is forced to start from ground up when his
interpreters are killed by the warring parties
42494.8 "Unnatural Selection" (133)
USS LANTREE (NCC-1837) destroyed after crew perished after
contacting aging agent from an advanced genetic research
colony
42506.5 "A Matter of Honor" (134)
Riker served on a Klingon ship in an exchange program, while
the Klingons, based on mistaken assumptions, decided to
destroy the Enterprise
42523.7 "Measure of a Man" (135)
After an attempt to order legal dismantling of Data for
"scientific studies", Captain Philipa Louvois declared
Data is a sentient being, therefore entitled to rights
?????.? Metamorphosis (Pocket Giant #1)
42568.6 "The Dauphin" (136)
Wesley is enamored of a young woman who is to be the new
ruler of a planet, but was distressed to find she is not
what she seems to be.
?????.? Masks (Pocket #7)
42609.1 "Contagion" (137)
A probe of an abandoned planet of the Iconians transmitted a
virus into the USS YAMATO, which exploded; Enterprise must
survive the virus while solving the Iconian mystery
USS YAMATO (NCC-1305-E) lost due to engine containment
failure caused by a virus from the long lost Iconian race
42625.4 "The Royale" (138)
Riker, Worf, and Data are trapped in "Hotel Royale", where
they must finish the plots of a novel to escape
42679.2 "Time Squared" (139)
Picard met his future self and found his ship will be
destroyed in six hours and doomed to repeat it again
42686.4 "The Icarus Factor" (140)
Riker reconciles with his father while Worf goes through his
Rites of Ascension.
42695.3 "Pen Pals" (141)
Data communicated with an alien girl on an heaving planet,
and helped against the prime directive
42761.3 "Q Who?" (142)
ENTERPRISE was thrown 7000 lightyears by Q to system J-25,
where they will contact the Borg, the most feared race in
the galaxy
42779.1 "Samaritan Snare" (143)
LaForge was kidnapped by Pakleds, the galactic technology
leaches who steal, beg, and borrow technology, while
Picard nearly dies during a cardiac replacement operation
42823.2 "Up the Long Ladder" (144)
Enterprise rescues a colony while discovers another colony
full of clones needed new genetic material
42859.2 "Manhunt" (145)
Lwaxana Troi continues her search for a husband when she
sets her eyes on Picard and Riker.
42901.3 "The Emissary" (146)
IKV TONG sleeper ship arrives at Federation space, having
been launched during the second Federation-Klingon War.
The ship's crew was pacified peacefully with help from
Ambassador K'Ehleyer
42908.6 A Call to Darkness (Pocket #9)
42923.4 "Peak Performance" (147)
USS HATHAWAY, an old relic of CONSTELLATION-class, was
restored for a tactical combat simulation with Enterprise,
when the Ferengi dropped by with weapons armed
42976.1 "Shades of Gray" (148)
Riker fights for his life as a parasite attempts to take
over his nervous system 69
43133.3 "Ensigns of Command" (149)
Data attempts to convince a colony to leave the home it had
for over twenty years, by force if necessary
?????.? Gulliver's Fugitives (Pocket #11)
?????.? A Rock and a Hard Place (Pocket #10)
2366 Events of third season of ST:TNG
Dr. Beverly Crusher returns as CMO of ENTERPRISE
Dr. Katherine Polaski became CMO of REPULSE (TNGN:Vendetta)
LaForge promoted to Lieutenant Commander and became Chief
Engineer of the ENTERPRISE
Federation-Cardassian Peace Treaty signed this year.
(TNG:"The Wounded")
Lore, Data's "brother" was found by a Pakled ship.
(TNG:"Brothers")
A probable fourth GALAXY-class starship was commissioned
this year, lost a year later against the Borg in the
"Wolf 359" Massacre 70
43125.8 "Evolution" (150)
Wesley's experiments with Nanites turned unexpectedly into a
discovery of a new sentience as an astronomical study was
being conducted
Evolution of Nanites led to their recognition as a sentient
race by the Federation
43152.4 "The Survivors" (151)
Enterprise encounters a devastated planet with two apparent
untouched survivors
43173.5 "Who Watches the Watchers?" (152)
Enterprise must deal with an accidental social contamination
of a primitive culture by the observing station
43181.4 "Forbidden Fruit" (DC #18)
43197.5 Doomsday World (Pocket #12)
43198.7 "The Bonding" (153)
An alien attempts to make up to a boy whose mother was
killed by a booby trap left by his/her race
43201.8 "Serafin's Survivors" (DC #5)
43202.5 "Shadows in the Garden" (DC #6)
43205 Birth of Alexander Rozhenko, son of Worf and K'Ehleyr, on
43rd day of Maktag (whatever that is in Klingonaase).
(TNG:"New Ground")
43205.6 "Booby Trap" (154)
Enterprise, while investigating an ancient ship, was trapped
in the same trap that snared the relic
43265.4 "The Pilot" (DC #7)
43266.7 "The Battle Within" (DC #8)
43268.1 "The Pay Off" (DC #9)
43269.1 "The Noise of Justice" (DC #10)
43269.3 "The Impostor" (DC #11)
43270.4 "Whoever Fights Monsters" (DC #12)
43349.2 "The Enemy" (155)
LaForge and another Romulan was trapped on the surface of
Galorndon Core with no way out
Romulan presence found near Galorndon Core
43385.7 "The Price" (156)
Negotiation for the only apparent stable wormhole in the
known galaxy turned ugly when the Ferengis are involved
43421.9 "The Vengeance Factor" (157)
Negotiation for peace between the Gatherers and their home
planet turned into murder for revenge
43421.9 "The Hand of the Assassin" (DC #13)
43462.5 "The Defector" (158)
Enterprise rescued a defecting Romulan ship, who revealed a
plan to conquer the Federation
43489.2 "The Hunted" (159)
Enterprise crew attempts to subdue a war veteran enhanced by
his own people to fight wars
43510.7 "The High Ground" (160)
Terrorists abduct Dr. Crusher for their movement of
independence, and Enterprise was attacked as well
43539.1 "Deja Q" (161)
An alien entity is determined to get even with Q, who had
lost his powers and is now one simple human being
43610.4 "A Matter of Perspective" (162)
Riker is accused of murder of a prominent scientist after
allegedly romancing the scientist's wife.
