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A Sovereign -class captain's yacht.
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The captain's yacht was a type of auxiliary vessel installed aboard several classes of Federation starships in the 24th century , including the Galaxy -class and Sovereign -classes . On both designs, the yacht is launched from the underside of the saucer section and was used by the ship's captain to travel alone or to host visiting dignitaries.
While Captain Jean-Luc Picard commanded the USS Enterprise -D , he didn't often use the yacht in his eight years in command. This trend continued during his command of the USS Enterprise -E . While rarely using the yacht, he lost the Cousteau following a Son'a attack in 2375 and the Calypso was stolen by the Androssi and later destroyed in 2378 . ( TNG movie : Insurrection ; TNG - A Time to... novel : A Time to Be Born )
In the mirror universe, the captain's yacht was used aboard the ISS Enterprise -D . ( TNG - Through the Mirror - Ripe for Plunder comic : " Chapter One ")
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The Calypso was a Federation captain's yacht that was in service with Starfleet in the mid- 24th century , attached to Galaxy -class starships , among others the USS Enterprise -D . ( Star Trek: The Next Generation ) In 2371 , it scraped on the surface of the planet Veridian III , where the ship's saucer section had been forced to crash land . ( Star Trek Generations )
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Probert's take on the captain's yacht
Calypso was the name for the yacht in the notes to the captain's yacht entry of the Star Trek Encyclopedia , 3rd ed., p. 83. With the latest edition of the Star Trek Encyclopedia , 4th ed., vol. 1, p. 117, the name was changed to Cousteau .
The captain's yacht was the brainchild of Andrew Probert when he beefed out the details of his Galaxy -class design. Probert postulated, " In the original show the dome on the bottom of the ship was a sensor array . What I did was move the sensor array to more of a surrounding detail, leaving the dome on the bottom free. That's where I put the captain's yacht , which is a private vessel for dignitaries and captains of ships to use as personal shuttles . That was never used in the show. At one point there was a script where Picard was returning to the ship and the dialogue was, "The captain's shuttle is on the way back. Crew members, man your stations." Then the captain comes aboard. We never ever have a visual, so I suggested mentioning the yacht, but they decided against it. " ( Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 16 , p. 55)
Captain's yachts did not become part of Trek canon until the debut of the USS Enterprise -E 's Cousteau in Star Trek: Insurrection .
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Calypso particulars
Calypso explored
The Calypso was never seen in use or mentioned in dialogue, but its name came from the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual and the Star Trek Encyclopedia , 3rd ed., p. 83. It was named for Jacques-Yves Cousteau 's ship Calypso by Patrick Stewart . Production staff wanted to use the yacht in episodes such as TNG : " The Neutral Zone " and " Samaritan Snare ", but budget restrictions prohibited building a miniature and sets.
Authors Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda delved somewhat deeper into the specifics of the Calypso when upgrading their writings for the much (color) enhanced 1992 Impel trading cards set, Star Trek: The Next Generation - Inaugural Edition (card 111).
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The reference work Star Trek: Starship Spotter categorized the Calypso as a Mark I Captain's Yacht.
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- Calypso at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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| Cousteau | NCC-1701-E U.S.S. Enterprise | | In 2375, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his senior staff took the Cousteau to the Ba'ku planet as part of a plan to prevent the forced relocation of the Ba'ku by the Son'a. The yacht carried several weapons and transport inhibitors to the surface, which were deployed by the crew in order to keep the Son'a from removing the Ba'ku from the planet. Later, Data used the Cousteau to create a diversion by firing tachyon bursts into Ru'afo's ship's shields, forcing him to reset his shield harmonics and allowing Worf to transport the bridge crew to the Federation holoship. Ru'afo was able to seriously damage the Cousteau before he was transported from his ship. |
| Length | 33.528 m | ||
| Height | 6.7056 m | ||
| Width | 26.2128 m | ||
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| Luxury shuttle vehicle carried aboard some Federation starships for the exclusive use of the ship's commanding officer. The captain's yacht was berthed in a special docking port located on the underside of a ship's Primary Hull. Captain Jean-Luc Picard commandeered the Cousteau, the captain's yacht from the Starship Enterprise-E, in 2375 when he defended the Ba'ku planet in defiance of orders from Admiral Matthew Dougherty. The Cousteau was destroyed during the operation. | ||
