#USS Prometheus

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Bridge and sickbay of the U.S.S. Prometheus NX-59650, from Voyager's "Message in a Bottle". The bridge was a re-use of the Excelsior set re-built for "Flashback", painted white and given modern LCARS graphics.

From the Official Star Trek Fact Files.

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Prometheus Class Ortho Views by Away Team Gear

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USS Prometheus, Experimental Prototype

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Inquiry-X Class USS Wyvern

The Inquiry-X class USS Wyvern, done as a commission on what an Inquiry class might look like if given the same treatment as the Galaxy dreadnought / Prometheus!

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USS South Dakota (BB-57) and two destroyers alongside of USS Prometheus (AR-3), in November 1942

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top three most phallic objects that you know of from star trek wars

3. battle droid control ship

2. the USS Prometheus

1. Commander Data

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Watched “Oppenheimer” last night, and I keep thinking about the scene with Gary Oldman as Truman. While I absolutely believe that Truman would have claimed all the credit & blame of dropping the bombs for himself, and also that Truman would have called Oppenheimer a cry baby and an s.o.b., I am struggling to think of Truman as being so naive that he thought that Russia would “never” develop their own bomb. I checked the reference — Ray Monk’s “Robert Oppenheimer” (2013) is the source for the scene, but I can’t get at his sources to see what he’s drawing from. McCullough’s “Truman” corroborates the cry baby comment and the blood-on-my-hands but not the “never” quote.

Do you have anything to hand about Truman’s belief in the Russian’s ability to build the bomb? How could anyone think that the Russians would “never” create a bomb?

In American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO), which I believe was one of Christopher Nolan's major inspirations for the film, Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin go into detail about that meeting between Truman and Oppenheimer and the scene in the film takes almost word-for-word what is written in the book. Truman is actually quoted in the book as saying "Never" after asking Oppenheimer when he thought the Russians would develop their own atomic bomb and not getting a response.

The sources that Bird and Sherwin list for that meeting and the "Never" comment are Nuel Pharr Davis in the 1968 book Lawrence and Oppenheimer, and Murray Kempton, who wrote about the meeting and the comment in the December 1983 issue of Esquire Magazine and his book Rebellions, Perversities, and Main Events. I haven't read either of those books, but I did read Kempton's Esquire article and he also directly quotes Truman as saying "Never".

I agree that it seems really naive of President Truman to not think the Soviets would ever develop their own nuclear weapons. The only possible explanation that I can imagine for that mindset was that the meeting between Truman and Oppenheimer that is portrayed in the film took place in real-life on October 25, 1945. (In Kempton's Esquire article, he says it took place in 1946, but he was mistaken because Bird and Sherwin researched Truman's Presidential appointment calendar and were able to pinpoint the correct date.) The U.S. dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively. Japan surrendered on August 15 and the war officially ended when Japan signed the instrument of surrender on the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945. So, the meeting between Truman and Oppenheimer took place less than two months after the war finally ended. I can only imagine that Truman had still not fully shifted towards what the next conflict might be and was focused on trying to stabilize what was left of the world and mobilize the government in a different direction than it had been after 15 years of Depression, economic recovery, defense preparations, and fighting the war.

Plus, it's worth remembering that Truman didn't know anything about the existence of the American nuclear program until after President Roosevelt's sudden death thrust him into the White House and the military realized, "Oh shit, we should probably tell the new President that we're very close to building the most powerful weapon in the history of history!"

I don't think it was necessarily naivety on President Truman's part. I think, as Kempton suggests in the Esquire article, that is was just a fundamental lack of understanding by Truman that the Soviet Union didn't need Oppenheimer to build the bomb, especially since the war was now over and they wouldn't be under the time constraints or immediate pressures that made the work of the Manhattan Project so much more difficult. The knowledge was out there and the very fact that it had been proven by the Americans made it clear to the Russians and everyone else that it could be done. Harry S. Truman was a provincial politician from the outskirts of Kansas City who had a healthy dose of American Exceptionalism in him even before becoming a national figure, so the realities of nuclear physics were probably not easy for him to decipher.

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Although there is no need for this law as there are no Gravely Ill patients in New London at the moment, as an early prevention and a precursor to get at the Overcrowding law, we finally sign the Radical Treatment law which approves invasive surgery and amputations on the gravely ill at Medical Posts.

Meanwhile, we start slowly upgrading the Tents within the Generator's inner circle to become Bunkhouses for better insulation in preparation for the upcoming temperature drop to -70°C.

The people appreciate the Field Kitchens that were built for them and have sent a delegation to thank the Captain.

Scout unit No. 2 returned safely to New London, and with it brought back quite a bit of resources (254 wood, 163 steel and 5 steam cores) and 36 Workers. With the arrival of the 36 Workers, that marks the last batch of refugees saved from Frostland - we officially saved every single refugee there is to save in A New Home scenario. We even received an achievement - "Lost Souls" for accomplishing this.

Suddenly, out of the blue, one of our Faith Keepers was beaten to death whilst investigating a theft of supplies by The Londoners. We caught one of the thieves, but he is not the murderer. And so, the Captain decides to let the thief go, which leads to some Discontent amongst the people.

We get a "First Death" warning which advises us that we need a way to dispose of the body. We open the Book of Laws and sign the Cemetery law which allows us to establish a burial ground to lay our dead to rest.

At the same time, we fail a Promise to heat cold homes which raises Discontent by a substantial amount and decreases quite a bit of Hope. To counter this, we kickstart a Nighttime Procession with The Faith Keepers which starts at 00:30 by the Generator in the early morning of Day 25.

The Londoners prey on the moderate Discontent situation and manage to sway 8 more people to join.

Soon, we pass the Ceremonial Funerals law which halves the Hope loss from deaths and gives each burial at the Cemetery a funeral ceremony at 21:00.