43625.2 "Yesterday's Enterprise" (163)
The appearance of Enterprise NCC-1701-C has rewritten
history, and Picard must restore it at all costs, even if
it cost him his ship
43657 "The Offspring" (164)
Data created a "daughter" Lal modelled after himself, but
StarFleet wished to take her away for studies
"Death" of Lal, after positronic brain failure
?????.? Fortune's Light (Pocket #15)
43685.2 "Sins of the Father" (165)
Worf returned to the Klingon Home World to clear his
father's name, failed due to exceptional circumstances
Discovery of Kern (also Kurn), Worf's younger brother
Worf accepted discommendation from the High Council
43714.1 "Allegiance" (166)
Picard was kidnapped while a doppleganger is leading the
Enterprise into dangerous situations
43738.8 "The Gift" (DC Annual #1)
?????.? Eyes of the Beholders (Pocket #13)
43745.2 "Captain's Holiday" (167)
Picard's quiet vacation on Rhysa turned into a treasure hunt
when a beautiful woman named Vash and a Ferengi appeared
43747.3 Boogeymen (Pocket #17)
43779.3 "Tin Man" (168)
Enterprise is to contact the newly discovered lifeform
nicknamed "Tin Man" before the Romulans can
43807.4 "Hollow Pursuits" (169)
LaForge attempts to help Barclay to adjust away from the
fantasies of the holodeck as mysterious malfunctions
plague the Enterprise
43810.7 "Holiday on Ice" (DC #14)
43811.1 "Prisoners of the Ferengi" (DC #15)
43872.2 "The Most Toys" (170)
Data was kidnapped by an art collector as the ultimate prize
43878.1 "I Have Heard the Mermaids Singing" (DC #16)
?????.? "The Weapon" (DC #17)
43917.4 "Sarek" (171)
Sarek's attempt to seal the treaty with the Legarons turned
Enterprise into a brawl zone
Sarek retired to Vulcan with Bendii's Syndrome
43957.2 "Transfigurations" (172)
Enterprise discovered a being with amnesia, who professed
amazing powers
43980.7 "Menage a Troi" (173)
A Ferengi DaiMon infatuated with Lwaxana Troi, kidnaps her
plus Deanna and Riker, with Picard in full pursuit
Wesley Crusher promoted to full ensign
43989.1 "The Best of Both Worlds" Pt.1 (174)
The Borg have reached Federation space and is heading
straight toward Earth. Captain Picard captured by the
Borg and "converted" into Locutus. Will Earth survive?
2367 Events of the fourth season of ST:TNG
44001.3 "The Best of Both Worlds" Pt.2 (175)
Massacre of Wolf 359, thirty-nine StarFleet ships (over
11,000 lives) lost against the Borg 71 Captain Picard,
now Locutus, was retrieved by Enterprise. Borg was
defeated with assistance from Picard/Locutus
Benjamin Sisko's wife died onboard one of the destroyed
ships. (ST:DS9 background)
44009.3 "Family" (178)
Picard visits his families on Earth while Worf's parents
come onboard, as ENTERPRISE undergoes major repairs at
McKinley Station
44085.7 "Suddenly Human" (176)
Enterprise rescued an alien training ship and discovered a
human boy brought up as an alien
Discovery of Jeremiah "Jono" Rosa, a survivor of the
Tarellian raid on Galon IV colony.
44143.7 "Brothers" (177)
A race to save a poisoned young boy was interrupted when
Data takes over the Enterprise after receiving Dr.Soong's
special signal; things turned ugly when Lore showed up
Dr. Noonian Soong died in an uncharted system
44161.2 "Remember Me?" (179)
Dr.Crusher was trapped in a warp bubble created by one of
Wesley's experiments, where everyone disappeared slowly
44215.2 "Legacy" (180)
A ship crash landed on Turkana IV, and Enterprise must
retrieve the crew without getting involved in the fight.
Ishara Yar, sister of Tasha Yar, found on Turkana IV
44246.3 "Reunion" (181)
K'mpek's death by poison opened the throne to a fight
between Gowron and Duras.
Discovery of Alexander, son of Worf
Ambassador K'Ehleyer killed by Duras
Worf defeated Duras in battle, slaying him
?????.? "The Lesson" (DC #19)
44263.9 Contamination (Pocket #16)
44286.5 "Future Imperfect" (182)
Riker woke up on Enterprise of the future, or is it?
Riker celebrates his birthday.
44290.4 "The Flight of the Albert Einstein" (DC #20)
44292.6 "Mourning Star" (DC #21)
?44295? Perchance to Dream (Pocket #19)
44295.2 "Trapped!" (DC #22)
?????.? "The Barrier" (DC #23)
44298.2 "Homecoming" (DC #24)
44307.3 "Final Mission" (183)
Picard and Wesley's trip was cut short when their shuttle
crash landed on a barren planet, while Enterprise must
deal with a radioactive garbage scow elsewhere
Wesley Crusher enters StarFleet Academy (finally!)
44356.9 "The Loss" (184)
Counselor Troi lost her empathic powers as the ship was
trapped by "two-dimensional creatures"
44390.1 "Data's Day" (185)
Data recorded his day for study, which turned out to be
quite interesting, complete with dancing, wedding, spies,
and Romulans.
Miles Edward O'Brien married Keiko Ishikawa, ceremony
presided by Captain Jean-Luc Picard
44395.7 "In Memory Yet Green" (TNG Mini #1)
44396.6 "Lies and Legends" (TNG Mini #2)
44397.7 "Prior Claim" (TNG Mini #3)
44398.7 "Game, Set & Match" (TNG Mini #4)
Modala is freed of Ferengi influence
44429.1 Exiles (Pocket #14)
44429.6 "The Wounded" (186)
Captain Benjamin Maxwell was apprehended after destroying
several Cardassian vessels in the USS PHOENIX, NCC-65420
44474.5 "Devil's Due" (187)
Ardra supposedly returning to reclaim her prize of an entire
planet, was met by Picard in a court of law
44502.7 "Clues" (188)
Enterprise goes on a quest to rediscover what had happened
in the day it had lost, but do they really want to know?