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Forgot your password? Enterprise-E Captain's YachtBy Captain Jean-Luc Picard , February 5, 2004 in TOS & TNG Movies Recommended PostsCaptain jean-luc picard 1. What did you all think of the Ent-E Captain's Yacht which had 2 scenes in INSURRECTION ? Share this postLink to post, share on other sites, ace 0. A beautiful spacecraft. I did like a few things on one of the design conjectures a little bit better, but it's not all that different. It's sleek, looks fast, and packs at least a decent size punch. I also like how it actually looks like its design drew from seacraft such as yachts, rather than just a mini-saucer like the E-D had. shadowfigment 0The Cousteau was a nice addition to the Enterprise E. I wish that we had been able to see the Captain's Yacht on the Galaxy class Enterprise D in action once. He Who Shall Not Be Named 2Supposedly there were plots written that would have used the yacht on Enterprise-D but they were never filmed. prometheus 0 I think the Enterprise D yacht wouldnt have been very 'actionable'. It looks a bit (I'm trying to say a bad word but can't). I think it was only used for diplomatic missions. Not like it's bad asss E counterpart. WEAREBORG4102 0 I thought that they should have used it in Nemesis Interresting idea. Where do you think it would fit in, or would you have added a scene for it? Mike 5What did you all think of the Ent-E Captain's Yacht which had 2 scenes in INSURRECTION ?.. Nice looking ship CJLP..Is Insurrection the only time the Capatin's Yacht was seen? Looks like I'll have to ew-watch that movie at some point We never got to see the Ent-D Captain's Yacht and the only time we see the Ent-E Captain's Yacht is in INSURRECTION , so yes. :o Tench745 0 The Cousteau was a nice addition to the Enterprise E. I wish that we had been able to see the Captain's Yacht on the Galaxy class Enterprise D in action once. I think the D's captain's yacht was an ugly little thing. It was slow, and not that interesting to look at. However, the E had a very attractive yacht, but the warp pylons seem a bit long. We never saw the Enterprise-D's Captain's Yacht. One of the magazines did a "Technical Briefing" of it. Well, the only time anyone has "seen" the details of the Enterprise D's Captain's Yacht was in the TNG Technical Manual. IT would have been interesting to see it in action and gage its usefulness. Just because it looks ugly dosent mean that it is not functional. Look at the Apollo Lander Module. borgdrone222 0We never saw the Enterprise-D's Captain's Yacht. :blink: LordOfTheBorg 1TOTALLY AWESOME :blink: Create an account or sign in to commentYou need to be a member in order to leave a comment Create an accountSign up for a new account in our community. It's easy! Already have an account? Sign in here.
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Enterprise-D Captain's Yacht Concept Design - Calypso
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 Lieutenant Junior GradeLovely stuff mate! The space whales are the final cherry on the cake! You got any shots of the lower level as it looks in that space scene? scragnog said: Lovely stuff mate! The space whales are the final cherry on the cake! You got any shots of the lower level as it looks in that space scene? Click to expand...  The further along you go with this the more I like it. Well done! LongHauler said: The further along you go with this the more I like it. Well done! Click to expand...  Good Bad Influence
Ooh, those sketch drawings / technical schematics are fabulous! Very intricately designed! Plus, those are probably the cutest warp nacelles I have ever seen, even beating Voyager's tiny engines. I love it! What irritates me a bit about your more photorealistic renders is that none of the windows appear to have any glass in them. I guess that's done on purpose, but I guess if you were to add even a subtle glass reflection and refraction, it could do wonders to make this look even more like a Trek ship design.  valkyrie013Rear admiral. Nice. I always envisioned that it had a warp "ring" that makes up its outer edge, and it flys top first at warp. Lieutenant Commander
valkyrie013 said: Nice. I always envisioned that it had a warp "ring" that makes up its outer edge, and it flys top first at warp. Click to expand... Love that line art!
Michael said: Ooh, those sketch drawings / technical schematics are fabulous! Very intricately designed! Plus, those are probably the cutest warp nacelles I have ever seen, even beating Voyager's tiny engines. I love it! What irritates me a bit about your more photorealistic renders is that none of the windows appear to have any glass in them. I guess that's done on purpose, but I guess if you were to add even a subtle glass reflection and refraction, it could do wonders to make this look even more like a Trek ship design. Click to expand... publiusr said: Love that line art! Click to expand...
I had always assumed it was sublight
publiusr said: I had always assumed it was sublight Click to expand... 
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Constitution-class built-in auxiliary vehicle. In the 1969 UK Comic strip series, the dome at the bottom of the saucer section of the Constitution-class USS Enterprise is also seen detaching as a similar auxiliary vehicle.. The Captain's yacht is an obtainable ship in Star Trek Online.It is one of the game's many bonuses for subscribers and Lifetime subscribers, obtainable once a player ...
The Cousteau was a Federation captain's yacht that was in service with Starfleet in the late 24th century, attached to USS Enterprise-E. Cousteau was a large auxiliary craft which normally docked on the ventral side of the saucer section, opposite the bridge, and immediately below the saucer torpedo launcher. When connected to the Enterprise, only the bottom side of the yacht was exposed to ...
12. When you look over the Star Trek the Next Generation Technical Manual's schematics of the USS Enterprise, one interesting thing indicated on the underside of the saucer section is the presence of the captain's yacht. It was a flying saucer looking ship that seemed to be a miniature of the Enterprise's saucer section.
At one point there was a script where Picard was returning to the ship and the dialogue was, "The captain's shuttle is on the way back. Crew members, man your stations." Then the captain comes aboard. We never ever have a visual, so I suggested mentioning the yacht, but they decided against it." (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 16, p. 55)
The captain's yacht was a type of auxiliary vessel installed aboard several classes of Federation starships in the 24th century, including the Galaxy-class and Sovereign-classes. On both designs, the yacht is launched from the underside of the saucer section and was used by the ship's captain to travel alone or to host visiting dignitaries. While Captain Jean-Luc Picard commanded the USS ...