Our Faith Keeper who died in service to New London is named Frederick Stanwick. May his soul rest in peace with the Lord.

At the Icebound Dreadnought, the Scouts discover the remains of the USS Prometheus which yields 216 wood, 105 steel and 2 steam cores. In addition, its hulk contains enough steel to justify establishing an outpost for steel here.

The thief that the Captain had let walk free returned with some of his friends to report on who killed the Faith Keeper and also to return some of the stolen supplies. The thieves mended their ways and we dealt with The Londoners' thievery peacefully - which gives us the achievement "Negotiator".

Just then, we finished researching Flying Hunters technology and upgrade the 4 Hunters' Huts into Hunters' Hangars which gives our hunters a new way to hunt - from the air via Zeppelin balloons which take off at 6pm every night!

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Sickbay on the USS Prometheus (VOY: “Message in a Bottle”)

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USS Prometheus by Jace Ridley

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December 5, 1908, was a momentous occasion on the west coast and for naval shipyards. The largest steel ship to have ever been constructed on the Pacific Coast sat perched on the building ways of Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Mare Island’s performance in constructing the 464-foot-long, 9,000-ton collier, USS Prometheus (AR-3) was proving to influential in the future of the shipyard; however, events following the launch place quite a damper on the euphoria of the day.

Mare Island was building Prometheus in competition with the premier navy yard in the nation, the New York Naval Shipyard. This was a competition Mare Island Naval Shipyard could not possibly have been expected to win. After all, the New York Naval Shipyard was an experienced builder of steel battleships, and Mare Island had never built a large steel ship. In addition, Mare Island’s labor costs were 25% higher than in New York, the costs and schedule impacts of shipping steel and equipment from the east coast had to be absorbed, and Mare Island was deficient in the shop facilities needed for such a project, whereas the New York yard had all the necessary facilities to maximize efficiency.

Thousands of people from around the Bay Area took ferries to the island to witness the christening and launch which is a significant and one of the most dramatic milestones in the construction of a ship.   As the Governor and dignitaries from all parts of central California looked on, Miss Dolly Evans, the daughter of the naval officer who oversaw the construction, christened the ship just before she slipped into the Mare Island channel in a flawless launching ceremony. Following the launch, the lucky crowd was treated to a sumptuous luncheon and speeches by dignitaries. The luncheon was prepared by a noted San Francisco caterer and featured shrimp salad, chicken, beef tongue, ham and turkey sandwiches which were enthusiastically consumed by the crowd. Leftovers were donated to the Good Templar orphanage in Vallejo to feed the over 100 children housed there.

By the next morning, Miss Evans, the Governor, the children at the orphanage, and many others found themselves in great distress. All available physicians were soon called into service at the Mare Island hospital and in surrounding areas as more and more became violently ill. Most of those that had consumed food at the luncheon were suffering from severe bouts of nausea with no signs of immediate recovery. Ultimately, two of the nearly 1,000 people sickened by the food would die. The poisoned food was first assumed to be meat improperly stored by the caterer: however, the incident was investigated by the state Health Board and the San Francisco coroner’s office as well as local officials.

Ultimately a jury was assembled by the San Francisco coroner at the insistence of the Governor and nearly 70 witnesses were subpoenaed to testify. Those testifying included the caterer, the suppliers of the food and many technical and regulatory officials. Aided by an investigation conducted by Dr. Hogan of Vallejo and physicians at the Mare Island hospital, the cause of the poisoning was identified as bacteria not associated with the handling of the meat. The bacteria, which was known to cause typhoid fever and food poisoning (and can be used as a bioweapon), was determined to have resulted from meat supplied to the caterer from an infected cow that had been slaughtered. The unfortunate conclusion of the investigation was that the incident essentially could not have been prevented.

Despite the unfortunate events surrounding the launch of Prometheus, it foreshadowed the beginning of a building boom at Mare Island that continued unabated for years. Despite the constraints affecting cost and schedule, Mare Island delivered the Prometheus at a lower cost than the New York Naval Shipyard delivered her ship, it proved in transforming Mare Island’s image from not only a highly efficient shipyard, but also that of a major building yard. Mare Island’s performance on the Prometheus and the exigencies of World War I led to the ever-increasing workload and investment in infrastructure that led President Franklin Roosevelt to refer to Mare Island as the Nation's #1 public yard when he visited during World War II.

Dennis Kelly

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There was a trilogy of novels, originally published in Germany, centered around the adventures of the USS Prometheus, where young adult Alexander Rozhenko was a member of the Federation's onboard diplomatic team.

They weren't considered novel canon, having been published in America by Titan and not Pocket Books.

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Alexander Rozhenko is a classic example of "we introduced a kid and we have no idea what to do about him" case, but I think it would be very interesting to see his character explored more. I'm glad he reappeared at DS9 and got some closure with his father but still, I'd watch a Klingon spinoff with Alexander, Martok and Worf.

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PRometheus LCARS

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Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington

View from the east on 25 July 1941, taken from an aircraft based at Naval Air Station, Seattle, Washington. Among the ships present are: USS Barnegat (AVP-10) and USS Biscayne (AVP-11), fitting out on the near side of the long pier nearest the camera; USS Casco (AVP-12) and USS Mackinac (AVP-13), under construction in the drydock nearest the camera; USS Maryland (BB-46), alongside the middle of the three longest piers; USS Utah (AG-16), in drydock in the right center of the photo; USS Aroostook (AK-44, ex-CM-3) and USS Prometheus (AR-3), alongside the far side of the most distant long pier. Aroostook, at left. is being disassembled. Prometheus is being prepared for recommissioning. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, Nhhc

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U.S.S. Prometheus, “Beachhead”