44614.6 "Galaxy's Child" (190)
Enterprise must lose the "space baby" on its back or be
destroyed by the baby's relatives; Dr. Leah Brahms (not
the holodeck version) visits the Enterprise and surprised
Geordi by her revelation that she's happily married
44624.3 "Thin Ice" (DC Annual #2)
?????.? "First Contact" (189)
Riker was lost on a xenophobic planet almost ready for first
contact with other spaceborne civilizations, and time is
running out
44631.2 "Night Terrors" (191)
USS BRATTAIN, trapped in Tyken's Rift, was disabled, the
crew driven mad by another trapped alien ship, and
Enterprise fell into the same trap
44664.5 "Identity Crisis" (192)
LaForge must discover why the members of his landing party
is disappearing one by one before he disappears also
44704.2 "The Nth Degree" (193)
Barclay was zapped by an alien probe and takes over the
Enterprise to take them far and away
44741.9 "Qpid" (194)
Q returns to send the Enterprise crew back into the
Robinhood days, along with Vash as Maid Merian
44769.2 "Drumhead" (195)
A suspected sabotage onboard the Enterprise turned into a
witchhunt with Picard on the stand
44693.6 Vendetta (Pocket Giant #2)
The Borg's return was stopped by the second Doomsday Machine
under partial control of Delcara
44805.3 "Half a Life" (196)
Lwaxana Troi falls for a scientist whose life is about to
end, but not by choice
44821.3 "The Host" (197)
Dr.Crusher falls for an alien ambassador, only to find that
the ambassador is not who he seems to be
44885.5 "The Mind's Eye" (198)
Lt.Commander LaForge was captured and brainwashed by
Romulans into an assassin, and almost succeeded in killing
Vagh, the Klingon governor
44932.3 "In Theory" (199)
Data attempts to enter a male-female relationship with a
fellow crewmember. Will it work out?
44995.3 "Redemption" (200)
Klingon Civil War erupts as the pro-Duras faction combats
Gowron's forces in a succession war
Revelation of Sela, daughter of Tasha Yar
(see TNG:"Yesterday's ENTERPRISE")
2368 Events of fifth season of ST:TNG
45020.4 "Redemption II" (201)
Klingon Civil War ends due to Federation assistance, Gowron
became Chief Councillor
45047.2 "Darmok" (202)
Picard is trapped on a hostile planet with an alien captain,
who does not speak Standard
45076.3 "Ensign Ro" (203)
Picard must investigate the attack of an outpost with help
of Ensign Ro, recently released from detention
45122.3 "Silicon Avatar" (204)
The Crystalline Entity returned to wreck havoc, as the
premier Federation scientist prepared to hunt it down
Destruction of the Crystalline Entity
45156.1 "Disaster" (205)
Enterprise's collision with a quantum filament had everybody
at the wrong place at the wrong time
Birth of Molly Miyaki Worf O'Brien in Ten Forward
(name is from TNGN:Unification) 72
?????.? Reunion (Hardback #1)
45208.2 "The Game" (206)
ENTERPRISE and crew nearly taken over by mind-control toys
from the Etana, a Ktarian.
45235.3 "Wayward Son" (DC #25)
45235.7 "Strangers in Strange Lands" (DC #26)
45235.9 "City Life" (DC #27)
45236.4 "Unification" (207) 73
Ambassador Spock was found on Romulus
Death of Sarek, Vulcan Ambassador to Federation
45245.8 "Unification II" (208)
Romulan plan to conquer Vulcan foiled
Spock chose to remain on Romulus
45349.1 "A Matter of Time" (209)
A man supposedly from the 26th century visited the
Enterprise for "historical studies"
45376.3 "New Ground" (210)
Worf deals with his son as an experimental propulsion method
went out of control and threatens an inhabited planet
45397.3 "Hero Worship" (211)
A boy rescued from a wrecked ship picked Data as his new
role model and attempted to emulate him in every way
45429.3 "Violations" (212)
Picard and crew must find the reason for three unexplained
comas before the intruder strikes again
45470.1 "The Masterpiece Society" (213)
Enterprise must assist a colony to prepare itself against a
meteor, but in the process fundamentally changed it.
45494.2 "Conundrum" (214)
Enterprise crew contracted mass amnesia, and found itself in
the middle of an interstellar war
45571.2 "Power Play" (215)
Data, Troi, and O'Brien are taken over by alien energy
beings, whom in turn attempted to take over the Enterprise
45587.3 "Ethics" (216)
A crippling accident forced Worf to choose between suicide,
life as a cripple, or a risky operation.
45614.6 "The Outcast" (217)
Riker falls for an androgynous being whose planet "re-
educates" anyone who showed gender preferences.
45652.1 "Cause and Effect" (218)
Enterprise is caught in an endless time loop with seemingly
no way out of a fatal collision
45703.9 "First Duty" (219)
Wesley Crusher is involved in an academy training accident
and Picard digs for the truth
45733.6 "Cost of Living" (220)
Lwaxana takes Worf's son under her wing after announcing she
will marry a man she had never met
45761.3 "The Perfect Mate" (221)
A metamorph, genetically perfect mate for a man, was sent to
be married to an enemy leader as a gesture of faith, but
she falls for Picard instead
45852.1 "Imaginary Friend" (222)
A little girl's imaginary friend suddenly became real, and
threatens the security of Enterprise
45854.2 "I, Borg" (223)
Enterprise discovered an injured Borg, and Picard must
decide on using him as the ultimate weapon or teaching him
humanity instead
45892.4? "The Next Phase" (224)
LaForge and Ro are believed dead in a transporter accident,
but in reality they have been phased 74
45944.1 "Inner Light" (225)
Captain Picard lived through a life on a planet destroyed
centuries ago
45959.1 "Time's Arrow, part I" (226)
After Data's head was discovered in San Francisco as an
artifact of 19th century, Data was propelled back to 1893
where he meets Mark Twain and Guinan, while the Enterprise
crew try to prevent Data from meeting his fate again...
2369 Events of sixth season of ST:TNG
46001.3 "Time's Arrow, part II" (227?)
The crew discovered presence of aliens on Earth in the 19th
century Earth, and destroyed its source, as Picard and
Guinan completed "full circle" time loop.
46041.6 "Realm of Fear" (228?)
Lt. Barclay's worst fear of transporters were realized when
he saw fearful apparitions in the transporting process...
46071.6 "Man of the People" (229?)
Deanna Troi was seduced by a visiting diplomat and became
the receptacle of his darkest emotions.
46???.? "Relics" (230?)
Montgomery Scott, the legendary engineer, rematerialized in
the transporter after 75 years!
46???.? "Schisms" (231?)
Enterprise crew members starts to disappear during a routine
charting mission, their memories during absence erased.