Apparently, no. The Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual (considered, if not entirely canon, at least a quasi-official authoritative source), gives the following description of the Captain's Yacht:. The yacht is capable of sustained sublight velocities approaching 0.65c. The impulse propulsion system (IPS) consists of six sequential beam-fusion reaction chambers feeding a central ...
On USS Enterprise-E, the name of the captain's yacht is the Cousteau. In 2375, the crew of USS Enterprise-E used the Cousteau to travel to the surface of the Ba'ku homeworld, in the film Star Trek: Insurrection. Designer Andrew Probert came up with the concept of the captain's yacht while designing the USS Enterprise-D. Although it was never ...
They didn't used it in Voyager because they wanted the scene in ST insurrection where the Yacht is used to be more memorable, the cannon explanation is that the installation of it was not finished before Voyager's first mission in the Badlands. But there is a Clip of how it would have locked . Reply reply. Fr4t.
The Calypso was a Federation captain's yacht that was in service with Starfleet in the mid-24th century, attached to Galaxy-class starships, among others the USS Enterprise-D. (Star Trek: The Next Generation) In 2371, it scraped on the surface of the planet Veridian III, where the ship's saucer section had been forced to crash land. (Star Trek Generations) Calypso was the name for the yacht in ...
We do get to see the Captain's Yacht of the Enterprise E in the film Insurrection, but we never see the D's yacht during TNG. ... and most importantly, welcoming place on the internet to talk about Star Trek Members Online. The Reading Rainbow episode about the Next Generation had a huge impact on me. It helped me get interested in reading and ...
Nov 3, 2020. #4. In navies of yore, the gig formally dedicated to the Captain was basically the opposite of what the Starfleet Yachts are to the usual shuttles. The gig would have been the smallest of the boats, often nested inside the others, and useless for anything but serving as the Captain's water taxi. In contrast, the E-E Yacht is more ...
Star Trek: Insurrection. The captain's yacht aboard the Sovereign-class Starship Enterprise-E was named Cousted, in honor of the French oceanographer. The name, chosen by producer Rick Berman, was inscibed on a dedication plaque in the ship's cabin. The yacht was designed by Herman Zimmerman and John Eaves. Star Trek Encyclopedia III.
The yacht is only separated when necessary, particularly for diplomatic missions. In contrast to usual shuttles it is relatively big - nearly twice as large as the Danube class. The Sovereign class Captain's yacht is the first one to have genuine external nacelles, while former models were equipped with integrated warp nacelles.
It was poorly maintained and barely functional. Before I left, it was removed and replaced with a second rigid hull inflatable boat, a more utilitarian craft. It's an old tradition that really going away, at least on common naval vessels. Nice to see it in sci-fi. I love the little details in the technical manual.
In the Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 finale "Old Friends, New Planets", Captain Freeman's secret third vessel is the Captain's Yacht, a frequently forgotten part of starship design that's finally put to good use as an integral part of Mariner's rescue from Nick Locarno's Nova Fleet. The Captain's Yacht is a small warp-capable spacecraft intended for the captain's personal use that detaches ...
Here is a breakdown of all USS Enterprise Captains across the various Star Trek movies, live-action series, comics, and books. Beginning with Star Trek: The Original Series, the Starship Enterprise has been at the very heart of the enduring sci-fi franchise created by Gene Roddenberry in 1966.Of course, the two most famous Captains of the Enterprise are James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Jean ...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard. That's true, however, I have the TNG technical manual and it shows what the yacht would look like if detached from the Enterprise. The top side would be "dome-like" with pairs of saucer-style windows, two in back, front, and two on each side.
Mainly inspired by Andy Probert's early Galaxy bridge concepts and the overall tone of a research ship like Cousteau's Calypso but with more of that command-level Starfleet 2360s aesthetic. Design would feature modular units that could be reconfigured for research missions, diplomatic enterprise, etc. Obviously there's a ton of detail that ...
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My best friend Matt - His wife and I all sat down and watched Innsurection in Bluray the other day and he mentioned this same notion - it really was a shame -- i think there is a card from the TNG "baseball" card set that shows a blue print of the Unused 1701-D Yacht. I lament the fact it was never used too.
The U.S.S. Enterprise-E Captain's Yacht was a large shuttle built into the design of several Federation starship designs including the Galaxy-class and Sovereign-class. It was docked to the underside of the saucer section. Although it was built mainly for diplomatic missions, it was more than combat-ready. ...
It took over 50 years for Captain Christopher Pike to return to a Star Trek television series. Captain Christopher Pike was little more than the answer to a trivia question until Anson Mount's version of Captain Pike debuted in Star Trek: Discovery season 2, which also featured Ethan Peck as Lieutenant Spock, Rebecca Romijn as Number One, and brand-new USS Enterprise sets.
"Captain's yacht," she told the people watching. "The captains never used them in the series, but I think that's because they would have had to build an entirely new set for it and that's expensive for a television show. In the real world, however, it means that it's perfect for the captain of the ship to use when necessary.