46???.? Cardassians agreed to return possession of the Bajoran
system to the Bajorans, and the orbital station was turned
over to StarFleet, and was renamed "Deep Space Nine"
THE END (for now)
S T A R T R E K T I M E L I N E
by Kasey K.S. Chang
Last Update: 11/20/92
Part 3: APPENDIX
APPENDIX A: Abbreviations
TOS - The Original Series, 79 episodes which aired on NBC 1966-1969
starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and DeForest Kelley.
TAS - The Animated Series, 22 episodes of animation aired on NBC 1973-1975
(Saturday mornings) starring voices of William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy,
and DeForest Kelley.
TNG - The Next Generation, airing in first-run syndication, now in its
fifth season (100+ episodes), starring Patrick Stewart, Johnathan
Frakes, and Brent Spiner.
ST1, ST:TMP - Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the first Star Trek movie,
released 1979
ST2, ST2:TWOK - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, second Star Trek movie,
released 1982
ST3, ST3:TSFS - Star Trek III: The Search For Spock, third Star Trek movie,
released 1985
ST4, ST4:TVH - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, fourth movie, released 1987
ST5, ST5:TFF - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, fifth movie, released 1989
ST6, ST6:TUC - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, sixth movie,
released December 6, 1991
TOS Tech Manual, TOS:TM - "Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual" by Franz
Joseph Designs, Ballantine Books.
TNG Tech Manual, TNG:TM - "Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical
Manual", by Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda, Pocket Books.
TNG Companion, TNGComp - "The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion" by
Larry Nemecek, Pocket Books.
TOSN - TOS Novels, the novels published by Pocket Books dealing with the
original crew in both TOS and Movies time period.
TNGN - TNG Novels, the novels published by Pocket Books dealing with the
"Next Generation" crew.
Scott's Guide, TOS:SG - "Mr.Scott's Guide to the ENTERPRISE", by Shane
Johnson, published by Pocket Books.
TNG Tech Journal, TNG:TJ - "ST:TNG Technical Journal" by Shane Johnson,
published by Starlog Publications.
APPENDIX B: Bibliography
STAR TREK EPISODES
All Star Trek episodes, including TOS, TAS, and TNG, have been
referenced by their full names and, if available, stardates and production
numbers. All copyright of Paramount Pictures.
STAR TREK MOVIES
All Star Trek movies have been referenced by their full names and if
available, stardates. All copyright of Paramount Pictures.
REFERENCE BOOKS, GENERAL or STAR TREK
(In random order)
_Grolier's On-line Encyclopedia_ [For the search of the early ENTERPRISEs,
this is invaluable.]
_Star Trek: The Next Generation - Technical Manual_, by Rick Sternbach and
Mike Okuda [The OFFICIAL technical reference]
_The STAR TREK Compendium (Revised)_, by Alan Asherman [lots of behind-
the-scenes look and important info]
_The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion_, by Larry Nemecek [behind-
the-scenes look you'll never find anywhere else!]
_The Making of STAR TREK_, by Stephen Whitfield. [great behind-the-scene
look at the production of TOS, lots of background info also.]
_Mr.Scott's Guide to the ENTERPRISE_, by Shane Johnson [lots of good
blueprints and diagrams, but info was mostly contradicted by later
sources like the TNG Tech Manual]
_ST:TNG Tech Journal_, by Shane Johnson [a good supplement to ST:TNG Tech
Manual, but not a replacement. Some info is just rehashed.]
_The Klingons_, FASA Corporation. [Written with co-operation of Trek
writer John M. Ford, author of TOSN:The Final Reflection, this
contains good but un-official info about the Klingons]
STAR TREK NOVELS
(In random order, and I probably missed some)
_Strangers from the Sky_, by Margaret Wander Bonnano
_Final Frontier_, by Diane Carey
_A Flag Full of Stars_, by Brad Ferguson
_Reunion_, by Michael Jan Friedman
_Star Trek: The Lost Years_, by J.M. Dilliard
_Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Novelization)_, by Gene Roddeberry
_The Rift_, by Peter David
_Star Trek VI:The Undiscovered Country (Novelization)_, by J.M. Dilliard
_Spock's World_, by Diane Duane
_The Romulan Way_, by Diane Duane
_Encounter at Farpoint (Novelization)_, by Peter Gerrold
_The Pandora Principle_, by Carolyn Crowes
_The Final Reflection_, by John M. Ford
_ENTERPRISE: The First Adventure_, by Vonda McIntyre
_Crisis on Centaurus_, by Brad Ferguson
_Reunion_, by Michael Jan Friedmans
_Imzadi_, by Peter David
_Best Desiny_, by Diane Carey
OTHER STAR TREK REFERENCES
"Star Trek Chronology and Future History V5.0", by Allan Finkas and William
Stone III
(Where's the most recent version?)
"Star Trek Encyclopedia Section 01 beta", by Robert Oliver, as posted on
USENET 9-29/92
(Nice work, but not complete enough)
"Stardate Chart (TNG)", by DC Comics, as appeared in TNG Mini #4
(Where's the update? How about a TOS one?)
S T A R T R E K T I M E L I N E
by Kasey K.S. Chang
Last Update: 11/20/92
Part 4 : EXPLANATIONS
FULL EXPLANATIONS
(Note: all calculations are not perfect, due to the vagrancies of the
human speech. All "circa" year references should have +/- 2 years margin
of error.)
NAILING DOWN THE MAIN PIECES
There are two pieces of main evidence which helps date Star Trek
firmly. They are "Data's quote" and "Sarek's ages".
Data have stated in the episode TNG:"The Neutral Zone", that the "Old
Earth Year" is 2364. That was a first season episode. TNG:TM have also
stated that NCC-1701-D was launched in late 2363, therefore TNG started in
early 2364.
Sarek was 202 as stated by Picard in the episode TNG:"Sarek". That
was a fourth-season episode, therefore it happened in 2367. Sarek was then
born in 2164.
In TOS:"Journey to Babel", Sarek was approx. 102. (A stickler will
tell you 102.607) Since that was a second season episode, that put TOS
starting at 2164 + 102 - 2 = 2264, and the episode in 2265/66.
Also, McCoy's age can be used to solve part of the puzzle. McCoy is
in his forties in TOS (if someone knows the exact number and episode,
please let me know), and is 137 when he visited the NCC-1701-D in the
series premiere (TNG:EaF). Since ST:TNG started in 2364, McCoy was then
born in 2227, which makes McCoy 40 in the second season of TOS, close
enough. (I think someone said McCoy's 43 in 2nd season?)
These should nail down all of the televised episodes.
The Animated Series is assumed to have immediately followed the
unfinished The Original Series, to complete the five year mission.
ST:TMP was judged to have occurred in 2271, since the novel that
preceded it, "A Flag Full of Stars" (AFFoS) by Brad Ferguson, occurred in
2269, the tricentennial of Apollo landing on Luna. One and a half years
have been added since ENTERPRISE was not completed yet. Also, it has been
2.8 years since Spock have went off to study Kholinar, and that could only
happen after the FYM finished. The FYM finished in 2267/2268, plus 3 =
2270/2271. Interestingly, The introduction in the ST6:TUC ENTERPRISE model
kit (AMT/ERTL) puts ST:TMP in 2276, contradicting TOSN:AFFoS.
ST3:TSFS was placed in 2285 by the TNG Technical Manual, as the entry
clearly stated that NCC-1701 was lost defending the Mutara Sector against a
Klingon incursion in this year. ST4:TVH and ST2:TWOK, for this reason,
belongs in this year as well, since not much physical time elapsed among
the three films, except perhaps a month or two. ST4 happened approximately
3 months after ST3, according to Kirk's remarks in the novelization.
ST5:TFF is in 2286 since the crew get a new year to break in the new
ship (esp. Scotty), or "proper shakedown". It could go in 2285 if needed.
ST6:TUC is placed in approximately 2294/95 based on the evidence in
the novelization: Kirk said it was ten years plus one since death of David
(ST3). The placement is NOT official, but should be about right. The
evidences available are contradictory. Variance here is +/- 4 years.
NOW THE HOLES
After establishing the basis of the timeline, we start filling in the
pieces. There are many holes to fill in:
Before history (before AD)
Pre-Federation (before 2161)
Early Federation (before 2200 approx)
Before Star Trek (before 2264, like Pike, April, etc)
Lost Years 1 (2268-2271, between FYM and ST:TMP)
Lost Years 2 (2271-2284, between ST:TMP and ST2:TWOK)
Lost Years 3 (2286-2296, between ST5:TFF and ST6:TUC)
Between eras (2296-2364, between ST6:TUC and TNG)
Let's deal with them one by one:
BEFORE HISTORY
This area was not really mentioned by Star Trek other than offhand
references to "history" of exotic locations. Often they are results of war
and devastation.
These wars include: Slaver Empire (TAS), Arret (TOS), Preservers
(TOS/TNG), Borg (TNG), Tkon Empire (TNG), The Makers (TOS), and much more.
They are referenced with the dates and years given in the episodes.
The connection between the Borg and the Preservers was suggested by
Peter David in his "giant" TNG Novel "Vendetta". The Preservers
constructed the Doomsday Machine (TOS) in order to combat the Borg. By the
tone of the descriptions, that happened about 10,000 BC. Plese read the
book and find out.
The origin of the Romulans would be another puzzle, which was solved
by the information given in Diane Duane's novel "The Romulan Way", which is
essentially Romulan History written in the same style as "Spock's World".
So please refer to "The Romulan Way" for any questions about Romulan
History in this timeline.
PRE-FEDERATION
To do this part, I did two things: researched on the ships named
ENTERPRISE, and read the Stones/Finkas timeline on pre-Federation days.
Three things need to be resolved for our "future history" before
putting them in the timeline:
1) Was there a World War III? If so how come there is still Star
Trek? (Or: How come we are still here?)
2) If so, when/what is the war that was mentioned in TOS:"Space Seed"?
That "Eugenics War"? Is it same as World War III?
3) What is that "Mind Control Revolt" Gene wrote about in the ST:TMP
novelization?
4) When is "The First Romulan War"?
All entries since American Revolutionary War up to Y1992 is historical
research.
According to the Stones/Finkas Chronology, "Eugenics War" occured
between 1992-1996, and appeared to be a limited revolt instead of global
warfare. Some geneticists created "superhumans" like Khan, and planned to
take over the world. They lost, and was forced to exile into space.
WW3 is still unaccounted for.
I decided to put WW3 in 2039-2043, to go just before the "Mind Control
Revolts" in 2043-2047. Perhaps Mind Control Revolts are an after-effect of
WW3. In TNG:"Encounter at Farpoint", early 21st century military forces
were controlled with mind control and drugs. Those are the roots of the
"Mind Control Revolt".
The novel "Strangers from the Sky" provided quite a few details about
life in the Early 21st century. The exploratory expeditions toward nearby
stars were already launched. As the novel was based on the "Star Trek
Concordance", the dates are slightly off when compared with "newer"
evidences. They were moved accordingly.
The dates were moved again, when the TNGComp revealed that the "new
United Nations", or United Earth, is dissolved in 2079. That means for
more than a few decades Earth is in constant turmoil while having
interstellar capabilities... Dangerous time to be in. Any way, I moved
down the first contact dates even further down to after 2090. They should
probably be somewhere in the 2130's... We probably met the Vulcans a bit
earlier, as not to totally mess up the novel "Strangers from the Sky".
One more thing. As TNGComp also revealed, the first Romulan War is
NOT fought by the Federation, but rather by Earth. Which means it was
fought BEFORE 2161, when Earth is still exploring the unknown. I have
placed the war in approximately 2156.
EARLY FEDERATION
Only birthdates filled this era, as no info is available from any
where. This would be an interesting period to cover by fan fiction, in my
opinion. The new races are still trying to accept each other. Most ships
are manned by mostly humans, with just a few adventurous Alphacents,
Andorians, Vulcans, etc. Do I see any hands?
BEFORE STAR TREK
The missions of Captain April and Captain Pike were not recorded
except in small pieces. In this category goes these sources: TOS:"The
Cage", TOSN:"Final Frontier", TOSN:"Legacy", and TOSN:"The Rift". Most of
the dates hinted at or mentioned in the novels are included.
Other important events in this period include The First Klingo-
Federation War (sometimes known as The Four Years War), Invention of the
Transporter, Discovery of Dilithium and its enhancement to warp travel, and
invention of the first type of photon torpedo.
LOST YEARS 1
The "official" Lost Years, this period is considered to be the period
after Kirk's five year mission and before ST:TMP. This period is covered
by two novels: TOSN:"The Lost Years", and TOSN:"A Flag Full of Stars". The
second novel, with the tricentennial of the Apollo Landing, is placed in
2269, which means ST:TMP occured in 2271. That in turn means the five year
mission ended in 2268.
As Gene had expressed reticense toward any stories in this era, it is
doubtful that more stories during this time will be told, unless Rick
Berman decided to break with tradition. There were two more books
scheduled in this period, and we won't ever see them.
LOST YEARS 2
The period between ST:TMP and ST2:TWOK is quite long, over 13 years in
fact. (Which makes Khan's "fifteen years" somewhat understated, when you
add 13 (till ST:TMP) + 2.8 (TOSend to ST:TMP) + 3 (2nd season to TOSend),
but perhaps Ceti Alpha V have longer year?) It can probably be assumed
that Kirk, after ST:TMP, was made "acting captain", which was the position
of many novels set after ST:TMP, including most of the Diane Duane's Trek
novels. He probably went on a second five year mission in the new
ENTERPRISE (giving credence to the never filmed "Star Trek II" series,
which in reality became ST:TMP), and after that, forced to take a desk job
more permanently this time, as Commandant of StarFleet Academy.
After that, the ship probably spent a year in the docks for refits,
and Spock took over as Captain, with blessings from Kirk. In order to take
care of all of the years, Spock probably went on a five year mission of his
own, then the ship was "retired" from front-line to be the Academy training
ship and home reserve.
Remember, all these are merely conjectures, based on best evidence
available. They are NOT official, but probably should be. (grin)
LOST YEARS 3
Many of us wondered what had happened between ST5:TFF and ST6:TUC.
There were little information available for a period of approximately 10
years. The only "notable" and "solid" information is Sulu's gaining
command of the EXCELSIOR. Additional details came from the novelization.
This may be a bit of an awkward time to write about since ENTERPRISE
have three captains onboard: Kirk, Spock, and Sulu (until EXCELSIOR).
Most likely events would be Kirk retained command of his ship and
Spock stepped down and performed as Kirk's first officer. They then went
on to some boring assignments like frontier charting, and perhaps another
five year mission.
BETWEEN ERAS
After ST6:TUC, we move into the unknown. Most of the TNG characters
are just being born in the next thirty years. However, the character
biographies and the "historical" references in ST:TNG have included many
details that helped fill in this period of over half of a century.
Included in this period are voyages of STARGAZER, the Third Klingo-
Federation War, The Cardassian War, voyages of the NCC-1701-B, voyages of
the NCC-1701-C, and various other events.
With the airing of TNG:"Relics", we found that Scotty retired 75 years
before 2369, which is 2294. This must be soon after ST6, which means NCC-
1701-A probably is decommissioned after ST6, or at least retired, or Scotty
would have gone to hell and yonder to be with his ship.
There is a Third Klingo-Federation War (the second was stopped in the
middle by Organians), since Riker had said so in TNG:"The Emmissary". With
that idea, I invented the final demise of Kirk and the NCC-1701-A to fit in
here. If you don't like it, feel free to scream at me. The basic idea is
Romulans provoked more border incidents between the Klingons and the Feds,
and Kirk have to haul out the NCC-1701-A out of a disposal yard and travel
to Kronos again... And this time, he'll die out there, alone.
Not long after the end of the Third Klingo-Federation War, the
Cardassian War started. It was mentioned especially in UNIFICATION I, in
which Perrin mentioned that Spock had attacked Sarek's position on it. The
dates are moved slightly to fit in the info from TNG:"Ensign Ro" about the
Bajorans. It can be inferred that the Bajoran system was annexed by the
Cardassians right after the Cardassian War, since the Federation could not
intervene after the treaty is signed. Cardassians probably did that for
covering their blunder in the war, sort of scapegoat/ substitute.
There is almost no info on the NCC-1701-B other than what was written
in the TNG Tech Manual. I heard that the new NCC-1701-D cutaway chart has
the name of NCC-1701-B's captain. However, I seems to have forgotten who
that would be.
All we know about the NCC-1701-C is from the episode and the TNG:TM,
TNG:"Yesterday's ENTERPRISE".
FUTURE OF STAR TREK
For all the Trekkies and Trekkers, there is still plenty to write
about in all areas. What was it like in the pre-warp days? Early-warp
days? What aspects of the Federation have we not covered yet? Deep Space
Nine should give you a lot of other ideas. What wil happen after TNG?
This timeline hopefully can give you enough specific references to write
your own stories and lend it some "authenticity". Add imagination and
persistence, and you have a Trek writer in training! Good luck! Live long
and prosper!
Kasey K.S. Chang
treknologist
Part 5/5: FOOTNOTES
FOOTNOTES
1 Thanks for Christopher Ward for the correction. The information is
from JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS.
2 In case no one told you, the aircraft carrier in ST4:TVH is NOT the
USS ENTERPRISE, but the USS RANGER.
3 The restoration of the "space shuttle" ENTERPRISE is revealed in TOSN:
A Flag Full of Stars.
4 Obviously I forgot WHICH one... Someone care to write me about it?
(Since no one has written me since initial edition of over a year ago...)
5 The PEACEKEEPER-class vessels are purely my imagination. But it does
sound possible, doesn't it?
6 Second season episode "Metamorphosis", Y2265, had McCoy stating that
Zefram Cochrane was dead for 150 years. Mr.Cochrane himself said he was 87
at the time. Therefore we have 2265-150-87=2029.
If the new United Nation would launch the manned expedition to Alpha
Centauri around 2048, Mr.Cochrane is a bit too young to have invented the
warp drive if he was born in 2029. He would have been 19 years old!
Clearly, one of the sources must be wrong. In this case, I chose to
take McCoy's words literally and move down the launch date, despite the
years given in the STARFLIGHT CHRONOLOGIES.
7 According to TNGCom, The "new" United Nations was born on 2036 and
died at 2079. See page 24.
8 See one of the footnotes at the bottom of the page, as Kirk received
his "senceiver" alert, in ST:TMP Novelization.
9 The date given for Zefram Cochrane to invent the warp drive is
actually 2048, as given in the novel and in STARFLIGHT CHRONOLOGY.
However, as explained above in footnote (3), such date is not possible.
Due to the heavier weight given to the screened evidence, all year
references given in "Strangers from the Sky" are pushed down for at least
10 years. Furthermore, TNG Tech Manual gave the year of 2061 for the first
prototype of the CDP engine. (See page 54, TNG Tech Manual)
10 According to THE WORLDS OF THE FEDERATION, the four light years' trip
took six years under high impulse, with time dilation I suppose.
11 The only "reasonable" way for the VALIANT to be at the edge of the
galaxy with only "impulse rockets" is through a wormhole of some sort.
12 Earth was still partly a mess in 2079, since Q brought Picard and crew
back to the "Post-Atomic Horrors". It could be thought that these are just
isolated pockets of un-civilization, rules by warlords. New United Nations
did their best to clean out these pockets threatening world peace, but one
of them repeatedly tried to procure anti-matter by attacking the research
facility where the Cochrane team is located, and the guards couldn't always
help. Finally, Cochrane team decided to leave for peace.
The above is merely a conjecture by the author, and should not be
construed as actual "Star Trek history".
13 The BONAVENTURE-class interstellar scout ENTERPRISE was a tribute to
the animated episode TAS:Time Trap, in which the BONAVENTURE herself was
seen, along with various other old ships.
14 The DECLARATION-class cruise liner ENTERPRISE was mentioned in several
previous Star Trek chronologies.
15 The design defect part is from my imagination. The book only said
something like "The Romulans used high-powered lasers to explosively
decompress the crew chambers. They then towed the cruiser home and soon
added small warp drives to their ships."
16 There have been arguments over this date all over the place. I've
been told that previous estimates (based on Goldstein's STARFLIGHT
CHRONOLOGIES) is 2089, while the fandom have came up with the date of 2121.
Since 2161 is the year given for "Federation Day" a compromise is reached:
Federation started in its embryonic form (like League of Nations before
United Nations) in 2089, and was formally declared in 2161.
17 StarFleet Academy is shown in TNG:"First Duty". Someone spotted that
the StarFleet Academy logo have Roman numerals meaning 2161.
18 Ms. Grayson is 52 in the episode, Sarek was 101.
19 See page 128, TNG Tech Manual.
20 This would also fit the info given in ST6:TUC, as Spock had said
during the briefing, it has been 70 years of conflict.
21 If you would recall, in 2364, TNG: Encounter at Farpoint, Data clearly
stated that McCoy (okay, he never named him, but who else could it be?) as
"one hundred and thirty-seven years old". 2364-137=2227
22 This birthdate is given by Paramount as "official" info. However, the
name of his parents are NOT official. The name of the father was George,
which I believe came from TOS:"Operation: Annihilate!". The name of the
mother came from the novel TOSN:"ENTERPRISE: First Adventure", and was also
used (by a different author) in TOSN:"Time for Yesterday"
23 MANN-class cruisers, saucer-shaped hull, first appeared in the novel
THE FINAL REFLECTION by John M. Ford.
24 Sulu said he was born in San Francisco in ST4:TVH. He grew up at
Ganjitsu, according to Vonda McIntyre in novels "ENTERPRISE:The First
Adventure" and "The Entropy Effect. The first name of "Hikaru" was
introduced by Vonda McIntyre in "The Entropy Effect", and is formalized
into trek fandom by Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, by Sulu's
introduction in his Captain's Log.
25 Uhura's first name was never formalized, and for decades the fandom
argued back and forth. Some say "Penda", others say "Nyota". "Nyota",
which means "star" in Swahili, was used in several novels, including the
novel "Uhura's Song" by Janet Kagan. Nyota sounds better to me.
26 While there were no evidence that Captain April ever undertook a five
year mission on the ENTERPRISE, this is a logical conclusion, both as part
of ship's chronology, but also a tribute to the animated episode. It was
also implied in the TNG Tech Manual.
27 I am not too sure where did McCoy's wife's name came from. I believe
I first saw it in the Bantam novel "Day of Judgement", and also later in
Pocket's "Dreams of the Ravens". On the other hand, Joanna's name was
fixed in the early writer's guides. She was to appear in the episode "The
Way to Eden", which was originally named "Joanna". However, a rewrite last
minute changed it to the present form. She also appeared in the novel
"Crisis on Centaurus".
28 As revealed in TNG:"A Matter of Time", the phasers do not exist in the
twenty-second (22nd) century. It was invented in early 23rd century.
29 According to "The Making of Star Trek", Gene had planned for the
CONSITUTION-class vessels to have an 18-year range. Since ENTERPRISE was
launched in 2245, 2268-2245=23, > 18.
30 That's a two grade jump, folks. Commodore is the first step, and Kirk
skipped that totally!
31 See TNG Tech Manual, page 128.
32 TNG Manual called the refitted ENTERPRISE CONSTITUTION-class. FASA
started the ENTERPRISE-class, and the dedication plaque as given in SCOTT'S
GUIDE says STARSHIP-class. Finally... The CORRECT answer: CONSTITUTION-
class, as shown on bridge graphics in ST6:TUC.
33 This is seen in many novels, including TOSN: Spock's World, TOSN:Deep
Domain, and so on, where Kirk is both an Admiral and Acting Captain.
34 While we have no evidence of Spock leading a five-year mission, this
would only be logical for the numbers to work out right. Otherwise we will
leave a big five-year gap in the middle with nothing.
35 Gene Roddenberry had stated MANY MANY times that he does not like the
idea of Transwarp, therefore it is a failure. TNG:TM confirmed it.
36 A fun fact to observe... The motto of the EXCELSIOR is "No matter
where you go, there you are." (from Buckaroo Banzai)
37 Geordi said It's been 80 years since the Soyuz-class went out of
service. 2369-80 ~= 2288.
38 In the Novelization, McCoy was spoiling his two grandchildren (one of
them two years old), when he was called to the briefing in StarFleet HQ.
39 Obviously no relation to me... Haha.
40 ST6 happened approximately in 2292 since Scotty disappeared sometime
in 2293 according to TNG:"Relics".
41 The Stardate came from the novelizaiton. Quite a bit of difference.
42 This date is just a guess on my part. Someone said Johnson? commands
this ship, from the new cutaway Galaxy-class poster.
43 Picard was fifty-five (55) in the novelization.
44 Well... Someone said July 13, 2305, TNG:"Conundrum" I think.
45 Here are my reasons for the conjecture:
Page 118, UNIFICATION novelization
SPOCK: A personal decision, Captain. Perhaps you are aware that I played a
small role in the first overture to peace with the Klingons.
PICARD: History is aware of the role you played, Ambassador.
SPOCK : Not entirely. It was I who asked Kirk to lead the peace mission.
And I who had to accept the responsibility for the consequences
to him and his crew. Quite simply, I am unwilling to risk
anyone's life but my own on this occasion. I would ask you to
respect my wishes and leave.
Page 119, UNIFICATION novelization
SPOCK (to PICARD): In your own way, are are as stubborn as another captain
of the ENTERPRISE I once knew.
It is my opinion that these quotes implied that Kirk is no longer
alive during the 24th century, based mostly on the second quote on page
118. Let me explain my reasoning:
The second Spock quote implies that the ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-A was lost
with Kirk and crew onboard, but not Spock and McCoy. Spock was distraught
over asking Kirk to lead the peace mission, and from there on he became an
ambassador himself so he does not have to put others at risk for his
decisions. I do not see any other suitable explanations for this quote.
Of course, you can say that was a reference to ST6:TUC, and Paramount
threw that in to confuse us. However, since there will be a war at
approximately 2315 with the Klingons, same thing could happen twice.
Perhaps the quote was INTENDED to be that way, but I chose to interpret it
as something else, a purely personal observation.
The third Spock quote probably means Kirk. Others have argued that it
could mean Pike, or even April. However those possibilities are slim at
best, since Spock knew Kirk best, and the word "stubborn" seems to fit Kirk
better than either Pike or April.
I believe the war, just before which NCC-1701-A and Kirk was
destroyed, happened sometime between 2310 and 2320, due to several reasons.
1) Riker stated in TNG:The Emissary that Federation and Klingon Empire were
at war fifty years ago. The Emmisary is a second season episode, therefore
it happened in 2365. Fifty years ago is about 2315. 2) In TOSN: The Rift
by Peter David, it was stated at the end that the next time the rift
opened, the Federation is in the midst of the Klingon-Romulan war. Kirk was
on the NCC-1701-A in this novel due to the mention of Transwarp and the
death of his son, David Marcus. Since ST5 happened in 2286, and the rift
opens every 33.34 years, the next opening is after 2319.
Therefore the Klingo-Federation War must happen sometime in between
2315 and 2319, perhaps a bit earlier than 2315.
I fully understand that this theory might be invalidated by the next
movie. We shall see.
46 TNG: The Neutral Zone stated it has been 50 years since anyone sighted
a Romulan or any Romulan ship.
47 According to ST:TNG First Year Sourcebook (FASA), she's 41, which
would be about right, despite the "un"-officialness. The maiden name and
location of birth are from TNG:"Conundrum".
48 Cardassian War was mentioned many times, including TNG:The Wounded and
TNG: Unification I.
49 Admiral Kennily said it has been 40 years ago in the episode.
50 According to FASA's "TNG Officer's Manual", NCC-1701-B was destroyed
by renegade Klingons and Romulans (in two battleships). However, the stuff
in that book are extremely unreliable, therefore I put it here instead of
in the timeline itself.
51 Riker was 32 in the novelization. The middle initial came from a
convention. Thelonius was a great jazz player of 20th Century.
52 I don't know if this is true... Recently Jonathan Frakes (William T.
Riker) started saying at conventions that T. stands for Thomas. Any
confirmation? Or is that just a joke?
53 The AMBASSADOR-class is also the first to have a saucer section that
is capable of independent deployment (much like the GALAXY-class).
Information from TNG Tech Journal.
54 There were quite a bit of argument on whether this was Spock or not.
However, evidence suggests that it was Spock. Sybok was gone, and there
were no evidence of any other children by Sarek, by Amanda or Perrin.
55 And Will Riker blamed his father for it. I wonder why?
56 It was stated in crew biographies that Picard took command in his
thirties. Assuming he's about as good as Kirk, it should be around this
time that he gets command of STARGAZER.
57 "Kronos" appeared in ST6:TUC. Also see 42.
58 According to TNG:"The Bonding", Worf was about 6 years old when the
Romulans destroyed the Khitomer Colony.
59 We still haven't made up our mind as to what does the Klingons call
their homeworld... Early fan fiction suggests "Kazh". John M. Ford's "The
Final Reflection" said "Klinzhai". "The Worlds of the Federation" said
"Kling", and now ST6:TUC said "Kronos". However, it appears "Kronos" gets
the seal of approval.
60 Wesley is approximately 16 during the first season, and was officially
pronounced 18 in TNG:"Evolution", third season opener.
61 Well... We know Worf is a year or two older than Kern. If we know
how old Kern is, we can guess how old Worf is. If we know how old Worf is,
we know the attack on Khitomer is when he was six years old, so you know
how I got the number. (TNG:"The Bonding")
62 See page 57, TNG Tech Manual.
63 In the novelization of ENCOUNTER AT FARPOINT, Picard said it was
fifteen years ago that he had last seen Beverly Crusher, when he returned
her husband's body. In "The Bonding", Wesley said he was less than 12 when
his father died. Since we know Wesley's age, we know when Jack died.
64 No, not that "pulling down front of shirt" stuff!
65 Since GALAXY came out 2357, and ENTERPRISE came out 2363, YAMATO
should be in between, and 2360 is right in the middle. Which means one
should have appeared in 2366, and another in 2369.
66 Stardate according to Page 12, TNG Tech Manual.
67 I am quite aware that there was a controversy out there that O'Brien
might be an enlisted person, therefore a chief petty officer.
Unfortunately I don't buy that theory. However, it was important enough
that I hereby inform you of this controversy and my decision. Besides,
TNGComp called O'Brien "lieutenent" at least four times.
68 The previous stardate from TNGN:Encounter at Farpoint is overridden by
screened evidence.
69 Someone called this episode "Riker's Greatest Hits" (grin)
70 At one ship every three years, this sounds about right, as GALAXY in
2357, YAMATO in 2360, and ENTERPRISE in 2363.
71 The numbers came from TNG: Drumhead, during the prosecution (?) of
Captain Jean-Luc Picard by Admiral (retired) Saati.
72 Gee, can you imagine Worf as the first humanoid you see ever?
73 Originally the stardate listed was 45233.1, but that means the comic
books are out of sequence. Also, UNIFICATION didn't take THAT long, I
think, so I changed the 33 to 43. I could be wrong, of course.
74 On Dr.Crusher's screen for death notice of Ensign Ro, there is a
stardate: 45892.4.
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